Dartmouth Roundup: Women’s hockey cranks up the offense

The Dartmouth College women’s hockey team opened its season with a bang, blowing out St. Michael’s 9-0 on Friday at Thompson Arena.

Ella Inglis, who was named ECAC Forward of the Week on Tuesday, led the Big Green with two goals and two assists. Several other Dartmouth also skaters joined the offensive barrage: Ellie Zakrajsheck and Miami Jones (2 goals each); Cate McCoy (1 goal, 2 assists); Hailey Maguire (1 goal, 1 assist); Ava Giroux (3 assists); and Anne Averill, Sydney Putrah, Marissa Gloyns and Brielle Kelly-Paquet (1 assist each).

Additionally, Dartmouth netminder Michaela Hesová had a strong game, posting nine saves.

Dartmouth followed its first win with another pummeling of the Purple Knights, 12-1, at Cairns Arena in South Burlington, Vt., on Saturday.

Inglis played big for Dartmouth again, scoring a hat trick and adding two assists. Hesová had 11 saves, and Eleanor Rogers also got some time in net, recording eight saves.

Dartmouth (2-0-0) hosts Holy Cross on Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m., with both games set for Thompson Arena.

Women’s soccer wins second in a row

Dartmouth got its second consecutive win by beating Brown, 2-1, at Burnham Field on Saturday. Natasha Udebhulu and Emmanuella Frimpomaa scored, and Anna Leschly, Madison Rose and Maeve Theobald recorded assists. Ola Goebel had five saves. The win moved Dartmouth into a three-way tie for the Ivy League lead with Harvard and Columbia.

The Big Green (9-2-2 overall, 3-1-0 league) visit Princeton on Sunday at noon.

Keith earns Gold Helmet; Zalc honored

Senior captain and safety Harrison Keith was recognized with the New England Football Writers Association’s Gold Helmet Award this week.

Keith came up huge for Dartmouth in its second win of the season, 27-21 over Merrimack on Saturday. The captain had nine tackles and five pass breakups, including one that led to an interception.

Meanwhile, senior kicker Owen Zalc was named the Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in Saturday’s win, his second such selection of the season.

Zalc was 2-of-3 on field goals, hitting from 50 and 42 yards out to lift the Big Green over the Warriors.

Dartmouth (2-3 overall, 1-1 league) visits Columbia on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Cross country performs well at latest meet

The Big Green men competed at the ECAC/IC4A Cross Country Championships on Long Island over the weekend and finished fifth, with three athletes in the top 10. Connor Foley (24:14.7) finished sixth, Sam Laverdiere (24:18.6) seventh and Callahan Fielder (24:21.2) ninth.

The women competed at the same championship on Long Island and finished ninth. Virginia Kraus led the Big Green, finishing fifth overall (20:30.3).

The men and women will compete at the Ivy League Championships in Attleboro, Mass., on Halloween.

Rowing performs well at Head of the Charles

Men’s lightweight rowing succeeded at the world-renowned regatta over the weekend, winning three medals: one for Simeon John, who won the lightweight single; another for the varsity eight, which earned silver; and a third for the club four.

In men’s heavyweight, the Big Green varsity eight finished sixth in the championship varsity eight race; the second varsity eight finished 25th. In club eights, Dartmouth’s A boat was fifth and its B boat was 12th.

Finally, the women had a solid showing. The varsity four was fifth in the championship, the first varsity eight finished 12th and the second varsity eight finished 27th in the championship. The club eight was 16th, and the club four was 29th.

Men’s lightweight will compete at DJR Slimfast at Dartmouth and men’s heavyweight will compete at the Cornell Fall Classic in Ithaca, N.Y., with both set for Halloween.

Sailing competes over the weekend

The Big Green finished sixth at the Captain Hurst Bowl hosted by Dartmouth and the women finished fifth at the Women’s Atlantic Coast Championship Final hosted by St. Mary’s College of Maryland over the weekend.

Next weekend, Dartmouth will compete at the Open Atlantic Coast Championship hosted by Brown, the Yale Women’s hosted by Yale and the Oberg Trophy at MIT.

Women’s volleyball wins one of two

The Big Green snapped their five-match losing streak Friday, defeating visiting Penn 3-1 at Leede Arena. After dropping the first set, Dartmouth got back on track, taking the next three sets 25-18, 25-19 and 25-22.

Riley Imamura had a strong day with 17 kills, and Sophia Gagnepain, who totaled 26 assists, was also a huge help to her squad.

Dartmouth could not keep the winning going, though, falling 3-0 to Princeton on Saturday at Leede Arena. Maddie Lafata and Zori Brown each tallied eight kills for the hosts.

The Big Green (7-10 overall, 1-6 league) entertain Harvard on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Men’s soccer picks up a win and a tie

The Big Green began last week with a 1-1 tie against UMass on Tuesday at Burnham Field. Trenton Blake, assisted by Eli Granda, scored Dartmouth’s lone goal in a contest in which it pelted the Minutemen with 18 shots, five on net.

Dartmouth followed that up with a 3-0 blanking of Columbia at home on Saturday. Blake, who has been named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, scored a goal and got an assist in the battle. Vasilis Moiras and Noah Sams also scored for the Big Green.

Additionally, Eidur Baldvinsson had two assists, and Bo Robbins and Hudson Kohler, who was named to this week’s Ivy honor roll, each had one. TJ Jeffreys had three saves in the win.

Dartmouth (4-4-4 overall, 2-1-1 league) visits Cornell on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Field hockey splits latest matchups

Hosting Yale on Friday at Chase Field, Dartmouth led late but couldn’t shut the door, ultimately succumbing to the Bulldogs 2-1 in a shootout.

Ella Bowman, assisted by Ally Brosie and Riley Dumigan, scored Dartmouth’s lone regulation goal in the third quarter to give the Big Green the lead. Yale tied it with 1:20 remaining.

Kylie McKinley, who was named the Co-Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, made six saves for the Big Green. Yale snuck two shots past her in the shootout, a goal from Dumigan serving as Dartmouth’s only response in the tiebreaker.

The Big Green turned things around on Sunday when they visited UMass Lowell, winning 1-0. Ruby Walsh scored what proved to be the game-winning goal, and McKinley notched 13 saves.

Dartmouth (4-9-0 overall, 1-4-0 league) hosts Cornell on Friday at 3 p.m. and Bryant on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Women’s tennis duo stands out at ITA New England Regionals

Peyton Capuano and Michela Moore finished second at the ITA New England Regionals, which wrapped up last Tuesday in New Haven, Conn. The placement qualifies the pair for ITA Sectionals in Philadelphia beginning on Nov. 5.

The duo picked up wins over Holy Cross (8-3), Rhode Island (8-4), Yale (8-4), Syracuse (8-5) and Brown (4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-8).

Next up for the Big Green is the Ivy Invite, which begins on Friday in New York.

Men’s golf has strong finish at Metropolis Intercollegiate

The Big Green finished third at the event, which wrapped up last Tuesday in White Plains, N.Y. Dartmouth (36 over par) was led by Benjamin Wang and Tyler Brand, both of whom finished in a tie for sixth at 8 over.

Bish tabbed for swimming hall of fame

Blair Bish, Dartmouth’s assistant swimming and diving coach, was inducted into the Arkansas Swimming Hall of Fame earlier this month.

“The Hall of Fame, run by Arkansas Swimming, recognizes people who have made outstanding contributions to swimming in the state,” a news release said. Bish is a Little Rock native.

As a swimmer, Bish had success as a junior, winning two junior national titles (200- and 100-meter breaststroke), and at the collegiate level, qualifying for the NCAA championships as an individual in each of his seasons and being named an All-America honorable mention seven times between his time at Arizona and Missouri State.

Kearney earns recognition

Eamonn Kearney, a Big Green men’s basketball assistant coach who joined the program in April, was named to the 2026 Most Impactful/Influential Mid-Major Assistant Coaches list from Silver Waves Media.

“The annual list recognizes standout assistants in mid-major men’s basketball,” according to a news release.

Exner earns ECAC’s Rider of the Week

Dartmouth’s Cassidy Exner was named the ECAC’s Rider of the Week in fences and flat after her performance in the Big Green’s 8-1 win over Centenary on Oct. 10.

Exner, who is undefeated in fences, won her matchup 84.5-78 and won 84-69 in the flat, earning Most Outstanding Performer in each discipline.