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DEFENSE SHINES FOR FOOTBALL IN CORNELL WIN
WOMEN’S SOCCER SEES SEASON END WITH LOSS
MEN’S SOCCER CONTROLS IVY DESTINY WITH WIN TREVELYAN WING, DANNY KIM, ELIZA MCDONOUGH/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF
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583 Total yards by the football team in a 42-7 win against Cornell.
19 Goals this season by the women’s hockey team.
13 Shots by the women’s soccer team in a 1-0 loss to Cornell.
10 Shots on goal by the men’s soccer team in a 3-0 win over Cornell.
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Football rebounds with 42-7 victory over Cornell B y brett drucker
The Dartmouth Senior Staff
While the opening didn’t follow the script, 42 unanswered points gave the Dartmouth football team a comfortable 42-7 victory at Cornell University on Saturday, keeping the team’s hopes of an Ivy League title alive. The Big Green (6-2, 4-1 Ivy),
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coming off a disappointing loss to Harvard University, gave up a 48-yard touchdown to the Big Red (0-8, 0-5 Ivy) on its opening drive and threw an interception on the next drive. But Dartmouth stormed back to tie the game at seven after one quarter and cruise to victory in a second half that saw the Big Green nearly empty its bench. The Big Green tallied an impressive 583 yards of offense in the contest, its biggest total in more than 32 years, while surrendering only 308 yards to Cornell. Quarterback Dalyn Williams ’16 led an explosive Dartmouth offense, completing 24 of 34 passes for 381 yards and four touchdowns in addition to another 62 yards and a touchdown on the ground. “The faster they could get him to graduate, that would be great,” Cornell head coach David Archer said in a press conference after the game. Williams’s favorite target was Victor Williams ’16 who made seven receptions for 101 yards and an impressive 32-yard touchdown grab midway through the second. The Big Green defense stifled Cornell with an aggressive pass rush that tallied six sacks on the game in addition to an interception and forced fumble. The Big Red was held to only 7 of 17 on third down as well. After winning the opening coin toss and electing to receive, Cornell
immediately drove 75 yards for the game’s opening touchdown on a 48-yard rush by junior Luke Hagy through a huge hole on the left side. On the fourth play of the ensuing drive, Dalyn Williams was intercepted at midfield, giving Cornell great field position and the chance to open up a significant early lead. Dalyn Williams credited the Cornell defense for opening the game with a confusing scheme that initially stalled the Big Green attack. Ultimately, he noted that the team adjusted to deal with the pressure. “Once we were able to slide where they were coming from and pick up the blitz, they ran some pretty good coverages for us to take advantage of,” Dalyn Williams said. But the Big Green defense held Cornell inside the red zone, thanks in large part to a sack from linebacker Folarin Orimolade ’17 streaking through the backside to force a difficult 3rd and 17. The Big Red attempted a 39-yard field goal but the kick fell short after getting tipped at the line. After that, Dartmouth controlled the game. The Big Green embarked on a nine-play scoring drive to even the game at seven, capped by a 24-yard touchdown catch for Kyle Bramble ’16 on a wheel route with the help of a block from Bo Patterson ’15 at the 10. Bramble would finish the day as Dartmouth’s leading rusher with 89 yards on only eight carries and a touchdown in addition to four receptions for 68 yards. Dartmouth forced a punt on the next defensive series, and the offense took over again, rolling 83 yards to the end zone. Ryan McManus ’15 grabbed a 20-yard completion on the far sideline to bring Dartmouth into the red zone. Dalyn Williams rushed nine yards into the end zone for the score. McManus was one of six Dartmouth receivers who had multiple catches in the game. “We did a good job of spreading the ball around,” Dalyn Williams said. “It’s fun when you’re throwing
to many different receivers and the defense can’t key in on one guy. It’s extremely hard to defend.” A Cornell three-and-out gave Dartmouth the ball again, and the offensive machine kept rolling for a third touchdown in as many drives, thanks to a reception from Victor Williams, who was wide open in the end zone after the corner bit on an early pump fake. Dartmouth head coach Buddy Teevens noted the success with the long ball in the game including four touchdown passes of over 20 yards and gave a lot of the credit to the offensive line who handled an “unpredictable” Cornell scheme. “I thought we pass protected very well,” he said. “There was a lot of pressure, and that really strains the secondary.” In about 10 minutes of game time, Dartmouth had gone from a seven-point hole to holding a commanding 21-7 lead. Cornell advanced to the Dartmouth 34-yard line before nickelback Frankie Hernandez ’16 came up with a huge sack unblocked from the left side for a loss of nine yards on third and three that forced another punt. Dartmouth then drove to Cor-
nell’s half-yard line, looking to seal the game before halftime. The Big Red stopped Brian Grove ’16 on a pitch to the right, but the team was still in trouble, as the Big Green was set to receive the second-half kickoff. The Big Green opened the second half with two more touchdown drives, first on a 30-yard strike to McManus under tight coverage and then on a 39-yard run from Bramble untouched up the middle that built Dartmouth’s lead to 35-7 less than halfway through the third quarter. The Big Green offense finally hit an obstacle on the next drive as Alex Gakenheimer ’17 had his 40-yard field goal attempt blocked. But cornerback Vernon Harris ’16 intercepted the second pass of the following drive on an overthrown ball to stop the Cornell drive. Two plays later, Dartmouth tacked on its final score of the game, a 60-yard touchdown pass from Dalyn Williams to Abrm McQuarters ’17 on a quick screen to the right sideline for the sophomore’s first collegiate touchdown. The Big Green returns to Hanover for its home finale next week against Brown University. The game against the Bears (4-4, 2-3 Ivy) kicks off at 12 p.m.
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The Dartmouth offense, photographed last year, put up more than 500 yards against Cornell for the second year in a row.
Men’s soccer keeps pace with 3-0 win
B y ray lu Lindsay Ellis ’15 Editor-in-Chief
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Stephanie McFeeters ’15 Executive Editor
Blaze Joel ’15 Joe Clyne ’16
Sports Editors Tracy Wang ’15 Natalie Cantave ’16 Photography Editors
Carla Larin ’15 Publisher
Michael Riordan ’15 Executive Editor
A muddy field and adverse wind conditions in Ithaca, New York, over the weekend could not stop the Big Green from rolling to a
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3-0 win over Cornell University. The win brought goalkeeper
Stefan Cleveland ’16 his fifth shutout. “I think at the end of the day we just really have to put those goals away, and I’m really proud of the fact that we took our chances well,” head coach Chad Riley said. Dartmouth (10-4-2, 4-1-1 Ivy) was able to extend its unbeaten streak to four, topping a Big Red (9-6-1, 2-4 Ivy) squad that had won its last two matchups. The men’s soccer team sits atop the Ivy League standings tied with Princ-
eton with one game remaining in the season. “I think soccer is always fine margins,” Riley said, “I think we had a tremendous offseason. You know, they call it an offseason, but I just think preseason starts in January.” Wyatt Omsberg ’18 scored an emphatic header off a set piece in the 15th minute, with the assist coming from Stefan Defregger ’15. SEE M SOCCER PAGE SW 4
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Women’s soccer’s season ends with 1-0 loss B y emily wechsler
The women’s soccer team lost its final game of the season Saturday 1-0 at Cornell University. The Big Green (8-5-4, 3-1-3 Ivy) took the second-place spot in the Ivy League Saturday, four points behind Harvard University. Cornell (8-9-0, 2-5-0 Ivy) moved up from last place in the Ivy League to seventh with the win.
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Dartmouth was undefeated in Ivy League play before Saturday’s loss and entered as the favored team. Had Dartmouth won and Harvard tied or lost their match against Columbia University Saturday, Dartmouth would have taken first place in the Ivy League. Harvard beat Columbia University 2-1 to seal its hold on the Ivy League title. Dartmouth looked characteristically strong at the start, but Cornell soon put the Big Green on its heels. The Big Red scored with less than two minutes to play in the first half. The ball soared to the upper 90, out of the reach of
Dartmouth’s goalkeeper Tatiana Saunders ’15. The second half featured stronger Dartmouth play, and the Big Green had several chances. Head coach Ron Rainey said the team’s gave a strong second-half response to Cornell’s goal. But Cornell’s strong defensive play prevented Dartmouth from scoring an equalizer. The Big Green outshot the Big Red 13-8 for the game and 10-2 in the second half. Jackie Friedman ’16 led the team with five shots, including three near the end of the match that nearly evened the match for the Big Green. Lucielle Kozlov ’16 tallied four shots of her own. Rainey complimented Cornell on how the team possessed the ball in the first half and said that the Big Green would try to improve in the future by playing more aggressively earlier in the game. “It’s definitely tough when you’re down a goal to try to bring that goal back, and definitely Cornell did a very good job defending,” Rainey said. “And we just weren’t able to tie it up.” Captain Kendall Kraus ’15 said she was emotional after her final collegiate game. “It’s obviously a bummer not to get the
result in the last game,” Kraus said. “But we have so much to be proud about.” Rainey, who has now finished his first season with Big Green, said he was proud of the way the season went. “I think when you have a good season, it’s probably pretty normal to be greedy and try to figure out how to get that top spot,” Rainey said. “I think when we reflect on this season we’ll think about some of the really good moments and that will push us forward into next season.” As a senior next year, Corey Delaney ’16 plans to take on more leadership responsibility for the squad. She and fellow junior Kozlov led the team in goals and points, earning 11 and 12 points respectively. Delaney complimented the seniors on the leadership and the talent they showed on and off the field. Kraus cited last weekend’s win over Harvard as a career highlight. “For me, it’s just been a really amazing experience, and it’s made me, and I think a lot of my teammates, physically and mentally tougher, which I think is something you can’t get without playing a team sport,” she said. This was the Big Green’s second season as Ivy runners-up in the last three years. The team has not won the Ivy League since 2003.
Women’s hockey outlasts St. Lawrence
B y haley gordon The Dartmouth Staff
The women’s hockey team moved to 4-0 with a 5-1 win over St. Lawrence University on Friday on neutral ice in Rochester, New York — a score that does not count toward the overall ECAC standings. Lindsey Allen ’16 and captain Karlee Odland ’15 were the offensive stars for the Big Green, notching three and two points in the win. “It was probably the hardest team that we’ve faced all year, so to come out with a big five-to-one victory puts a lot of confidence in our team moving forward,” Odland said. The Big Green scored early and often in the game. The team has now scored five
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youth hockey tournament in Rochester, making the ice conditions difficult, players said. “We didn’t let anything get to us,” Allen said. “There were a lot of conditions that were not what we are used to. We just tried to stick to what we know, which is working hard and hard work pays off. That’s basically what we did and what we’ve been doing all year.” Ailish Forfar ’16 got the Dartmouth women on the board just 2:16 into the game off of assists by Odland and Sam Zeiss ’15. Just past the halfway point in the period, Zeiss and Odland connected again,
giving the captain her second goal of the season. The seniors went on a two-on-two rush before a nifty pass from Zeiss found Odland, who put the puck in the back of the net. The two-goal lead did not last long, however, as the Saints (4-5-1, 1-2-0 ECAC) got on the board at the 13:22 mark to cut the Dartmouth lead to one, where it would remain for the remainder of the period and most of the second frame as well. The second period saw back-and-forth action, with neither team gaining an SEE W HOCKEY PAGE SW 4
Goals
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RUNDOWN Football SCHOOL
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HARVARD YALE DARTMOUTH PRINCETON
5-0 4-1 4-1 4-1
8-0 7-1 7-2 5-3
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2-3 1-4 0-5 0-5
4-4 1-7 0-8 0-8
Men’s Soccer SCHOOL
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PRINCETON DARTMOUTH HARVARD BROWN PENN COLUMBIA CORNELL YALE
4-1-1 4-1-1 3-1-2 2-2-2 2-2-2 2-3-1 2-4-0 0-5-1
10-3-3 10-4-2 10-4-2 5-5-6 6-8-2 7-7-1 9-6-1 1-12-3
Women’s Soccer SCHOOL
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5-1-1 3-1-3 2-1-4 3-3-1 3-3-1 2-3-2 2-5-0 1-4-2
10-4-2 8-5-4 8-4-4 8-5-3 7-6-3 7-4-6 8-9-0 6-8-3
Volleyball SCHOOL
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10-2 10-2 8-4 6-6 5-7 4-8 3-9 2-10
17-4 14-7 13-9 11-13 8-15 13-10 7-14 5-17
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or more goals in all but one of its games this season. Odland said the team’s success comes from its competitive practices. The game took place in the midst of a
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The Big Green replicated its five-goal effort against RPI against St. Lawrence Friday.
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PRINCETON COLUMBIA CORNELL HARVARD PENN DARTMOUTH BROWN YALE
6-1 5-2 5-2 4-3 3-4 3-4 1-6 1-6
7-10 12-5 11-5 10-7 8-9 5-12 9-8 3-14
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B y katie jarrett The Dartmouth Staff
I sat down with women’s soccer goalie Tatiana Saunders ’15 before the team’s season finale against Cornell University, which it lost 1-0. Saunders, reigning Ivy League women’s soccer player of the week, has had a strong season, allowing 11 goals in 15 games and notching seven shutouts. How did it feel to be named Ivy League Player of the Week? TS: It was really rewarding and nice that they recognized a goalkeeper. Sometimes they only recognize forwards. Also, I would like to give a huge congrats to Corey Delaney ’16 who became Top Drawer Soccer player of the week. I’d like to think that they’re recognizing all of our hard work, especially my defense. We’re one big unit out there. What’s your take on the season? TS: It’s been a great season. It’s our first with [head coach Ron Rainey]. Each day we’re getting better and better, and just seeing what he’s accomplished in his first season is mind blowing. I’m so excited to see where he takes this program. Was there anything that made a difference for you in your performance this past week (against the University of Massachusetts at Lowell)? TS: Ron has been confident in me and confident in our backline. We see that confidence and it gives us confidence. His belief in us has propelled us. What did you do in the off-season to prepare? TS: I play for New York Athletic Club. It’s a WPSL team. I’ve been playing with them since I was 15. We have a summer league that consists of mostly college students, some high school or post-college players. We play against similar teams, but we also play against pro reserve teams. It’s great competition and is a super fun league. So I have that and then individual goal training. We also get a fitness packet, which you follow. This summer was unique though because I also had an internship, so I had to balance the long hours of working as well as running home and having to do my fitness packet or go to practice. What’s it like being a senior on the team? Have you had to take on any new leadership roles? TS: Being a goalkeeper, you typically are a leader already just because your position is very vocal. Since it’s my last season, I’ve given it my all. If you play after college, any idea
where you would go? TS: I’ve been thinking about it and I’m not sure if I want to stay in the U.S. or play abroad, somewhere like Sweden or Australia. I do like to travel, so I think it would be nice to kill two birds with one stone and play soccer abroad. I’m also doing corporate recruiting, so trying to balance both things. Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions? TS: My biggest superstition is that my mom is bad luck. She hasn’t seen me play since I was 8. I told her I wanted her to come to the Harvard game, but I think she can’t handle the emotion and action of the game. I don’t think she’s mentally cut out for it. I want her to see me play, but she says now like she doesn’t even want to watch. My dad makes up for it though. He maybe missed two games my freshman year, but that’s it. I eat Skittles before and during the game, and I usually share them with Lucielle [Kozlov ’16]. Have you always been a goalkeeper? TS: At a very young age in youth soccer, I played forward. But then my dad was the head coach for my fist travel team when I was 8. He turned to all the girls on the team and asked if anyone wanted to go in goal, and everyone shook their heads. He turned to me and said, “Alright, you’re in.” I’ve just been there since. I remember the first advice he gave to me was “be brave.” That’s probably the best advice I’ve ever gotten about being goalkeeper. What are you going to miss most about soccer? TS: I’m going to miss this team a lot. They are my family at Dartmouth. I’m also going to miss competing in Ivy League games. It’s nerve-wracking as hell because anyone can win the Ivy League. I’m going to miss that competitive feeling.
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advantage, thanks to the goaltending play of Robyn Chemago ’17 and junior Mikaela Thompson. The Big Green had 35 shots to the Saints’ 30. “The way they play their offense is definitely challenging. They like to work it down low and then have lots of pressure in the slot, so I had to be really aware of the slot,” Chemago said. “They also have some really great defense and know how to work the point and work it high a lot to get the shots through, so that makes it more difficult.” The Dartmouth women also killed off all three shorthanded opportuni-
ties in the middle frame en route to a perfect four-for-four on the evening. With just under four minutes left in the second period, Allen tallied her first goal of the evening off assists from Laura Stacey ’16 and Hailey Noronha ’18 to give the Big Green a 3-1 lead heading into the final period. The Saints came out firing in the third, notching 18 shots against Chemago. The sophomore starter was up to the task, stopping all 18 in the frame to secure the Dartmouth win. “They put on a lot of pressure, and I thought we did well,” Odland said. “We didn’t panic or lose composure
and I think that really frustrated them.” With under three minutes to play, the Saints pulled Thompson to make one final offensive push. But Allen tallied two empty-net goals to complete the hat trick and put the game out of reach. The Big Green did not have any man advantages on the night. The team returns to action next weekend for two conference games, first taking on the Saints before traveling to Potsdam, New York, to play No. 8 Clarkson University. Clarkson, the No. 1 seed in last season’s tournament, sits atop the ECAC standings with six points.
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Seven minutes into the second half, Omsberg found himself involved again, setting up Colin Heffron ’15 on a free kick. “We put one away second half, and then Cornell just kind of fell apart after that,” Cleveland said. The dagger came in the 73rd minute, when the team’s leading goal scorer, Alex Adelabu ’15, buried a header on a cross by Nick Rooney ’15. “After the first goal, we just settled down into the game,” said Adelabu, “The third goal just killed the game off. I thought it was a really good performance by everybody.” With his seventh goal, Adelabu surpassed his total from last season, currently tied for fourth in the Ivy
League. “We’re still hungry for more,” Adelabu said. “I want to get more goals.” He credited his success to the talent around him. This season, 14 players have scored for the Big Green, demonstrating the depth of the squad. Riley said the seniors provided the team with strong leadership. The Big Green faces off against Brown on Saturday in the last Ivy game of the season. The team is focused on “doing the hard work” late in the season, Cleveland said. “It’s cold and nobody wants to be outside running around,” Cleveland said. “The teams that do put their heads down, work the hardest, are the teams that come
out.” The Big Green’s last game will determine the Ivy League championship and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament that goes to the Ivy League champions. Dartmouth and Princeton are tied atop the league, while the Crimson sits within striking distance, just two points back. The Big Green sits in the catbird seat entering Saturday’s games, as Dartmouth holds the tiebreaker over both Ivy League foes. The Tigers are heavily favored to beat the cellar-dwelling Yale Bulldogs, but a Dartmouth win guarantees the team at least a share of the Ivy League title. The Big Green and Bears kick off at Burnham Field Saturday at 5 p.m.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: PLAYOFF PUSH
I caught back up with Saunders after the team’s 1-0 loss to Cornell, which officially eliminated them from title contention. TS: Obviously we are extremely disappointed with the result of the game, but looking at the season as a whole, it’s been an amazing run. At the end of the day when looking back on this season and my career at Dartmouth in general, I am going to remember the wins and moments of greatness. I am so sad to be done with soccer at Dartmouth. This is a truly amazing and special team, and I am beyond excited to see where the program goes. This interview has been edited and condensed.
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The men’s soccer team looks to continue its Ivy momentum, which included a 4-1 win over Yale, into the final weekend of the season.