Sports Weekly 10/13/14

10. 13. 14

AFTER WIN OVER PENN, FOOTBALL BEATS YALE

MEN’S SOCCER EXTENDS UNBEATEN STREAK TO EIGHT

WOMEN’S SOCCER TIES YALE 0-0 KATE HERRINGTON, KELSEY KITTELSEN, DANNY KIM/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF

THE DARTMOUTH SPORTS WEEKLY

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BY THE NUMBERS

388 Passing yards for Dalyn Williams ’16 against Yale on Saturday, a career-high.

14-3 Shot ratio for the men’s soccer team in a 4-1 win against Yale.

4 Consecutive overtime games played by the women’s soccer team.

7 Rushing yards needed

by Dalyn Williams ’16 to become Dartmouth’s all-time leading quarterback rusher.

Football improves to 2-0 Ivy with win over Yale B y brett drucker

The Dartmouth Senior Staff

In what will go down as one of Dartmouth’s most satisfying wins in the 100-year history of the Yale Bowl, the Big Green (3-1, 2-0 Ivy) defeated Yale University 38-31 in a back-and-forth thriller in New Haven.

Despite being down 24-14 at halftime, Dartmouth stormed back after the break, outscoring the Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1 Ivy) 24-7 in the second half to open Ivy League play with consecutive victories for the first time since 2001.

“We put ourselves in a hole and were able to climb out of it,” head coach Buddy Teevens said in a post-game press conference. “It was fun to see the maturation rather than the panic.”

The offense showed a new dimension this week, relying on its passing game to move the ball instead of a ground attack led by running back Kyle Bramble ’16 and dual threat quarterback Dalyn Williams ’16. The game plan included a series of long passes and distinctive lack of option runs, partially to compensate for the difficulty of running on Yale’s wet natural grass surface.

The Big Green managed only 46 yards of rushing on the afternoon compared to 388 through the air.

“Yale did a great job of shutting down the run,” Teevens said. “Going into the game we probably thought that we were going to have to throw the ball more. They forced our hand because we really weren’t running the ball any place.”

Williams threw for a career-high 388 yards including three touchdowns and one interception, completing 32 of his 47 pass attempts while tallying only 13 yards and one touchdown on the ground.

Twelve of those receptions were to reliable wide-receiver Ryan McManus ’15, who also had a career-high 188 yards receiving. McManus was also a dynamic threat in the return game, taking a punt back 60 yards for a touchdown in the middle of the second quarter, which kept Dartmouth in the game after a rocky start.

“It was really fun to see what we could do because this was the first opportunity that we’ve had to really throw the ball down the field,” he said at the

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While Williams was not at his most accurate and was frequently hassled by an aggressive Yale rush, he was helped by his receivers and repeatedly scrambled around the backfield to buy time for his receivers to find space.

After giving up touchdowns on the first three Yale drives, Dartmouth’s defense settled down and limited the nation’s top scoring offense in the second half. Dartmouth forced three interceptions that stymied a series of Bulldog attacks late in the game.

“They’re a really good offense — it was a blast playing against those guys,” co-captain Stephen Dazzo ’15 said in the press conference. “We came off the field every time and had to adjust something. They found ways to get yards, and we just kept playing hard and that’s what mattered in the end.”

Dartmouth could only muster a single touchdown in the first quarter on a 39-yard strike from Williams to Bo Patterson ’15. After a play-action fake, Patterson gained a step on the Yale defender, and Williams put the ball perfectly in the senior receiver’s arms in stride for the score.

Midway through the second quarter, the Dartmouth defense managed its first three-and-out of the game, forcing Yale to punt to McManus, who has been elusive and dangerous all season. Receiving the ball at his own 40, McManus took off up the middle, sneaking through the Yale coverage unit and breaking an attempted tackle from the Bulldog’s punter on his way to the end zone.

Yale struck back with a 36-yard field goal on its next offensive drive but would score only once more in the game. The teams then traded interceptions, with defensive back Troy Donahue ’15 coming down with a jump ball down the right sideline and a 45-yard return down the Dartmouth sideline to give the Big Green a chance to score again before the half. But the Big Green could

not connect on a series of end zone strikes and entered the half down by 10.

“The big thing at the half was just ‘settle down. It’s not a panic state.

There’s still 30 minutes to play. We have the ability to do the things we’ve talked about, just do your job,’” Teevens said.

After the teams traded punts to start the third, the Big Green defense came up with another turnover as Vernon Harris ’16 intercepted Yale quarterback Morgan Roberts at the Yale 29-yard line. The Big Green then marched down the field on a seven-play drive that culminated in a touchdown pass to an uncovered Bramble coming out of the backfield, putting Dartmouth within three.

The Dartmouth defense forced a three-and-out on the next drive on a Yale offense that looked like a completely different unit from the one that moved the ball with ease early in the game. The Big Green took over at its own 17 and drove the length of the field to take its first lead of the game on a 30-yard touchdown pass to McManus in stride.

Yale responded with an 84-yard touchdown drive of its own, capitalizing on blown coverage for a 47-yard pass across the middle of the field and took a 31-28 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

On Yale’s first possession of the fourth, Roberts threw another interception, this one caught by Dazzo after a deflection. Dartmouth would tie the game at 31 on its next drive with a 35-yard field goal from Alex Gakenheimer ’17, who is a perfect 4-4 on the season.

But the Big Green offense was not finished. Starting at his own 37 yard line, Williams led Dartmouth on a masterful 11-play drive that took more than four minutes and ended in a quarterback keeper diving over the goal line for the game winning score.

The drive was kept alive by three thirddown conversions including a 40-yard completion to a diving McManus on third and 12 from the Dartmouth 35 yard line and a gutsy fourth-and-one conversion inside the red zone.

“We anticipated having to throw the ball because people were keying on our run game,” Williams said in the press conference.

Dartmouth converted 11 of 20 third down opportunities, compared to five of 13 conversions by Yale.

Yale gave Dartmouth one more scare, racking up three first downs on the next drive and getting the ball to the Dartmouth 37 before four incompletions forced a turnover on downs and allowed Dartmouth to run out the clock.

Dartmouth is now 2-0 wearing its new “granite” helmets that it debuted against the University of Pennsylvania last weekend in a 31-13 win.

While both players and coaches were reluctant to draw too much from the victory, Teevens noted that it gives the team confidence that it can come from behind in big games and that it was a win that should be celebrated before moving on to the next matchup.

“We’re 2-0, and we’ve got five more to go. There’s no time to celebrate,” Williams said. Then Teevens jumped in: “But we will celebrate. It was a good win for us.”

The Big Green sits tied atop the Ancient Eight standings with Princeton University and Harvard University, who respectively ranked first and second in the preseason poll.

“We’re feeling good,” Dazzo said.

“This is the first time in a while where we’ve been in control. We’re in control of our own fate right now and we’re going to keep it rolling.”

The Big Green returns to Hanover for Homecoming next week to take on the College of the Holy Cross in its final non-league matchup before returning to Ivy play at Columbia University.

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After being held to just 188 yards passing last season against Yale, Dalyn Williams ’16 exploded for 388 this year.

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THE DARTMOUTH SPORTS WEEKLY

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More than 1,400 fans watched the men’s soccer team overcome a relatively uneven first half with a huge rally in the second period to defeat Yale University 4-1 Saturday. The Big Green (7-2-1, 2-0-0 Ivy) continued its success at Burnham Field with a resounding win against the Bulldogs (0-8-2, 0-2-0 Ivy), who are 0-5 in away games this season.

“We knew it was going to be tough,” head coach Chad Riley said. “There was a lot of pressure on us to start the home Ivy slate on a good note, but I think we got a good start for league play.”

Gabe Hoffman-Johnson ’14 ripped a shot on goal in the first minute of action,starting things off on the right note for Dartmouth. The Big Green kept up its intensity, and in the fourth minute, Hugh Danilack ’15 connected with Alex Adelabu ’15 for a header goal after a throw-in by Tyler Dowse ’18 to give Dartmouth a 1-0 lead.

“It felt great to score the first goal,” Adelabu said. “Usually after the first score, the players aren’t too frantic and it calms everybody down.”

In the 12th minute, Yale responded with a goal of its own to knot the score at one apiece. Dartmouth closed the half strong with Jonathan Nierenberg ’18, Alberto Gorini ’16 and Matt Danilack ’18 taking shots on goal unanswered by the Bulldogs. None found the back of the net, however, leaving the score tied at 1-1 before the second-half.

“During the half, we talked about doing a few tactical things a bit better,”

Riley said. “But we have a really mature team and senior leaders who are great at focusing on building their intensity throughout the game.”

In the 48th minute of play, Yale midfielder Lukas Czinger drew a yellow card,

helping spark a rejuvenated Big Green attack. The foul led to two shots on goal

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Dartmouth notched its fourth tie of the season Saturday night in its scoreless match against Yale University at Burnham Field. The Big Green (3-3-4, 0-0-3 Ivy) outshot the Bulldogs (5-2-3, 0-1-2 Ivy) 16-7 on the night in a backand-forth battle that extended its home unbeaten streak to 17 games.

The team put immediate pressure on the Bulldogs, sending the ball into Yale’s 18-yard box repeatedly early in the match and forcing Yale senior goalkeeper Elise Wilcox to play aggressively. Dartmouth is second in the Ivy League in shots per contest, and Wilcox leads the league in saves.

Yale, on the other hand, led the Ivy League in corner kicks per game prior to the contest (6.8). The Bulldogs almost took advantage of one such opportunity in the 35th minute, nearly putting the ball into the net. Dartmouth just cleared it over the end line, and off of the resulting corner kick the Bulldogs earned a controversial penalty kick.

Dartmouth goalkeeper Tatiana Saunders ’15 received a yellow card during a conversation with the referee.

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RUNDOWN Football SCHOOL

IVY

OVERALL

HARVARD DARTMOUTH PRINCETON YALE

2-0 2-0 1-0 1-1

4-0 3-1 2-2 3-1

BROWN CORNELL PENN COLUMBIA

0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1

2-2 0-4 0-4 0-4

Men’s Soccer SCHOOL

IVY

OVERALL

DARTMOUTH HARVARD PRINCETON PENN BROWN COLUMBIA CORNELL YALE

2-0-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-2-0 0-2-0

7-2-1 7-3-0 5-3-2 5-5-0 3-4-3 4-5-0 6-4-1 0-8-2

Women’s Soccer

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The men’s soccer team scored early and often in a 4-1 rout of Yale on Saturday.

Women’s soccer fights to another 0-0 tie

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The strike by Yale senior Melissa Gavin hit the corner of the goal frame and sailed over. Dartmouth players rallied around the play for the remainder of the half, and the stands, busy

“You know I think probably any time after a tie, [you’re] a little bit frustrated because there were moments where we could have finished and gotten the goal, but there were moments they could have. I think probably in the end both teams had about the same amount of chances.”

- head coach ron rainey with fans braving cold temperatures, reflected the team’s energy.

The half ended without any other major chances for either side.

In the 49th minute, Corey Delaney ’16 slotted the ball to Lindsay Knutson

’18 at the top of the 18-yard box. With room to work, Knutson shot but sent the ball wide across the face of the goal.

Knutson had a second opportunity in a 66th minute one-on-one with Wilcox, but Wilcox’s slide-tackle cleared the ball out of danger.

Much of the half featured fierce back-and-forth play with shots firing from both sides. Lucielle Kozlov ’16 went down on a play in the 78th minute that drew a yellow card against Yale freshman Sarah McCauley and did not return to play.

Though in all but one game this season the Yale goaltenders have exchanged mid-game, Wilcox tended the net for the entire match. With 9:38 to play she came up with a diving save, pushing a shot from Tasha Wilkins ’15 just wide. She tallied 10 saves in the game.

As the game ended scoreless, the two teams headed into overtime for the sixth time this season and the fourth game in a row. Co-captain Kendall Kraus ’15 said the Big Green was “unfazed,” and Wilkins agreed.

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SCHOOL

IVY

OVERALL

HARVARD PRINCETON COLUMBIA DARTMOUTH CORNELL PENN YALE BROWN

2-0-1 2-0-1 1-1-1 0-0-3 1-2-0 1-2-0 0-1-2 0-1-2

7-3-2 4-3-3 5-2-4 3-3-4 6-5-0 5-3-2 5-3-2 5-5-2

Volleyball SCHOOL

IVY

OVERALL

PRINCETON YALE DARTMOUTH HARVARD COLUMBIA PENN BROWN CORNELL

4-1 4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-3 1-4 0-5

9-6 8-6 12-4 10-4 7-7 5-11 6-11 3-12

Field Hockey SCHOOL

IVY

OVERALL

CORNELL COLUMBIA DARTMOUTH PRINCETON BROWN HARVARD PENN YALE

3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-3

8-3 8-4 3-7 3-8 7-3 7-4 4-5 2-9

THE DARTMOUTH SPORTS WEEKLY

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WITH ANNA ROWTHORN-APEL ’18

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This week, I sat down with Anna Rowthorn-Apel ’18, who plays for Big Green field hockey team. RowthornApel won Ivy League Rookie of the Week after scoring two goals in Dartmouth’s win over the University of Pennsylvania — the first Big Green field hockey player to earn the honor since Ali Savage ’15 in 2011.

How did it feel to be named Ivy League Rookie of the Week?

ARA: Such a weird feeling, but definitely awesome and a boost of confidence. I wanted to tell all my friends back home on my field hockey team because I knew they would be so proud of me.

Was there something that stood out as a difference for you this past week?

ARA: I realized that in the game, if I just put in the extra work and get to the place I have to be and put my stick down, I can be there for those rebounds.

In practice the day before, I was missing a lot of those shots that were going by the goal and I could’ve gotten those if I just had my stick down. Coming into the game, I made it my personal goal on our game sheet to keep my stick down in the circle and be there for those rebounds.

The whole game, that was in my head because I kept thinking to myself that’s an easy way to get goals and boost my confidence because usually, as a forward, there’s no stats other than scoring. I just kept thinking I could get an easy goal from those balls flying by me and really help the team.

What has been your biggest adjustment being at college?

ARA: Getting such professional coaching has been amazing. I’ve always had just such up-and-down coaching. Being on a team where everyone cares and everyone is really good and into the sport is a really big adjustment. In Maryland, people play just for fun and aren’t really into it, but all of these girls have been playing for years. They’ve been recruited and just really want to play — they aren’t doing it for fun or to stay in shape. They’re here because they want to play and want to win, the same goals I have.

How do you think coming in as an athlete has helped you?

ARA: I think definitely always having stuff to do and not feeling lost. I have my group of friends and we’ve been here for so long. We were here for preseason three weeks early so I got to know the campus really well so I didn’t feel lost when it came to classes or anything.

There are seven freshmen so having six automatic friends, with five of them

living in the Choates with me, is just so nice. You can always go eat with them, and you don’t have to worry about not having other friends, I mean it’s so nice to make friends outside of the team of course, but you’re not having to worry that you’ll eat alone, which I feel is a huge fear for freshmen coming into college.

What are you looking forward to most for the rest of the season?

ARA: We’re halfway through the season and we were on a three-game winning streak but we just lost to the University of Maine. I think that was a little fluke. I’m excited to play more games and try to continue this winning streak. Teams are going to look at our record and say, ‘oh they’re 3-6,’ so they may underestimate us. I really want to come out the rest of the season and just bang out these games, coming out with intensity, and show them that we’re not a 3-6 team, that we’re more than that.

Did you play any other sports in high school?

ARA: Lacrosse is huge in Maryland so I just did that for fun. I really enjoyed it because there was really no pressure. I had been playing field hockey since first grade, so this was a nice change. It did make me appreciate field hockey more because when I was playing lacrosse I missed playing field hockey.

What got you into field hockey?

ARA: I lived in [Uruguay], where [my school] required you to play field hockey. There was only one girl in my whole grade who didn’t play and she had to get special permission. We would practice three times a week in first grade.

I didn’t really take it seriously until third or fourth grade and then I actually loved it. Girls didn’t play any sports there.

You never saw a girl playing soccer or basketball. I started to love it and then we moved back here. Immediately, we wanted to find a field hockey club. It was hard at first because it is not that big in Maryland, but once I found it I just continued playing.

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from these missed opportunities as Nierenberg scored in the 59th minute off an assist by Dowse.

Nierenberg wasn’t done. He struck again to give the Big Green more breathing room. In the 64th minute, Nierenberg sliced through the Yale defense, dribbling past a few Bulldog defenders before rocketing the ball into the back of the net from 25 yards away.

“It was a close first half,” Nierenberg said. “But we had good chemistry in the second half and came up with quick goals for a great game.”

Even with a two goal lead, the Big Green did not ease up. With 13 minutes to play, Adelabu and Matt

Danilack charged the net and forced Yale’s goalkeeper to fumble the ball. It ricocheted back out to Adelabu who slid it to Hugh Danilack for a goal in the 77th minute. Though Dartmouth generated more scoring opportunities, the team could not tally another goal.

“I think that even when we’re succeeding, we know not to just focus on winning,” Adelabu said. “We need to be cautious and remain focused.”

The lopsided score showed Dartmouth’s impressive offense as the team outshot Yale, 14-3 overall. The Big Green’s defenders helped generate offense off of Yale’s miscues in the offensive zone.

“It felt great to win by such a margin,” Nierenberg said. “The first half was kind of tight, but we need to work

hard no matter what and I think that showed.”

The Big Green won its fifth consecutive match, seventh in its last eight games. The team also put up its second four-goal game of the year after its resounding 4-0 victory over the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

The men will have several days to recover before facing a stalwart opponent, Boston University, at Burnham Field on Tuesday. The Terriers are currently 8-2-1 overall, riding a seven game unbeaten streak.

The team will continue Ivy League play against the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday at 7 p.m. as part of the College’s Homecoming Weekend, looking to extend its unbeaten streak to nine.

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“We knew what needed to be done, and there wasn’t much that needed to be said,” Wilkins said. “We just had to go out and do it.”

The best opportunities in the first overtime period were for Yale, but the Dartmouth defense managed to clear the ball away each time. After a scoreless second period the game ended 0-0.

Though Dartmouth has let in lastminute goals in some of its games this season, the team was able to defend the entire match.

“It was good to see some of what we did in the back then transfer and start some good possessions attacking as well,” head coach Ron Rainey said.

Despite having three ties and no wins, players and coaches alike are still comfortable with their chances at an Ivy League Championship.

“All games except for one tied last weekend, so we’re still right in the mix of things, and I think everybody knows that, and we’re looking to get an Ivy Championship,” Wilkins said.

Rainey said he had mixed feelings about the game.

“You know I think probably any time after a tie, [you’re] a little bit frustrated because there were moments where we could have finished and gotten the goal, but there were moments they could have.” Rainey said. “I think probably in the end both teams had about the same amount of chances.”

The team takes on Boston University on the road Tuesday before its Homecoming match against the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, hoping to break into the win column in the Ancient Eight.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: GOING THE DISTANCE

What is something that most people don’t know about you?

ARA: I’m really big into hiking and doing outdoorsy things. I love running.

I run half marathons all the time. I love just being out in nature. On my off day, even though we’ve played a whole week of field hockey and we’re exhausted, I’ll still go on a hike or something. I just went on a six-hour hike. And then with half marathons, I love the fact that when you’re running you can appreciate the scenery. I think when I get older, one thing I want to do is try to run a half marathon in every state.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

KELSEY KITTELSEN/THE DARTMOUTH STAFF

The women’s soccer team drew against Yale in its fourth-consecutive overtime game.