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With both games going into overtime, the Big Green add a win and draw to their record.
On Tuesday, men’s soccer defeated the University of Albany in overtime. The teams played evenly in regulation, with both teams able to put two shots on goal. Albany had two more total shots than Dartmouth, with 11 to the Big Green’s nine. Dartmouth goalkeeper Henry Stusnick ’20 made one of his two saves on the night with fewer than three minutes remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime. The Big Green did not waste any time once the game started again. In the opening minute of overtime, senior Justin Donawa ’19 scored on a header off of a cross from sophomore Dawson McCartney ’21 for the game’s lone goal. Dartmouth finished the week with another overtime game in its Ivy League opener against Princeton University. The Big Green started strong with two goals in the opening 35 minutes. Off a throw-in in the 20th minute, McCartney chipped Tigers goalkeeper Jacob Schachner to open the game’s scoring. Fifteen
minutes later, Matt Pickering ’22 sent a header off of a free kick into the back of the net for Pickering’s first collegiate goal. Dartmouth lost Stusnick to a red card one minute after Pickering’s goal, and the team was forced to play with 10 men. Princeton quickly capitalized on the man advantage, scoring goals in the 40th and 45th minutes to even the score before halftime. The Tigers outshot Dartmouth in the second half 10-2, but backup goalkeeper Chris Palacios ’21 made three saves to keep the game tied. The game went to overtime, where Dartmouth had four shots on goal to Princeton’s one, but neither team found the back of the net. The game ended as a 2-2 draw. Dartmouth, who moved to 2-4-3 and 0-0-1 in Ivy play, travels to Burlington, Vermont for a nonconference game at the University of Vermont on Tuesday before returning home to continue Ivy League play against Yale University on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Burnham Field.
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Dartmouth field hockey picked up its first win of Ivy League play against Brown University.
The Dartmouth field hockey team picked up its first win of Ivy League play against Brown University at home on Saturday by a score of 4-2. After falling behind to the Bears (3-6 overall, 0-2 Ivy) early in the first half, a goal by Carmen Braceras ’20 tied the game 1-1 heading into halftime. Less than two minutes into the second half, the Big Green pulled ahead with a goal by Katie Spanos ’20, giving them a lead they would
maintain for the rest of the game. Goals by Cecelia Monnin ’22 and Jocelyn Wulf ’20 sealed Dartmouth’s win despite a second half offensive blitz by the Bears, including 13 shots, one of which was netted by junior Hannah Leckey. The Big Green currently sits 4-4 overall and 1-1 in league play, and will look to record another Ivy League win next week Saturday against the University of Pennsylvania at home.
Volleyball Dartmouth volleyball traveled to New York this weekend and lost to both Columbia University (23-25, 25-23, 20-25, 18-25) and Cornell University (19-25, 18-25, 13-25), falling to 5-8 overall and 1-2 in Ivy League play. The Big Green began their away stand on Friday at Columbia, where the fourthranked Lions edged past Dartmouth in four sets. Columbia’s Chichi Ikwuazom and Emily Teehan’s combined 33 kills proved too much for the Big Green to overcome, despite a teamleading 16 kills and 2 aces from Mallen Bischoff ’21. Missing libero Zoe Leonard ’19, the Big Green turned to Bella Hedley ’22 to hold down the defense, and she led with 13 digs on the match to go along with a team-high six blocks from Francesca Meldrum ’22. Setter Corinne Cox ’20 added 19 assists to bolster the Big Green’s
efforts, but the Lions still came out on top. Following their loss to Columbia, the Big Green traveled to Ithaca to face the secondranked Big Red, who swept the Big Green in three sets. Dartmouth struggled offensively against the Big Red, hitting .063 on the match. After coming out strong, the Big Green lost steam in the second half of the first set, and could never regain enough momentum to win a set. Elise Petit ’21 and Annemarie Horn ’22 led the Big Green’s offense, with six kills and 14 assists, respectively. Nicole Liddle ’22 led the defense with 13 digs in her first game back after she was sidelined by an ankle injury against Harvard University last week. The Big Green will look to bounce back next weekend at home against Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania.
SAILING This weekend, the Dartmouth sailing team competed in two races, the Jen Harris Women’s Showcase Regatta at the United States Naval Academy and the Danmark Trophy Interconference Regatta at the United States Coast Guard Academy. At the Jen Harris Women’s, the Big Green finished third of 17 teams. Dartmouth’s A and B teams scored a combined 108 points, 20 points behind first place finisher, Cornell University.
At the Danmark Trophy, Dartmouth finished ninth of 20 teams. The Big Green finished with a combined A and B team score of 88 points, 25 points behind first place finishers Stanford University. Next weekend, the team will be competing in the Coed Showcase at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Hewitt Trophy at home and the Stu Nelson Trophy at Colby College.
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The football team picked up its third win of the season and 700th in program history with its win against the University of Pennsylvania this weekend.
The football team picked up its third win of the season and 700th in program history with a dominant 37-14 victory over the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. The Quakers (2-1, 0-1 Ivy) kept the game close in the first half, but the Big Green (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) began to pull away by scoring on four straight offensive possessions in the second half. Up 13-7 at halftime, Dartmouth scored early in the third quarter on a 59-yard touchdown pass from Derek Kyler ’21 to Drew Hunnicutt ’19. After the defense forced a three and out, the Big Green offense went on an 11-play, 66-yard drive resulting in another passing touchdown from Kyler. An interception by Bun Straton ’19 placed Dartmouth at the Penn 26-yard line. Six
plays later, Kyler threw his third touchdown of the quarter on a four-yard pass to Jake Guidone ’20. The Dartmouth defense held Penn to only 128 passing yards. The team has given up 28 total points over the first three games, and opponents are averaging 188.3 offensive yards per game. Kyler finished the game with a completion rate of 85.7 percent and 221 yards in addition to three touchdown passes. Hunnicutt was the team’s leading receiver, posting five receptions for 100 yards. Dartmouth will look to continue its winning streak as the team travels to play Yale University, the defending Ivy League champions, on Friday.
W GOLF This weekend, the women’s golf team traveled to Princeton to compete in the 12-team Princeton Invitational. The Big Green finished 11th on the first day of competition with a team score of 316 (+28). Moon Cheong ’21 provided the team’s low score with 6-over 78, good for a share of 34th place. On the second day, Dartmouth improved by
two strokes but fell to last place, finishing the weekend with a team score of 630 (+54). Kaitlyn Lees ’22 had the low score for the Big Green on the second day of play, improving her score by five strokes from her first round of play. The team will travel to Providence, Rhode Island in two weeks to compete in the Brown Invitational.
W tennis This past weekend, the women’s tennis team played in the three-day Bulldog Invitational, hosted by Yale University at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center. On Friday, the team started the invitational by playing Brown University. Dartmouth won three of the 10 matches played. The pairing of Jingyi Peng ’22 and Nicole Conard ’22 looked strong in a 6-1 victory that resulted in Dartmouth’s only doubles victory of the day, while the two singles victories came from Chuyang Guan ’20, who cruised to a 6-4, 6-1 win, and Nina Paripovic ’22, who came out on top in a super tiebreaker 6-3, 5-7 (10-5). The team rebounded on Saturday by winning seven of ten matches against Boston University.
The team of Guan and Paripovic narrowly won its doubles match by a score of 7-6 (7) over the Terriers’ Sabrina Faybyshev and Clara Falxa, and each later went on to win in straight sets during the singles’ session of the match. Dartmouth finished the invitational on Sunday by taking on Harvard University for the third time in two weeks. The Crimson defeated the Big Green in six of the nine matches played this time around. Dartmouth’s lone doubles victory came from Abigail Chiu ’21 and Madison Hwang ’21, who cruised to a 6-2 victory over Harvard’s Rachel Eason and Natasha Gonzalez. The team of Chiu and Hwang will travel to Malibu, California and represent Dartmouth at the ITA All-America Tournament on Tuesday.
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Decades ago, many colleges required students to pass a swim test in order to graduate. Today, only a few cling to this tradition, Dartmouth being one of them. Dartmouth’s swim requirement is an untimed 50-yard test that students can complete at the beginning of their First-Year Trip or during any of their terms at the College using any stroke they like. A few months ago, the issue of the swim test as a graduation requirement was introduced as a topic of debate. The athletics department formed a committee to determine whether the swim test should remain a graduation
requirement. Ultimately, the committee decided to uphold the swim test’s status as a graduation requirement, and it was subsequently approved by faculty. Joann Brislin, senior associate athletic director for physical education and recreation, is in charge of administering the swim test. “There was discussion [to abolish the swim test as a graduation requirement], and the faculty voted that it’s an important life skill and they wanted it to stay a graduation requirement,” Brislin said. She noted that the faculty probably felt that completing the swim test was necessary for basic safety
reasons. Director of fitness Hugh Mellert, who was not a part of the committee, believes that the swim test is an important requirement. “Knowing how to swim is an important thing,” Mellert said. “If you even just look around our community, there have been a number of instances where students have had issues or have actually died in the river.” He believes that the requirement is especially important being at Dartmouth given the rich outdoor history of the college. “There are plenty of opportunities to be in a waterrelated situation,” Mellert said.
While the safety aspect is certainly important, there are arguments against the swim test. One such argument is that it disadvantages minority or international students who might have never learned how to swim. It could be argued that requiring these students to learn how to swim is an unfair burden for these students who already have to make a huge transition to college. Most students take the swim test the day before they leave for their first-year trip, but some choose to take it at a different time during their four years at Dartmouth. Joselyn Lopez Bonilla ’22, a first-generation college
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“I think yes, because people with such a high academic standard shouldn’t let something like not being able to swim get in their way of doing anything in life.” -HOLLAND EDMONDS ’21
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student, is one of those first-year students who has yet to take the test. “I technically know how to swim, but I never had the chance to swim in the deep side of the pool,” Lopez Bonilla said. “It just gives me anxiety not being able to touch the floor.” Lopez Bonilla mentioned how she found it strange that the College still required its students to pass a swim test. “When I first heard about it, I thought it was weird,” she said. “In high school you just needed to pass your classes and exams. [The swim test] doesn’t really relate to academics.”
However, Lopez Bonilla understands the rationale behind including it as a graduation requirement. “I think that there is some fairness to it since you’re able to learn, and in these four years I’m going to have to overcome that fear,” she said. “I would say [it’s fair], but it’s still weird.” Dartmouth offers a swimming class for students to aid them in passing the test and to teach them how to swim in general, which Lopez Bonilla plans to take. “I hope [the swim class] will push me to swim on the deep side, and I’ll take the test after that,” she said. Within the Ivy League, Columbia
University and Cornell University are the only other institutions that have a swim test as a graduation requirement. Additionally, Bryn Mawr College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Swarthmore College and the University of Notre Dame are among the universities that still require passage of a swim test for graduation. While these other colleges administer swim tests just like Dartmouth does, each school runs its test differently. For instance, Dartmouth’s swim test requires students to swim only one lap of the pool, whereas Cornell and Columbia’s tests require
students to swim three laps. Similarly, while Dartmouth’s swim test is untimed, Bryn Mawr’s test consists of 10 minutes of continuous swimming, followed by one minute of treading water. By these standards, it is fair to say that Dartmouth’s swim test is not as difficult as those of some other schools; however, the issue of the graduation requirement appears to remain contentious among students and faculty. While it remains intact now, the future of the swim test seems questionable with colleges across the country nixing the requirement citing reasons of inclusivity and importance.
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No “No, I think there’s a lot of socioeconomic factors that go into learning how to swim when you are younger, and I think that it singles out some people.” -MARY JOY ’21
“I love swimming, but I don’t think the swim test should be a requirement to graduate; I simply don’t see the utility. If the idea is to give students some basic swimming skills, then I honestly don’t think a 50-yard swim is going to really do that. It’s also just so random — some people really hate getting into water and avoid it all costs, and a swim test probably won’t change that. Either they should tell us why exactly we need to take this test or get rid of it.” -ARUNAV JAIN ’20
“The swim test shouldn’t be a requirement because it’s too hard.” -GRACE ALSTON ’22
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Sticking to Sports: Roughing the Passer, Targeting and the Future of Football The opening weeks of the National Football League season have been dominated by one storyline. It isn’t blossoming young quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Jared Goff, it isn’t the Browns finally winning a game and it isn’t the slow start by the greatest franchise of the salary cap era. For the early weeks of the NFL season, we have been unable to talk about anything but the suddenly rampant “roughing the passer” flags. We have this conversation from a variety of viewpoints. There are those who see the new penalization a s pa r a m o u n t to i mproving player safety. Some say these penalties are evidence of the NFL
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making offense even easier at the Bray. This creates games that expense of defenders. My favorite are physically difficult to watch explanation of the new roughing and deter fans more than anthem the passer penalties came from protests or broader fears about new Monday Night Football color player safety because they directly commentator Jason Witten. Witten decrease the quality of game had the following to say on the play in a way that those external matter: “They’ve just gone too far pressures do not. What the NFL with [roughing the passer calls]. I wants in primetime is exactly what knew they wanted to make it about you saw last Thursday night in the the health and safety and protect Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, these quarterbacks. It just seems when the Rams and Vikings that we went a went back and little to the left forth in an epic “An increase in wing on that.” quarterback Witten’s take roughing the passer duel between brings voice to penalties stems from Jared Goff and the already far Kirk Cousins. too loud “the a calculated decision You saw two NFL is going from the league d y n a m i c soft” crowd. offenses trading about its television In reality, the scores thanks logic behind the product. The NFL fears to their aerial NFL’s new rule quarterback injuries, attacks. That is is simple, and the television it has nothing which drive fans away product the t o d o w i t h more than anything NFL wants to player safety sell, and the else.” or — sorry reason they are to disappoint penalizing even you, Jason — the left wing. An the lightest blows to quarterbacks increase in roughing the passer is because they have identified penalties stems from a calculated quarterback safety, specifically the decision from the league about its group of quarterbacks capable of television product. The NFL fears the kind of offensive display we quarterback injuries, which drive saw at the Coliseum on Thursday, fans away more than anything else. as the key to delivering that. The worst case scenario for the There are only so many capable league is airing primetime games quarterbacks, and the NFL wants featuring the likes of Garrett to do everything in its power to Gilbert, Cooper Rush or Tyler ensure that they remain on the
field. There has been natural pushback Now that we’ve been over why from defensive players like 49ers this rule has become what we’ve cornerback Richard Sherman, seen in the first few weeks of the quick to point out that this rule season, let’s move on to what preserves only particular players’ it looks like on the field. The safety. Another major problem poster child for this new rule is with the rule is that it asks the Green Bay Packers Linebacker impossible of players. If an Clay Matthews. NFL defensive Matthews, lineman is n eve r k n ow n “If an NFL defensive barring down on as a dirty player, lineman is barring a quarterback, r e c e i v e d a down on a he can’t “roughing the reasonably p a s s e r ” f l a g quarterback, he be expected in each of the can’t reasonably to completely season’s fir st alter his course t h r e e w e e k s. be expected to in the split E a ch o f t h e completely alter his second after penalties came course in the split the quarterback at a critical releases the j u n c t u r e i n second after the football. If the the game, and quarterback releases NFL continues the Packer s to call the rule won just once. the football.” in this fashion, I My message would like to see to outraged t h e m re l e a s e Packers fans is to look inward; videos in which they explain the twice-broken collarbone of what an offending player should your newly minted $134 million have done instead. If the player man is as responsible for this new had no other recourse and ended rule as anything else. up not contacting a player’s head, After the third roughing the then I do not understand how passer call on Matthews, Fox this can continue to be a foul. Sports’ Jay Glazer announced that Compare this to the other Matthews was furious and that he controversial rule of the early had no intention of changing the football season — targeting in way he had been taught to rush college football. The targeting rule the passer in light of the new rules, in college is not new for this season, even if this meant retirement. but feels worthy of a mention in While I do not wholeheartedly this conversation. It brings me agree with the rule (I’ll get to more to a highly unusual position — of my thoughts on it in a moment), defending the National College I think this is a remarkably short- Athletic Association. It assesses a sighted statement by Matthews. If 15-yard penalty for contact above he doesn’t change anything, he will the shoulder. It doesn’t matter continue to draw the same flags and what the hitter’s intent was; if he hurt his teams, and no amount of makes head contact, it is not only angry postgame a penalty but an p r e s s e r s w i l l “My issue lies in the ejection. That m a k e u p fo r is player safety, those 15-yard fact that the NFL, drawing a hard losses. Perhaps through this rule, is line against this was just attempting to deceive hits to the something head, whether Matthews said its viewing public intentional in the heat of a into believing that or not, and trying loss, but enforcing harsh if he doesn’t it feels some kind consequences make changes of genuine concern for offenders. to his g ame, for on-field player I n t h i s w a y, he will hurt his “targeting” safety. This rule was team. seems a bit of So, m y NOT implemented to a m i s n o m e r, thoughts on as i t i mp l i e s the rule? My increase player safety; that intent is issue lies in the it exists to maintain necessary, but fact that the the effect will ratings by preserving NFL, through be positive for t h i s r u l e, i s quarterbacks.” player safety. attempting As painful as it to deceive its is to see a star viewing public into believing that it player ejected in a big game, with feels some kind of genuine concern rules like this, the NCAA will drive for on-field player safety. This rule these sorts of concussion-inducing was NOT implemented to increase hits out of the game in a way that player safety; it exists to maintain the NFL’s rule won’t. These are ratings by preserving quarterbacks. the sorts of firm stands we need Therefore, implementing it under to see as we struggle to determine the guise of player safety is, if not the future of football in the age of a full-on lie, rather backhanded. CTE.
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is now on its third-string quarterback. Would you reverse your decision to transfer and stay with the program? This situation is playing out right now in the college football world at Clemson University with senior quarterback Kelly Bryant, who announced his decision to transfer after freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence was announced as the starter for the upcoming game against Syracuse University. Bryant’s main gripe with the decision was that he didn’t feel like he did anything to lose the starting job to Lawrence. When asked about his play in an interview with Evan Griffith ’18 with The Greenville News, Bryant said, “I’m not discrediting Trevor. Griffith’s Got Stats: What would He’s doing everything asked of him, you do in this situation? but on my side of it, I feel like I haven’t done anything to not be the starter. You’re a highly-recruited high I’ve been here. I’ve waited my turn. school quarterback who enrolls in I’ve done everything y’all have asked a southern university with a top-tier me to do, plus more. I’ve never been a football program. You spend the distraction. I’ve never been in trouble first two years of your college career with anything. To me, it was kind of backing up another quarterback a slap in the face.” who leads the team to two national While Bryant didn’t play poorly championship games against the same by any means and the Tigers went team, losing the first and winning the undefeated, Lawrence simply played second. The starting quarterback better through the first four games declares for the NFL draft and has of the season. During those games, a very productive rookie season until Bryant had two touchdowns and one he is sidelined by an ACL tear. You interception in 53 pass attempts, while take over the starting job and fare Lawrence had nine touchdowns and well, going 12-2 as a starter and two interceptions on 60 attempts. leading your team to the semifinals Lawrence played of the College better while the F o o t b a l l “Before the fifth game position was in a Playoff, again timeshare, but he of the season, your losing to the fared differently s a m e t e a m coach names the a s a s t a r t e r. from before for freshman the starting Against Syracuse, the third time. Lawrence went Before the new quarterback. Would 10 for 15 for season starts, you accept the backup 93 yards and a the undisputed fumble before role? Or would you best high school he left the game quarterback transfer out to another with the injury. signs with your school where you The third-string s ch o o l , bu t quarterback didn’t you remain could potentially finish fare much better, t h e s t a r t e r. your college career as going 7 for 13 for The team goes 83 yards and no a starter and improve undefeated touchdowns with through four your draft stock?” one interception. g ames, and Clemson relied yo u r c o a ch on their running gives both quarterbacks some playing game to beat the Orange, but the time, with both playing well. Before Tigers will need better quarterback the fifth game of the season, your play to beat other good teams on coach names the freshman the starting their schedule, such as an Oct. 20th quarterback. Would you accept the matchup with undefeated North backup role? Or would you transfer Carolina State University. out to another school where you could If you look around the country, potentially finish your college career a similar quarterback controversy is as a starter and improve your draft happening with another top team, stock? the same team that beat Clemson Let’s say you decide to transfer. twice in the past three years, the You feel like you have a future in the University of Alabama. I’ll propose NFL and want to raise your draft stock another hypothetical. You are a after one more season of playing. The freshman quarterback who takes freshman quarterback gets his first over the starting role at your school career start at home against a fellow after the second game, becoming conference member which is also the first true freshman to start for (somewhat surprisingly) undefeated your school in 32 years. You lead and is more known for its basketball your team to an undefeated season program. The quarterback makes a where you would lose the College few miscues before leaving the game Football Championship to Deshaun with a head injury. The team ends up Watson and the Clemson Tigers. winning the game by four points but In your sophomore season, you
lead your team to a 13-1 record and beat the same team you lost to in the championship last year in the semifinals, winning Offensive Most Valuable Player in that game. In the College Football National Championship against the University of Georgia, the Bulldogs jump out to an early lead, holding you and your team scoreless in the first half. Hoping for a spark, your coach benches you for the team’s backup quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa. The backup plays exceptionally well, throwing for 166 yards and three touchdowns to win the game against the Bulldogs 26-23. Tagovailoa is then named the starting quarterback for the upcoming season. Would you stay at school, or try to transfer to a school where you can start? This is where the stories differ, as the former starting quarterback at Alabama, Jalen Hurts, elected to stay at Alabama for the upcoming season as the backup to Tagovailoa. It’s interesting to compare the two situations, especially after Hurts’s father said to Bleacher Report at the start of the season that if his son didn’t get the starting job at Alabama, he would be “the biggest free agent in college football history.” Now Hurts is staying, though he will be able to finish his degree at the end of this year and still be eligible to play elsewhere as a graduate transfer. So what would you do in this situation? Wait out the season as a backup? Or take advantage of your talent and try to secure a possible future as a professional?
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Women’s soccer comes away from weekend play with a scoreless draw against Princeton University By JAKE PHILHOWER The Dartmouth Staff
This weekend, women’s soccer traveled to Princeton, New Jersey to take on Princeton University in an important matchup early in the Ivy League conference season. Coming off its first Ivy League win against Brown University this week, the Big Green was looking to improve its position in the league and pick up a big win against the rival Tigers. Though the Big Green was unable to find the back of the net, goalie Mariel Gordon ’21 had a huge game, making a career high nine saves and keeping the Tigers off the scoreboard for the full 110 minutes. In the first half, Gordon faced 16 shots and was forced to make five saves while the defense blocked KENDALL ROZANO/THE DARTMOUTH several other shots. Dartmouth Led by a career high 10 saves by goalie Mariel Gordon ’21 and a strong defensive effort, the Big Green came away with a scoreless draw against Princeton had a hard time maintaining University and go 5-3-2 overall adn 1-0-1 in league play. possession throughout the first half and was unable to get off any at the beginning of not backing up the Big Green had all afternoon, In the 108th minute, the Big Princeton dominated possession shots. Princeton applied relentless and stepping up to their players but was unable to get the ball past Green withstood one last scary throughout much of the game pressure to the Big Green defense, so they couldn’t turn to goal. Princeton’s Natalie Grossi. moment as Princeton connected and was clearly the better team but they refused to budge, blocking Tomi Kennedy and Mimi Asom Dartmouth played much better on what seemed to be the decisive offensively. The Big Green need were players in the second half as it looked goal, but the forward was ruled to have a much more sustained shot after shot. we w e r e to capitalize on its increasing offside and the deadlock remained attack in the coming weeks if it “Gordon is the “Gordon is the reason f o c u s e d o n momentum on offense as regulation unbroken. Mariel Gordon finished is looking to compete for the Ivy reason we were we were able to stay maintaining ended. However, the Big Green the game with a career-high nine League title. able to stay in the and shutting were on their heels again in the first saves as she willed the Big Green game the whole in the game the whole “I think the biggest thing d o w n of two 10-minute sudden death into a scoreless 110 minutes,” 110 minutes. In the that our team t h r o u g h o u t overtime periods. Dartmouth was o v e r t i m e “Overtime was really forward Sally can improve on S a n d o v a l ’ 1 9 first half especially, she t h e g a m e , unable to generate any chances on t i e a g a i n s t forward exciting because both moving and o u r offense, as Princeton possessed the Princeton. said. “In the first put the team on her is playing wh o le team ball for most of the period. None half especially, “ O v e r t i m e teams were getting our game no back, multiple times, did a g reat of Princeton’s four shots were able w a s r e a l l y she put the matter who their last couple of job of being to connect as Gordon came up with e x c i t i n g t e a m o n h e r coming up with huge the opponent d i s c i p l i n e d her seventh save to push the game because both chances... It was very back, multiple saves.Definitely the is,” Chloë and denying to a second overtime period. times, coming t e a m s w e r e scary when the goal Conacher chances.” u p w i t h h u g e MVP of that game.” “It was a very nerve-racking g e t t i n g t h e i r ’19 said. “We I n game, especially in the final l a s t c o u p l e ended up in the back saves. Definitely started off the t h e s e c o n d minutes of overtime, but we’ve o f ch a n c e s, ” of our net during the MVP of that Princeton game -SALLY SANDOVAL ’19 half, the Big been in that position before and Borinsky said. game.” a little timid, overtime, but the goal Green did a knew how to collectively handle “It was ver y Going into and it definitely much better the pressure,” Gordon said. halftime, the Big scary when the was called offsides impacted how Green clearly had to make some job possessing the ball and even In the second half of overtime, goal ended up so it allowed us to we played adjustments, as the offense had began creating a few scoring Dartmouth was able to apply some in the back of throughout the continue playing.” been practically nonexistent for chances. Remy Borinsky ’19 had pressure to the Princeton defense, our net during first half. Going the first half of play. However, two shots on goal in the 61st and earning a corner kick in the 103rd overtime, but into our [Yale even though Princeton came out 69th minutes, but both shots sailed minute, but the Big Green failed to the goal was -REMY BORINSKY ’19 University] early with a fast-paced attack that wide. Princeton was still able to generate any shots on the chance. called offsides, game, we need continued to produce chances, the generate three shots in the second On the other side of the field, so it allowed us to play at the defense again weathered the storm half and apply some pressure to the Princeton was able to generate six to continue playing. We kept telling level we know that we’re capable and looked strong into the second Big Green defense, but they again shots, but the Dartmouth defense ourselves that we made it this far of and defend Burnham with could not find the back of the net in stood strong in the box. Gordon into the game without conceding confidence.” half. “We knew Princeton was going regulation as Gordon stood tall in made the final two saves of her a goal and we were going to make The Big Green are in action to be a fast, technical team,” goal. In the 89th minute, midfielder remarkable game in the final certain that didn’t change.” on Saturday at home against Sandoval said. “It was really Erin Kawakami ’21 took a shot on minutes, while the defense was The Big Green was lucky to Yale. Kickoff at Burnham Field important to set a defensive tone goal in one of the best chances that able to block a few more shots. escape Princeton with a draw; is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.