The Dartmouth 10/14/2019

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Women’s rugby finishes regular season with win over Quinnipiac p. 5 Capping off tough week, men’s soccer outshoots Yale but falls 3-1 p. 6 Cross country teams race to topfive finishes at NE championships p. 7

Teevens gets 100th Dartmouth win as football crushes Yale, 42-10 p. 4

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Compiled by MATT KRIVAN and eMILY LU

m SOCCER The men’s soccer team lost 1-0 to the University of Vermont on Tuesday and fell short against undefeated Yale University 3-1 on Saturday, despite having more shots than its opponents in both matches. The loss against Vermont marks the end of the Big Green’s home unbeaten streak of 23 games. The team falls to 4-5-1 and 1-1 in Ivy League play.

Dawson McCartney ’21 led the team with seven of the team’s 21 shots against Vermont.

Shots on goal came midway through the first half from Tiger Graham ’21 and Jordan Bailon ’22. Clayton Molter ’23 also had a solid look on goal before halftime, but the UVM goalkeeper was able to keep the game scoreless. The difference came in the 63rd minute, when a Vermont player slotted the ball into the bottom-left corner of the net.

Against Yale, scoring began in the first minute after an own goal from the Big Green; the Bulldogs’ free kick deflected off a Dartmouth defender to put Yale on the board. The team finished the first half with three shots on goal — two from Mothibi Penn-Kekana ’22 and one from Molter. It wasn’t until the second half that the ball found the back of the net again, but two goals within four minutes put Yale up 3-0. In the 58th minute, the Big Green earned a promising free kick taken by McCartney. Henry Baldwin ’20 found the ball and scored his second of the season to cut the deficit down to two. The team maintained pressure until the end of the game, outshooting Yale 7-2, but the effort was not enough.

The Big Green continues on the road, taking on the University of Pennsylvania next Saturday.

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The women’s soccer team is now 8-4 on the season following a win to Merrimack College and a loss to Yale.

After a dominant 4-0 performance against Merrimack College, the women’s soccer team finished the week with a 3-1 loss against Yale University in its third conference game. The team is now 8-4 on the season and 0-3 in the Ivy League.

Allie Winstanley ’23 scored three consecutive goals against Merrimack in the first half for her first career hat trick. The freshman already has seven goals this season, which is the most the program has seen in four years. The fourth goal came from Charlotte Esty ’20 in the 76th minute with an assist from Ellie Geier ’23.

While facing the Bulldogs, Winstanley led the team with four shots and three on goal. Her penalty kick in the 24th minute was stopped by a diving save from the Yale goalkeeper. The Bulldogs found the back of the net first in the 29th minute, however Dartmouth equalized in the 39th. A long cross from Zoe Enright ’20 found Erin Kawakami ’21, who was able to slip past her defender to score. But Yale added two more in the second half to put the game out of reach.

The Big Green finishes its road stretch against the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday.

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The Dartmouth men’s tennis team sent Charlie Broom ’20 and David Horneffer ’20 to the University of Tulsa to compete in the ITA All-America Championship this week. The two teamed up for doubles, while Broom also took part in the singles draw.

The duo started the tournament strong, winning both of their matches on Wednesday. Broom won his singles match 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 against the University of Illinois, battling through cold and wind which eventually forced play to move inside. Later in the day, Broom and Horneffer took down the University of South Carolina 7-6, 6-2 to move into the round of

16.

Broom and Horneffer saw their runs come to an end on Thursday, however, with a pair of losses. In a singles match against the University of Tennessee, Broom dropped the first set 6-1 and made it closer in the second, but ultimately lost 6-4. The doubles match went the distance, but the team fell 5-7, 6-4, 10-8 against Duke University in a tight match for a spot in the quarterfinals.

Next week, Broom and Horneffer will join the rest of the men’s tennis team as they travel to Philadelphia to compete in the ITA Northeast Regional Championship hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.

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C e l e b r at i n g S e n i o r D ay, wo m e n’s r u g by d e f e at e d Quinnipiac University Saturday afternoon 52-38 to complete its regular reason competition.

Dartmouth started out strong and capitalized on that momentum the whole game.

S e v e n d i f f e r e n t p l a ye r s scored for the Big Green during the match. Kristin Bitter ’23 continued her season of great play and was the team’s leading scorer for the day with 12 cumulative points. Idia Ihensekhien ’21’s two tries made her the second highest scorer for the Big Green.

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Very little went wrong for Dartmouth football in its 42-10 victory over Yale on Saturday.

The football team kept its perfect season intact with a decisive 42-10 victory over Yale University on Homecoming Saturday. The Big Green is now 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in Ivy League play.

Dartmouth jumped ahead early on a 75-yard touchdown pass from Jared Gerbino ’20 to Drew Estrada ’20 on just the second play of the game’s opening drive. The connection between the two seniors was effective throughout the game, as Estrada became just the fourth player in Dartmouth history to record 200 yards receiving in a single game. After a couple of punts, an interception by safety Niko Mermigas ’21 set up the Dartmouth offense in Yale territory. Gerbino ran for a six-yard touchdown four plays later to put the Big Green up 14-0. On Yale’s ensuing drive, another interception, this time by safety Quinten Arello ’23, put the Dartmouth offense in the red zone. Derek Kyler ’21 ran for a 12-yard touchdown on third and goal to

give the Big Green a 21-0 lead heading into the second quarter.

Yale got on the board early in the second quarter with a 42-yard field goal, but a Yale missed field goal followed by a Dartmouth 80-yard touchdown drive essentially put the game out of reach, as Dartmouth entered halftime with a commanding 28-3 lead.

Another long touchdown reception by Estrada and a Dakari Falconer ’21 10-yard touchdown run in the third quarter extended Dartmouth’s lead to 42-3. Yale finally found the end zone with 47 seconds left in the game to make it 42-10.

The win marked the 100th victory for Buddy Teevens ’79 in his tenure as Dartmouth’s head coach. The Big Green takes a break from conference play next Saturday as they travel to Poughkeepsie, NY to take on Marist College, before concluding the season with five straight Ivy League matchups.

field hockey The field hockey team was unable to capture its first conference win of the season, suffering a 4-3 overtime loss to the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. It was the Big Green’s third consecutive loss, dropping the team to 3-8 on the season and 0-3 in Ivy League play.

Dartmouth opened the scoring in the second quarter on a goal by Katie Spanos ’20, her fifth of the season. But Penn scored shortly after and added another coming out of halftime to jump ahead 2-1. The Big Green regained the lead with goals from Carmen Braceras ’20 — her team-leading sixth of the season — and

Katie Persin ’20. A Penn goal early in the fourth quarter was enough to take the game to overtime, and Penn claimed victory with a goal just three and a half minutes later.

Dartmouth struggled to create opportunities on offense, but managed to capitalize on three of its six shots on goal. Goalkeeper Isabella Santucci ’22 had a busy day, as Penn had 17 shots on goal; Santucci recorded 13 saves, her second-highest total of the season, for an impressive save percentage of 76 percent.

The Big Green will travel to New Haven on Saturday to take on a struggling Yale University team that has lost its last five games.

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Marin Pennell ’21, Alison Tong ’20, Sophia Haley ’22, Abigail Schill ’22 and Anyoko Sewavi ’23 all walked away from the team’s last home game with their first tries of the season. Despite a late charge from Quinnipiac, the Big Green was able to win the game handily by 14. The win evens the team’s record to 2-2 for the regular season.

The defending national champions will face a challenging postseason that begins with the Ivy Rugby Championships against Harvard University on Oct. 26.

volleyball The volleyball team fell 3-0 to Cornell University on Friday and held onto a series of close sets against Columbia University Saturday but were unable to come out on top, losing 3-1. After four consecutive losses on the road, the Big Green falls to 1-4 in the Ivy League and 5-9 on the season.

Beginning neck-and-neck in the first set on Friday, the league-leading Big Red slipped away with a 5-1 run.

The Big Green’s defensive presence put the team within two points in the second set, but Cornell gained six points at the end to claim the set.

Makenzie Arent ’23 began the third with consecutive aces to put the Big Green in front before Cornell nabbed

the close last set. Nicole Liddle ’22 led the team with 9.5 points, nine kills and nine digs.

Against Columbia, both Liddle and Arent recorded double-doubles; Liddle finished with 13 kills and 11 digs while Arent set a career-high 44 assists and 13 digs. Francesca Meldrum ’22 showed her versatility by leading the team with 18.5 points and a season-high seven blocks. The Big Green secured a win in the second set (25-23) but was unable to hold off the Lions in the third and fourth sets.

The team will play the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University next weekend, the first two of a six-game home stretch.

Cross Country

The women’s and men’s cross country teams placed second and fourth, respectively, at the 2019 New England Championship this weekend. Two points determined the women’s top spot as the University of New Hampshire edged out the Big Green for the regional title.

The women’s team was led by two top-10 finishes on the 5k course; Lauren Sapone ’20 placed second with a time of 17:44 and Breanna Glover ’22 claimed eighth at 17:58.

Staying with the pack, Rachel Ludwikowski ’21 ran 18:11 to take 11th. The point-scorers all finished within the top 30, raising the

team to a 65-point total.

Running on the 8k course, the men’s team saw Nicholas Feffer ’21 secure 18th place in 25:26. Brian Mass ’21 and Dom Repucci ’20 were close behind, respectively finishing 21st (25:29) and 26th (25:35). The team posted 170 points, narrowly missing third place to the University of Massachusetts with 168.

The men’s team will head to the Under Armour Pre-National XC Invitational hosted

by Indiana State University on Saturday, while the women’s team will next compete at the Central Connecticut State University Short Course on Oct. 25.

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Teevens gets 100th Dartmouth win as football crushes Yale, 42-10 B y ADDISON DICK

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With an explosive first quarter and a career-high 203 receiving yards from wide receiver Drew Estrada ’20, Big Green football trounced Ivy League preseason favorite Yale University by a score of 42-10 on Homecoming weekend, giving head coach Buddy Teevens ’79 his 100th win at the helm of the program and earning Dartmouth the STATS FCS team of the week recognition.

The Big Green hit the ground running on the second play of the first drive, when quarterback Jared Gerbino ’20 found Estrada wide open down the middle of the field for a 75-yard touchdown pass.

Estrada said scoring immediately provided a confidence boost to the entire team.

“It showed that we can go out there and put up points,” he said.

“I’m sure it energizes everyone and gets everyone fired up. It was a great way to start the game.”

Later in the first quarter, strong safety Niko Mermigas ’21 made an athletic play to pick off Yale quarterback Kurt Rawlings, securing the Big Green’s first interception of the season.

The Big Green picked up where

it left off on the ensuing offensive drive. After Gerbino hit Estrada for a 25-yard gain, Gerbino extended the lead to 14 points with a six-yard touchdown on a quarterback draw.

On the third play of the following Yale drive, Rawlings threw another interception, with safety Quinten Arello ’23 forcing the turnover.

Quarterback Derek Kyler ’21 scored on a 12-yard run, and the Big Green led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter.

The Dartmouth defense saw captain and first-team All-American Isiah Swann ’20 return to the field for the first time this season. While Swann continues to battle an injury and only played about 25 snaps, head coach Buddy Teevens ’79 said Swann adds value to the team as a mentor and teacher for many of the younger defensive backs.

The Bulldogs found some life early in the second quarter, but two drives stalled in Dartmouth territory, resulting in a 42-yard field goal and a shocking 23-yard missed field goal attempt by Yale kicker Sam Tuckerman.

The Big Green’s first offensive drive of the second half produced a similar result to its initial drive in the first quarter. On the third play of the drive, Gerbino found Estrada for a 61-yard touchdown pass.

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The Big Green defense held Yale to just one touchdown and one field goal on Saturday.

Gerbino was not done, as he found tight end Robbie Mangas ’22 for a 58-yard gain. Running back Dakari Falconer ’21 found the end zone from 10 yards out on the next play, recording the Big Green’s sixth

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The Big Green was named the STATS FCS team of the week.

touchdown of the afternoon.

Gerbino only had five completions in the game, but he averaged 44.8 yards per completion and finished with 283 all-purpose yards.

Estrada’s five catches for 203 yards marked the fourth game in which a Dartmouth receiver gained more than 200 yards receiving. He fell just 16 yards shy of the school record set by Jack Daly ’84 in 1982.

The Big Green averaged 9.62 yards per play, more than double that of the Bulldogs. The Dartmouth offense ran 45 plays to Yale’s 81 offensive snaps, and the Big Green had little trouble moving the ball against an aggressive Bulldog defense.

Estrada said the Big Green coaches’ game plan prepared the team well for Saturday.

“It just seemed like everything we put on was working, and they really didn’t have an answer for it,” Estrada said.

Yale head coach Tony Reno said Dartmouth outplayed the Bulldogs in every facet of the game.

“They capitalized on mistakes and made plays on both sides of the ball,” Reno said. “Dartmouth’s had a heck of a run here. From 2014 on, Dartmouth’s been the premier team in the league. You have to give credit to coach Teevens and his staff.”

Although Saturday’s victory marked Teevens’ 100th win with his alma mater, he was already looking ahead to the next game.

“It just means I’ve been here a long time,” he said. “Number 101 is more important right now.”

The win moves Dartmouth to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in Ivy League play. One more non-conference matchup remains, as the Big Green will travel to play the Red Foxes of Marist College next Saturday.

Following that game, the team will finish its season with five Ivy League opponents, including a game on Nov. 9 at Yankee Stadium in New York City against defending conference champion Princeton University.

Next Saturday’s matchup against Marist will kickoff at 12 p.m. in Poughkeepsie, NY.

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Women’s rugby finishes regular season with win over Quinnipiac B y KAITLYN LEES

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Women’s rugby (2-2) defeated Q u i n n i p i a c U n i ve r s i t y ( 2 - 4 ) Saturday afternoon by a score of 52-38 to close out its regular season 15s competition. After two consecutive losses in recent weeks to perennial rival Harvard University and emerging force United States Military Academy, Big Green rugby was able to rebound and provide a special Senior Day and Homecoming victory.

With the victory, six seniors were able to walk away from their last Dartmouth home game on a positive note. The Big Green also defeated Quinnipiac last year when they were the defending national champions, 40-22. The win provides some momentum as the team prepares for a competitive and challenging postseason where the Big Green will seek to successfully defend last fall’s National Intercollegiate Ru g by A s s o c i at i o n N at i o n a l Championship.

Last weekend, Dartmouth took

on Army and fell 39-19, but saw positive progress in the game since a tough loss earlier in the season against Harvard. Lillian Johnson ’23 remarked that the team felt the game against Army was technically well played and they worked in the intervening week to continue to play with that skill level against Quinnipiac.

Specifically, the team worked on its tempo in attack and executing a push defense to prevent the opposing team from going up the middle of the field. Going into the game, the team focused on the word “hunger,” meaning to stay hungry to play and hungry to win on the field. Seven Sassano ’22 said that hunger meant “coming up, hitting hard and keeping going when you’re tired.”

The Big Green set the tone of the game early with junior captain Marin Pennell ’21 providing the first score of the game. Anyoko Sewavi ’23 followed with her first collegiate score. Dartmouth scored 14 points before Quinnipiac got on the board.

A try from Sophia Haley ’22, two

tries from Idia Ihensekhien ’21 and two good kicks from Bitter put the Big Green ahead by 21 at halftime.

The second half started much like the first with Abigail Schill ’22 scoring. After Quinnipiac scored, Dartmouth quickly responded with a try and conversion from Bitter and a try from Alison Tong ’20. Quinnipiac closed out the game with three tries but it was not enough to mount a successful comeback. Johnson said after the game that the team’s ability to execute on its work in practice and goals showed through the solid performance Saturday afternoon.

Kristin Bitter ’23 continued her great play so far this season and was the team’s leading scorer for the day with 12 cumulative points. 2018 NIRA All American Ihensekhien also built on a strong season with two tries that made her the second highest scorer for the Big Green. Pennell, Tong, Haley, Schill and Sewavi all came through with their first tries of the season at Dartmouth’s last home game.

“This game really showed how

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The women’s rugby team finishes its regular season with a record of 2-2.

diverse our team is,” Sassano Key aspects of the mental game said. “It was a lot of different that the team has worked hard on, people working together to make like being intentional and staying something happen. It was definitely in the game, will be instrumental a big team effort.” in order to build on this week’s Next up for success during the Big Green the postseason. is an exciting “This game really So far, the hard rematch against showed how diverse work has showed H a r v a r d in its improved our team is. It was a University for performances the Ivy Rugby lot of different people against Army and Championship working together Quinnipiac. on Oct. 26.

“Previously, we I n i t s f i r s t to make something we re n’t i n t h e game against happen. It was right mind space Harvard this a n d g o t d ow n definitely a big team season, the o n o u r s e l ve s, ” team g o t effort.”

Sassano said. behind early “This time, we and was down were working by 48 with ten -SEVEN SASSANO ’22 together as a team minutes left. and focused on However, the Big Green mounted the game the whole time. If we stay a late comeback charge and scored in that head space, no one can stop four tries to close out the game in us.” dominating fashion despite the The postseason will be an eventual 50-34 loss. The Big Green interesting and exciting test for will seek to recreate that energy as the Big Green. After the Ivy Rugby it returns to Cambridge twice over Championship, the team will the next month. participate in the NIRA National “We need to throw away the Championship semifinal matchup first Harvard game and focus on on Nov. 9. A win there would what we can do,” Johnson said. give the Big Green a chance to She emphasized the importance defend its 2018 NIRA National of playing “whistle to whistle.”

Championship victory.

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Capping off tough week, men’s soccer outshoots Yale but falls 3-1 B y DEVAN FINK The Dartmouth

Bad bounces, poor calls, missed opportunities. While sports are frequently focused around the positive achievements of an individual or team, it’s often luck and randomness that can play a heavy hand in the outcome of a game.

On Saturday, that is exactly what happened to the Dartmouth men’s soccer team in New Haven. Just 58 seconds in, the Big Green (4-5-1, 1-1-0 Ivy) found itself on the wrong side of an unfortunate deflection.

After an early Big Green foul, Yale University (7-0-2, 2-0-0 Ivy) midfielder Mark Winhoffer lined up a free kick. The ball found the leg of a Dartmouth defender before going past goalkeeper Alex Budnik ’22 for the Bulldogs’ first tally of the afternoon.

Yale would not look back, scoring twice more en route to a 3-1 victory.

While the score sheet certainly indicates a lopsided game, that really was not the case. Dartmouth outshot Yale 13-10, and put seven shots on goal to Yale’s five. Only one of those seven, however, found the back of the net, when Henry Baldwin ’20 scored in the 58th minute. While the outcome was not what the Big Green would have wanted, head coach Bo Oshoniyi still felt satisfied with how his team played.

“There were moments in the game where we were definitely playing some really good soccer and had some great chances,” Oshoniyi said.

“For us, we just have to find ways to make sure to put those balls in the net.”

The story of the night really was Yale’s three set piece goals. In addition to the first-minute own goal, Yale also scored off of a second free kick in the 50th minute and struck again off of a corner kick in the 54th.

As part of the game plan coming into Saturday, the Big Green prepared to pay close attention to Yale’s set piece play, but the results broke in the wrong direction.

“Any time you give up three set piece goals in a game, you’re not

going to win, especially on the road,” Oshoniyi said. “That’s basically what we had happen tonight.”

Baldwin did cut into Yale’s 3-0 lead soon after, scoring in the 58th minute, sparking some hope among the Dartmouth unit.

“We had a chance once we put the first one by them,” Baldwin said.

“I think we outplayed them in the second half. It’s unlucky we didn’t put some of our chances away late, but that’s how soccer goes sometimes. I have no doubt we’ll be ready to put a very good performance together this coming weekend.”

Saturday marked Dartmouth’s first loss against Yale in six years. In the past five meetings, the Big Green went 3-0-2, with the two most recent matchups both resulting in draws.

Tonight, however, the result was different, and midfielder Zach Kalk ’20 agreed that the set piece goals served as that important distinction between the two squads.

“One thing that our coach told us to watch out for was set pieces,” Kalk said. “That’s something that Yale has been good at all year. At the end of the day, they had three goals on set pieces, and that’s something we had planned on stopping.”

Dartmouth fouls accounted for the first two set piece goals. In total, the Big Green had 16 fouls on Saturday afternoon, and they proved costly.

“We like to be a physical team out there,” Kalk said. “That was obviously too many fouls. I think, for us, we just have to be smart. It just depends on what areas we are fouling in. But going against a team like that, who is so good at set pieces, we need to be aware of giving away fouls in our own half. We just needed to be a little cleaner defensively.”

In all, it was a tough week for Big Green soccer. In addition to the loss at Yale on Saturday, Dartmouth also dropped a midweek match versus the University of Vermont on Tuesday, 1-0. The team generated 21 shots, but was unable to claw its way back after surrendering a goal in the 63rd minute.

“It’s just one of those games where you play really well and you just

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The men’s soccer team dropped to 4-5-1 on the season after losses to UVM and Yale.

don’t finish the chances,” Oshoniyi said. “That’s a bit of a theme for us right now: just making sure that we create and finish chances. I think we have a quality side, and I think we have a lot of quality that can create some chances, but now we just have to start to finish them.”

The loss also snapped a 23-game home unbeaten streak dating back to Nov. 5, 2016. In that stretch, the Big Green went 17-0-6 at Burnham Field, a remarkable run that speaks to a greater lesson about the Dartmouth men’s soccer team: they’re tough to beat at home, but can be shaky away from Hanover.

This season, the Big Green have yet to win on the road, going 0-4-0 in those games. Oshoniyi said he believes that the team does not need to gameplan differently for road games. They just have to be more confident.

“It’s really not about changing much, it’s more having the guys believing that you can win on the road,” Oshoniyi said. “I think when you start to lose on the road, it starts to creep into your head that you can’t

win on the road.”

Road success will certainly be crucial for the Big Green in order to capture the Ivy League title. Of the six remaining games, three of them will take place on the road, including important conference matchups at the University of Pennsylvania next Saturday, at Harvard University on Nov. 2, and at Brown University on

Nov. 16.

“The Ivy League is pretty much a double-elimination league, so from this point forward, we have to be perfect,” Kalk said. “We just have to believe in ourselves, stick to our game plan and just believe that we can do it. We’re looking to win the Ivy League, and it’s going to take perfection to get there.”

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Cross country teams race to top-five finishes in NE championships B y ELIZABETH WILSON The Dartmouth

With just over two weeks remaining until the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, the Dartmouth men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Boston this Saturday to compete in the New England Championships.

The women’s team finished second out of 22 teams at the meet.

The team finished with a team total of 65 points and an average time of 18:10 for the 5k course. The Big Green narrowly missed the first place spot; the University of New Hampshire was only two points ahead to take the first place spot.

The Big Green collected an impressive second place individual finish out of the 154 athletes who competed; Lauren Sapone ’20, the team captain, led the way with a personal-best time of 17:43.7.

Following close behind in eighth place was Breanna Glover ’22, clocking in with another sub-18 minute time of 17:58, and another personal best.

The other team finishers who put points up for the Big Green weren’t far behind. Rachel Ludwikwoski ’21 finished in 11th, with a time of 18:11. Julia Stevenson ’20 was 18th with a time of 18:23, Corinne Robitaille ’23 came in 26th with a time of 18:36, and Dianna Vizza ’20 closely followed with a 18:37 mark.

“The women’s team had a good day at New England’s — definitely an improvement from our last race effort,” wrote head coach Courtney Jaworski in an email statement. “I was impressed by senior captain Lauren Sapone’s battle with [University of New Hampshire fifth-year senior] Shannon Murdock and sophomore Breanna Glover’s ability to work up the field from the mile mark onwards. I think our team is really committed to making the necessary changes needed for a positive outcome at the Ivy League Championships, which is just three weeks away.”

Sapone said that although the weather conditions were not ideal, one of the best things about the team

is how they can show toughness even in difficult weather situations. With strong showings in the New England and Ivy League championships she characterized the second place finish this weekend as the norm for the team.

The Dartmouth women’s team has been performing well over the course of the season. The top three Dartmouth women’s finishers at this meet saw new college bests in the event either in this meet or in the Paul Short Invitational last week.

This momentum should help the team in its last few weeks of training before the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships on Nov. 1.

The women’s sub varsity team also performed impressively, taking first place in the division. Samantha Ford ’23 took first place in this race in 18:42, with teammates Claire Dougherty ’20 and Abigail Brazil ’21 close behind in third and fourth place with times of 18:49 and 18:55.

Lauren Archer ’20 was in eighth place, coming in with a time of 18:59, and Anya Hirschfeld ’23 closed out the top 10 with a time

of 19:05. Other competitors for the Dartmouth team were Isabella Chao ’22 in 20th, and Macenna Hansen ’23 in 35th.

The men’s side also saw a strong team effort on the 8k course.

Missing the third place spot just two points behind the University of Massachusetts, the men finished in fourth place with 170 points out of 25 teams, and were notably ahead of in-conference rival Yale University. Nicholas Feffer ’21 lead his team with an 18th place finish and a time of 25:26. His teammates Brian Mass ’21 and Dom Repucci ’20 were close behind him in 21st and 26th, with times of 25:29 and 25:35, respectively. Thomas Lingard ’22 was 39th with a 25:54, and Andrew Thompson ’23 was the

last team member to score, coming in 66th at 26:14.

The men’s sub varsity team also posted an impressive performance.

Reed Horton ’20 led the pack with a second place finish with a time of 25:39 while James Lawrence ’23 and Isaac Weber ’22 were not far behind, taking the fifth and sixth spots.

After the race, Lingard expressed excitement about the way the team had competed, explaining that the team had been prepped for extremely poor race conditions, but that it did not affect their competitive energy in the slightest.

“I think we worked well together through the course, pushing each other during the parts where it’s easy to fall asleep,” Lingard said.

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Women’s soccer secures big win over Merrimack but loses to Yale B y OLIVIA MORTON The Dartmouth

Dartmouth women’s soccer started off a three-game road stretch by splitting its two games this week, with a 4-0 win over Merrimack College on Tuesday and a tough 3-1 loss to Ivy League opponent Yale University over homecoming weekend.

Tuesday afternoon in North Andover, MA, the Big Green came out strong from the first whistle ag ainst Mer rimack. Only 36 seconds in, Kat Grgic ’22 found Allie Winstanley ’23 with a long cross, and Winstanley quickly took advantage of her space to send a high ball straight into the back of the net, out of reach of the Merrimack keeper.

After giving the Big Green an early lead, Winstanley was nowhere near finished. Her next goal came in the 10th minute off an assist from Isabella Villaflor ’23, and she scored yet again in the 38th minute with

an assist from Hayley Soriano ’20.

Winstanley’s first half hat trick of her Dartmouth career gave the Big Green a solid 3-0 lead going into the half.

Dartmouth maintained control in the second half, outshooting Merrimack 7-3 and pulling three corner kicks to the Warriors’ one.

Charlotte Esty ’20 finished off a great team performance with her second goal of the season off an assist from Ellie Geier ’23, rewarding the Big Green’s 90-minute performance with one last goal in the 76th minute.

“Yale is a stronger team than Merrimack was, but as a group I think we came out and did what we had to do and had a good team win against Merrimack,” said head coach Ron Rainey after the game on Tuesday.

Two-thirds of the way into her freshman season, Winstanley now has seven goals, the most of any Dartmouth women’s soccer player in four years, and it does not look

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The Big Green followed a strong effort against Merrimack College with a loss to Yale on Saturday.

like she plans on stopping anytime soon. Going into the Yale game on Saturday, although Winstanley did not score, she nonetheless came out strong with four shots, three of which were on goal.

The first half in New Haven was competitive. After a penalty shot was saved by Yale goaltender Alyssa Fagel, the Bulldogs found the back of the net first in the 29th minute, but Dartmouth quickly responded just before the half with an equalizer from Erin Kawakami ’21. Zoe Enright ’20 sent a long cross in from the right wing to find Kawakami in the center of the field just outside the six yard box.

Kawakami easily settled the ball and beat her defender to then slide the ball just underneath the feet of Fagel.

The score remained 1-1 at the

half, but unfortunately for the Big Green, Yale would capitalize off two corner kicks in the second half in the 56th and 67th minutes.

“We competed well especially throughout the first half of the game,” Rainey said of the different team performances. “But Yale was just a little bit better than us in the second half.”

Yale outshot Dartmouth 14-8, but in the end only five shots for each team were on goal. The loss brings Dartmouth to 0-3 in conference play and 8-4 overall, with five games left in the season.

Rainey said that, in looking at the Yale game, it came down to the Big Green not playing as well as it could in just a few key moments.

“We were talking after the game and we think there are just five or seven plays per half that we have to

be better at and moments we have to be a little bit tougher and be better in our challenges — moments we just have to possess a little bit better, moments we have to be a little cleaner, technically, and maybe more precise when we are finishing,” Rainey said.

Looking ahead, the Big Green has five more games remaining, four of which are in conference play. It has a week-long break before traveling to the University of Pennsylvania next Saturday, and after a Tuesday game against Southern Illinois University, it rounds out Ivy League play with Saturday matchups against Columbia University, Harvard University and Cornell University.

The Big Green will look to rekindle its nonconference magic and boost its Ivy League record before the end of the season.