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The Weekend Roundup p. 2-3 Nutrition and healthy dining at Dartmouth for student-athletes p. 4-5 Sticking to Sports: A mess in College Park, Maryland p. 6 Griffith’s Got Stats: A tough weekend for the College p. 7

Dartmouth men’s soccer rebounds with two Ivy victories

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The Big Green men’s hockey team split its two games over the weekend.

Dartmouth men’s ice hockey went one for two this weekend, falling to No. 19 Princeton University 7-1 Friday night, but following it up with a 5-1 defeat of No. 15 Quinnipiac University on Saturday.

The Big Green started off relatively close to the Tigers, with the visiting team only scoring once in the first period, but Princeton took advantage of an extended power play in the second period to put away two goals in a handful of minutes.

Matt Baker ’21 responded to the 3-0 score with his first goal on the season almost 10 minutes into the period, but this did little to slow down the Tigers, who found two more goals in the remaining period and added an additional two in the third for good measure.

Dartmouth more than rebounded the following night, handing the six-win Bobcats their

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first loss of the season. The game started off slow, with zero points in the first, but the Big Green soon took charge, with Drew O’Connor ’22 finding the net.

Following this, Quin Foreman ’21 and Collin Rutherford ’21 both took advantage of powerplays to put Dartmouth up 3-0 going into the third. Quinnipiac scored their first and only point of the game early into the third, but Jeff Losurdo ’22 scored his first goal of the season only two minutes later to restore things to their old margins. Carl Hesler ’19 finished things off with an empty net goal in the final minutes.

After both games, Dartmouth is now 2-1-0 on the year, with the win on Saturday giving head coach Bob Gaudet his 400th career victory. Next weekend, the team will look to build on this tally, as they go on the road to take on Brown University and Yale University.

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On Saturday, the men’s soccer team won its match against Ivy League rival Cornell University 2-1.

Dartmouth men’s soccer found victory in overtime this weekend, defeating Cornell University 2-1 for their sixth win of the season, putting them at 6-5-5 overall.

While the Big Green took the game in the end, Cornell was the first to put points on the board, after a corner kick in the 12th minute put the Big Red in prime position to find the back of the net, which they capitalized on.

Dartmouth had six shots over the remaining minutes of the half, but were unable to put anything in. This changed only two minutes into the second, however, as Braden Salvati ’20 punched in the deflected shot of Eduvie Ikoba

’19. Despite the best efforts of both sides, the score remained 1-1 until the end of regulation, leading to extra minutes. It didn’t take long for Dartmouth to capitalize here, as Ikoba headed in a corner from Noah Paravicini ’19 in the 96th minute to give the Big Green the victory.

Dartmouth is 6-3-1 in its last 10 matches, a surge that might in part be attributed to the return of Ikoba from injury. The senior has found three goals and an assist in the last two Dartmouth games alone. The Big Green hopes to continue this run on Saturday, as they host Brown University in their final regular season game.

W ICE HOCKEY Dartmouth women’s ice hockey took its first victory on the season from one of its two games this weekend, with the team falling to Princeton University 4-1 Friday, following with a 3-2 overtime defeat of Quinnipiac University on Saturday night.

The Big Green found the net first on Friday, with Sara McClanahan ’22 scoring her first collegiate goal at 4:40 in the first period, but the Tigers left no chance for Dartmouth to add to this tally. After a goal in response to McClanahan’s in the first, Princeton added two more in the second, and final in the third, with Dartmouth unable to find any production from their offense.

Saturday afternoon was a different story.

Quinnipiac started things off very quickly, scoring their first goal only 54 seconds into the first period, but Dartmouth responded even

quicker, with Tess Bracken ’19 finding the net only 26 seconds later. This round of scoring was met with a long stretch of stagnation, until Bailee Brekke ’20 put it in for her first goal of the season and third in her collegiate career. After 10 minutes, the Bobcats answered, making the score 2-2 going into the start of the third period.

It remained that way at the end of the third period, forcing the game into overtime. Both teams went back and forth here, until Jennifer Costa ’21 finally finished things off with a little over a minute to go.

The victory is the first for the Big Green, putting them at 1-4-0. The team hopes to continue their success on Tuesday against the University of Vermont, and this upcoming weekend in two separate games against the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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W TENNIS The women’s tennis team hosted the Big Green Invitational from Friday to Sunday. On day one against Yale University, the team won three of its seven matches, going 2-3 in singles and 1-1 in doubles. Day two of the tournament featured players from the University of Denver and the University of

Massachusetts Amherst. The Big Green was unable to secure a win for the day, falling in its two singles and one doubles matches against Denver as well as its doubles match against UMass.

The team fared better the next day, winning two tough singles matches — both going the full three sets — against UMass.

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The volleyball team defeated Brown University in five sets but fell to Yale University after three close sets.

This weekend, the Dartmouth volleyball team (10-13, 5-7 Ivy) split its matches 1-1 against Brown University (9-12, 2-9 Ivy) and Yale University (17-4, 11-1 Ivy) to finish off the season’s home games. The Big Green’s match against Yale on Saturday marked Samantha Bozoian ’19 and Zoe Leonard ’19’s last game in Leede Arena.

The Big Green started slow against Brown on Friday, conceding the first two sets to the Bears before coming back to win in five (23-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-10). Double-digit kills from Elise Petit ’21 (16) and Carly Tower ’20 (14), career highs for both, bolstered the Green and White’s offensive attack. Annemarie Horn ’22 added a personal best 29 assists and 13 digs, and Zoe Leonard ’19 led the Big Green’s defensive

efforts with a career-best 33 digs. The team effort was good for the Big Green’s second win over the Bears this season.

On Saturday, Dartmouth took on the Ivy League leading Yale Bulldogs on Senior Day. The Big Green lost in three close sets (21-25, 23-25, 24-26). Petit and Tower again led the Big Green offensively with six kills apiece, and Leonard was a stalwart on defense, boasting 17 digs against a fierce Yale attack. Corinne Cox ’20 led with 13 assists. The Green and White put up a good fight after losing 19-25 in all three sets on the Bulldogs’ turf earlier this season.

The Big Green will round out their season next weekend on the road, as they take on the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University.

W SOCCER Dartmouth women’s soccer finished their season on an exciting high note, taking down Cornell University in a 2-1 overtime victory in Ithaca, New York. The win closes the season for the Big Green, who finish 10-5-2 and 4-2-1 in Ivy League play.

In terms of statistics, the game was massively in favor of Dartmouth, with the team finishing with 27 shots to four from Cornell, and 12 shots on goal to two from the Big Red. Despite this, the home team found the net first, putting Cornell up in the 27th minute. Dartmouth couldn’t respond

successfully in the first half, and almost looked like they couldn’t in the second, until an 88th minute goal from Hayley Soriano ’20, assisted by Remy Borinsky ’19, finally put the Big Green on the board. In the overtime that followed, neither team was able to finish things off, and it took a second overtime for Izzy Glennon ’22 to seal the win for Dartmouth.

The record on the year is Dartmouth’s best since 2012, and puts them at third in the conference, the best finish since 2014.

W SWIMMING In their season opener, the Dartmouth women’s swimming and diving team beat the University of New Hampshire Wildcats 156-134 at home with wins in nine events. Mia Leko ’22 spearheaded the Big Green’s efforts in her first meet in the Green in White, with wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.76), 200-yard fly (2:03.24), and the 500-yard freestyle (5:01.59). Ashley Post ’22 tacked on another two wins in the 50-yard freestyle (24.22) and the 100-

yard freestyle (52.35). Maggie Deppe-Walker ’21, Isabella Lichen ’22 and Cathleen Li ’21 rounded out the Big Green’s individual event wins to go along with a winning 200-yard medley relay from Li, Mackenzie Stumpf ’21, Connie Zhang ’22 and Zoe Wortzman ’22. The Big Green will look to continue their success next weekend in Ithaca, as they take on Cornell University and Harvard University.

From Friday to Sunday, the men’s tennis team played in both the Connecticut State Championship at Yale University and the Gopher Invitational at the University of Minnesota. On day one at Yale, the team won three of its six matches. On Sunday, Pierce Widdecombe ’22 won his flight in singles in a day in which the Big Green captured eight wins out of its 11 matches against Yale.

On day one at Minnesota, the Big Green clinched six wins out of 11 matches. The three Dartmouth doubles teams each went 1-1.

David Horneffer ’20 won both of

his singles matches against players from Northwestern University and Drake University. The team did even better on day two, winning six of its eight matches, including all three of its doubles matches. The team finished strong on the final day of the Gopher Invite, clinching five of its eight matches against Minnesota. This time, in a reversal of the previous day, the team won all of its singles matches.

The two tournaments marked the conclusion of the Big Green’s fall season, and the team will return to the court in January.

FIELD HOCKEY In their final game of the season, the Dartmouth field hockey team (6-11, 2-5 Ivy) lost a heartbreaker on the road against Cornell University (5-12, 1-6 Ivy), 5-4. The Big Green struck first and fast, with a goal from Gemma Bautista ’19 in the third minute. The Big Red answered four minutes later, tying the contest at one goal apiece. Both teams went on to score two more goals in the first half, with additional goals from Carmen Braceras ’20 and the

first of two from Katie Spanos ‘20. After the intermission, the Big Red scored, but Spanos found the back of the net again in the 29th minute to tie the game, 4-4. This score held as regulation expired, and the game went to shootout after a scoreless first and second overtime. In their third stroke, the Big Red put one in, and the Big Green was unable to answer in their fourth and final shot. Cornell came out on top at home for their first Ivy League win of the season.

eQUESTRIAN Dartmouth Equestrian took on a field of 10 other schools at the University of New Hampshire show Saturday, finishing fourth and putting the Big Green two points back of the region lead, which it has been trading with the University of Ver mont this fall. The performances for Dartmouth were led by Sophie Kylander ’22 and Alexa Tucker ’20, who took first in Advanced

Walk Trot Canter and Beginner Walk Trot Canter, respectively.

They were joined by Margot Putnam ’19, who was first in Walk Trot.

With only two more meets this fall and the race with Vermont close by the slimmest of margins, the Big Green will look to put out a strong performance at home this weekend, as the team hosts at Morton Farm on Saturday.

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Dartmouth Nutritionist: Shira Evans

At the Division I level, it’s easy to get exhausted with such a demanding athletic and academic schedule. This is precisely why Dartmouth places such a huge emphasis on nutrition, enabling its athletes to recharge and remain energized

An Athlete’s Perspective The lightweight crew team is one of Dartmouth’s 35 varsity athletic teams competing — and eating — for the Big Green. Andre Quintilliani ’22, a rower from West Chester, Pennsylvania, reflected on his nutrition as a competitive varsity athlete.

“I would say my nutrition has changed after working with the team nutritionist,” Quintilliani said. “I was able to get some

throughout their busy days. website, Shira Evans, the coordinator of Dartmouth nutrition programs has invested at Dartmouth s i g n i f i c a n t l y “I meet with students Health Services i n n u t r i t i o n individually for whatever and Dartmouth c o u n s e l i n g a n d goals they have, whether peak performance resources to help sports nutritionist, its hard working they want a body is a great resource student-athletes. composition analysis, for studentT h e c o l l e g e ’s athletes. Evans is weight gain or whatever is Dartmouth Dining in her third year w e b s i t e h a s a specific for their sport.” at Dartmouth and detailed guide has worked with w ith im portan t many athletes to n u t r i t i o n a l -SHIRA EVANS, COORDINATOR help them prepare infor mation for OF NUTRTION PROGRAMS for competition. students and “I meet a t h l e t e s a l i k e . AT DARTMOUTH HEALTH with students T h e w e b s i t e SERVICES AND DARTMOUTH individually provides detailed for whatever PEAK PERFORMANCE SPORTS information about goals they have, t h e f o u r f o o d NUTRITIONIST whether they want groups and general a body composition information about analysis, weight what and when to eat. gain or whatever is specific for their sport,” On top of this summary on the Evans said.

Evans’ primary goal is to inform students about how they can best handle their bodies.

To help with this, she created a fueling station at the Berry Sports Arena.

“A lot of times athletes may be on the go, and over time if they’re missing out on eating opportunities, that can compromise their training or they may not perform athletically,” Evans said.

The station is open four hours a day Monday through Friday, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, and it provides a variety of snacks for different types of athletes.

“We’ve streamlined a menu for athletes, so athletes with a variety of needs could get a pre-practice snack or something for recovery,” Evans said.

Additionally, she uses the fueling station as an opportunity to educate studentathletes.

“We give out [Peak Performance] tips and have a weekly [trivia] question on our white board to give students more knowledge around sports nutrition and health,” Evans said.

great tips on how to break down a normal day in terms of calories, so that ultimately I wouldn’t go to bed feeling hungry or too full.”

Quintilliani notes that the attention to nutrition came well before Dartmouth, attributing much of that to his mom stocking the kitchen with good wholesome ingredients. However, as a rower at the collegiate level, Quintilliani finds that nutrition is even more important.

“I will probably cut back on foods that retain water and foods that have a lot of water in them to ensure that I’m not adding any water weight before a weigh in,” Quintilliani said. “Changing up my nutrition could make me weaker, which would most likely affect performance. The more work we do, the more calories we burn, so it is important to know that eating the right calories will ultimately lead to a healthier season even with cutting weight.”

“As a rower, I’m able to see how my body reacts to nutritious food and food with not a lot of nutrients, and it just shows how important it is to fuel your body the right way,” he said.

In order to compete, the average weight of rowers in a lightweight boat cannot be above 155 pounds and no rower alone can weigh over 160 pounds. As a result, leading up to a race Quintilliani gives extra attention to reducing his water weight.

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The North Side of Class of 1953 Commons, known by students as Dark side, is popular among sports teams because of the big, long tables that allow teams to eat meals together.

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looking for sweet potatoes. Evans has done phenomenal things for the DP2 program, teaching them what they should eat and The Class of 1953 Commons is a giving them things to look for at the dining nutritional staple for the Big Green, as hall.”

Coaches can make specific requests when student-athletes frequently eat there for the team eats at ’53 the unlimited food, Commons. Grilled large group tables and healthy every “Honestly, we keep healthy chicken, pasta and broccoli are the foods day options. Elizabeth options, and make sure coaches most Ro s e n b e r g e r, there is enough of a variety that commonly request registered dietitian f o r n u t r i t i o n a l of healthy proteins, a lot of a c c o r d i n g t o ’ 5 3 Commons general issues, discussed ’53 different grains and all the m an ag er B r an d o n Commons’ nutritious C r o s b y. T e a m s offerings and credited vegetables.” typically eat out of Shira Evans for how the regular buffet, she has encouraged -ELIZABETH ROSENBERGER, but occasionally ask healthy choices for REGISTERED DIETITIAN FOR for options that the athletic teams. dining hall does not “Honestly, we keep NUTRTITIONAL ISSUES usually offer. healthy options and “ T h e re ’s s o make sure there is enough of a variety of healthy proteins, a lot many [football players] I think it’s a good of different grains and all the vegetables,” idea to give them their own buffet off our Rosenberger said. “We know they are always regular items, so that there’s not an extra

150 people clogging up the dining kitchen,” Crosby said. “If all of a sudden they wanted prime rib for a celebratory meal, absolutely we can do that, here’s the price. If they wanted something above and beyond, I would charge the team for that, or the coach would pay for that.” ’53 Commons is often a pre-game destination for athletic teams where the staff is able to accommodate large reservations.

Crosby and Rosenberger said they would open up for a team outside of normal hours, though this rarely occurs.

“It starts the same way for every student here at Dartmouth; any group, club or organization can reserve space here,” Crosby said. “They do that with our [catering and support services surpervisor], Kristen Post. They contact her and let her know how many people, what area they want to reserve and we reserve it for them.”

Outside of reserved meals, teams love packing in to ’53 Commons, where they can sit at long tables with the full team.

The dining hall staff made changes this year to add more circular tables and break

up some of the long tables. The changes were partially based on a Thayer School of Engineering project that found that large tables were “intimidating” for many students. Nonetheless, athletes consistently sit down at longer tables or push smaller tables together to form adequate seating for everyone.

“The North Side [known by students as Dark Side] is the side that I think typically a lot of sports teams like to sit at because they do have the big long tables there,” Crosby said. “People obviously like the long tables because when [we] move them, they put them back.”

Overall, ’53 Commons tries to provide the best possible experience for student-athletes in terms of healthy options, reserved dining hall sections and proper seating choices.

“We want to be a good partner for athletics,” Crosby said. “We want everyone to feel welcome here, but athletics is an important part of Dartmouth, and we want to do what we can to make them happy — the athletic teams, the organizations and the coaches.”

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Sticking to Sports with Sam Stockton ’19

Sticking to Sports: A Mess in College Park, Maryland I don’t want to write this column.

I’d rather write about LSU-Bama from Baton Rouge, reflect on the Red Sox’s fourth title in my lifetime or break down another week of Connor McDavid showing his otherworldly speed and skill against the best hockey players in the world. But in light of recent events on a campus about 20 miles on the Beltway from where I grew up, it seems impossible to talk about anything else.

If for some reason you remain unfamiliar, here is a brief summary of the past few months at the University of Maryland. On May 29, Jordan McNair, a redshirt freshman offensive lineman, collapses while running sprints. He suffers a seizure but isn’t admitted into a hospital until about an hour and a half after showing

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symptoms. He arrives at the hospital with a temperature of 106 degrees, in critical but stable condition. On June 13, McNair, just 19 years old, dies. (I wanted to resist the urge to editorialize in this summary, but at this point, I’d like to point out that the immediate cause of McNair’s death was disgusting negligence. There is no reason that heatstroke should have killed anyone; a highly effective and simple treatment exists, yet this treatment was ignored.)

His funeral is held a week later with his teammates and coaches, including head coach D.J. Durkin, attending.

Shortly thereafter, the University promotes Damon Evans, previously a direct advisor to the football team and interim athletic director, to the title of full-time athletic director.

In early August, ESPN releases stories examining McNair’s death and the culture of the program.

The ESPN article, citing “Several current University of Maryland football players and people close to the Terrapins program,” describes a “coaching environment based on fear and intimidation” in which coaches regularly taunted and profanely insulted players, threw small weights — or, in one case, a trash can full of vomit — at them and questioned their masculinity. In the words of one current player, “Jordan knew that if he stopped, they would challenge his manhood, he would be targeted.

He had to go until he couldn’t.” The word “toxic” is used repeatedly and poignantly. The University places Durkin on paid administrative leave;

University President Wallace Loh announces that head strength and conditioning coach Rick Court has resigned and that an independent investigation of the program’s culture will commence. Court receives the entirety of his remaining salary.

Martin McNair, Jordan’s father, offers a definitive declaration on “Good Morning America” that Durkin “shouldn’t be able to work with anybody else’s kid.”

In late October, a series of meetings of the Board of Regents discussing a 192-page report delivered by the independent investigative committee leads the Board to the conclusion that they should retain President Loh, Durkin and Evans. Loh announces that he will retire in June. Immediately following this announcement, the College Park campus rises in uproar.

Ellis McKennie, a junior offensive lineman from Pennsylvania, takes to Twitter to share his thoughts, accompanied by a picture of the team kneeling around a memorial to McNair before a game: “Every Saturday my teammates and I have to kneel before the memorial of our fallen teammate. Yet a group of people do not have the courage to hold anyone accountable for his death. If only they could have the courage that Jordan had. It’s never the wrong time to do what’s right.” Martin McNair calls the announcement a punch in the stomach. Several players walk out of Durkin’s first meeting upon his reinstatement. Last Wednesday, the University, after public outcry from

politicians, local and national media, the student body and seemingly the entire world of college football, announces that Durkin had been fired.

It is hard to know where to begin in analyzing all of this — total and disgusting failure oozes from every aspect of this story. Yes, Durkin eventually had to go, but, in large part, the leadership structure that led to Jordan McNair’s death remains in place. Only Durkin and Court, both of whom received handsome settlements, were let go.

Often in supposedly “independent” investigations into major college football programs, we assume that results on the field will dictate the results of the review. In other words, Ohio State would inevitably excuse Urban Meyer’s obvious role and deception in an investigation involving domestic abuse on behalf of one of his most trusted assistants because Meyer brought in millions of dollars annually through his team’s success on the field. Meyer has won two Big Ten titles and a national title in his tenure in Columbus, and anyone who had seen a few of these investigations play out knew that this fact would trump all the others. The school would retain a highly successful coach far sooner than it would acknowledge publicly the repulsive details of its program’s inner workings.

Now is certainly not the time to discuss Durkin’s effectiveness at winning games as a football coach, but his 10-15 record at Maryland plainly differentiates him from Meyer. It is not as if Durkin has the kind of record that would render him unfirable, and yet, for Maryland, a relatively small school trying to play big-time college football, firing him would come with a hefty buyout on top of the cost of paying another coach. The school lacked the option to fire him with cause, especially considering the exact language of the report.

On page 17, the report says, in underlined print, “the Maryland football team did not have a ‘toxic culture.’” It goes on to define “toxic,” using Merriam-Webster Dictionary as meaning “extremely harsh, malicious, or harmful.” I do not know what greater harm a football program

could cause than the death of a 19-year-old student-athlete or how this investigation could possibly claim that the culture of Maryland football was not harmful. I am not entirely familiar with the legal proceedings at work, but what is clear is that the University of Maryland allowed money and legal technicalities to supersede justice.

In this way, the problems at work in College Park are much more than an indictment of major college football; they speak to a fundamental problem with the nature of justice on a college campus. In Maryland, we see a college failing to act in the face of obvious wrongdoing with extreme consequences. I say this not to rake Maryland through the mud; while not every school had a student die, I have little doubt that similar cultures of “fear and intimidation” exist throughout the world of college football. This problem transcends athletics. It seems almost painfully obvious how the failure of a college, contrary to the general will of its student population, fails to execute justice in response to problems stemming from the toxic culture the school itself allows to fester. It is not at all insignificant that among the many wrongs of Evans’ and Durkin’s program was its handling of an incident in which a student, involved in the football program but not a player, accused two football players of sexual assault. The university’s athletic department paid the legal fees of two of the three students involved, and I’ll let you guess whose fees were not paid for.

The easy response to this incident is to shame the University of Maryland, to point out where they fell short. By no means do I mean to absolve Maryland of their obvious wrongdoing, but to truly honor the legacy of McNair, something the university claimed it would, requires not lip service or the firing of one or two people involved.

Instead, it requires a painfully honest acknowledgement of an undoubtedly toxic culture on a large scale. It requires a new-found commitment to justice for every victim, past or future, of that culture, a culture that is not unique to any one school or athletic program but that exists across college campuses.

Griffith’s Got Stats with Evan Griffith ’18

Griffith‘s Got Stats: A Tough Weekend for the College

It was a tough weekend for the College.

While the Dartmouth College football team fell 9-14 in a defensive struggle against the Princeton University Tigers, a more serious situation occurred on the Dartmouth campus Friday night and I would be remiss if I did not mention the incident.

A young man was struck by a bullet near Hanover’s Christian Science Reading Room. An arrest has been made and

the victim was in stable condition at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. as of Saturday. This is bigger than sports.

I was traveling to Princeton to attend the football game when the news broke; events like this made me think and take stock of where I’m at in my life. Tell your loved ones you care about them, and don’t be afraid to talk to someone if need be.

Moving forward, the game between the Big Green and the Tigers was a matchup of the top two offenses and defenses in the Ivy League in terms of points per game (Princeton was first in both categories, Dartmouth was second). From the first two drives, the game looked like it would be an offensive shootout. Dartmouth was first with the ball and proceeded to score on a 14-play, 75-yard drive that ended with quarterback Jared Gerbino ’20’s throw to receiver Robert Mangas ’22 for the first points of the game.

Princeton’s ensuing drive would result in another touchdown on a 3-yard run from quarterback John Lovett. The only other points in the first half would happen on Princeton’s next possession, as Lovett was sacked in Princeton’s own end zone by the tandem of Jake Moen ’19 and Seth Simmer ’20, which awarded the Big Green a safety. The score would remain 9-7 Dartmouth for

ONE ON ONE

with Caroline Poleway ’19

By EMILIE BAXTER The Dartmouth

The women’s swimming and diving team is off to a great start, recording their first win against the University of New Hampshire on Friday and looking to finish higher than last year’s eighth place performance at the Ivy League Championships. The Dartmouth sat down with co-captain Caroline Poleway ’19 to talk about the team’s prospects for the season as well as her swimming career. Poleway swam in multiple events last year, including in the 400m medley relay that set a Dartmouth school record. Poleway has high expectations for the team as well as herself based off of last year’s finish and the talent the first year students offer.

C a n yo u d e s c r i b e yo u r background in swimming before coming to college?

CP: Yeah, of course. I have actually been competitively swimming since I was 5 years old. It’s just always been a part of my life. I came from Badger Swim Club, which is a club in Westchester, New York, specifically in Larchmont. Basically, my entire life has involved competitive swimming.

In high school, I had morning and afternoon practice, which is the same here at college.

Going back to your freshman year, what was the adjustment from high school to collegiate

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swimming like?

CP: It was an adjustment in the sense that the classes at Dartmouth were a lot harder and the training was a lot different. It was an adjustment in both categories. Throughout my high school and college careers in swimming, I have learned time management skills, so I already knew that if I have 30 minutes before practice, I should use those 30 minutes to study. It was an adjustment in that the things I was doing were 10 times harder, but as far as staying on top of my work, that was an easy transition for me.

How have you developed as an athlete here at Dartmouth?

CP: What has really changed since high school is that in college, swimming is a team sport. When you jump in the pool, you are trying to score as many points as you can for the team, especially at Ivies. In high school, I knew I had to get the best time individually if I wanted to get recruited. In college, it’s more about winning as a team. I have become more team-oriented and have fallen in love with the sport again because of it.

In high school, I put a lot of pressure on myself to get recruited, but once I came to college and became a part of the family that is the team, I started having fun again with the sport.

Would you say that’s indicative of the team’s culture?

CP: Dartmouth as a whole has a really good community. That’s one of the reasons I came here. Once you are in,

the remainder of the half, after a missed Dartmouth field goal in heavy wind following a false start penalty prevented Dartmouth from getting into the end zone.

The second half was uneventful at its onset, with the first four drives resulting in four punts, but then Princeton started a clock-killing, 23-play drive that lasted for around nine minutes, bringing the Tigers to Dartmouth’s 5-yard line. This included the Tigers converting two short fourth down plays to extend the drive even further. Princeton head coach Bob Surace elected to go for it on another fourth down play instead of kicking a chip shot field goal, but Dartmouth’s defense held with linebacker Nigel Alexander ’20 and defensive lineman Jackson Perry ’19 credited with the stop.

By the end of that drive, nine minutes of game time had elapsed. Dartmouth was unable to capitalize on the turnover, as the ensuing drive resulted in a threeand-out and the resulting punt set the Tigers up at the Dartmouth 34-yard line — phenomenal field position.

The field position got even better after a facemask penalty against Dartmouth on the first play of the ensuing drive.

This turned a 4-yard tackle for loss

by Perry to a 15-yard gain and set Princeton up at the 19-yard line. Lovett would then run into the end zone in

the next few plays to put Princeton in the lead, 14-9, with six minutes left in the game. Dartmouth would then go three-and-out on the team’s next drive, giving the ball back to Princeton with ample opportunity to kill the clock.

Dartmouth’s defense held once again and forced Princeton to turn the ball over on downs at Dartmouth’s 22-yard line after four plays. Four pass attempts later, including a last-ditch deep pass on fourth down from Derek Kyler ’21 that sailed just over Drew Estrada ’20’s head, Princeton got the ball back and proceeded to run out the clock, sealing the game for the Tigers.

Defense was the name of the game for both teams during the game.

Princeton entered this game averaging more than 50 points per game and 550 yards per game; Dartmouth’s defense held the Tigers to just 14 points and 310 yards. Dartmouth was averaging more than 35 points per game; Princeton’s defense held the Big Green to 9 points and 213 yards of offense, with only 43 yards coming after halftime.

Dartmouth will need some help if it wants a share of the Ivy League title, as Princeton will have to lose at least one game, in addition to Dartmouth needing to win out. There is some reason for hope, however. Dartmouth plays Cornell University and Brown

University to close out its season, the 6th and 8th place teams in the Ivy League, as of today. Princeton will play the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University to finish the season, the 3rd and 4th place teams in the Ivy League.

The Tigers still have a relatively difficult schedule ahead of them, so there is reason to believe the Big Green can capture a share of the title.

Around the college football landscape, top-ranked University of Alabama went on the road and shut out third-ranked Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, 29-0 in the game of the week. Alabama is still undefeated and looks like the heavy favorite to win the College Football Championship under phenom quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who played in the fourth quarter for the first time this season for the Crimson Tide. Next week is light on marquee matchups; the highlight games are probably Alabama (9-0, 6-0 SEC) vs.

No. 18 Mississippi State University (63, 2-3 SEC), and Boston College (7-2, 4-1 ACC) vs. Clemson University (9-0, 6-0 ACC). Look for those undefeated teams to be on upset watch next week as conference championships and the selection for the College Football Playoff approach.

Go Green.

you are part of the Big Green family forever, which I really like. I think we are very close as a team, too. We spend so much time together in and out of the pool that we develop a bond that I think will last outside of college.

him. I think we’ve worked out a lot of the kinks and we’re ready to do our best. We’re still transitioning. A lot of the Ivy League has gotten new coaches, and you’ll see that it does take time for programs to grow.

What does the season look like for this team?

CP: I’m really excited about the season.

We are off to a great start. We had our first win against UNH on the women’s team. UNH does not have a men’s team, so they did not compete. The freshmen bring a lot of talent, and we’re excited to have them on the team. We are swimming way faster than we were at the beginning of last year. It’s exciting to see us progress as a team. We have a dual meet next weekend against Cornell University and Harvard University and we should be pretty close with Cornell.

What event are you focusing on going into the season?

CP: The 200m backstroke. I’m trying to break two minutes — a little stepping stone in swimming. We are constwantly trying to break little barriers in this sport.

I went 2:01 last year, so I’m hoping to drop two seconds down to 1:59. That would be a big accomplishment for me.

see people outside of the swim team.

It’s cold and walking to the pool can be rough. You’re usually okay once you get on the pool deck though. I remember last year it was -10 degrees when we came back around New Year’s. We try to do team bonding events at night like a movie night, or last year we had a gingerbread competition. We want to do whatever the team needs to get out of the funk of being the only people on campus.

What teams do you expect to be most competitive with in the Ivy League?

CP: I would say we are most competitive with Brown University, Columbia University and Cornell University.

They are probably going to be the closest to us at Ivies.

All four members on the record-breaking 400m medley relay team are returning this season. The freshmen have been contributing greatly to the team these past two meets. Based off this information, would you consider yourselves a young team?

CP: I would say we are a young team.

We got our new coach about three years ago. The first two years are a lot of transitioning. He’s getting to know Dartmouth and we’re getting to know

How has your role on the team changed as a senior?

CP: A lot of the underclassmen look up to you. They come in not knowing how things work and they look at your behavior as an example.

You are a role model for the team. I am one of the three captains on the team. We are trying to foster the best possible team atmosphere and boost each other’s confidence. By creating a better environment, we are more likely to succeed.

Dartmouth’s unique schedule divides your season up quite differently. What does training over winterim look like?

CP: We are going on a training trip in the Florida Keys for part of the break, but we will be here on campus for part of the winterim.

What challenges does the team usually face being on campus during winterim?

CP: The campus gets really empty — it almost seems like a ghost town because there are so few people here. You don’t

Do you think being the only people on campus positively impacts training?

CP: I think it’s a good thing. It’s positive in the sense that instead of having to focus on school work and have a million things to focus on, we are able to rest and use our owxn facilities, like Floren Varsity House and the pool, whenever we want. Although there’s not much going on in Hanover, we are able to devote ourselves to our training.

Fast forward to the middle of February, how do you want to finish the season and your swimming career at Dartmouth feeling? Will you continue with the sport?

CP: I’ll probably stay engaged with the sport after college, but I’m not sure what that will look like. Since I’ve been swimming all my life, it’s hard to imagine the sport not being a part of my day-to-day life. You know, at Ivies, I just want to celebrate that moment. It’s such a great accomplishment to have completed four years of college and to have competed in swimming since I was 5, which I think is so amazing.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2018

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Dartmouth men’s soccer rebounds with two Ivy victories

By JAKE PHILHOWER The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth men’s soccer team was in Hanover homecoming weekend for a matchup against Harvard University. Despite being hampered by the weather conditions, the Dartmouth Big Green did not miss a beat as they posted one of their best performances of the year. The Big Green was able to come away with a decisive 2-0 victory against the Harvard Crimson.

The first half featured an offensive explosion from the Big Green as they produced five shots on goal. The Big Green was able to put 50 percent of their shots on target, making the Harvard goalie work to keep the Crimson in the game. Then, in the 22nd minute veteran forward Eduvie Ikoba ’19 was able to find the back of the net on a penalty kick. This goal opened up an important lead for the Big Green and got Ikoba his first goal of the season. Struggling to score early throughout the season,

Dartmouth secured a vital early lead as they began to settle in against the Crimson.

The conditions during the match were quite abysmal, as it was 33 degrees with some mist and occasional rain.

“Obviously, the cold rain made it harder to play than normal,” Dawson McCartney ’21 said. “But both teams had to play in it and we could tell from the start that the weather was affecting them a little mentally.”

Dartmouth continued to press on throughout the first half, creating a few great scoring opportunities.

Though they were unable to convert, they did a great job of keeping Harvard out of the box and limited the Crimson to a total of three shots, with only one save required of goalie Chris Palacios ’21.

Headed into the second half, the Big Green continued their momentum and created numerous scoring chances. In the 56th minute, Yima Asom ’18 found Ikoba who netted his second goal of the season

and the game. Ikoba has battled injuries throughout the year and has clearly been a big missing piece on the offensive side of the ball.

While the weather continued to worsen throughout the game, the team trudged forward.

“The conditions didn’t affect us,” Palacios said. “We knew what we were going to face and accepted it and were focused on getting the win.”

The Big Green would go on to hold onto the two-goal second half lead they secured as Palacios blocked Harvard’s only two shots on goal.

Statistics don’t do justice to how well Dartmouth handled this game, as they limited the number of shots on goal and offensive opportunities the Crimson had while remaining aggressive on offense.

The Big Green remained unbeaten at home after this big homecoming win and Dartmouth was able to improve their overall record to 5-5-5.

“Overall, it was a great feeling to be able to get a result that we needed,” McCartney said. “To be able to have

one of our best performances of the year during homecoming and against Harvard made it even better.”

As the season winds down, the team begins to focus on their senior teammates as they approach the end of their careers.

“Obviously we’re focused on getting two wins in these last two games to have a chance at winning the league,” backup goalkeeper Aaron Schwartz ’21 said after the match.

“But, more importantly, I think everyone wants to give everything they’ve got to the seniors over these last few weeks. They’ve dedicated everything to this program over the past four years so that’s the best way we can pay them back.”

This past weekend, the squad was in Ithaca where a tight game against the Cornell Big Red was set to take place. Cornell, who were 10-5 on the year coming into this game, needed a crucial home victory to try and get on track to win the Ivy League.

In the first 15 minutes of the game, Cornell was able to reach the

back of the net. They had a quick lead and held Dartmouth off for a significant portion of the game.

While Dartmouth was producing good chances, the team struggled to find the back of the goal.

Going into the second half, Dartmouth made a few adjustments and continued to press on. Finally, Braden Salvati ’20 was able to put the ball in the back of the net two minutes into the second half.

The team was able to get a crucial equalizer on the board and tie the game up. There were a few good opportunities for both sides in the second half, but neither team could gain an advantage.

In overtime, the Big Green were able to create an early chance and scored with the first shot on net. Ikoba came up with another clutch goal for the Big Green to secure the victory.

With a 6-5-5 overall record and 3-1-2 conference record, the Big Green will close out its season on Nov. 10 with a match against Brown University at home.

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Dartmouth women soccer’s best overall record in 6 years

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career-best digs from Zoe Leonard ’19 in the volleyball team’s match against Brown University

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men’s ice hockey coach Bob Gaudet’s number of wins following a victory over Quinnipiac University

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men’s soccer team’s overall record after its victory over Cornell University