BIG GREEN SPORTS NEWS O CTOBER 22, 2003 • VOL. 48 NO . 2 A NEWSLETTER OF ATHLETIC SPONSOR PROGRAM Football Breaks Out at Holy Cross while Soccer Teams Prime for Postseason

BIG GREEN RALLIES THROUGH TOUGH OPENING SCHEDULE WITH CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS EYE HEPS COMEBACK VICTORY OVER CRUSADERS CHAMPIONSHIPS DARTMOUTH 24, HOLY CROSS 20 Rittgers got his opportunity for redemption as Dartmouth’s defense forced Holy Cross to punt twice in the last frame and then Is four the lucky number for the Dartmouth men’s cross country For 50 minutes, this game was going to be tough to explain to stood its ground one more time in the final 48 seconds. team? Dartmouth fans. On the 82-yard march, Rittgers hit six of seven passes Coach Barry Harwick is hopeful that it is as the Big Green The Big Green held a decided advantage in virtually all the including a key third down 16-yarder to wideout Jay Barnard seeks its fourth straight Heptagonal Championship stats including a 9-7 halftime advantage. (Dallas, Texas). Barnard had four catches for 49 yards in the drive on Friday, October 31 at Van Cortlandt Park. The lead disintegrated as Holy Cross put together a crisp that set up back-to-back nine-yard runs by tailback Chris Little He’ll rely on senior Jarrod Shoemaker (Sudbury, Mass.) five-play drive to take a 13-9 advantage late in the third period. who scored with 8:08 to play. who was the surprise winner of the 2002 individual title, just a The Crusaders then delighted the Family Weekend crowd of A two-point conversion pass, tipped by a HC defender, found split second ahead of Dartmouth’s Tom McArdle ’03. Shoemaker 7,863 faithful at Fitton Field in Worcester when strong safety Ben its way to tight end Casey Cramer (Middleton, Wis.) along toured the VCP course in 24:36.3, while McArdle finished in Koller swiped Charlie Rittgers’ (Lebanon, Ohio) swing pass to the end line to make it 20-17. 24:36.4. That helped propel the Big Green to its third consec- fullback Scott Wedum (Fort Collins, Colo.). Koller had 64 unob- Dartmouth got the ball back at the Green 12 with utive title, this one by a seven-point margin over Columbia. structed yards to the end zone, giving the Cross a 20-9 lead with 4:05 left. Rittgers ran for 12 yards and Little got six more. “Even though we didn’t have a tremendous overall 35 seconds left in the third period. Another pivotal third-down pass found diving team performance, we won last year,” said Harwick. It got worse a minute into the last period when another wideout Andrew Hall (Greene, Maine) for 35 yards to the Rittgers toss was tipped and stolen. HC 35. Barnard catches and Little runs (plus a recep- “This year we can defend our title, but we That’s when Rittgers got mad and came of age as a quarter- tion) put the ball at the Crusader one. Rittgers wedged need to have everyone in our top five run back, leading the Big Green on a pair of 12-play drives that cov- across inside the last minute. an outstanding race.” ered 82 and 88 yards and produced Dartmouth’s first win of the In the first period, Tyler Lavin’s (Potomac, Md.) In addition to Shoemaker, other key season. 35-yard field goal and tailback Pat Risha’s people on the roster include junior Kevin , second only to Jay Fiedler among Dartmouth’s (McKeesport, Pa.) four-yard run gave the Big Green Arnold (Murrieta, Calif.), junior Brian all-time passing leaders from 1998-2002, watched the perfor- the 9-7 halftime lead that was unsettling. At that Hanley (Fairbanks, Alaska), freshman mance with an admiring eye. point, Dartmouth had a decided edge in total offense Ian Marcus (Amherst, Mass.), sopho- “For Charlie to come back after throwing the picks is as (239-105) and controlled the ball for nearly 20 of 30 more Dave Burnham (Shelburne Falls, good as it gets,” said Mann. minutes. Mass.) and sophomore Mark Brissette (continued inside) (Stonington, Conn.). Marcus is among the young contingent that Harwick is counting on. “Ian’s been in our top seven in each of the races this year, so he’s done extremely well,” added Harwick. On the women’s side, Columbia and Princeton are the pre-meet favorites. “They are both nationally ranked,” said Harwick, “and deservedly so. “The talent level on our women’s team is very high,” he added, “but our depth is on the short side this year. An outstanding race could vault us as high as third.” Harwick expects senior Kevin Arnold Nicole Kelleher (Mercer Island, Wash.) to be Dartmouth’s top finisher. “Everyone in the top seven is healthy,” he said, “and there’s an extremely strong sopho- more class so how they respond to the pres- sure of the championship will dictate how we finish.” The women’s race begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by the men at approximately 11:10 a.m. (Kathy Slattery) ■ Junior Pat Risha (22) has helped rejuvenate the Dartmouth running game. (Photo by Mark Austin-Washburn) Tessa Steel SOCCER TEAMS PRIMED FOR POSTSEASON RUNS With five Ivy titles and 10 NCAA tournament appearances between The women are currently atop the Ivy League after victories against them, the Dartmouth men’s and women’s soccer teams have enjoyed then nationally-ranked No. 19 Princeton, Brown, Yale and Penn. tremendous success over the past 10 years. As the temperatures drop and When asked about the team’s chances down the stretch, Landis is the soccer season creeps toward November, both squads are seeking a cautiously optimistic. league crown and an NCAA berth. “If we continue to play well and stay healthy, our chances our good, Last season, the men won the Ivy title, but were shut out of the but this league is as good as any league in the country. We control our NCAA tournament. Conversely, the women fell just short of the Ivy own destiny and we’re going to take it one game at a time.” crown, but made it into the NCAA field with an at-large bid. On the other side, the Dartmouth men opened the season with a six- The two squads seem to be running in opposite directions again this game unbeaten streak, but were edged in their first three Ivy contests. year — the men have a strong out-of-conference record, but are currently “Performance-wise, I’ve been pleased with our team’s progress,” 0-3 in the Ivy League after heartbreaking losses to Princeton, Yale and said head coach Jeff Cook. Penn. The women, meanwhile, struggled through a difficult non-confer- The key now is how the team handles the early setbacks in the ence schedule against several nationally-ranked opponents, but have league. rebounded with a perfect 4-0 slate against league foes. “What we’ve tried to do is concentrate on our team’s performance “After taking our lumps early, we’ve stuck together as a team, and and not worry so much about the opponent. We have the belief that we’re we’re playing our best when it matters most,” said women’s soccer head good enough to beat anyone we play,” said Cook. coach Ben Landis. The men have been led by senior Rob Daly (New Port Richey, Fla.), The women have been led by senior forward Lea Kiefer (Ft. who leads the Ivy League with eight goals and 16 points. After a season- Washington, Pa.), whose strong play of late has coincided with the Big ending injury to first team All-Ivy forward Scott Darci (Marblehead, Green’s turnaround. During Dartmouth’s seven-game unbeaten streak, Mass.), Daly has stepped up his play. Kiefer has scored at least one goal in five of those seven games. In a 3-2 victory over Iona, Daly tallied three goals and was named “After missing some chances against Auburn, Lea took it upon her- the Ivy League Player of the Week. Two weeks later versus St. self to turn things around and has risen to the occasion. She’s been on Bonaventure, Daly had another three-goal outburst to propel the Big fire for the past month,” said Landis. Green to a 6-0 victory. Not only is Kiefer scoring goals, she is scoring them in bunches. In “Robbie has had a very positive start,” said Cook. “He’s provided us three of the past seven games, the senior striker has tallied two goals. with some important goals and played very hard.” Her nine goals and 19 points put her atop the Ivy League in both cate- As for postseason play, Cook notes, “It’s well within our reach. We gories. Additionally, she has tallied three gamewinning goals and leads have the strength of schedule to do it, but we know it’s crunch time.” the Ivy League in that category. Darnell Nance (Gordon Morton) ■ DDARTMOUTHARTMOUTH BBIGIG GGREENREEN SSPORTSPORTS NNEWSEWS DRUCKER APPOINTED TO ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATIVE POST SPOTLIGHT ON In early October, Megan Drucker, senior women’s the University of Iowa a year later. While at Iowa, WOMEN’S VOLLEBALL administrator and associate athletic director at she worked as an assistant to the director of A globetrotter who Allan chose Dartmouth because of the inti- Tulane, was appointed to the Dartmouth athletic women’s athletics before spending the 1994-95 loves volleyball? That mate community atmosphere. “I wanted a place department as a senior associate director of ath- season as the director of educational programs at could be the best way that was going to be the complete opposite of the letics. the Institute for International Sports. to describe Katie big-city life I’ve always known,” she said. In her role with the Big Green, Drucker After Dartmouth, Drucker worked at New Allan, a setter on the And the community and the weather have reports to Senior Associate Director of Athletics Mexico State as assistant compliance director Dartmouth women’s played big parts in how much she’s enjoyed her Brian Austin and oversees 15 of Dartmouth’s 34 from 1996-98, before joining the Tulane staff in volleyball team. Dartmouth experience. varsity teams. 1998. A junior from “Even though I escaped to Australia for most Drucker is reunited with the Big Green. From At Tulane, Drucker was a member of the ath- Los Gatos, Calif., of last winter, I still was able to be here for some 1995-96, she served as the Ivy League athletic letic department senior management team with Allan spent a of the snow and cold weather,” Allan added. “It’s administrative intern at Dartmouth. In that responsibility for department equity and diversity. semester abroad in incredible to be here during that time.” capacity, she assisted with compliance and event She served as the tournament director of the 2004 Australia and is plan- Allan has yet to decide on what she wants to management. NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four, and has Katie Allan ning to go to France do with her life after college. She’s too busy having A 1992 graduate of Lafayette College, been actively involved in two NCAA recertifica- ■ as soon as the fall fun and soaking up all that college has to offer. Drucker went on to earn a master’s degree from tion projects. term is over. “I’ve just declared my major,” Allan says with a “I’m always looking for new experiences,” smile. “I’m going with religion and maybe some (continued from page 1) caught nine passes for 161 yards. Their 14-yard Allan said. “The idea of spending time in a foreign film thrown in. Not a combination most people That statistical advantage continued in the connection made it 30-17 early in the last period country is so exciting to me. In Australia I took a would think of, but I figure it’s not what I’m going second half but it didn’t matter until the game’s and a Cowan-Plumb 34-yarder from the Eli three few classes but mainly I surfed and just got to to do with my life so I might as well take the last play was resolved by cornerback Steve Jensen soon after launched an 83-yard push to a field know the people. In France I plan on doing an classes I enjoy.” (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) who tipped HC goal. More important, it provided field position apprenticeship in the banking field.” If there’s been a little disappointment in quarterback John O’Neill’s last pass away from his that Dartmouth never countered. Allan has also become somewhat of a globe- Allan’s time at Dartmouth, it’s that the Ivy League favorite target, Nick Larsen, in the end zone. Said Yale Coach Jack Siedlicki, “They’re a trotter on the court for the Big Green. Recruited has not been consistent in volleyball. “The defense did its job and Charlie good football team. Dartmouth plays the toughest out of the San Francisco area, she was a setter in “I came from a place where every college and responded with confidence,” said Coach John first three games of anybody in our league, by high school but ended up playing a more defensive every high school consistently is good and con- Lyons. far.” role her freshman year. tinues to get better,” Allan explains. “The Ivy Rittgers was 23-of-40 for 260 yards, And the fourth proved just as tough. As a sophomore she was asked to help League every year has a different team coming out including 10 of 13 during the last two drives. as a setter while still continuing to be a defensive of the blocks to challenge for the top spot. That is Barnard caught nine balls for 123 yards and PENN 33, DARTMOUTH 20 specialist. In her junior season, head coach Ann good because it keeps everyone else on their toes, Cramer nabbed six for 65 yards. Marie Larese has kept Allan as the setter. but sometimes it gets frustrating because you never Risha (17-95 yards) and Little (18-86) paced During the week before Penn came to Memorial “I don’t mind staying in one position,” Allan know from year-to-year who is going to be consis- a ground game that netted 234 yards. Field for Dartmouth’s Ivy League opener, senior said. “I enjoyed learning how to be a defensive tent.” For the game, Dartmouth had 90 plays for starting quarterback Scott Wille (Oconomowoc, specialist but I want to help the team in whatever Allan is optimistic about her playing experi- 469 yards. Holy Cross netted 260 yards with 54 Wis.) asked Coach John Lyons to make a hard plays. way I can and right now that’s as a setter.” ence with the Big Green. decision: “Either I’m your guy or I’m not.” Both teams needed this game badly. Holy Allan really stepped up her play her sopho- “We’re a great team that gets along well and “We weren’t getting the production out of Cross had won but once in seven games. At mid- more season and has continued that this year. we have great chemistry together. Next year we’ll that position for me to say that,” Lyons told Bruce season, Dartmouth finally has more than a moral Through October 11, she was second on the team be a very different volleyball team. We’ll have five Wood of The Valley News. Lyons intended to start victory in the books. with 269 sets and is one of only five players with seniors, one of the largest senior classes ever. Wille against Penn but expected sophomore Charlie Rittgers (Lebanon, Ohio) to play as events triple-figures in digs with 127. We’ve learned to play off each other’s strengths and YALE 40, DARTMOUTH 17 Allan and senior Chelsea Morgan have been how to make each other better.” (Heather Croze) ■ dictated. the go-to players for the Big Green in the setting Wille opted to call it a career, a move that left First, the good news. his teammates a) shocked, b) disappointed and c) department. “It’s been great playing with Chelsea,” Katie Allan’s recruiting trip to Dartmouth was In his second start, quarterback Charlie just plain mad. Allan said. “She’s taught me a lot and I’ve never made possible by the generosity of the Dartmouth Rittgers (Lebanon, Ohio) completed 23 of 36 And, it made Rittgers, who missed his felt pressure to be the only setter because she’s Class of 1947 and Andrew J. Breen ’78 through passes for 258 yards on the sun-drenched turf at freshman season due to injury, the starter with his been right there beside me for the last two years.” the Athletic Sponsor Program. Yale Bowl. classmate, Dan Shula (Cooper City, Fla.), the Eleven of Rittgers’ completions went to backup against Penn. wideout Jay Barnard (Dallas, Texas) for 97 yards. Rittgers’ first pass in the rain went to tight Another six went to tight end Casey Cramer end Casey Cramer (Middleton, Wis.) and lost two (Middleton, Wis.) for 105 yards, including a 33- yards. His second was intercepted and led to a SPOTLIGHT ON yarder that Cramer took over a Yale defender for Penn field goal. FOOTBALL Dartmouth’s first touchdown, capping a 68-yard “I couldn’t find my rhythm in the first half,” drive in the first minute of the second period. As a captain, junior player the first two seasons. said Rittgers as Penn built a 19-0 lead and the It was a day when Cramer went head-to-head Clayton Smith’s “It is a lot different as a captain. I’m trying to sophomore was 9-for-18 for 92 yards. with 6-7 Yale tight end Nate Lawrie (nine catches, teammates count on be a better leader and set an example for the rest of In the second half, Rittgers was 19-for-30 for 95 yards), in a duel of candidates for post-Ivy him to be a leader the guys,” Smith said. “I don’t need to change a 185 yards and connected with senior wideout Jay football prominence. on and off the field. whole lot in my game, but just stay consistent.” Barnard (Dallas, Texas) for TDs of 20 and four That role might not Smith’s impact on the Big Green has been Tailback Pat Risha (McKeesport, Pa.) ran 21 times for a career-high 109 yards to establish a yards. Overall he was 28-48 for 277 yards. have been possible loud and clear in his first two seasons. Last fall, he promising Green ground game (203 yards in all) More important, said All-Ivy fullback Scott without the leader in earned second team All-Ivy honors and received that included Rittgers’ 31-yard scoring keeper Wedum (Fort Collins, Colo.), “In my four years Smith’s life, his Dartmouth’s Doten Award as the sophomore who around left end. that I’ve been here, that’s the most energy we’ve mother Joyce. contributed the most to the team. The Cramer and Rittgers TDs, sandwiched shown, despite the fact that we were losing.” “My mom “I’m a vocal person on the field and I try to around Tyler Lavin’s (Potomac, Md.) 38-yard field Penn, the defending Ivy champ and ranked raised me as a single get the guys to feed off me,” Smith said. “I want to goal late in the second period, created a 17-17 tie 15th in the national Division I-AA poll, was a parent and she’s lead by example.” against the unbeaten Elis with 5:04 to go in the three-TD favorite against the Green. The odds Clayton Smith always there to show Smith started out playing before he third period. seemed accurate as the Quakers built a 26-6 lead how I should live was old enough to go to school, and didn’t start Now, the rest of the story of a day when on the arm of All-Ivy QB Mike Mitchell, (28-44 and carry myself and make sure my life is in with football until the seventh grade. Still, he made Dartmouth was victimized by miscues. The Yale for 337 yards) the legs of tailbacks Sam Mathews order,” Smith said. “My mom’s just a great person enough of an impact to get attention from Duke offense — led by quarterback Alvin Cowan — and Mike Recchuiti (138 yards between them) and and everyone that meets her loves her, sometimes and Colgate before deciding on Dartmouth. scored the game’s final 23 points to avenge narrow the hands of wideout Dan Castles (10 catches, 157 to an extent more than they like me.” “I wanted to get away from home and get out losses to the Big Green during the past two years. yards). Joyce Smith has always stressed getting a of the South,” Smith said. “I fell in love with Cowan, the Eli captain, passed or ran on 60 Tailback Pat Risha’s (McKeesport, Pa.) four- good education as a priority more than success on Dartmouth when I visited and it’s tough to turn of his team’s 79 plays. He was responsible for 407 yard run ended a 45-yard drive in the third period the field. It showed in high school as Smith won down an Ivy League education.” of 484 total yards, 89 on option keepers and 318 to put Dartmouth on the board. Lovett’s scholar-athlete award and participated in Life in Hanover differs greatly from life in on 22-38 passing (two TDs). Then, when Rittgers completed five passes in the state Latin competition. urban Atlanta, but the area intrigued Smith because He became the difference as Dartmouth’s a six-play drive — capped by Barnard’s 20-yard “With her, education always came first. When it reminded him of a place he spent much of his defense locked down Yale tailback Robert Carr catch-and-run 36 seconds into the last period — I’ll call home and talk, the first thing we talk about childhood. who was averaging 117 yards rushing in the first the score was 26-13. Dartmouth’s defense had vir- is class and tests, and then other stuff,” Smith said. “I liked Hanover because it reminded me of three games but netted only 29 in 12 carries. tually neutralized the Penn attack and Mitchell “The first reason I’m here will always be to get a an area I grew up in, Rome, Georgia. In the sum- Ultimately it was Carr who killed the Green was gone with an ankle injury. diploma.” mers I would go there and stay with my grandpar- immediately after the game was knotted at 17. He Dartmouth had momentum but Penn found a Smith’s strong personal character — a credit ents, and I can connect and identify things there went nowhere on the ensuing kickoff but way, as good teams usually do. to his mother — was no more evident than when with things here.” Dartmouth was ruled offside and Lavin had to Backup QB Pat McDermott’s third-down pass his teammates elected him co-captain in only his Smith also chose Dartmouth because of the kick again. from Penn’s 27 caromed off Castle’s hands and junior season. D-Plan and the chance to spend a summer on This time Carr broke out of a pile around the found Jon Robinson at Penn’s 44. On the next play “Some of my teammates had expressed that campus and get away to experience the working Eli 30 and won an 86-yard cross-field foot race Recchuiti broke a tackle as he turned the corner they would vote for me. I was a bit surprised world. that launched Yale’s runaway. and rambled 47 yards to the Dartmouth nine. because there are a ton of great leaders in the “Last winter I had an internship with a non- That was the conspicuous backbreaker for a Three plays later McDermott connected with senior class,” said Smith, who heads the 2003 Big partisan think tank that deals with public policy. It Big Green team that shot itself in the foot when it Castle for a five-yard score. Green with Casey Cramer ’04. was just a way to get my feet wet, and after that fumbled after launching effective drives on its first Less than three minutes remained when Head coach John Lyons, however, was not at who knows? I might go to law school. My mother two possessions. Rittgers hit Barnard on a fourth down toss for the all surprised. and my family have always had an emphasis on “We were driving the ball and turned it over,” game’s final points. The score closed a 59-yard “Clayton’s a very smart and good player and getting a post-graduate degree.” said Coach John Lyons. “We got down, but we drive set up by sophomore linebacker Josh kept coming back.” someone that a lot of our players have respect for,” With that influence behind him, Clayton Dooley’s (Tuttle, Okla.) interception and 10-yard “This game was closer than the score would Lyons said. “A lot of being a captain has to do with Smith should be masterful. (Matt Dougherty) ■ return. The TD march included Rittgers’ 41-yard ever indicate,” said Risha. “When they took the ability and the type of person you are. Clayton’s a beauty to wideout Andrew Hall (Greene, Maine). kickoff back it really took the momentum out of good player who also happens to be a great “Charlie did some real good things,” said Clayton Smith’s recruiting trip to Dartmouth was us.” person.” made possible by the generosity of David D. Shula Lyons. “I thought our guys really went after them. When the Big Green defense seemed to have We’ve obvously got to play better but we made a The 6-2, 200 lb. free safety says he has a dif- ’81 and Robert M. Rex ’57 through the Athletic Yale cornered, Cowan made things happen. His ferent approach as a captain than he took as a Sponsor Program. lot of improvement. I think we’re headed in the favorite target was wideout Ralph Plumb who right direction.” (Jack DeGange) ■ 20032003 FFALLALL SSPORTSPORTS DDIGESTIGEST (S(SEPTEMBEREPTEMBER2929 - - O OCTOBERCTOBER19)19) MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Invitational, 16th of 18. MEN’S TENNIS (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Ivy) Upcoming: Oct. 20-21 at NEIGA Tournament; Oct. 27-28 at (2-1 Overall, 0-0 Ivy) Results from Oct. 4-18: at Keene State Invitational, 2nd of 6; New Temple Invitational. Results from Oct. 3-5: Penn at ECAC, L 4-3; Marist at England Championship at Boston, 8th of 47; NCAA Pre-Meet at Sophomore Chaki Kobayashi (Newington, Conn.) was ECAC, W 7-0; Rutgers at ECAC, W 6-1. Northern Iowa, 25th of 35. the low scorer at Yale Invitational, shortened to 36 Upcoming: Oct. 17-21 ITA Regional at Cornell; Oct. Upcoming: Oct. 26 Mayor’s Cup at Boston; Oct. 31 at Heps holes because of rain. Kobayashi fired rounds of 76- 25-27 Big Green Invitational. Championship; Nov. 15 at NCAA District 1 Qualifier. 74—150. Next was freshman Matt Uretsky Dartmouth easily defeated Rutgers and Marist for ninth Dartmouth rested its top runners for the New England (Linwood, N.J.) with 72-82—154. At the ECAC place at the ECAC Championship hosted by New York Championship, and still finished a respectable eighth at Franklin Championship, also shortened because of rain, City’s National Tennis Center. Playing at No. 3 sin- Park. Sophomore Mark Brissette (Stonington, Conn.) was the low junior Stephen Gruber (Long Beach, Calif.) and gles, senior Drew Dinkmeyer (Parkland, Fla.) was a finisher in 25:12, good for 26th place. Junior Zack Strong (Great Uretsky were 1-2 for the Big Green with 75 and 76, perfect 3-0. He knocked off his Penn opponent in Falls, Mont.) was next across the finish line in 25:28, good for 35th. respectively. Neal Bobba three sets, and then posted a pair of straight set vic- The Big Green also kept some runners out of the Keene State meet, tories. He also teamed with senior captain Neal but used a fourth-place finish by junior Pat Martha (Wallingford, WOMEN’S GOLF Bobba (Gahanna, Ohio) to win three doubles Conn.) to grab second in the team standings. Sophomore Chris (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Ivy) matches. Dragone (Seneca Falls, N.Y.) was sixth, freshman Brandon Carballo Results from Oct. 4-5: at Yale Invitational, 7th of 13. (Hayward, Calif.) seventh and freshman Tim Andreadis (Cheshire, Upcoming: Oct. 19-21 Adidas Classic at Palm Harbor, WOMEN’S TENNIS Conn.) eighth. In the latest New England poll, Dartmouth is ranked Fla. (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Ivy) third behind Providence and Brown. At the NCAA Pre-Meet hosted Senior Kathy Birchall (Birmingham, Ala.) was low for Results from Oct. 10-12: by Northern Iowa, senior Jarrod Shoemaker (Sudbury, Mass.) was Dartmouth at the Yale Invitational, firing rounds of 79-85— Women’s College Invitational at 27th. 164. Just one shot back of her were senior Shannon Rogers NYC. (Center Barnstead, N.H.), 82-83—165, and freshman Annie Upcoming: Oct. 24-27 ITA WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Daher (Lafayette, Calif.), 80-85—165. Regional at Virginia Tech; Nov. 1-3 (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Ivy) Big Green Invitational. Results from Oct. 4-18: at Keene State Invitational, 1st of 5; New Junior Sarah McNally (Miami, Fla.) and freshman England Championship at Boston, 17th of 41; NCAA Pre-Meet at Upcoming: Oct. 25 Dartmouth Freshman Kerry Snow (Sartell, Minn.) advanced to the finals of B Northern Iowa, 13th of 33. Invitational; Oct. 25 at Head of the Fish; Oct. 26 at doubles at the Women’s College Invitational at the National Tennis Center. McNally and Snow defeated Upcoming: Oct. 26 Mayor’s Cup at Boston; Oct. 31 at Heps Princeton Chase; Nov. 1 at Yale Freshman Regatta; teams from Penn State and Columbia before upending Championship; Nov. 15 at NCAA District 1 Qualifier. Nov. 1 vs. Northeastern; Nov. 15 & 22 at Foot of the the third-seeded Michigan duo, 8-6, in the quarters. Senior Megan Newton (Pleasanton, Calif.) won the Keene State Charles. The Big Green then knocked off Penn before falling Invitational and freshman Allie Hunter (Tallahassee, Fla.) grabbed The varsity lightweight eight won the gold medal at the Head of to another Michigan entry, 8-3, in the final. Sophomore Katie second place as the Big Green tied for the team title with the host the Connecticut Regatta on October 12, taking first place in the Jaxheimer (Wyomissing, Pa.) advanced to the semi-finals of C sin- Owls. At the New England Championship at Franklin Park, Newton heavyweight intermediate race. The Big Green was three seconds gles before dropping a match to the eventual winner from Penn. again was Dartmouth’s top finisher, taking 22nd place in 18:29. ahead of runner-up Marist. Dartmouth also grabbed two silver Jaxheimer upended the sixth-seed in the quarter-finals. Senior Janis Senior Erin Anderson (Montpelier, Vt.) was next for the Big Green medals. The lightweight four was second to Boston’s Riverside Boat Hui (W. Vancouver, B.C.) and freshman Lindsay Winingham in 19:01. The Big Green has the fifth spot in the most recent New Club while the novice women’s four also took runner-up honors. In (Carmel, England poll. Sophomores Melanie Schorr (Suffield, Conn.) and the women’s championship eight race, Dartmouth was fourth behind Ind.) had Tessa Steel (Sammamish, Wash.) were 38th and 66th, respectively, entries from Brown and Riverside. At the Stonehurst Capital Regatta, never played at the NCAA Pre-Meet. the men’s heavyweight eight was fifth in a field of 26 teams. together before EQUESTRIAN SAILING teaming up Dartmouth opened the season with a second place finish in the nine- The Big Green upset the nation’s top two teams, enroute to victory at in A doubles. school show at Maine. Blue ribbons went to senior Sara Glazer the Danmark Trophy hosted by the Coast Guard Academy. After 36 They won (New Canaan, Conn.) in open fences; sophomore Taylor Smith (San races, Dartmouth combined for 207 points and Brown was second two matches Diego, Calif.) in novice fences; junior John Olsen (Mequon, Wis.) with 218 in the 18-team field. No. 1 Harvard was fourth and second- before falling in novice fences; sophomore Elyssa Gelmann (Potomac, Md.) in ranked Washington College took eighth. Scott Hogan (Newport in the novice fences; and freshman Ashley Hannebrink (Los Altos Hills, Beach, Calif.), Amo Loring (Duxbury, Mass.) and Erik Storck quarter-finals Calif.) in novice flat. At the Dartmouth Show, the Big Green (Huntington, N.Y.) won A division. The victory enabled the Big to Harvard. defeated eight other schools, as five riders won blue ribbons. Green to advance to the Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championship on Sophomore Mitzi Huang (Arcadia, Calif.) was first in walk-trot as Nov. 15-16. At the University of , Peter Fleming Dartmouth was third of nine schools at the Vermont show. (Portsmouth, R.I.), Christina Duncan (Chicago, Ill.), Lauren Padilla (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) and Liz Hyon (Princeton, N.J.) won the Chris FIELD HOCKEY Loder Trophy over 17 other schools. Twin brothers Erik and Karl (2-10 Overall, 0-4 Ivy) Johnson (Richmond, Vt.) were second at the New England Sloop Results from Oct. 1-19: Maine, L 2-1 ot; at Penn, L 2-1; New Championship and advanced to the ICSA National Sloop Hampshire, L 4-0; at Yale, L 3-2 2 ot; Vermont, W 5-1; Syracuse, W Championship on November 4-6. The Big Green upset No. 1 3-2. Harvard for the second straight week in dinghies, winning the Hap Upcoming: Oct. 25 vs. Columbia; Oct. 29 at Massachusetts; Nov. 1 Moore team trophy at Coast Guard. The women’s team won the Navy at Harvard; Nov. 2 at Holy Cross; Nov. 8 vs. Cornell. Fall Invitational by seven points over Charleston. Senior Rebekka Stucker (Queensbury N.Y.) exploded for three goals, all on penalty corners, pacing field hockey to its first win of MEN’S SOCCER the season, a 5-1 decision over Vermont. Junior Lexie Otto (St. (4-4-2 Overall, 0-3 Ivy) Sarah McNally Louis, Mo.) had one goal and one assist, and sophomore Jessica Results from Oct. 1-18: at New Hampshire, L 2-1; Princeton, L 3-2 Saraceno (New Vernon, N.J.) had a pair of assists. The Big Green ot; at Yale, L 1-0; at Penn, L 1-0. WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL suffered a heartbreaker at Yale after holding leads of 1-0 and 2-1. Upcoming: Oct. 21 at Duke; Oct. 26 vs. Columbia; Oct. 28 vs. (7-10 Overall, 1-5 Ivy) Dartmouth’s goal scorers were freshman Audrey Knutson Northeastern; Nov. 1 at Harvard; Nov. 4 at Holy Cross; Nov. 9 vs. Results from Sept. 30-Oct. 18: Central Connecticut, L 3-2; (Centennial, Colo.) and Saraceno. Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Cornell; Nov. 15 at Brown. Harvard, L 3-1; at Cornell, L 3-0; at Columbia, W 3-1; Princeton, L Balukjian (Greenville, R.I.) made nine saves against the Elis. Junior Oliver Harker-Smith (Yateley, England) was named to the Ivy 3-1; Penn, L 3-0. Knutson earned Ivy honor roll mention after scoring an unassisted League honor roll after scoring his first collegiate goal in the over- Upcoming: Oct. 24 at Brown; Oct. 25 at Yale; Oct. 31 vs. goal against Penn. Balujkian also was recognized on the Ivy honor time loss to Princeton. He tied the game with 1:14 left in regulation. Columbia; Nov. 1 vs. Cornell; Nov. 7 vs. Yale; Nov. 8 vs. Brown; roll after a seven-save effort in the narrow loss to . Senior forward Rob Daly (New Port Richey, Fla.) registered a hat Nov. 14 at Penn; Nov. 15 at Princeton. In the most recent game on October 19, the Big Green defeated trick against St. Bonaventure and was tabbed for the Ivy honor roll. Sophomore Sarah Nadler (Santa Clara, Calif.) was named to the Ivy Syracuse, 3-2, when Knutson scored the gamewinner with 13:35 to Freshman goalkeeper Rowan Anders (Qualicum Beach, B.C.) made League honor roll after averaging 3.67 kills per game against play. five saves in the Yale game and also picked up Ivy honor roll recog- Central Connecticut and Harvard. She had a hitting percentage of nition. .377 and recorded four service aces and five blocks. Against FOOTBALL Columbia, Nadler helped the Big Green to its first Ivy win of the (1-4 Overall, 0-2 Ivy) WOMEN’S SOCCER year with 35 digs, the third most ever in a match by a Dartmouth Results from Oct. 4-18: Penn, (7-5-1 Overall, 4-0 Ivy) player. She was one of two players to record a double-double with L 33-20; at Yale, L 40-17; at Results from Oct. 5-18: Princeton, W 3-2; at 11 kills. Senior Kainoa Fialkowski (Kaneohe, Hawaii) also had a Holy Cross, W 24-20. Boston University, T 1-1 2 ot; at Yale, W 1-0 2 double-double against the Lions with 16 kills and 12 digs. Upcoming: Oct. 25 vs. ot; Syracuse, W 3-2 2 ot; at Penn, W 2-0. Columbia; Nov. 1 at Harvard; Upcoming: Oct. 26 vs. Columbia; Oct. 29 vs. Nov. 8 vs. Cornell; Nov. 15 at Hartford; Nov. 1 at Harvard; Nov. 9 vs. Cornell. Kainoa Fialkowski Brown; Nov. 22 vs. Princeton. Senior Lea Kiefer (Ft. Washington, Pa.) and Senior Jay Barnard (Dallas, freshman Sarah Johnson (Shorewood, Minn.) Texas) has been a fixture on the picked up top Ivy honors for their roles in a 2-0 Ivy League honor roll of late. week against New Hampshire and Brown. The wide receiver was recog- Kiefer was Ivy player of the week after scoring nized for grabbing 12 passes two goals in each game, while Johnson regis- for 124 yards against New tered the first points of her collegiate career Hampshire; nine balls for 107 with two assists against the Wildcats and one yards and 2 TDs vs. Penn; and against the Bears. Senior Janet Light again for 11 catches for 97 (Claremont, Calif.) swept Ivy player honors the yards against the Bulldogs. He following week. Returning from an injury, she continues to lead Division 1- headed in the game-winning goal with 48 sec- AA in receptions per game with onds left in regulation as the Big Green upset 9.5. No. 19 Princeton. Against Boston University and Yale, Kiefer played a part in both MEN’S GOLF Dartmouth goals, scoring in a 1-1 draw against (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Ivy) the Terriers and assisting on the gamewinner at Results from Oct. 5-12: ECAC Yale. at Colgate, 4th of 14; at Yale Chaki Kobayashi

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Sophomore Christina Ferraris (left) leaps into the arms of senior teammate Lea Kiefer during Dartmouth’s 3-2 victory over Princeton. The Tigers came to Hanover on October 5 ranked 19th in the nation. Ferraris and Kiefer each netted goals in that contest which jump-started the Big Green to a 4-0 record in the Ivy League. (Photo by Mark Austin-Washburn)

Coming to Hanover for GOODWIN NAMED INTERIM SOFTBALL COACH football games? Join us for Jen Goodwin, who has had extensive coaching Liberal Arts during the spring of 2000. experience on the Division III level, is interim A graduate of Bridgewater State, Goodwin was a three-time All- DARTMOUTH ATHLETIC head coach of Dartmouth’s softball program. America and remains third in career home runs among Division III SPONSOR PROGRAM Goodwin replaces Steffany Bender who players. Captain in 1995 and 1996, she was twice ECAC player of the resigned after eight seasons with the Big Green year and MASCAC player of the year in 1996. to resume a career in law. From 1996-98, she played for the renowned Brakettes of Stratford, Pre-Game Receptions Most recently, Goodwin served as assistant Conn., and was second on the team in batting average two seasons. She Oct. 25 10:30 - 12:00 (Kickoff vs. Columbia 12:30) director of recreational sports at Bridgewater was named a third team All-America at first base in 1996. State College. She also assisted the Bears as an Goodwin also competed on the USA women’s national baseball Nov. 8 10:30 - 12:00 (Kickoff vs. Cornell 12:30) assistant softball coach, helping them to the team in 2001-02 as the squad won the first-ever women’s world series 2001 MASCAC Conference Championship with with a victory over Japan. She led the team in on-base percentage and Nov. 22 10:30 - 12:00 (Kickoff vs. Princeton 12:30) a record of 14-0. extra base hits. She was the head softball coach at Simmons College as her 2002 She has had numerous camp experience, including four years as a squad broke virtually every offensive record in the program’s history. head coach at the Nomar Garciaparra Baseball Camp where Goodwin Receptions will be in a tent in front of Alumni Gym, co- Goodwin also served as head coach of Massachusetts College of instructed boys ages 8-16. ■ hosted by Friends of Dartmouth Football. If you have not yet purchased tickets to the game, BIG GREEN WOMEN’S HOCKEY we suggest you call the Ticket Office at 603-646-2466 DARTMOUTH NIGHT (use MasterCard, Visa, American Express). SECOND IN NATIONAL POLL Alumni, students, parents and friends will gather in Hanover on Dartmouth women’s hockey has earned the No. 2 ranking in the first October 24-25 for the Big Green’s annual Dartmouth Night festivities. USCHO poll of the season. One of the weekend’s highlights is the pep rally on the steps of BIG GREEN Three-time defending champion Minnesota-Duluth had eight Dartmouth Hall and bonfire that follows on the Green. SPORTS NEWS first place votes and 138 points to take the top spot while Dartmouth Here’s the schedule of athletic events for the weekend. For more Sports News is published by the was second with two firsts and 129 points. Minnesota, Harvard and info, visit Dartmouth College Athletic Department as a newsletter Providence round out the top five. for members of the Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor Program. The top four is comprised of last year’s Frozen Four partici- www.dartmouth.org/alumni/homecoming/index.htm pants. Minnesota-Duluth beat Harvard, 4-3, in double overtime for Editor ...... Kathy Slattery the title, while Dartmouth knocked off Minnesota, 3-2, for third Friday, October 24 Sunday, October 26 Assistants ...... Gordon Morton place. Heather Croze The Big Green returns 16 letterwinners from last year’s team, 3:00 Jayvee Football vs. Columbia 7:00 Men’s Tennis Invitational ...... Jack DeGange including sophomore Katie Weatherston (Thunder Bay, Ont.) with 47 Blackman Field Boss Tennis Center Cindi Mansell points last year, senior Sarah Clark (Novi, Mich.), who netted 36, and 7:30 Dartmouth Night 10:00 Women’s Lacrosse Matt Dougherty sophomores Gillian Apps (Unionville, Ont.) with 35, Cherie Piper torchlight parade Fall Tournament Staff Photographer . . . .Mark Austin-Washburn (Scarborough, Ont.) with 32 and Tiffany Hagge (Coon Rapids, 8:00 Dartmouth Night ceremonies Scully-Fahey Field Designer ...... Roger Farmer Minn.) with 27. Dartmouth Hall 11:00 Women’s Soccer vs. Dartmouth opens the 2003-04 season against Providence on Followed by the bonfire Columbia$$ The Athletic Sponsor Program comprises more than 1,300 October 31 at 7 p.m. at . ■ Chase Field Dartmouth alumni, parents and supporters who are com- Saturday, October 25 11:00 Men’s Jayvee Soccer vs. Alumni mitted to helping Dartmouth coaches recruit exceptional DARTMOUTH TAKES TOP SPOTS IN Chase Field student-athletes. The Program provides vital recruitment 7:00 Men’s Tennis Invitational 1:30 Men’s Soccer vs. Columbia$$ resources for all funded varsity sports at Dartmouth, and is NATIONAL SAILING POLLS Boss Tennis Center Chase Field the sole source of funds for bringing top athletic prospects The Dartmouth coed and women sailors took over the top spots in 12 noon Field Hockey vs. Columbia 1:30 Women’s Jayvee Soccer vs. to the campus for recruiting visits. For more information the October 16 Sailing World college rankings. Scully-Fahey Field Alumnae about the Sponsor Program, call (603) 646-2463 or write: The Big Green coed team jumped from third to first, while the 12:30 Football vs. Columbia$$ Chase Field Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor Program, 6083 Alumni women’s squad moved from second to first. In both polls, Harvard is Memorial Field 2:00 Men’s Hockey vs. Harvard Gymnasium, Hanover, NH 03755-3512. second. 7:00 Men’s Hockey vs. St. Francis Scrimmage The Sailing World coaching panel is made up of Michael Xavier Exhibition Thompson Arena Program Director . . . . .Bob Ceplikas ’78 Callahan of Georgetown, Ken Legler of Tufts and Mike Segerblom of Thompson Arena Alumni Coordinator . . .John Engelman ’68 Southern Cal. ■