Dartmouth Men's Soccer Hosts 2010 Classic Tournament

The Dartmouth men's soccer team continues its season-opening homestand with its annual Dartmouth Classic Tournament featuring Holy Cross, San Diego, Stony Brook and the host Big Green.

Holy Cross and Stony Brook start things off with a Friday matinee at 4:30 p.m. followed by Dartmouth versus San Diego at 7 p.m. San Diego and Holy Cross square-off to open Sunday's action at 11:30 a.m. with Dartmouth taking on Stony Brook at 2 p.m.

Friday night is Youth Soccer Night - all youth 13 and under wearing a youth soccer jersey will be admitted for free. Sunday features a postgame autograph session where freshmen players and some upperclassmen will be signing the 2010 schedule poster after the game at the Burnham Field plaza.

The event will be ticketed with a charge of $6 for adults and $3 for youth, 14 and under. One ticket will be good for both games on a SINGLE day. Video streaming (subscription-based) and live stats (free) will be offered for every game along with a free in-game blog for Dartmouth games.

Game 2: Dartmouth (1-0) vs. San Diego (1-1)
YOUTH SOCCER NIGHT
Date: Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 • 7:00 PM
Location: Burnham Field, Hanover, N.H.
Livestats • Live Video ($) • In-Game Blog

Series Record: Dartmouth leads, 1-0-2
Streak: Dartmouth +1
Dartmouth and San Diego have met three times since 2004 but this marks the Toreros first trip to Hanover. After playing to double overtime ties in the first two meetings, Dartmouth took a 2-1 win at San Diego's tournament last season (Sept. 18, 2009). Austin Bowers (Old Greenwich, Conn.) and Craig Henderson '09 scored goals 14 minutes apart to overcome an early San Diego lead and take home the win.

Game 3: Dartmouth (1-0) vs. Stony Brook (1-3)
AUTOGRAPH NIGHT
Date: Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 • 2:00 PM
Location: Burnham Field, Hanover, N.H.
Livestats • Live Video ($) • In-Game Blog

Series Record: First Meeting

A LOOK AT DARTMOUTH: The Big Green opened up the 2010 season with a commanding 4-1 victory over Holy Cross, who returns to Hanover for this weekend's tournament. The Crusaders stayed in the game for the first 45 minutes, playing to a scoreless tie at halftime helped in large part by Evan Polanik's five saves in goal. Dartmouth stormed to a 3-0 lead by the 68th minute, scoring three goals in an 18 minute span. Holy Cross managed to get one on the board but Maarten van Ess made it 4-1 in the 88th minute to seal the Crusaders' fate for good.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: Dating back to its first season in 2007, Dartmouth boasts a 20-3-3 record on Burnham Field, making it an intimidating, yet pristine, environment for visiting teams. The Big Green opened its fourth fall on Burnham with a rousing 4-1 victory over Holy Cross in front of 1,294 fans. Dartmouth has led the Ivy League in attendance for the last three seasons, welcoming an average of 1,000+ fans for two of those years. For a nationally-televised game against Brown on Nov. 14, 2008, Dartmouth broke the Burnham Field record with a sellout crowd of 2,114.

ASSAULTING THE RECORD BOOKS: Two current Dartmouth players have already inked their names on the program record books for scoring. Junior Lucky Mkosana (Bulwayo, Zimbabwe) should have his sights set on the career records for both goals and points as he was more than halfway to both marks after just two collegiate seasons. After the season-opener, Mkosana now has 20 career goals, which ranks ninth and is 13 away from the record of 33, held by Bob Drawbaugh '54. He also has 47 career points, tied for seventh and just 30 points away from Vladdy Stanojevic's '90 record of 77. Senior Daniel Keat currently has 42 career points, which has him tied for 12th all-time.

NEXT TIME OUT: Dartmouth ventures away from its home turf for the first time this season, heading to the Bradley University Invitational from Sept. 17-19. The Big Green will face the host Bradley as well as traditional power Creighton.

Schedules