Senior Spotlight: No. 7 Polly Carter

Leading up to the 2020 Dartmouth women's lacrosse home opener on Feb. 22 against Boston University, let's meet the nine members of the Class of 2020.

Today's Senior… Polly Carter

DartmouthSports.com: What is your favorite place on campus?
Polly Carter: My favorite place on campus is either on Scully-Fahey Field, looking at the surrounding woods or the Ledyard Docks down at the river. I love Scully for obvious reasons, but both of these places remind me of the incredible natural beauty that makes this campus so magical.

DS: If you could swap places with one teammate, who would it be and why?
PC: I would switch places with Katie Bourque. She is one of the funniest and kindest people I know. I would also love to experience what it feels like to play with her level of speed, explosiveness and grit.

DS: What has been your best on-field memory thus far in your Dartmouth career?
PC: Beating Princeton my sophomore year. We played them at the end of a long road trip over spring break and I remember going into that game with such a level of confidence in the abilities of the women on my team to execute. The stands were filled with so many parents and alumni that it felt like a home game and it is one of the first times that I understood what it means to be a part of Dartmouth Lacrosse.

DS: How is Hanover different or similar to where you grew up?
PC: I grew up in New Hampshire so in some ways it is similar to where I am from. However, Hanover is very rural which was a big change for me freshman year. I think that this is something that shapes Dartmouth culture in a really special way. I love that I am never more than a 15-minute walk from my best friends.

DS: What is your hidden talent or something that someone might not know about you?
PC: I live on an organic blueberry farm.

DS: What are you going to miss most about Dartmouth after you graduate?
PC: I mentioned it earlier, but I will miss being a 10-minute walk from everyone I love. Dartmouth is an amazing place, but it is the people that make special and I will miss that dearly.

Senior Superlatives:
Fastest: Katie Bourque
Hardest shot: Katie Bourque
Best passer: Tori Chanenchuk
Strongest: Kiera Vrindten
Best sense of humor: Katie Bourque
Best singer: Katie Bourque
Most talkative: probably me
Biggest appetite: Natalee Palmer
Most Unique Hobby: probably me
Most soft spoken: none of us
Best dresser: Kate White
Most likely to become a coach: Sarah Ross

Schedules

Players Mentioned

Katie Bourque

Polly Carter

Tori Chanenchuk

Natalee Palmer

Sarah Ross

Kiera Vrindten

Kate White

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Schedules

Completed Event: Women's Lacrosse at Cornell on March 28, 2026 , Loss , 6, to, 11

Completed Event: Women's Lacrosse versus #5 Yale on April 4, 2026 , Loss , 8, to, 11

Completed Event: Women's Lacrosse at Brown on April 11, 2026 , Loss , 9, to, 12

Completed Event: Women's Lacrosse at UMass Lowell on April 14, 2026 , Win , 23, to, 5

Completed Event: Women's Lacrosse versus Columbia on April 18, 2026 , Win , 19, to, 9

Completed Event: Women's Lacrosse at #24 Princeton on April 25, 2026 , Loss , 7, to, 17