Sacred Heart Comes to Town for Saturday Game

Saturday, October 2

Hanover, N.H.

11:00 AM

Dartmouth College

Sacred Heart

Sophia Haley women's rugby action versus Long Island

Sophia Haley (L) and Sadie Schier

Photo by: Doug Austin

10/1/2021 1:09:00 PM | Women's Rugby

The Dartmouth women's rugby team will play at home for the first time since Sept. 1, welcoming the Pioneers to Brophy Field

By: Charlotte Brackett

GAME 4
Dartmouth (3-0) vs. Sacred Heart (0-3)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 2
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Brophy Field
All-Time Series: First meeting
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THIS WEEKEND
Having been on the road for the entirety of September, the women's rugby team will be back at Brophy Field this weekend for its first-ever meeting with Sacred Heart.

LAST TIME OUT
On Sept. 19, the Big Green handed Army West Point its first loss of the season in a very close game, 34-28.

Lilly Durbin and Emily Henrich both scored two tries to lead the team with 10 points, while Abbey Savin had two good kicks for four points.
Two tries by Durbin and one by Kristin Bitter gave Dartmouth a 19-0 edge heading to the half.
Tries by Nicole Ihensekhien and Henrich put the Green up, 29-0, but three consecutive tries by the home team and the score was now much closer (29-21).
Henrich added another to give Dartmouth some breathing room, but the Black Knights were back in the final minute with one more try of their own (34-28), but they ran out of time before they could take the lead.

LEADING THE WAY
After years of injuries and not being able to play since she was a freshman, fifth-year Durbin has returned to the field in a huge way. She is currently first on the team in tries (8) and points (40).

Following close behind is sophomore Savin in her first year of collegiate competition and has a team-leading 14 conversions and 31 points.

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Previously Tier II, this is Sacred Heart's first season as a Division I program. The Pioneers have had a slow start to their season, falling to Quinnipiac (48-24), Brown (46-3) and Harvard (53-0).

NEWS AROUND THE LEAGUE
After the first month of competition, it's just the Big Green and the Crimson that remain undefeated.

Dartmouth (3-0)
Harvard (3-0)
Army West Point (3-1)
Brown (1-1)
Quinnipiac (1-2)
Mount St. Mary's (1-4)
LIU (0-3)
Sacred Heart (0-3)

NEXT UP FOR DARTMOUTH
The Big Green will host Mount St. Mary's next Saturday, Oct. 9.