Field Hockey Opens Season with Three-Game Slate in California

Friday, September 3

Davis, Calif.

4:00 PM

Dartmouth College

UC Davis

Photo by: Doug Austin

Field Hockey Opens Season with Three-Game Slate in California

9/2/2021 3:50:00 PM | Field Hockey

These will be the first regular-season games for the Big Green in 664 days

By: Nick Romei

GAME 1

Dartmouth (0-0) at UC Davis (0-1)
Date: Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 – 6 p.m.
Location: Davis, Calif. – Aggie Field Hockey Facility
All-Time Series: 1-0
Last Meeting: 9/8/13 | W, 4-3
Watch | Live Stats

GAME 2

Dartmouth (0-0) at California (1-1)
Date: Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021 – 2 p.m.
Location: Berkeley, Calif. – Underhill Field
All-Time Series: 1-2
Last Meeting: 9/6/13 | L, 4-2
Watch | Live Stats

GAME 3

Dartmouth (0-0) at Stanford (0-2)
Date: Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 – 2 p.m.
Location: Stanford, Calif. – Varsity Turf
All-Time Series: 0-1
Last Meeting: 10/14/97 | L, 2-1
Watch | Live Stats

THIS WEEKEND
The Dartmouth field hockey team opens the 2021 season with a trio of games this weekend, opening Friday afternoon at UC Davis, followed by a Sunday morning matchup at California before wrapping up the holiday weekend with a morning tilt at Stanford on Monday.

LAST TIME OUT
The Big Green posted a 4-13 record in the 2019 season.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The Big Green were ranked eighth in the Ivy League preseason poll.
Dartmouth returns 11 players from the 2019 roster, including Holley Cromwell, Isabella Santucci and Cecelia Monnin. Cromwell finished third on the team in goals (4) and points (9), while Santucci started all 17 games in goal. Monnin compiled seven defensive saves for the Big Green.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES

UC Davis is 0-1 on the season, falling to Liberty in their season opener last Friday.
Brooke Sanchez scored the lone goal for the Aggies.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

California is 1-1 to start the season.
The Bears defeated Stanford 1-0 in their season opener and followed with a 3-0 defeat against Liberty.

SCOUTING THE CARDINAL

Stanford is 0-2 to start the season.
The Cardinal opened their season with a 1-0 defeat to California and followed with a 5-1 loss against Liberty.
This will be the first meeting between the Big Green and the Cardinal in 24 years.

WHAT'S AHEAD

Dartmouth opens their home schedule next weekend, facing Central Michigan on Friday (3 p.m.) and squaring off with Bryant on Sunday (1 p.m.).
The home stand continues into the following weekend as the Big Green take on Vermont and Merrimack.