This Week in Dartmouth Athletics: October 14-20

HANOVER, N.H. — Read up on the competition for the 11 Big Green teams in action over the week!

Field Hockey – Friday, Oct. 14 + Sunday, Oct. 16
Coming off a competitive 1-0 defeat at No. 8 Princeton Saturday which saw senior goalkeeper Hatley Post make national headlines, the Dartmouth field hockey team returns to Chase Field this weekend to host No. 15 Harvard on Friday (3 p.m.) and UMass-Lowell on Sunday (2 p.m.). Against the Tigers, Post finished with a career-high 19 saves, the most saves in NCAA Division I this season, as Dartmouth allowed its fewest goals against Princeton since Sept. 17, 2011. Please click here for the full preview.

Volleyball – Friday-Saturday, Oct. 14-15
The Big Green head to the Empire State in search of two key Ivy League wins when they take on Columbia and Cornell. Last weekend at Leede Arena, Dartmouth was swept by defending conference champion Brown and first-place Yale, but was able to start strong with first set victories in both matches. Please click here for the full preview.

Men's Cross Country – Saturday, Oct. 15
The Dartmouth men's cross country team heads South to compete at the XC23 Invite, hosted by the University of Virginia, on Saturday morning. The Big Green are coming off the New England Championship last Friday which saw Seth Weprin take the individual title with a time of 24:40.4.

This is the final meet for Dartmouth before the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship on Friday, October 28.

Women's Cross Country – Saturday, Oct. 15
The Dartmouth women's cross country team heads South to compete at the XC23 Invite, hosted by the University of Virginia, on Saturday morning. The Big Green are coming off the New England Championship last Friday which saw Anya Hirschfeld lead the charge with a 10^th-place finish.

This is the final meet for Dartmouth before the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship on Friday, October 28.

Equestrian – Saturday, Oct. 15
After a weekend with no competition, the Dartmouth equestrian team returns home this Saturday to host Sweet Briar at 10 a.m. Last time out, the Big Green fall at UT Martin by a 9-1 final on Oct. 1. Saturday's meet at Morton Farm features the No. 2 ranked single discipline team (Sweet Briar) and the No. 4 ranked team (Dartmouth). So far, the Big Green have faced the top-ranked single discipline team (Lynchburg) and 10th ranked dual discipline team (UT Martin).

Women's Rugby – Saturday, Oct. 15
The Big Green bring their 13-match win streak to Cambridge as the defending NIRA Champions take on Harvard in a battle of the undefeateds. Last weekend, Dartmouth scored a season-high 79 points in a shutout win over Mount St. Mary's as 10 different players found the try zone. Please click here for the full preview.

Football – Saturday, Oct. 15
Bragging rights for the state of New Hampshire are up for grabs in the Granite Bowl, featuring the only two Division I football teams in the ninth state of the Union. Dartmouth has won the last two meetings, ending a 40-year drought against New Hampshire spanning 20 games in 2016. But the Wildcats come to town with a 4-2 record while Dartmouth is 1-3 after dropping three straight close games. Please click here for the full preview.

Women's Soccer – Saturday, Oct. 15 + Monday, Oct. 17
The Dartmouth women's soccer team continues their homestand with two games in three days. They play host to Penn on Saturday afternoon for an Ivy League match before playing Colby-Sawyer on Monday evening in their non-conference finale. Please click here for the full preview.

Sailing – Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 15-16
The Dartmouth sailing program hits the waters of Mascoma Lake this weekend as the host of the 31st Captain Hurst Bowl regatta. The event will feature 15 teams in both the "A" and "B" divisions. Among the field of teams, Ivy League programs Harvard and Brown travel to Mascoma Lake for the event.

The Big Green will also be in action in the final round of the Women's Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championship. Dartmouth qualified for the final round of this event after finishing third in round one earlier this month.

Women's Golf – Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 15-16
After competing in the Ivy Intercollegiate earlier this week, the women's golf team turns right back around for its final fall tournament at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational, hosted by the University of Delaware at Rehoboth Beach Country Club. Senior co-captain Samantha Yao was the low scorer at Baltusrol on Monday, and she will be joined by Katherine Sung, Sophie Thai, Hope Hall and Kim Shen to take on a solid field that will include Harvard, Seton Hall, St. John's and William & Mary. The teams tee off on Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. with live scoring available on the Golfstat website.

Men's Soccer – Saturday, Oct. 15 + Tuesday, Oct. 18
The Dartmouth men's soccer team continues its Ivy League slate this Saturday against the Yale Bulldogs. The Big Green look to build on their 3-0 victory over Hartford on Tuesday in a crucial conference tilt at Burnham Field at 7 p.m. Full preview to be released on Friday.

Following Saturday's match, Dartmouth hits the road for a Tuesday night tilt against the Vermont Catamounts. This match serves as the Big Green's final nonconference match of the 2022 season. Full preview to be released on Monday.

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