Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse at #16 Penn on March 22, 2025 , Win , 9, to, 8 , OT
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Hanover, N.H.
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Photo by: Doug Austin
Dartmouth Storms Back To Beat Harvard in Overtime, 10-9
3/25/2023 10:25:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
McGill’s fourth goal of the game gives the Big Green their first Ivy League win since 2015
HANOVER, N.H. — Trailing 9-5 with less than 11 minutes left in regulation, the Dartmouth men's lacrosse team scored four goals in the span of 5:23 to force overtime, where sophomore Colin McGill was the hero, as his fourth goal of the game gave the Big Green a thrilling 10-9 overtime victory over visiting Harvard on a snowy Saturday afternoon at Scully-Fahey Field. The win was Dartmouth's first Ivy League victory since 2015, also coming against Harvard at home (and also coming in overtime). All five of McGill's points on Saturday came over the game's final 26:12, as he had a hand in five of the Big Green's final six goals of the contest.
"It feels great," said Dartmouth head coach Brendan Callahan. "I'm especially happy for the guys in the locker room and our alums who had been working hard towards this day even before these guys had a chance to make it happen. For everybody who's been involved in the program, I know this means a lot."
All 10 Dartmouth goals came from four different players. Along with McGill's four, senior Tommy Rogan, junior Nate Davis and sophomore Quinn Moore all scored twice. Rogan and Davis also dished an assist for three points apiece. McGill has recorded five points or more in five of the seven games so far in 2023.
Fifth-year Peter Rizzotti and freshman Thomas Goguen each caused two turnovers. Rizzotti also collected five groundballs. Making his first-career start, sophomore Mason Morel impressed with 12 saves and five groundballs. After Harvard took a 9-5 lead with 2:12 left in the third quarter, Morel stopped the final four shots sent his way.
Dartmouth jumped out to a quick 2-0 first-quarter lead behind goals from Rogan and Davis at the 11:41 and 8:36 marks, respectively.
The Harvard run extended to 3-0, with goals from Sam King and Hayden Cheek before the third quarter was three minutes old, to make the score 7-3. The rest of the quarter saw both sides trade goals, with the Crimson taking a 9-5 lead into the fourth.
After winning just 6-of-17 faceoffs through three quarters, senior Mitchell Myers stepped up in a big way in winning five of the final six over the fourth and overtime. That helped give the offense a chance, and the Big Green took advantage.
McGill opened the fourth-quarter scoring at 10:29. A few minutes later, he found Moore at the 6:43 mark, beginning a run of three goals in 1:37 to pull even. McGill followed with a man-up tally before Davis took it all the way to make it 9-9 with 5:06 left in the fourth.
Final shots were 41-37 in favor of Harvard while the Big Green held a 34-33 edge in groundballs. After clearing just 12-of-23 through three quarters, the Big Green were 6-of-7 over the fourth quarter and overtime. Harvard finished 18-of-21. The Crimson were 0-for-4 on the extra man while Dartmouth was 1-for-1.
"In the fourth quarter, the message coming out of the timeout was if we want to get back in this thing and have a chance to win it, we've got to start winning some of those 50-50 groundballs, especially at the faceoff X," said Callahan. "We won four or five in the fourth quarter there and that gave us enough possessions to be able to put the ball in the net."
The Big Green will return to action next Saturday at No. 5 Cornell. Gametime in Ithaca is set for 12 p.m. on ESPN+.
"It feels great," said Dartmouth head coach Brendan Callahan. "I'm especially happy for the guys in the locker room and our alums who had been working hard towards this day even before these guys had a chance to make it happen. For everybody who's been involved in the program, I know this means a lot."
With the win, Dartmouth improves to 6-1 overall, its best record after seven games since 2003, and 1-0 in the Ivy League for the first time since 2003. Harvard falls to 3-4 and 1-1 in the league. The victory comes over a Harvard team which made an NCAA Tournament appearance last season. The Crimson were ranked 13th nationally in the Inside Lacrosse Media Preseason Poll.When you make that comeback, you deserve to dance 🕺
— Dartmouth Men's Lacrosse (@DartmouthMLax) March 25, 2023
The locker room was 🔥 after the 10-9 overtime win over Harvard, the program's first @IvyLeague win since 2015‼️#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/5JOROcFPQA
All 10 Dartmouth goals came from four different players. Along with McGill's four, senior Tommy Rogan, junior Nate Davis and sophomore Quinn Moore all scored twice. Rogan and Davis also dished an assist for three points apiece. McGill has recorded five points or more in five of the seven games so far in 2023.
The Dartmouth defense was stellar in allowing a season-low nine goals to Harvard, who were 10th nationally in scoring offense (averaging 14.33 goals per game) entering the day. Saturday marked the first time Dartmouth has allowed single-digit goals to the Crimson since 2013, and first time allowing single digits in a win vs. Harvard since 2011.Two looks at Colin McGill's incredible overtime game-winner to give the Big Green a comeback 10-9 win over Harvard for Dartmouth's first @IvyLeague win since 2015!
— Dartmouth Men's Lacrosse (@DartmouthMLax) March 26, 2023
The Big Green are 6-1 for the first time since 2003!#SCTop10 | @ESPNAssignDesk pic.twitter.com/SUBUMwZSNu
Fifth-year Peter Rizzotti and freshman Thomas Goguen each caused two turnovers. Rizzotti also collected five groundballs. Making his first-career start, sophomore Mason Morel impressed with 12 saves and five groundballs. After Harvard took a 9-5 lead with 2:12 left in the third quarter, Morel stopped the final four shots sent his way.
Dartmouth jumped out to a quick 2-0 first-quarter lead behind goals from Rogan and Davis at the 11:41 and 8:36 marks, respectively.
It was then the Teddy Malone show as he scored the game's next four goals, giving the Crimson a 4-2 advantage with 11:09 left in the second quarter. Rogan ended a nearly 20-minute Dartmouth scoring drought, but the Crimson responded to take a 5-3 halftime lead.Tommy Rogan gives the Big Green an early 1-0 lead!
— Dartmouth Men's Lacrosse (@DartmouthMLax) March 25, 2023
📺: @ESPNPlus: https://t.co/2nAQFWIlZ4 pic.twitter.com/mToIu97bqQ
The Harvard run extended to 3-0, with goals from Sam King and Hayden Cheek before the third quarter was three minutes old, to make the score 7-3. The rest of the quarter saw both sides trade goals, with the Crimson taking a 9-5 lead into the fourth.
After winning just 6-of-17 faceoffs through three quarters, senior Mitchell Myers stepped up in a big way in winning five of the final six over the fourth and overtime. That helped give the offense a chance, and the Big Green took advantage.
McGill opened the fourth-quarter scoring at 10:29. A few minutes later, he found Moore at the 6:43 mark, beginning a run of three goals in 1:37 to pull even. McGill followed with a man-up tally before Davis took it all the way to make it 9-9 with 5:06 left in the fourth.
Both teams had chances down the stretch, but Morel made a big stop at the 2:47 mark and the Dartmouth defense didn't allow a shot in the final seconds of regulation.Here's a look at Nate Davis' equalizer! 1:18 currently remain with us deadlocked at nine.
— Dartmouth Men's Lacrosse (@DartmouthMLax) March 25, 2023
📺: @ESPNPlus: https://t.co/2nAQFWIlZ4#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/9s8qHFDjYP
Each team had an empty possession early in overtime, setting the stage for McGill's heroics. After sophomore Brandon Ventarola's shot was saved, McGill one-timed it over the goal line, setting off the celebration.Dartmouth defense stands tall and we're headed to overtime!
— Dartmouth Men's Lacrosse (@DartmouthMLax) March 25, 2023
📺: @ESPNPlus: https://t.co/2nAQFWIlZ4#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/cgDknGxx1S
Final shots were 41-37 in favor of Harvard while the Big Green held a 34-33 edge in groundballs. After clearing just 12-of-23 through three quarters, the Big Green were 6-of-7 over the fourth quarter and overtime. Harvard finished 18-of-21. The Crimson were 0-for-4 on the extra man while Dartmouth was 1-for-1.
"In the fourth quarter, the message coming out of the timeout was if we want to get back in this thing and have a chance to win it, we've got to start winning some of those 50-50 groundballs, especially at the faceoff X," said Callahan. "We won four or five in the fourth quarter there and that gave us enough possessions to be able to put the ball in the net."
The Big Green will return to action next Saturday at No. 5 Cornell. Gametime in Ithaca is set for 12 p.m. on ESPN+.
Hear from head coach Brendan Callahan following today's 10-9 overtime thriller over Harvard!#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/8vLyNrznhQ
— Dartmouth Men's Lacrosse (@DartmouthMLax) March 26, 2023
Nate Davis scored the equalizer to help force overtime and here's his immediate reaction after today's thrilling win!#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/WfCeQJgoob
— Dartmouth Men's Lacrosse (@DartmouthMLax) March 26, 2023
The D was stellar today, holding Harvard to a season-low nine goals, and we caught up with an anchor of the defense, senior captain Andrew Johnston!#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/U1aqoDV6z2
— Dartmouth Men's Lacrosse (@DartmouthMLax) March 26, 2023
Colin McGill scored the game-winning overtime goal, and caught up with the media after the victory.#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/x9YIBbbYhh
— Dartmouth Men's Lacrosse (@DartmouthMLax) March 26, 2023
Team Stats
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DART
Shots
41
37
Turnovers
19
27
Caused Turnovers
12
7
Faceoffs Won
12
11
Extra-Man Opps
4
1
Ground Balls
33
34
Game Leaders
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4
A
1
FO
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Pen
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GB
3
CT
1
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
1-30
GB
0
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
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Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
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