This Week in Dartmouth Sports: 10.5 – 10.11

10/6/2026 11:10:00 AM | Equestrian, Field Hockey, Men's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Cross Country, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Sailing - Open & Women's, Athletics

HANOVER, N.H. – It's a packed weekend for Dartmouth sports on the road, while on Saturday, Oct. 10, women's soccer and men's soccer will be at home at Burnham Field and equestrian will host their second home competition of the season at the Riding Center at Morton Farm.

Equestrian
Saturday, Oct. 10, 10:00 a.m. vs. Centenary University (N.J.)
It was an impressive weekend for the Big Green, as no. 2 Dartmouth defeated the defending national champions, #1 Lynchburg, 5-4 on Friday, Oct. 2. Then, on Saturday, Oct. 3, no. 2 Dartmouth defeated Bridgewater, 6-4, to open the season with a 3-0 record.
Equestrian will face Centenary University (N.J.) at 10:00 a.m. at the Riding Center at Morton Farm in Etna, N.H. on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Women's Soccer
Saturday, Oct. 10, 4:00 p.m. vs. #24 Harvard
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The Big Green return to Burnham Field for an Ivy League matchup against #24 Harvard at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10. It's Student Appreciation Night for the Big Green fans! Fans will have the opportunity to get autographs from the team after the game. In addition, join women's soccer as they celebrate Pride on Saturday.

Men's Soccer
Saturday, Oct. 10, 7:00 p.m. vs. Yale
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The Big Green returns to Burnham Field for an Ivy League matchup against Yale at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10. It's Student Appreciation Night for Big Green fans! In addition, it's Youth Soccer Day, in which youth players who wear their soccer jersey will receive free admission.

Women's Tennis
ITA Northeast Regional- Thursday, Oct. 8 – Tuesday, Oct. 13
Women's tennis continues their season at the ITA Northeast Regional in New Haven, Connecticut at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center, beginning on Thursday, Oct. 8 and concluding on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Men's Tennis
ITA New England Regionals- Thursday, Oct. 8 – Tuesday, Oct. 13
Men's tennis continues their season at the ITA New England Regionals in Cambridge, Massachusetts, beginning on Thursday, Oct. 8 and concluding on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Women's Cross Country
NEICAAA Championships - Friday, Oct. 9
The Big Green resumes their season the NEICAAA Championships in Hopkinton, N.H. on Friday, Oct. 9. The Big Green finished 22nd in the Women's 6K in a competitive field and were led by Virginia Kraus, who was the first runner for Dartmouth to cross the finish line, in sixth place overall, in a time of 20:42.0. Emmy Thornton was the second Dartmouth runner to cross the finish line in 106th place in a time of 22:12.3. Virginia Averyt was the third Big Green runner to finish in a time of 22:30.6 in 136th place.

Annamaria Bacchetta was the fourth Dartmouth runner to cross the finish line in a time of 22:57.3. Rounding out the top five, Lia Banovac was the fifth runner to finish for the Big Green in a time of 23:03.6.

Field Hockey
Friday, Oct. 9, at Princeton at 5:00 p.m. | Sunday, Oct. 11, at Quinnipiac at 12:00 p.m.
Field hockey continues Ivy League play at Princeton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 in Princeton, N.J. Then on Sunday, Oct. 11, the Big Green will face non-conference opponent, Quinnipiac at 12:00 p.m. in Hamden, Connecticut.

Field hockey defeated UC Davis, 3-1 on Friday, Oct. 2 at home, with two goals from Ruby Walsh and a goal from Amelie Luessmann. Kylie McKinley made three saves in the victory.

Volleyball
Friday, Oct. 9, 6:00 p.m. at Cornell | Saturday, Oct. 10, 5:00 p.m. at Columbia

Volleyball resumes the Ivy League play on the road on Friday, Oct. 9 at 6:00 p.m. at Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y. On Saturday, Oct. 10, volleyball will travel to New York for an Ivy matchup against Columbia at 5:00 p.m.

Volleyball played two competitive games against Yale and Brown. Against Brown, Riley Imamura led with 17 kills and 10 digs, Sophie Gagnepain had a team-best of 28 assists, Zori Brown had 19 digs and 15 kills, Clementine Tebbe had five blocks, and Reali Smith had two aces against the Bears. Against Yale, Zori Brown had a team-best of 12 kills, Julia York led in assists with 14, Tebbe had a team-best of three blocks, Maddie Lafata had a team-best of 11 digs against the Bulldogs.

Sailing
Open Atlantic Coast Championship | Stu Nelson | Hewitt Trophy
Saturday, Oct. 10 – Sunday, Oct. 11

Sailing will compete in three regattas this weekend: the Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1 at St. Mary's College of Maryland, Stu Nelson at Connecticut College and Hewitt Trophy at Bowdoin, from Saturday, Oct.10- Sunday, Oct. 11.

At the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship, the top 10 finish of Olivia Drulard (skipper) and Kathryn McGranahan (crew) was highlighted by a second-place finish in the 13th race of the day. Overall, Dartmouth cracked the top five in six different races. At the Danmark Trophy, six different Dartmouth student-athletes took to the water to help the team to a seventh-place finish.

Women's Rugby
Saturday, Oct. 10, 11:00 a.m. at Princeton

Women's rugby continues their season on the road at Princeton at 11:00 am on Saturday, Oct. 10. On Saturday, Marley Larkin scored four tries, and Annie Henrich recorded 22 points for the Big Green, as Dartmouth rolled past American International College, 57-19 at Brophy Field.

Football
Saturday, Oct. 10, 12:00 p.m. at Yale
The Big Green plays their second Ivy League game of the season against (RV) Yale on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 12:00 p.m. at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut. The noon matchup between Dartmouth and Yale will be televised on ESPNU, as it will be the first of two matchups that feature the Big Green on ESPNU this season.

Dartmouth heads to Yale after a 14-10 victory over Penn on Homecoming Weekend at Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field on Saturday, Oct. 3.

The Big Green won for the ninth time in its last 12 games against the Quakers and improved to 15-3 at home over the past 18 games.

Grayson Saunier was nearly perfect through the air, completing 13 of 15 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown. Saunier moved into the program's all-time top 10 in career passing yards, having now passed for 3,259, which ranks No. 10 all-time. Craddock carried 21 times for 85 yards. Nick Lemon caught three passes for 56 yards, and Ky'Dric Fisher added two catches for 39 yards and a score.

Johnny Stephens led all players with 13 tackles. Cameron Best-Alston added 12, and Steve Simpkins Jr. had 10 tackles and a forced fumble.

Harrison Keith recorded eight tackles and two pass breakups. Luke Armistead averaged 58.5 yards on two punts, including a 74-yarder, which now ranks #2 all-time in program history for longest punt.