HANOVER, N.H. - Dartmouth women's soccer will go on the road for the first time this season to face Granite State rival, the University of New Hampshire on Sunday, August 23 at 2:00 pm at Wildcat Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire.
Dartmouth (1-0-0) at the University of New Hampshire (0-1-1)
Sunday, August 23
2:00 pm
Wildcat Stadium, Durham, N.H.
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Matchup History
The Big Green holds a 26-6-2 record over the Wildcats. It is the first meeting between the two teams since 2019, where Dartmouth defeated New Hampshire, 1-0 at Burnham Field.
Scouting the Wildcats
University of New Hampshire started the 2026 season with a 1-1 draw against Stonehill and then fell 1-0, to Siena. The Wildcats had a 4-6-7 overall record, with an America East conference record of 2-2-4 in 2025.
Starting the Season with A Victory
The Big Green opened the 2026 regular season with a 2-1 victory over UMass Lowell on Thursday, August 20
th at Burnham Field. Dartmouth scored two goals within the first 15 minutes of play, as
Emmanuella Frimpomaa and
Nadia Young scored their first goals of the season, as
Maeve Theobald and
Madison Rose assisted on Frimpomaa's goal. The River Hawks scored early in the second half and put pressure on the Big Green's defense; however, Dartmouth held on and earned their first victory of the season.
Coming off an Historic Season
The 2025 season for Dartmouth women's soccer was historic. The Big Green captured their first Ivy League Tournament title in program history, first coaching staff in program history to be named Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year, first Rookie of the Year recognition since 2012, five players named to All-Ivy teams, finished second place in the Ivy League for the first time since 2014 and earned an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 2005.
Returning Players to Watch
2025 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, sophomore defender
Anna Leschly returns to the pitch for the Big Green, after a fantastic freshman season. In her first year, she was named First Team All-Ivy, earned All-Tournament team honors, earned USC NCAA Division I Women's All East-Region Second Team Honors and was called up to the US Under-20 Women's National Team training camp. She started in 17 games in 2025, where she scored a goal and totaled two points.
Junior forward
Stephanie Lathrop returns to the pitch for the Big Green, after a stellar sophomore season. She was named the Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player, was named First Team All-Ivy, earned All-ECAC Second Team honors, earned USC All-East Region Third Team honors and earned All-Tournament Team honors. Lathrop scored the game-winning goal in back-to-back Ivy League Tournament matches, which helped Dartmouth win its first Ivy League Championship title in program history. In addition, she led the Ivy League in shots, points and goals per game. Lathrop led the Big Green in goals scored with nine and was tied in assists, with four.
Senior goalkeeper
Ola Goebel returns in between the posts for the Big Green, after a great junior season. Goebel led the Ivy League in goals against average, saves and shutouts per game with eight shutouts through 13 games. She was named First Team All-Ivy, earned All-Tournament honors and earned All-ECAC First Team honors. In 13 games played for Dartmouth, she allowed only five goals and recorded an impressive 89% save percentage.
Senior defender
Ellie Davidson returns to the pitch for the Big Green, after a terrific junior season. She was named Second Team All-Ivy and CSC Academic All-District honors, after she started in all 19 games for Dartmouth. Davidson was a part of the dominant backline that recorded eight shutouts and allowed just nine goals all season.
Junior midfielder
Lourdes Lauterborn returns to the pitch for the Big Green, after a superb sophomore season. She was tied for the most assists recorded on the team, with four. Lauterborn appeared in 16 games, scored three goals and totaled 38 points.
New Players to Watch
Stacy Branca '94 Family Head Coach of Women's Soccer,
Taylor Schram and her staff, welcomed in a talented class of 2030, which features
Gaby Dimmock,
Tasha Udebhulu,
Lily Morse,
Harper Hudepohl,
Emma Loparco, Catalina Gomez Velez,
Klara Schotte and
Anna Gominiak.
Preseason Poll
The Big Green was picked to finish second in the 2026 Ivy League Women's Soccer Preseason Poll. They received 109 votes, as they took four of the 16 first place votes.
2026 Ivy League Preseason Poll
Predicted order to finish
1. Princeton - 120 (10 first place votes)
2. Dartmouth - 109 (4)
3. Brown - 98 (2)
4. Columbia - 81
5. Harvard - 71
6. Penn - 45
7. Cornell - 26
7. Yale - 26