The Dartmouth Sports Weekly 10/2/17

The Anatomy of a Regatta p. 4-5 10.02.17

Men’s and women’s soccer face Princeton University at home p. 8 First-years stand out in women’s rugby success p. 7 Alumni return to coach at Dartmouth p. 7 Alumni gifts endow track and women’s soccer coaching positions p. 6 Football clinches third win with final play touchdown p. 6 The Weekend Roundup p. 2–3 EVAN MORGAN/THE DARTMOUTH SENIOR STAFF

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The weekend Roundup

GOLF

Compiled by EVAN MORGAN & CHRIS SHIM Both men’s and women’s golf teams traveled to compete in tournaments against other Ivy League teams this past weekend. The men’s team played in the Macdonald Cup in New Haven, Connecticut, while the women’s team took part in the Princeton Invitational in Princeton, New Jersey. Both teams finished ninth in their respective fields, with the men at 48 over par while the women finished 87 over. Yale University won on its home course at +12 with Stirling University one stroke behind, while Georgetown University won the Princeton Invitational at +41.

Jason Liu ’21 led the Big Green with +6 overall and a 6-over 76 in the third round, tying for ninth overall in the

individual rankings. James Turner ’21 was second on the team tied for 29th overall at 12-over, posting the best score for the team in the third round with a 5-over 75. Team captain Ian Kelsey ’18 started off strong, but finished in 38th at 13-over. Will Bednarz ’20, Sam Ohno ’21 and John Lazor ’19 rounded out the team scoring.

On the women’s side, Isabelle Kane ’18 led the team in 16th place at 15-over. Jessica Kittelberger ’18, who was in seventh at the end of two rounds of play, suffered in the third round with +13 on the day to fall to 34th. Catharine Roddy ’19 was one stroke behind with a +21 in 37th.

Moon Cheong ’21, Julianne Strauch ’21 and Maddie Nelson ’20 also scored.

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FOOTBALL Two weeks, two thrilling wins for the Big Green.

For the second week in a row, victory came down to the last play of the game. Against Holy Cross, it was a game-saving tackle on a two-point conversion in overtime. Against the University of Pennsylvania, it was the Dartmouth offense powering across the goal line as time expired, turning a 13-10 deficit into a 16-10 victory to open Ivy League play.

Quarterback Jared Gerbino ’20, who specializes in the wildcat package, provided the spark on the final drive. Penn had just taken its only lead of the game on a field goal with 5:37 remaining. Following a touchback, Jack Heneghan ’18 converted on third down and then moved Dartmouth into Quaker territory with a five-yard completion to Emory Thompson ’18 on fourthand-three. Three snaps later, Dartmouth faked a sweep and Gerbino kept the ball himself, breaking a pair of Penn tackles on a 27-yard run down to the Penn 15. On the next play, Thompson took the ball on the end-around all the way down to

the Penn 2. Dartmouth gained one yard on the next three plays, leaving the Big Green one yard away from victory and three seconds away from the end of the game. Head coach Buddy Teevens ’79 elected to go for it, and Gerbino delivered, going up the gut and into the end zone as time expired.

Dartmouth had 414 yards of total offense, 199 from Heneghan through the air and 215 on the ground. Gerbino was the most effective rusher, averaging 6.5 yards on 11 carries. Ryder Stone ’18 also had 11 carries for 50 yards. Heneghan had a clean night with 23 completions on 30 attempts and one touchdown, a 12-yard strike to Hunter Hagdorn ’20 in the opening minutes of the second quarter. On the other side of the ball, Dartmouth held its opponent to under two touchdowns for the second time this season. Linebacker Jack Traynor ’19 led the team with nine tackles, followed by Eric Meile ’18 and Danny McManus ’17 with eight each.

VOLLEYBALL

FIELD HOCKEY After two overtime periods and two shootouts, the field hockey team pulled out a 3-2 victory against Brown University at Providence, Rhode Island.

The Big Green improved to 4-5 overall with their first win in Ivy League play. During regulation play, Lia Constantine ’21 and Gemma Bautista ’19 contributed goals in the eighth and 44th minutes, respectively. The goal was Constantine’s second on the season and Bautista’s fourth. After two delays for lightning, the teams remained locked in a 2-2 tie at the end of regulation play. The score remained unchanged after

two periods of overtime, sending the game to a shootout. With the shootout tied at 2, Sarah Tabeek ’18 won the game in the fifth round of the shootout, making Tabeek 3-for-3 in her stroke-off career.

The Big Green had 20 shots to Brown’s 18, while both teams had seven penalty corners through the second overtime period.

Goalkeeper Hailey Valerio ’19 made six saves and several important stops over 100 minutes in goal to get the win.

The Big Green will return to action Saturday, Oct. 7 against the University of Pennsylvania at 12 p.m.

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In one weekend, the Big Green volleyball team matched last year’s conference victory total.

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A season ago, Dartmouth won just two Ivy League games all fall. This year, the Big Green equaled that total in one weekend of home play.

With an 11-kill performance from Mallen Bischoff ’21 and a double-double from Tori Dozier ’20, Dartmouth blanked Columbia University on Friday. The Lions played the Big Green to a 9-9 tie in the first set before Dartmouth broke it open to win 25-18. The home team never trailed in the second set as it won 25-15. Set three was the closest of the match, with Columbia holding a narrow lead through the first 20 points. A pair of Lion errors and kills by Dozier and Tola Akinwumi ’21 gave Dartmouth a 12-10 advantage which continued

to widen as the Lions committed six errors in the final minutes of play. The Big Green took the set 25-17 to win the match.

In a 3-1 win against Cornell University on Saturday, Dartmouth hit better in every set.

The Big Green led the first set 18-11 before the Big Red clawed its way back for a 27-25 win. Dartmouth did the same to Cornell in the second set, coming back from a 17-12 deficit to win in extra points. The third and fourth sets were not so close as Dartmouth took the upper hand with 22 total kills and just three errors.

Elise Petit ’21 finished off the 25-15 third set with a kill and a Cornell error ended the fourth set to give Dartmouth the victory.

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WOMEN’s SOCCER The Big Green held off No. 14 Princeton University for the first half, but not the second, on Saturday. The Tigers managed just one shot in the first 45 minutes of play. Dartmouth had four attempts of its own, including a one-touch shot from Alyssa Neuberger ’20 on a nice pass from Remy Borinsky ’19, but none made it past Princeton keeper Natalie Grossi. The Tigers’ Abby Givens broke the scoreless tie in the 68th minute with a

right-footed shot which went between the legs of a Dartmouth defender and past the outstretched arms of a diving Mariel Gordon ’21. With fewer than nine minutes remaining, Givens dribbled into the box and split a pair of defenders for her second goal of the afternoon. Seven games remain in the schedule for Dartmouth (4-6), including five Ivy League matchups. The Big Green is still in search of its first conference win.

SAILING

MEN’S SOCCER It took over 113 minutes but Dartmouth extended its season winning streak to six with a 2-1 overtime win over Princeton University. Despite seven shots for the Big Green and five for the Tigers, the game remained scoreless through the first half.

Princeton broke through in the 53rd minute as Jeremy Colvin, the Tigers’ leading scorer, took a pass from Sean McSherry and buried a left-footed shot from the top of the box. Nine minutes later, Dartmouth equalized. A deep pass from Dawson McCartney ’21 found Justin Donawa ’19 who looped a header into the left post. Neither team could find the back of the

net for the remainder of regulation and the contest headed for overtime under darkening skies. Only one shot between both teams came in the first overtime period despite three Dartmouth corner kicks — but the game would end on a set piece. Just over three minutes into the second overtime, Donawa lofted a free kick toward the right side for a streaking Wyatt Omsberg ’18.

Omsberg tapped the ball in front of the net and Matt Danilack ’18 finished it off with a diving header.

The victory is Dartmouth’s first conference win of the season and the fifth overall win for Christopher Palacios ’21, who finished the game with one save.

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The Dartmouth sailing team took home the Hewitt Trophy Sunday morning.

The Big Green sailing team won the Hewitt Trophy while taking seventh at the 75th Danmark Trophy.

The sailing team had two teams in the water at the Hewitt Trophy at Lake Mascoma in western New Hampshire. The “Big Green 2” team of Jake McGraw ’20 and Alyssa Berger ’19 in Division A scored 23 points, the team of Max Clapp ’21 and Eloise Burn ’21 in Division B scored 29 points and Timothy Greenhouse ’21 and James Bonham ’20 in Division C scored 31 points. The team was in first overall at the end of every one of its 21 races on the day, with the exception of after the

4A race, in which the “Big Green 1” team took the lead. The “Big Green 1” team finished fifth overall, including 10 top-five finishes.

The 75th Danmark Trophy got off to late start as a result of early thunderstorms, but the team of Chris Williford ’19, Rebecca McElvain ’19, Duncan Williford ’18 and Paige Clarke ’20. After a slow start, the team posted 13 top-10 finishes, including four first place finishes. In total, the team posted 108 points in Division A and 138 in Division B to finish seventh overall with 246 points. The College of Charleston won the trophy with 197 points.

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Matt Danilack ’18 scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Princeton University. His third of the season was a header into the back of the net off a Justin Donawa ’19 free kick.

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The Anatomy

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SKIPPER & CREW The Skipper drives the boat and trims the mainsail The Crew trims the jib and manages the centerboard, vang and Cunningham In newer teams, the skipper is generally the more experienced sailor. As the level of the crew increases, they play a bigger and bigger role in determining tactics.

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THE COURSE In shifting conditions, the course has to stay square to the wind ­— that is, straight up and down parallel to the breeze direction. Race officials constantly monitor the position of the marks and move them to track with the breeze.

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weekend. Here are the basics of a weekend of interview with head sailing coach Justin Assad.

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STRATEGY & TACTICS In order of difficulty (according to head sailing coach Justin Assad): 1. Boat handling 2. Course decision making — what is the wind doing, what is the current doing and what is the fastest way to get to the mark?

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Mainsail: the principal sail, attached to the mainmast Jib: a triangular sail set forward of the mainmast Tack: change course by turning the boat’s head into and through the wind Jibe: change course by swinging the sail across a following wind EVAN MORGAN/THE DARTMOUTH SENIOR STAFF

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Football clinches third win with final play touchdown

By JAKE PHILHOWER The Dartmouth

Dartmouth football pulled out a win on the last play to defeat the co-defending Ivy League champion University of Pennsylvania, 16-13, at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Friday night. With only three seconds left on 4th and goal, football head coach Buddy Teevens ’79 dialed up a run. Quarterback Jared Gerbino ’20 took the snap and punched it into the end zone as time expired, leading the Big Green to its third straight victory, improving to 3-0 on the season. With its first Ivy League win under its belt, along with a win against a College of the Holy Cross team that was then-ranked 25th in the FCS Coaches Poll, the Big Green seems to be poised for success going into the heart of its schedule.

The Quakers, entering the season third in the Ivy League preseason poll this year, showcased their offensive abilities against Ohio Dominican University and Lehigh University.

Though the team lost its starting quarterback, Alek Torgersen, now a member of the Washington Redskins practice squad, it still returned a stout defense and a sharp offense. Penn easily won its first two games and was rolling into its Ivy League opener.

The play early on was fairly slow and physical. The first quarter yielded no score but toward the end of the quarter a strong drive from the Big Green showed them poised to score. Early in the second quarter, quarterback Jack Heneghan ’18 connected with wide receiver Hunter Hagdorn ’20 for a 12-yard touchdown pass.

“I take my offense against the best defenses in the country any day,” Hagdorn said after the game.

Hagdorn had a very successful outing on Friday with nine receptions for 91 yards and one touchdown. The Big Green had over 50 players see the field in Philadelphia, coinciding with Teevens’ emphasis on playing a deep team with fresh players on the field at all times.

The offense featured a time split at quarterback between Heneghan and Gerbino. Gerbino mainly provides a running threat, adding a wildcat dimension to the offense. The Big Green offense has had success on the edge, running the ball to the outside on a large percentage of its plays.

“I think we’ve seen a lot of success with that play and will continue to do so if our blocking on the edge continues to be as good as it has,” running back Ryder Stone ’18 said about the Big Green’s success with the jet sweep. “We have a strong offense this year, and that’s just one facet of it.”

The Big Green continues to have success in the passing game.

Through three games, Heneghan has thrown for four touchdowns and no interceptions. Against the Quakers, Heneghan completed 23 of 30 passing attempts, throwing for 199 yards and one touchdown. These stats give Heneghan a passing rating of 140.0, as he worked efficiently to yield a lot of production.

The defense also had a sound outing, only allowing one touchdown and 13 points against a talented Penn offense. The defense was given very little wiggle room and played well enough to hold the Quakers within range of the Big Green offense. As a whole, the Big Green has proven that it can win close games and finish in the fourth quarter.

“These last couple games we’ve certainly liked to cut it close, but after Holy Cross I had a lot of faith in us to pull through at the last second against Penn,” Stone said. “It was definitely a dramatic finish to a good fight between two tough teams.”

Winning the Ivy League is always a tricky task — almost every game is like a playoff game and champions rarely have more than one or two losses. That the Big Green was able to put a difficult game on its schedule behind it while keeping pace with the elite teams of the Ivy League bodes well for the rest of the season.

“ Pe n n i s a lw ay s a t o u g h opponent and it was certainly a nice win,” Heneghan said. “But every game in the Ivy League is extremely important, so we look forward to taking the season week by week going forward.”

As students on campus look forward to the festivities and traditions of Homecoming weekend, the Big Green will be gearing up for its biggest test thus far against Yale University at home. The Bulldogs come to Hanover as a highly ranked team nationally, having received several votes on the national FCS Coaches Poll. Yale was one of the highest ranked teams in the Ivy League coming in and has outscored its opponents 146-62 this season. A win against a team like Yale could pay dividends down the road if the Big Green stay in the hunt for the Ivy League title.

Kickoff against Yale is on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 1:30 p.m. at Memorial Field.

Alumni gifts endow track and women’s soccer coaching positions

By MARK CUI and CHRIS SHIM The Dartmouth Senior Staff

The women’s soccer and men’s and women’s track and field teams recently announced two new endowed coaching positions. These gifts will enable their respective athletic programs to continue to grow.

Stacy Smith Branca ’94, a captain of the 1993 Big Green women’s soccer team, and her family made a $2 million gift to endow the women’s soccer head coach position, while an anonymous donor made a $1 million gift to endow an assistant track and

field coaching position.

“It’s awesome — for a former player, an alum, to give back to the team and the program in this way,” women’s soccer head coach Ron Rainey said. “The endowment will really help the team to do some things that will affect Dartmouth women’s soccer from now until forever. It’s humbling, it’s really cool and it really helps the school, the athletic department and definitely the soccer team.”

The two gifts mark the 13th and 14th endowed positions at Dartmouth. In total, the community

has donated $27.5 million toward endowed athletic positions in the past four years. These endowments have helped improve Dartmouth’s ability to recruit and retain coaches as well as support the athletic department’s infrastructure and facilities, giving teams access to innovative technology in their respective sports.

Branca, who led the Big Green to an Ivy League championship in 1993 and an appearance in the NCAA tournament, said in a College press release that she hopes that the gift will continue to inspire student athletes and help them develop vital life skills.

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The women’s soccer head coach position was endowed with a $2 million gift from Stacy Smith Branca ’94 and her family.

Rainey first met Branca at a gathering of Dartmouth soccer alumni in New York and immediately noticed the strong bond between Branca and the other soccer alumni.

“What struck me about it was how she tied the room together and she spoke to people from her own grade and then interacted and talked to all the other alums that were there as well,” Rainey said. “It was a pretty cool testament to how the different classes over time interacted.”

Although Rainey is uncertain exactly how the endowment will be applied, he is confident that it will open up many new opportunities for the players.

“It can help attract and retain great assistant coaches, and then it really allows us to be on the cutting edge with any new technologies, equipment, any kinds of things that are out there right now,” Rainey said.

“In a way, it’s pretty neat, and no decisions have been made on what to do, but all the things it opens up, it just allows you to really take care of the players, really to have a great support group for the players and then really to stay on the cutting edge technology-wise with where the sport is going.”

Similarly, head coach of men’s track and field Barry Harwick ’77 expressed his gratitude for the anonymous donor’s $1 million contribution. While his own position, the Marjorie and Herbert Chase ’30 head coach of men’s track and field, has been endowed for over 20 years, the team is the first Dartmouth athletic program to receive an endowment for an assistant coaching

position, Harwick said.

“That’s something we’ve been working on very hard — when I got to Dartmouth 20 years ago, we had four coaches on our staff; now we have six,” Harwick said. “I think that produces a much better experience for the student-athletes. Endowment income is just invaluable in making the whole thing work.”

While Harwick doesn’t envision the gift creating a new position or tangibly affecting the students, the donation will no doubt help the program in the long-term.

“What it does do is ensure the long-term longevity and well-being of the program,” Harwick said. “I think in that sense it benefits every single person that’s involved in it.”

This was no more evident than this past weekend at a dinner honoring past Dartmouth Olympians. There, Harwick noted the intense passion that alumni share for the current track and field program in his speech to the alumni, explaining that the donation will continue to cultivate this bond.

“Your experience as a track and field athlete at Dartmouth extends a lot longer than four years, because I think our alumni are very important to us and when we have endowed positions, it ensures that we’re going to have a thriving track and field program here for years and years to come,” Harwick said. “I think that’s something that benefits not just the current students on our team but it’s also something that’s going to make all of our alumni happy as well, that they know that there’s this level of support out there.”

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Alumni return to coach at Dartmouth First-years stand out in women’s rugby success

and drove home a try of her own.

When asked about her thoughts The Dartmouth on that game, she said that she felt T he women’s rugby team Quinnipiac would be more of an continues to prove itself as a athletic team, and that it became team to watch on the national apparent that Quinnipiac had scene. The team cruised through more rugby knowledge. She also the most difficult part of their highlighted the speed of the play schedule undefeated, pulling out as a major factor. wins against two-time defending “I found myself really tired by national champion and then-No. the second half,” Ihensekhien said.

1 Quinnipiac University and “We have good hands, and our then-No. 3 United States Military backs were able to get the ball to Academy. This strong start comes our captain so she could finish off with no small thanks to the first- and score the try.” years who have joined the ranks, Durbin is an inside center joining with two women in particular, Idia the Big Green from Murietta, Ihensekhien ’21 California. and Lilly Durbin L i k e ’ 2 1 a l r e a d y “We’ve already been Ihensekhien, e s t a b l i s h i n g coming together D u r b i n themselves came to so fast. Not a lot of as standout Hanover with people would expect contributors. international I h e n s e k h i e n an Ivy League school experience hails from as a member Milton, Ontario to be big for a sport of the USA a n d r e c e n t l y like rugby, so I’m really W o m e n ’ s debuted with the S e v e n s excited to see what Canadian U18 National National Team we can accomplish Te a m a n d this past summer together.” has toured in the Can-Am with them Series, playing as to countries a prop. such as France -LILLY DURBIN ’21 “A prop a n d Ja p a n , supports players while also that crash a lot — captaining the sort of the leads USA Rugby in the scrum,” U20 National Ihensekhien said. “It’s more a Team on multiple international physical position, we’re in the most tours. contact.”

Similar to Ihensekhien, Durbin The position is usually dominated attributed her success to playing by the strongest, heaviest people on other sports. the team, according to Ihensekhien, “I started as a soccer player but she brings a level of agility to and reading the game is definitely the position. something that I think translates “I would say I’m a versatile over to rugby,” Durbin said. player,” Ihensekhien said. “I can This perspective has given her play different positions, and I have an ability to recognize space and skills that props typically don’t. better read the game, she said.

They’re usually bigger people and Durbin described the rugby focus more on power.” culture as her favorite aspect of She attributed her advantage the sport. She mentioned the in both speed and agility to her rugby tradition of eating with the experience with other sports, opposing team after a game as an including basketball and the example of the camaraderie she’s footwork required. Ihensekhien found playing at Dartmouth and added that her sports background for Team USA. played a part in how she was “That’s what I really love about introduced to rugby. it, because even though you’ve just “An upperclassman suggested I gone to war, you can come together try rugby after a volleyball game my and socialize in a big rugby family,” freshman year,” Ihensekhien said. Durbin said.

“I fell in love. I played a bunch of With these two on the team, the sports growing up, like volleyball, future looks bright for Big Green basketball, softball, I did some women’s rugby. track. Rugby was great because it “We’ve already been coming incorporated everything.” together so fast,” Durbin said. “Not Her effectiveness on the field a lot of people would expect an Ivy became apparent in the team’s League school to be big for a sport season opener against Quinnipiac, like rugby, so I’m really excited to see where she was key in set pieces what we can accomplish together.”

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Track and field athletes who win an Ivy League title get their photo hung on the wall in Floren Varsity House.

By SABA NEJAD The Dartmouth

After devoting 20 or more hours a week to their sport during school, Dartmouth’s student-athletes can find it difficult to fill the gap left by sports once their college careers end. Many try to stay connected to their sports by joining club teams.

Others go into coaching, and a small few return to the Big Green as assistants. For some of these coaches, Dartmouth is a stop in the road on a different journey. For others, it’s a more permanent home or a springboard to a coaching career elsewhere.

Jennie Cunningham ’17 was cocaptain of the cross country team in 2016. She is now pursuing her bachelor’s degree from the Thayer School of Engineering and has decided to continuing her running career as a student assistant coach with the cross country and track teams. Cunningham said her recent experience with the team has helped her better connect to the women she now coaches.

“These women are some of my best friends and we have seen each other in all states of success and failure,” Cunningham said. “That makes it very comfortable to be around these amazing ladies and hopefully I can just be there to relate to whatever way they feel that day.

So, it is just nice to be around them some more, offer support, laugh a lot and be around the sport that I love.”

Cunningham’s passion for cross country is just as strong a year after finishing her college career.

“I think running is the best sport there is,” she said. “It can basically be in your life forever. I don’t think I will run competitively very often but I will definitely keep running as long

as my legs are still working.”

Though Cunningham says she has loved coaching so far, she does not plan to become a full-time coach after she leaves Dartmouth in March.

“Maybe sometime down the road I will coach a local high school team or something,” she said.

Mackenzie St. Onge ’17, an assistant coach for women’s rugby, was originally recruited to play ice hockey at Dartmouth. Following her senior season, she decided to take advantage of the opportunity to learn about rugby and explore a new sport. She was able to play with the team all season and fell in love with the sport and the welcoming environment of the team.

“I just really wanted to come back and take advantage of training at such a high level,” St. Onge said.

“I was also a psych[ology] major and have always been interested in character development through sports.”

This experience has given her glimpse into the work required to coach a team of that size. Although coaching has always been something that interests her, for now she’s more interested in training for rugby and pursuing that in the future.

Tim Wunderlich ’09 has been coaching in one way or another since he graduated. Wunderlich joined the Big Green track staff in the fall of 2014 and has been working with Dartmouth’s jumpers and multi-event athletes ever since.

During his tenure at Dartmouth, he has produced eight Ivy League Champions and three All-Americans.

Wunderlich began competing in track and field as a freshman in high school and considers Dartmouth the place that gave him the opportunity to more fully develop. As a coach, he now trains 15 to 20 students per

year and travels to meets with the team. He also works closely with men’s head coach Barry Harwick ’77 and women’s head coach Sandy Ford-Centonze, who were also his former coaches during his time as an athlete. “[They] were actually the ones that hired me back,” Wunderlich said. “It’s a little surreal because you were an athlete and kind of looking up to them and now you’re a coach and a colleague of theirs and more of an equal.”

N o w, Wu n d e r l i c h h a s administrative responsibilities and coaches his athletes with considerable autonomy. As time passes, according to Wunderlich, he feels more like a peer with his former coaches.

There’s a tradition on the track and field team: If you win an Ivy League title, you get your picture taken and put on the wall. When Wunderlich was a Big Green athlete, the pictures hung on the wall in the weight room the team uses in Floren Varsity House.

“It means something to be on the wall and it gives everyone something to work for,” Wunderlich said. “You get a title.

You’re immortalized on the wall.”

The pictures were taken down after the previous jumps coach retired, but Wunderlich made it his personal project to bring them back. They now hang in chronological order in the coaches’ office in Floren. Wunderlich’s photo can be seen just before the end of the line.

“My hours are long, but my job is a labor of love,” Wunderlich said.

“Being able to share my passion with the younger generation of Dartmouth track and field athletes makes it all worth it.”

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Men’s and women’s soccer face Princeton University at home

By MICHAEL CLEARY The Dartmouth

The Big Green men’s and wo m en’s s o c c er teams each played at home against Princeton University on Saturday. The women’s game ended in a 2-0 loss for the Big Green, continuing a good season for Princeton and dropping Dartmouth to 4-6. The men won 2-1 with an overtime winner by senior Matt Danilack ’18. The game was Dartmouth’s first Ivy League contest of the season and improved its record to 6-2, putting the Big Green in a great position to compete for a third straight Ivy League championship.

The women’s team went into the game knowing that it would need a strong performance to have a chance against Princeton.

Princeton has only one loss so far this season and was ranked at 7th in the nation in the most recent NCAA rankings, released on Sept.

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The Dartmouth defense held out the Tigers for most of the game, but Princeton striker Abby Givens broke through with two goals in the last 22 minutes of the game. Princeton’s defense held firm to shut out Dartmouth and guarantee the 2-0 result.

The men’s team had much

more to be happy with after their win. Impressive performances came from Dartmouth’s team leaders, the older players and team captains.

“Wyatt [Omsberg ’18], Tyler [Dowse ’18] and [Danilack] were good leaders and had strong performances,” men’s soccer head coach Chad Riley said, pointing out three players who are all seniors and wore the captain’s armband for Dartmouth.

The team had a very strong start to the game, and Dartmouth fans were frustrated when their team was unable to take a lead in regulation play.

“I think we deserved to be ahead from early on,” midfielder Justin Donawa ’19 said. “The first 30 minutes or so we were almost always in their half.”

Instead, Dartmouth fell behind with 36 minutes left in the second half to a screamer by Princeton junior Jeremy Colvin that slipped past the fingertips of goalie Chris Palacios ’21.

“They scored a goal off a very good finish,” Donawa said. “It’s not one [Palacios] had much of a chance of saving.”

Dartmouth responded quickly, w i t h D o n aw a s c o r i n g f ro m freshman Dawson McCartney ’21’s assist with a powerful header into

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Matt Danilack ’18 scored the game-winning goal in the 114th minute of overtime, giving the men’s team a 3-2 win.

the bottom left corner. The game went to the end of regulation with more chances but no more goals for either side.

“We were unlucky not to have won in regulation,” Riley said. “We had the better chances, but they

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Justin Donawa ’19 (right) contributed a goal and an assist on the game-winning goal to continue his strong season.

handled the dangerous moments we created.”

To both the players and those watching in the stands, the game and the level of play had an intensity not found in other games.

“From the beginning you can just tell the Ivy League games are different,” Donawa said. “The atmosphere was a lot more live and electric.”

The more experienced players seemed prepared for Ivy play with the seniors putting in good performances, but Dartmouth also received impressive performances from fir st-year s. McCartney demonstrated why he is already getting playing time with a few highlights. In addition to his assist, he earned loud cheers from the home fans when he tracked down a play from behind and won the ball to set up a good chance early in the second half.

Another first-year starring was goalkeeper Palacios, who filled in earlier in the season after sophomore Henry Stusnik ’20 suffered a slight injury and later won the starting job.

Down the stretch, Dartmouth began to take more control of the game, winning seven corner kicks in the second half of regulation and four in overtime. Princeton had

some chances on counterattacks, but the overall balance of play shifted in favor of Dartmouth.

“We were able to rotate guys, and our general fitness is very good,” Riley said.

Riley pointed out that Big Green’s depth and fitness allowed them to take more control towards the end of the game when players on both teams began to get tired.

“We knew we would get our chances later on in the game, and we just stayed patient and kept fighting all the way through both overtimes,” Palacios said.

In the second period of overtime, Danilack got on the end of a loose ball in the box and scored on a powerful strike from a few yards away from goal. The play began on a free kick taken by Donawa.

“It was a great feeling to get a winner after a long battle and we are very happy to start the league with three points,” Palacios said.

Both teams return to action during the week at home with n o n - co n f e re n ce g ame s. T h e women will face the University of Massachusetts at Lowell at 7 p.m. tonight, while the men will face Hofstra University on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The teams will then travel to New Haven, Connecticut to face Ivy League rival Yale University.