Indian Lax Falters; Tennis Soars

By Christian Bateson | Wednesday, May 1, 1996

Indian Lacrosse had a rough weekend last week, dropping road games to Ivy League rivals Brown and Yale, 7-15 and 7-17 respectively. Two unfortunate losses, but these defeats were vindicated when Dartmouth came roaring back Wednesday to dominate the Catamounts of UVM in a splendid victory.

Dartmouth came out firing against Vermont, as Hank Brier '98 scored three in a row to give the Indians a 3-0 lead that they would stretch to 8-2 by the end of the first quarter. Vermont's defense was overwhelmed by an offensive explosion that gave Dartmouth a 19-5 lead after three quarters, and 25-9 at the final.

The Indians played beautifully all game, and the victory brings them to 2-2 Ivy, 5-4 overall. Defense was key for Dartmouth during the game, holding the Catamounts to a mere 4 points through the first half.

Goalie Ned Hazard '96 stifled UVM's attackmen, and backup Dave Kosloff '98 played well, seeing considerable time in the second half. Even a freshman got into the act, as Jay Tatum '99 scored his first collegiate goal in the fourth quarter and followed it with a second a few minutes later.

Men's Tennis

The Indians won a pair of dual meets last week, dominating Army and grinding out a tough win over Ivy rival Princeton. Dartmouth improved to 13-4 overall, moving up to second place in the Ivy League standings.

Injured Captain Holden Spaht '96 watched as his colleagues dismantled Army 6-1. Dartmouth won every singles match of the day and lost only one doubles match. Spaht returned to the lineup Saturday against Princeton and won his singles match for the Indians despite an injured rib.

Gabe Sauerhoff '99 and Erich Holzer '99 won matches too. Combined with Avery Rueb's '98 singles victory, fait accompli, Dartmouth walked away with a 4-3 victory.

Women's Lacrosse

The lady laxers have lost two of their last three to slip to 7-5, 3-3 in the Ivies. Ranked fourth in the nation at the start of the season, they have been hurt by inconsistent offense at times and poor execution of their game plan. The Lady Indians beat Yale 8-7 on a last second shot by Kelly Hannigan '97, but were routed by Brown, 13-7. They dropped a heartbreaker to Harvard, 11-8, despite leading through much of the game.

Sophomore duo Julia Morrill '98 and Jennifer Greene '98 led the team in goals and assists with 27 and 14 respectively. Dartmouth is currently ranked 12th in the nation, and faces UMass the weekend of the 27th.

Track

Dartmouth shot putter Adam Nelson '97 qualified for the Olympic Trials with a throw of 60 feet 2 3/4 inches over the previous weekend. It is the longest throw of his career and a new school record.

Women's Crew

The Dartmouth Women's Crew returned to Boston last weekend for Saturday races against Radcliffe and Syracuse. The Varsity eight finished first in their race, 1.9 seconds ahead of their Radcliffe opponents. By oarswoman Tracy Tylee '98's account, 'Radcliffe held us at three seats down for most of the race, but we never let them get further ahead. Things came together for us in the last 500 meters of the race, and we were able to walk right through them and finish about three or four seats up.'

Indian Lax Falters; Tennis Soars

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