Dartmouth's tailback Brenden Mahoney has been selected as the Ivy League Sophomore of the Week. In the Big Green's victory over Columbia, 20-10, Mahoney returned a Lion punt 67 yards for a touchdown in third quarter. He also ran back a kickoff 30 yards.
Field Hockey
Harvard's Char Joslin was named the Ivy League Player of the Week for her performance in the stickwomen's win over Yale, 2-1. The junior scored one goal and assisted on the another as the Crimson closed out the season on a high-note.
Also of note, the Penn women's field hockey team is ranked 10th in the country, and it is the top-seed in its bracket for the NCAA tournament. The Quakers, who have a first-round bye, will meet the winner of the Deleware-Penn State game on Sunday, November 13th.
In the ECAC tournament, Dartmouth moved into the finals by defeating Villanova, 2-1. But the Big Green fell in the finals to Providence, 1-0. Princeton was eliminated in the semifinal round.
Soccer
Paul Baverstock of Harvard was named the Ivy Men's Soccer Player of the Week. The junior midfielder scored the winning goal in overtime against Penn to keep Harvard's Ivy title hopes alive. His goal came via a penalty kick. Earning honor roll kudos for Harvard was Harvard goalie Stephen Hall, who posted a shutout against Penn. The junior leads all Ivy goalies with a 0.78 goals against average.
Quote of the Week:
"Someone asked me the other day what I thought about Michigan coming to town. I said, `it's good news and bad news. The bad news is it's a typical Michigan football team. The good news is that they'll only be here for 60 minutes."--Northwestern football Coach Francis Peay discussing the Northwestern-Michigan football game. Northwestern lost, 52-7.
Runner-up:"I'm willing to bet that we got penalized for more yardage than they [Tennessee] got rushing."--B.C. Defensive tackle Jim Biestek said.
B.C. was hit with a record 17 penalities for 165 yards, while Tennessee rushed for 128 yards.