Yale tops Harvard in football, wins share of Ivy title

The Harvard-Yale football game represents the fiercest rivalry between any two teams in the Ivy League. This year, for the first time since 2000, the Bulldogs (8-2 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) had their way with the Crimson (7-3, 4-3) on Harvard's home turf, taking the game, 34-13, and winning a share of the Ivy League title.

Yale started the game strong, scoring six minutes into the game. While Harvard tied the game up in the second quarter, the Crimson could not keep up with the Bulldogs. Tailback Mike McLeod led Yale with a net of 87 rushing yards, and quarterback Matt Polhemus passed for a total of 125 yards.

It was a strong Eli defense, however, that ultimately led to Saturday's victory over Harvard. Unwilling to let Harvard upset their team the way they had let Princeton do the week before, the Bulldogs maintained a strong defense led by defensive back Larry Abare, who secured eight tackles for Yale.

Faced with this powerful defense, the Crimson offense was halted to an all-time season low of 218 yards. Last week, prior to the Yale game, Clifton Dawson was named the Ivy League's all-time leading rusher with a career total of 4,841 yards. Stunted by the Eli defense, Dawson led Harvard in rushing with a paltry net of 60 yards.

Eric Schultz and Doug Hewlett led the Crimson on defense, securing nine and eight tackles, respectively. After Hewlett's interception of Polhemus' pass, it appeared that the Crimson team had finally woken up for game day. Ultimately though, Harvard was unable to overtake a hungry Bulldog team and in the end, fell hard.

Big Green ices the Bears

On Saturday, Brown's men's hockey (2-3-2 overall, 1-2-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League) faced the Big Green (5-3-0, 4-3-0) at Dartmouth. Though there wasn't much scoring, the game was dominated by Dartmouth and marked by the efficiency of the Big Green.

While the first period remained scoreless, the Dartmouth team showed its tenacity and speed, taking 16 shots on goal. During the same period, Brown only registered six. The speed of the Big Green during the first period reflected the play for the entire game. In total, Dartmouth took 38 shots on goal as compared to Brown's 30, with the Bears out-shooting the Big Green only during the third period.

With two power plays in the second period, Dartmouth capitalized on its five-on-three advantage, scoring the game's only goal after Ben Lovejoy assisted David Jones in scoring. Though Brown could have profited from the power plays that it controlled in the second and third periods, the Bears could not find a Big Green weakness to exploit.While both team's goalies played strong games, only the Big Green's Mike Devine was able to completely deflect all attacks. He made 30 saves and recorded his third career shutout. Freshman Dan Rosen finished the night with 37 saves for Brown. The Big Green will next face Princeton on its home rink on Friday. The Bears next face American International on Saturday.

Penn squashes Big Red

In its season opener, Penn's women's squash team dominated Cornell, 9-0, on its home courts. Every Quaker won her game, 3-0.

The strong Quaker showing was highlighted by the outstanding performances of freshmen Sydney Scott and Kristen Lange. Playing in the No. 1 spot, Scott defeated Cornell's Maxi Prinsen in an almost complete shutout, dominating 9-0, 9-0, 9-1, smoothly sailing to a 3-0 victory. Lange also showed little mercy on her Cornell opponent, Rachel Wagner, racking in 9-2, 9-2, 9-3 and taking the game, 3-0. In addition to Scott, Radhika Ahluwalia, Alisha Turner and Christina Matthias took two out of the three sets, 9-0.

After securing one Ivy League win, the Quakers will compete next at the Constable Invitational held at Princeton on Nov. 25 and 26. The Big Red will next play Harvard on Dec. 2.