Big Green stopped by Dunn

The Penn field hockey team toppled Dartmouth for its first win of the season. One team, one goal, won game. The Penn field hockey team wanted one thing this past Saturday, a defeat over Ivy League opponent Dartmouth. The Quakers reached their goal with a 3-2 victory over the Big Green. Last year, Penn (1-1, 1-0 Ivy League) contained Dartmouth 3-0 until the last 10 minutes of the game. In the remaining minutes, Dartmouth scored three goals to send the game into overtime and then went on to win 4-3. The defeat left the Quakers anxiously awaiting this season's match-up for revenge. Determined to not let history repeat itself, Penn rallied back in the second half to outscore Dartmouth 2-1. Junior tri-captain Maureen Flynn and Cindy Quinn both added a goal to put away the Big Green. Flynn also contributed two assists, giving her three points on the afternoon. "We played all the way to the end. Last year we couldn't sustain our lead. This year we really worked hard to keep the lead," senior goalie Sarah Dunn said. Dunn saved 21 shots on goal while the Quakers scored on four of its seven shots on the cage. Courtney Martin scored the first goal of the game to give Penn a one goal lead over the Big Green. Late in the first half Dartmouth answered Martin's one goal to close the half with a score of 1-1. The excitement of the win did not only stem from the desire for revenge. The Quakers wanted to leave their first Ivy League game known as a team to beat. "We were really pumped and wanted to win. It was the first Ivy game so everyone wanted the win," Dunn said. The Quakers will try to ride their winning edge when they travel to Lafayette tomorrow. Both Dartmouth and Lafayette play on grass fields, as opposed to Franklin Field's turf. As a result the team has been practicing on Drexel's grass field for the past couple of days to prepare for its next match-up. "The grass game is slower than the turf game and you need more control and stick skills on grass," Dunn said. "Turf is easier to pass on and a much faster game." The game may have slight deviations from turf to grass but that did not stop the Quakers from defeating Dartmouth, and it shouldn't be a factor when they travel to Lafayette.