For the first time in 20 years, the Dartmouth women\u2019s soccer team left Harvard University\u2019s Jordan Field with a win. With a goal from junior Kate Ryan \u201927 in the 75th minute and a strong defensive performance, the Big Green achieved a 1-0 victory against the Crimson in Cambridge, Mass. on Sept. 20. This is the first time the Big Green has beaten Harvard on the road since 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The night\u2019s lone goal started with a corner kick from Sarah Shelburne \u201928. Forward Stephanie Lathrop \u201928 got a head on Shelburne\u2019s kick and Ryan knocked it in for the score.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was fully a team effort goal, which was so awesome,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cIt was pretty unreal for my first college goal, definitely.\u201d<\/p>\n
Head coach Taylor Schram commended Ryan for her first collegiate goal as well as her contributions on the other end of the pitch.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been fun to see Kate really step up to the plate,\u201d Schram said. \u201cShe\u2019s been a big voice of leadership in our back line.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following Ryan\u2019s goal, the stadium erupted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bench was going crazy. Everyone on the field was going crazy,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cEveryone was cheering so loud that some of our alumni who were sitting on the sideline said \u2018it seemed like you all had won the Super Bowl.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The Crimson outshot the Big Green 13-6 \u2014 each team had two shots on goal. The Big Green, however, was the only team to convert a shot into a goal. This was in large part due to a strong defensive effort by goalkeeper Ola Goebel \u201927 and Dartmouth\u2019s back line. In only her second career start, Goebel recorded her second clean sheet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goebel gave credit to her teammates for the strong defensive performance. She noted that the team did a great job of \u201ctrusting and talking with each other,\u201d and that \u201ctrust in your back line, your midfielders, your forwards and the bench,\u201d is important as a goalie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Schram said that the team was prepared to win, adding that the team\u2019s mantra coming into the season was \u201cit\u2019s our time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve used that as our punch line this season to really unify us and get us excited about the season ahead,\u201d Schram said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Schram has also stressed the importance of believing in their preparation and their ability to win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that we\u2019re the fittest team in the Ivy League,\u201d Schram said. She emphasized that the team walks into every game \u201cbelieving that we\u2019re the better team.\u201d<\/p>\n
The team was also focused on defending a very strong Harvard squad. Schram said the team emphasized being \u201creally relentless defensively\u201d and Goebel said they avoided \u201cunderestimating the opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both Ryan and Goebel highlighted the importance of working as a team and supporting each other throughout the game in their victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was such a team effort to defend and keep them from scoring on us,\u201d Ryan said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goebel added that \u201cwhether you\u2019re a starter, play one minute or don\u2019t play, every single person has a role.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of these crucial roles is providing support to the players from the bench. Goebel highlighted the importance of the energy that the bench provides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur bench is always so loud during every game,\u201d Goebel said. \u201cAfter every game, our coaches and us always pride ourselves because we \u2018out-bench\u2019 them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with the supporters on the sidelines, the support from the bleachers that were filled with Dartmouth alumni and students was more fuel for the team\u2019s dogged performance on the pitch. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt felt like a home game for Dartmouth,\u201d Schram said. \u201cIt speaks to what this greater Dartmouth community really is.\u201d<\/p>\n
After two losses to Santa Clara University and Colgate University and a tie with Hofstra University before this game, a victory was especially important for the team as they begin the Ivy League season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goebel said that although the team was tested in the games leading up to the Harvard matchup, this win helped them \u201cfind themselves\u201d and \u201cbuild up the trust\u201d they have in each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ryan also said the team was motivated by the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was just really encouraging for us as a team, and exciting knowing that we have this fight in us,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Schram and Goebel echoed these thoughts and said that the chance to break the long-standing drought at The Crimson\u2019s field provided added incentive to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always fun whenever there\u2019s sort of a historic stat line,\u201d Schram said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Next, the Big Green will face the University of Pennsylvania at Rhodes Field in Philadelphia on Sept. 27 at 1 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the team continues Ivy League play, Schram said they intend to \u201cuse the lessons\u201d from the Harvard game to improve. The team also wants to continue the momentum they have gathered from their first Ivy League win of the season. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we have the talent and the desire and the drive to win and do really well this season,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cI\u2019m excited to see how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the first time in 20 years, the Dartmouth women\u2019s soccer team left Harvard University\u2019s Jordan Field with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170086,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-170085","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-soccer","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}