Dartmouth Women Sweep Ivy Honors
from press release
HANOVER, N.H. - After a 2-0 week including a win at #8
Notre Dame, Dartmouth's Greta Meyer (Denver, Colo.) and Julie
Wadland (Andover, Mass.) have been named the Ivy League Offensive
and Defensive Players of the Week. Ranked 20th this week, the Big
Green picked up a 22-2 win over Vermont midweek and a 12-8 victory
at #8 Notre Dame on Sunday.
Meyer, a junior midfielder, had a 13 point week with five goals
and eight assists, leading the Big Green with efficient and
unselfish playmaking. She put all but one of her seven shots on
goal and converting on five of those for scores. She also dished
out a total of eight assists, grabbed four ground balls and had
four caused turnovers.
Meyer started the week with a career-best eight-point effort in
Dartmouth's 22-2 win over Vermont on including three goals and a
career-high five assists. She kept up her impressive play against
the Irish, tallying five points on two goals, including the
game-winner, and three assists along with three caused turnovers.
On the season, Meyer leads Dartmouth with 16 points and a sizzling
84.6 shot on goal percentage.
Wadland, Dartmouth's senior goalie, proved why she was named to
the Tewaaraton Trophy watch list this week, turning in a 5.35 goals
against average in the two wins. Wadland made 14 saves
total on the week, more than goals allowed, and also grabbed seven
ground balls. Against Vermont, though she was not overtly tested,
Wadland made two saves and helped successfully clear the ball 79
percent of the time, holding the Catamounts to just two goals and
shutting them out in the second half. Wadland shined at Notre Dame,
making 12 saves including eight second-half stops for the Big
Green. She also picked up five ground balls and one caused
turnover
in the road win. On the season, Wadland sports a paltry 6.62 goals
against average and 54.8 save percentage for the season.
Dartmouth is in the midst of a 10-day layoff for final exams, and
will return to competition on Wednesday, March 17 against Columbia
at 12 p.m. in Hanover.
