Dartmouth Defeats UDel 15-5

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Dartmouth kicked off against the University of Delaware at 1:00 at Frazier Field. Chris Downer scored the first try of the match by recovering his own kick for a try. The conversion was no good. Dartmouth 5 - 0 Delaware. Delaware scored the next try off a rolling maul. Dartmouth 5 - 5 Delaware. Still in the first 20 minutes, Chris Downer passed it to his brother Nick for the try. The conversion was once again no good by Brothers. Dartmouth 10-5 over Delaware.

Halftime. Dartmouth 10-5 Delaware

In the only scoring of the second half, after a long break Chris Downer grubs to his brother Nick in the corner for a Dartmouth try. The kick against a strong wind was no good. Dartmouth wins a hard fought contest 15 to 5.

Referee: Merri Gardner

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First Match of the Premier League

After months of winter workouts indoors and out in the cold, Dartmouth travels south out of the snow to face one of the toughest teams in the Collegiate Premier East, the University of Delaware.

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2011 College Division I Premier Schedule

March 5, 2011

Rutgers @ Army
Dartmouth 15 @ Delaware 5 (Final)
Ohio St @ Navy
Oklahoma @ Texas A&M
Tennessee @ Life
Colorado @ Arizona St.
BYU @ Utah
Wyoming @ Air Force
California @ San Diego St.
Central Washington @ Claremont
St. Mary's @ UC Davis
UCLA @ Cal Poly-SLO