WildcatFever's Legacy -- Playing as Dartmouth

[WildcatFever]

Dartmouth Names New Head Coach

Hanover, NH --The Big Green of Dartmouth named a new basketball coach on Friday after a two month search. Dartmouth finally picked Xavier Walsh after interviewing several candidates numerous times.

Walsh comes to Dartmouth after spending four years at Bowling Green as a Graduate Assistant. Dartmouth athletic director Tom Mallory says he expects Walsh to come right in and be successful right away.

"I think coach Walsh will be able to have a winning season sooner rather than later," Mallory said.

Walsh was silent when asked what type of game the Big Green would play this year but he did say the fans would be pleasantly surprised.

Dartmouth Assistant Coaches

John Bell -- Recruiting = C, Scouting = B, Court Sense = B, Game Plan = B

Rob McCants -- Recruiting = B, Scouting = A, Court Sense = B, Game Plan = B

Dartmouth 2003-2004 Schedule

@ Stony Brook
Quinnipac
@ Rider
@ New Hampshire
@ Maine
Lehigh
@ Ohio State
Harvard #
Holy Cross
@ Harvard #
@ Fordham
@ Colgate
Vermont
Hartford
Columbia #
Cornell #
@ Princeton #
@ Penn #
Yale #
Brown #
@ Cornell #
@ Columbia #
@ Brown #
@ Yale #
Penn #
Princeton #

# -- denotes Ivy league game

Dartmouth 2003-2004 Roster

Starters

PG -- Donny Downey - 6'3, 200 - Junior - Arundel, ME (73)
SG -- Darrell Matthews - 6'3, 190 - Junior - Gilford, NH (70)
SF -- Dan Harmon - 6'3, 200 - Sophomore - Lowell, Mass (70)
PF -- Otis Miller - 6'9, 210 - Sophomore - Bath, ME (70)
C -- Charlie Munns - 6'11, 225 - Senior - Orono, ME (69)

Reserves

C -- Wayne Bell - 6'10, 230 - Junior - Arundel, ME (69)
PG -- Greg Weatherspoon - 6'3, 190 - Sophomore - Wilnslow, ME (70)
PG -- Jason Owensworth - 6'3, 190 - Junior - Arundel, ME (70)
SF -- Charles Woods - 6'5, 185 - Sophomore - Queens, NY (68)
SG -- Chad Foster - 6'3, 190 - Sophomore - Auburn, ME (69)
PG -- Billy Hall - 6'2, 180 - Freshman - Quincy, Mass (69)
PF -- Derrick Smith - 6'6, 210 - Freshman - Brookline, Mass (70)

-- Number in () is the players overall record.

[WildcatFever]

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Dartmouth Wins Thriller 99-92 in Double OT

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Stony Brook, NY --Xavier Walsh promised the Dartmouth fans before the year that his team would play an exciting brand of basketball this year. And if the Big Green's first game of the year is any indication, Walsh was not kidding.

Dartmouth needed a strong inside game and two overtimes to finally down the Stony Brook Seawolves in both teams season openers. Dartmouth was lead by senior center Charlie Munns with 30 points and 17 rebounds before fouling out late in the second overtime.

With the score tied at 79-79 with three second left to play in regulation Dartmouth reserve center Wayne Bell missed a seven foot jumper as time expired to send the game into overtime. The overtime would see Dartmouth clinging to a two point lead with 10 seconds left to go in the game. But Stony Brook's Julius English would drain a 15 foot jumper as the buzzer sounded sending the game to a second overtime.

The second overtime saw Dartmouth build a quick ten point lead behind Munns. This time the Big Green would hang on and win the game 99-92. Dartmouth (1-0, 0-0) has a week off before opening the home part of their schedule against Quinnipac.

Game Stats

Dartmouth

FG % -- 54%
Assists -- 29
Turnovers -- 17
Total Rebounds -- 53
Offensive Reounds -- 16
Blocks -- 5

Stony Brook

FG % -- 47%
Assists -- 18
Turnovers -- 10
Total Rebounds -- 30
Offensive Rebounds -- 9
Blocks -- 3

Individual Stats

Dartmouth

Charlie Munns 30 pts, 17 rebounds, fouled out
Otis Miller 26 pts, 12 rebounds
Dan Harmon 21 pts, 13 rebounds, 5 assists
Darrell Matthews 7 pts, 6 assists

Stony Brook

Harold Walker 25 pts, 9 assists
Julius English 33 pts, 4-7 3pt fg
Justin Wente 10 pts, 12 rebounds
Michael Taylor 11 pts, 4 rebounds

[Maize & Blue]

Nice clutch win for your team there. You really showed up in the second overtime.

Good Luck!

[WildcatFever]

Thanks for reading Sportsfan, that first game was probably the best game I have ever played against a computer controlled opponent.

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Hanover, NH --It may not have been as exciting as their first game of the year, but the Dartmouth basketball team continues to impress their fans. This time the Big Green was able to pull off a 68-63 win over visiting Quinnipac to open thir home portion of the schedule.

Dartmouth once again got a strong performance from senior center Charlie Munns as he poured in 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Munns would come up with four big rebounds late in the game to help the Big Green seal the game.

"Charlie played well today," Dartmouth coach Xavier Walsh said. "If he can continue to play like this I like our chances of having a very good year."

Dartmouth also got strong play from their backcourt combination of Darrell Matthews and Donny Downey. Downey who did not score a single point contributed by dishing out 10 assists, while Matthews had 11 points to go with four assists.

Dartmouth (2-0, 0-0) return to action tommorow when hit the road to face Rider.

Game Stats

Quinnipac

FG % -- 41%
Assists -- 13
Turnovers -- 3
Total Rebounds -- 27
Offensive Rebounds -- 9
Blocks -- 6

Dartmouth

FG % -- 47%
Assists -- 20
Turnovers -- 16
Total Rebounds -- 47
Offensive Rebounds -- 15
Blocks -- 4

Individual Stats

Quinnipac

Leo Pierce 25 pts, 6 assists
Justin Glass 8 pts
Eric Shavies 5 pts, 7 rebounds
Joe Plummer 4 pts, 6 rebounds

Dartmouth

Darrell Matthews 11 pts, 4 assists
Donny Downey 0 pts, 11 assists
Otis Miller 14 pts, 9 rebounds
Charlie Munns 18 pts, 16 rebounds