HANOVER, N.H. – On Tuesday, Head Coach Maura Crowell announced the Big Green’s complete 2025-26 schedule. Dartmouth will play 30 total games, eight nonconference games and 22 against ECAC Hockey opponents.
 
The Big Green will kick off the season on the road, facing nonconference opponent Holy Cross. Dartmouth and the Crusaders will play two games, one on Friday, October 17 at 6 p.m. and the series finale on Saturday, October 18 at 7 p.m.
 
On Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25, Dartmouth will play its first home games and conference games of the season, welcoming Colgate and Cornell. The last time the Big Green hosted the Cornell Big Red, the two teams skated to a 2-2 tie with the then No. 6 ranked team in the country.
 
The following weekend, the women’s hockey team will head to North Country, taking on the Saint Lawrence Saints on Friday, October 31 at 3 p.m. and Clarkson on Saturday, November 1 at 3 p.m.
 
The Big Green upset the then No. 7 St. Lawrence Saints in the teams’ last meeting, as Dartmouth earned a 2-0 victory off the back of a 36 save shutout by Michaela Hesová.
 
Dartmouth will return home for their lone game at Thompson Arena in the month of November on Friday the 7^th. The Big Green will host the Harvard Crimson at 3 p.m. before the men welcome the Colgate Raiders for the first doubleheader of the season. On Saturday, November 8^th, Dartmouth and Harvard will complete the regular season home and home series at Bright Landry Hockey Center with a 3 p.m. puck drop.
 
The Big Green will remain on the road on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15 for an ECAC Hockey and Ivy League matchups against the Brown Bears and Yale Bulldogs.  Friday’s game is set for 6 p.m. while Saturday’s game will begin at 3 p.m.

Dartmouth will spend its Thanksgiving in Minnesota, prepping for two games against the Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks. The two teams will faceoff on Friday, November 28 at 1 p.m. before playing the series finale on Saturday, November 29. The time for Saturday’s game is still to be announced.

 

After five games away from Thompson Arena, the Big Green will return to the comforts of home for four straight games, two conference games and two nonconference games. Dartmouth will host RPI and Union on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Both games will be at 3 p.m. as the Dartmouth men will also play at home, facing off against Brown and Yale with 7 p.m. puck drops on Friday and Saturday.

 

The following weekend, Dartmouth will play nonconference opponents St. Anselm and St. Michael’s. The Big Green will look to make it two straight against the Hawks on Friday, December 12 at 3 p.m. after defeating them on the road, 9-1, in January. Stick around after the women’s game as the Big Green men will also play a nonconference game against Army.

 

On Saturday, December 13, the Big Green and Knights will face off for the first time in program history. Puck drop is set for 2 p.m.

 

Nonconference competition will continue and wrap up for the Big Green on Friday, January 2 and Saturday, January 3, playing a home and home series with the Vermont Catamounts. The two teams will play in Burlington at 6 p.m. on Friday with a 3 p.m. puck drop at Thompson Arena on Saturday.

 

Dartmouth will remain at Thompson Arena for two more games, welcoming Yale on Friday, January 9 at 3 p.m. and Brown on Saturday, January 10 at 3 p.m.

 

Over the next five weeks, the Big Green will wrap up conference play in the 2025-26 season, alternating weekends at Thompson Arena and on the road.

 

On Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17, Dartmouth will head to Quinnipiac and Princeton. The Big Green will faceoff with the Bobcats on Friday at 6 p.m. followed by the Tigers on Saturday at 3.

 

The next weekend, St. Lawrence and Clarkson make its way to Hanover. The matchup with the Saints is set for Friday, January 23 at 6 p.m. and the Big Green will play Clarkson on Saturday, January 31 at 3 p.m.

 

Dartmouth will wrap up the regular season series with the Cornell Big Red at Lynah Rink on Friday, January 30 at 6 p.m. and Colgate at Class of 1965 Arena on Saturday, January 31 at 3 p.m.

 

February will begin with the Big Green’s final regular season games at Thompson Arena. Dartmouth will host Princeton on Friday, February 6 at 6 p.m. and Quinnipiac on Saturday, February 7 at 3 p.m.

 

The 2025-26 regular season will conclude the weekend of Friday, February 13. Dartmouth will first play Union on Friday at 6 p.m. before closing the regular season against RPI on Saturday, February 14 at 3 p.m.

 

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TEMPE – Sun Devil Women’s Tennis head coach Jamea Jackson announced the hiring of Diego Nava as an assistant coach and promoted Charlotte Chavatipon to assistant coach as well.

Coming from Louisville, Nava boasts coaching experience at the collegiate and junior level, spending two seasons with the Cardinals and mentoring three players in the ITA Top 100 this past season. 

In 2024, he assisted the development of the All-American duo of Natan Rodrigues and Etienne Donnet, who made the semifinals at the NCAA Doubles Championships and finished with a program-best No. 4 in the year-end ITA Doubles Rankings this past May.

“I’m so excited to welcome Diego as our new assistant coach for the women’s tennis program,” said head coach Jamea Jackson. “He brings an exceptional level of experience and insight to our team and I’m confident our student-athletes will thrive under his guidance.” 

Before joining Louisville, Nava spent 18 months at the United States Tennis Association (USTA), working as an independent contractor with the top junior and professional American players and helping them train at the USTA Player Development campus in Orlando.

Nava played collegiate tennis for five seasons (2017-22), spending four seasons at Loyola Marymount and being ranked as high as No. 32 nationally in doubles play as a sophomore. The California native transferred to Xavier for one season, during which he reached a career-best ITA ranking in singles, ranking No. 51 in the country. 

Chavatipon was previously part of the program as a volunteer assistant coach this past season after playing collegiately at Texas for four years. She helped the Longhorns win two national championships in 2021 and 2022 and compiled a career record of 90-34 in singles and a 79-29 record in doubles during her tenure in Austin. She earned spots on the NCAA All-Tournament Teams in 2021 and 2022.

“We were incredibly lucky to add Charlotte as a volunteer assistant last year. Her love of the game, her infectious personality and her experience at the top of college tennis added so much to our team and our coaching staff,” said Jackson. “I’m delighted she will join our team as an assistant coach this upcoming season.”

In her senior season, she went 10-0 in conference play and had an impressive 17-5 dual match record from the No. 3 spot in singles. She primarily played alongside current Sun Devil Vivian Ovrootsky in doubles, where they went 18-4 as a duo. 

Chavatipon helped Texas win national championships in her first two seasons. As a sophomore, she recorded three top-75 victories in doubles and went 22-4 during the spring. In the NCAA Tournament, she recorded three-straight wins to cap the season and help clinch the doubles point against No. 2 Oklahoma in the national title match.

As a freshman went 25-1 in singles play and finished her first season in Austin on an 18-match winning streak. In the NCAA Championship, she clinched the doubles point and was the first player off the court in singles helping Texas win the national title.

Nava earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from LMU, then earned a master’s degree at Xavier in sports administration before entering the coaching profession in tennis. Nava’s hometown is Woodland Hills, California. Chavatipon majored in applied movement science, and her hometown is Fullerton, California.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – West Fowler, a 16-year-old trampoline gymnast from Gulf Breeze, Florida, is officially headed to Spain this fall as a member of Team USA. He’s been selected to compete at the 2025 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, taking place November 6 through 9 in Pamplona. West will represent the U.S. in the Double Mini Trampoline event, where he’s already recognized as one of the top athletes in the world. He’ll also serve as the alternate for the tumbling competition.

West began gymnastics at just one year old, growing up in the sport thanks to his parents, Blain and Alie Fowler, who own a gym. He currently trains at Panhandle Perfection Gymnastics in Gulf Breeze and on the Pensacola State College campus. In addition to his trampoline success, West is also a standout in artistic gymnastics. He was the regional Level 10 All-Around champion this season and took home individual titles on pommel horse and vault.

A student at Florida Virtual School, West balances intense training and travel with his education. His goal is to compete at the highest level in both trampoline and artistic gymnastics, and with his upcoming appearance at the World Championships, he’s well on his way.

Good luck, West!

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HANOVER, N.H.—Reid Cashman, the Koenig Family Head Coach of Dartmouth Men’s Hockey announced the full schedule for the 2025-26 Dartmouth men’s hockey season on Tuesday.

The Big Green start the season with a scrimmage against Norwich University (NCAA DII) on Sunday, Oct. 26 at Thompson Arena.  

Dartmouth kicks off the regular season on the road against Stonehill on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Warrior Ice Arena in Boston, Mass.

The following day the Big Green take on Yale in a non-conference game at Thompson Arena which is the first of three straight games at home. Faceoff is slated for 5 PM against the Bulldogs.

ECAC play opens on Friday, Nov. 7 at Thompson Arena as Colgate travels to Hanover. The Big Green close out the early three game homestand the following day against Cornell, both faceoffs are scheduled for 7 PM.

Dartmouth travels to the North Country for a pair of games against St. Lawrence and Clarkson the following weekend. The Big Green and Saints play on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 PM while Clarkson and the Big Green square off the next day at 4 PM.

Following a weekend off, the Big Green play a pair of home non-conference games starting on Friday, Nov. 28 against former ECAC rival Vermont. Merrimack travels to Hanover on Saturday, Nov. 29 to take on the Big Green for the second straight season.

Dartmouth plays six games in the month of December with five of them coming at Thompson Arena. The Big Green open the month against Brown on Friday, Dec. 5 at home before hosting Yale on Saturday, Dec. 6 in the final ECAC game of 2025.

The Big Green play a pair of non-conference games before the holiday break. Dartmouth hosts Army for the first time since the 2018-19 season on Friday, Dec. 12. Dartmouth then travels to Durham to take on UNH on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4 PM.

Following the holiday break, the Big Green welcome Arizona State to Thompson Arena for the 36^th Annual Ledyard Classic. The first game of the two-game series is on Saturday, Dec. 27 with the second game coming against the Sun Devils on Sunday, Dec. 28.

Dartmouth opens the new year with a road trip to Princeton on Friday, Jan. 2 before taking on Quinnipiac on Saturday, Jan. 3 in Hamden, Conn.

Following the road trip, the Big Green return to Hanover for three straight ECAC games starting on Friday, Feb. 9 against Harvard at 7 PM. Dartmouth then closes out season series’ against Clarkson and St. Lawrence on Friday, Jan. 16 and Saturday, Jan. 17.

Seven of the final 11 regular season games are road games for the Big Green, starting on Friday, Jan. 23 at Cornell. Dartmouth takes on Colgate on Saturday, Jan. 24.

Dartmouth closes the month of January at home to take on New York State capital region foes Union and RPI at Thompson Arena. Dartmouth faces on the Garnet Chargers on Friday, Jan. 30 before taking on RPI on Saturday, Jan. 31.

The Big Green open February with five straight road games beginning on Friday, Feb. 6 at Harvard. Dartmouth travels to Yale and Brown to close out the season series’ against the Bulldogs and Bears on Feb. 13-14.

For the final road trip of the regular season, Dartmouth takes on RPI on Friday, Feb. 20 and Union on Saturday, Feb. 21.

The Big Green close out the regular season at home against Quinnipiac and Princeton on Friday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, Feb. 28. The last time Dartmouth and Princeton squared off in the regular season finale was on Mar. 4, 1995, in which the Big Green won 3-2 at Thompson Arena.

Dartmouth is coming off an historic 2024-25 season in which it won the outright Ivy League Championship for the first time since the 1979-80 season. It was the first Ivy League title since 2007. The Big Green return three of their top five scorers from a season ago including leading scorers CJ Foley and Nikita Nikora who each had 30 points in 33 games last season.

Season ticket deposits are open for Dartmouth men’s hockey and can be purchased by clicking here.

According to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, despite Donald Trump‘s involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein controversy, the president apparently still has time to butt into college sports’ name, image, and likeness legislation.

During a recent round of golf with the president, Sankey says Trump reaffirmed his goals to implement what Sankey dubbed “real boundaries” on the polarizing new system.

“It’s not a secret. I had a chance to visit with the President, along with Pete Bevacqua, the athletics director at Notre Dame,” Sankey bragged, via ESPN. “We met and played golf at Bedminster, and his interest is real. My takeaway: he wants to be supportive of college athletics, make sure that it’s sustainable, the Olympic program, and the Olympic development.”

He added: “Work that’s done on college campuses was on his mind. The support of women’s athletics was on his mind, but having some kind of real boundaries, and we’ve been in active conversations.”

The proposed executive order aims to create national standards for NIL, address athlete compensation, and provide clarity on the employment status of college athletes, according to WIBC. It also seeks to grant antitrust exemptions to the NCAA and other governing bodies to provide more stability.

Since July 2021, college players have controlled how their identities are used in marketing and promotional activities, and in some cases, earned large sums of money, essentially making them professionals who play on college courts and fields.

The NCAA’s prior restrictions on student-athletes being paid for their likeness led to legal challenges, culminating in the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling, which found that these restrictions violated antitrust laws.

This paved the way for the NCAA to adopt an NIL policy and for states to enact legislation allowing student-athletes to monetize their NIL.

While the system is imperfect and has irked old school coaches — like seven-time national champion coach Nick Saban, who left the University of Alabama in Jan. 2024 due to NIL — some feel players deserve at least some of the immense revenue spawned by the thrills they provide.

Nonetheless, NIL has sparked an ethical debate surrounding its free-agent nature, and lack of leverage coaches have versus paid players, who can transfer as many times as they please for bigger paychecks. And Trump appears to have found way to leverage it all.

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