Women Booters Hold Off Dartmouth, 2-1; Landry Scores in Fourth Straight Game

If the mark of a good team is the ability to win games without playing very well, the Harvard women's soccer team has arrived.

Despite playing listlessly, the Crimson notched its second Ivy win over Dartmouth, 2-1. Saturday on a windy Business School field.

The Crimson took control from the outset pinning the Big Green in its own half. Initially Harvard could generate few good scoring opportunities but almost 10 minutes into the game the Dartmouth defense let down, allowing Kelly Landry, the Crimson's leading goal scorer, to notch her sixth goal and give the team a 1-0 lead.

The rest of the half was a seesaw battle The Crimson, though clearly more talented, could not assert itself enough to wrest control of the game. Goalie Lisa Rowning and the Harvard defense held the Big Green scoreless.

Less than five minutes into the second half Harvard scored again when sophomore Brigitte Duffy knocked the ball in after a furious scramble in front of the Dartmouth net. Duffy's first goal of the year gained in importance three minutes later when Dartmouth cut the margin back to one. The Big Green's Sharon Matthews launched a high shot at the Harvard net which Rowning was unable to stop, making it 2-1 with 39 minutes to play. Despite numerous chances in the final minutes Dartmouth could not produce another score.

"We played well until we got the ball to the penalty area," Harvard Coach Bob Scalise said after the game. "We gave Dartmouth too many scoring chances which can not be tolerated. We played well in spurts but we'll have to play better against better teams. It was not what they did, but what we didn't do."

Landry's goal extended her personal scoring streak to four games. It also tied her for the team points lead with Inga Larson. (Points equals two times number of goals, plus number of assists.) Duffy also gained an assist on the Landry goal, giving her three points on the morning. Freshman goalkeeper Rowning lowered her goals-against average to 1.69.

THE NOTEBOOK: Harvard outshot Dartmouth, 27-11 Harvard has been averaging more than 21 shots a game.