March Madness has begun and I have been sidelined. My dancing shoes are in the closet, my derriere is on the couch and my eyes are bloodshot from watching a lighted box … the television. March Madness has begun and I am in Hanover and Hanover is deserted. The students are on spring break. The gym is empty. The March madness flu has struck and basketball aficionados are at home nursing various illnesses. I expect tumbleweed to roll down the corridors of Alumni Gym. The madness of March is far removed from this ghost town.
Then POOF ... in a matter of 2 hours everything changed. On Saturday afternoon Vermont beat Wisconsin and March Madness was alive and well in Hanover. One of our own had made it! Former assistant coach Sharon Dawley, took a dormant basketball program from the cellar of the America East to her second consecutive championship and a first round upset in the NCAA tournament. She was the first in our Dartmouth Women’s Basketball family to get a win in the NCAA tournament game!!!
Her accomplishments are formidable. But most significantly, she did this the “right” way. So chalk up a “W” for the good guys. In the midst of all the hoopla surrounding her victory, she called to tell me how many Dartmouth players, staff and fans had e-mailed her good wishes. he was very touched. And as for Dartmouth, we are dancing in March ... albeit from Hanover
- Coach Wielgus
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