Dartmouth Women's Basketball Falls to Kansas, 84-51

Saturday, December 18

Lawrence, Kansas

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Dartmouth College

Kansas

Dartmouth Women's Basketball Falls to Kansas, 84-51

12/17/2004 7:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

By: Dartmouth

Dec. 18, 2004

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LAWRENCE, Kan. - After Dartmouth stunned Kansas last season in Hanover, the Jayhawks returned the favor on Saturday afternoon in Allen Fieldhouse, defeating the Big Green 84-51 before a crowd of 2,054. Dartmouth falls to 3-4 on the season, while Kansas improves to 5-3. Ashley Taylor had 14 points and Elise Morrison added 10 points to lead the Big Green. Sydney Scott chipped in eight points and a career-best six rebounds. The Jayhawks had five players in double figures, led by Crystal Kemp who poured in 24 points on 12-of-18 shooting. Taylor McIntosh registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards and Erica Hallman dished out 13 assists.

Kansas jumped out to a quick 11-2 lead after Kemp's jumper in the paint at 17:00. The lead hit 12 points on three occasions, and stood at 27-15 when Kemp hit another shot in the paint with 7:50 remaining in the half. Dartmouth had its best stretch of the game over the next four minutes and fashioned a 12-4 spurt to climb within four points. Krista Perry started the run with a layup and then Angie Soriaga nailed a three-pointer before Scott hit a layup with 6:03 left. Taylor connected on a rainbow jumper from the top of the key and then buried a three-pointer on the next possession to make the score 31-27 with 4:10 remaining. The Jayhawks closed the period with their own 10-4 run and led 41-31 after Hallman's jumper at the buzzer. The Big Green's 31 first-half points are the most for a Kansas opponent this season. Dartmouth shot 50 percent from the field, including 50 percent from three-point range, but Kansas connected on a blistering 58.8 percent of its shots in the first half and outscored the Big Green 30-10 in the paint. Kemp connected on nine of her 11 field goal attempts and had 18 points at the break.

Kansas took control in the second half and quickly went on a 16-4 run to build a 22-point lead with 13:46 remaining. Dartmouth struggled from the floor and made only four of its 25 field goal attempts in the period (16 percent), which allowed the Jayhawks to outscore the Big Green 43-20 in the half. Kansas finished with a 48-14 edge in points in the paint and a 26-3 advantage in points off turnovers. The Jayhawks' size advantage gave them a 44-28 edge in rebounding, including a 19-9 margin on the offensive glass.

The Big Green will break for the holidays before returning to action on December 29 and 30 when it hosts the Blue Sky Restaurant Group Classic. This year's field includes Richmond, Valparaiso and the nationally-ranked DePaul Blue Demons. The Big Green will face the Spiders in the first round and Valpo will take on DePaul in the other opening round contest.