Connecticut Trips Dartmouth, 95-47, in NCAA First Round

Sunday, March 20

Storrs, Conn.

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Connecticut Trips Dartmouth, 95-47, in NCAA First Round

3/19/2005 7:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

By: Dartmouth

March 20, 2005

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STORRS, Conn. In an NCAA first round battle that pitted David vs. Goliath, the Dartmouth women's basketball team fell to three-time defending national champion Connecticut, 95-47, on Sunday night.

The Big Green shot 30.8 percent for the game against the powerful Huskies who connected on 40 of 67 attempts for 59.7 percent.

UConn quickly found its rhythm and put together a 20-5 lead with 11 minutes to go in the opening half. The lead at halftime was 51-26 as junior Jeannie Cullen (Janesville, Wis.) helped the Big Green with nine points on three 3-point baskets.

After going one-for-seven from the floor in the first half, junior Elise Morrison (Franklin, Mich.) improved to three-of-six in the second. Along with a seven-of-eight night from the free throw line, the 6-3 center led Dartmouth with a team-high 15 points.

Cullen also was in double figures with 12 points.

Morrison, Cullen and junior Angie Soriaga (College Station, Texas) all had five rebounds apiece, while Soriaga added four assists and three steals.

For Connecticut, who has won a total of five NCAA titles, including the 2002, 2003 and 2004 championships, all 11 players scored and five were in double figures. Mel Thomas and Ann Strother led the Huskies with 13.

Dartmouth, 17-11, came into the game with the 14 seed, while the Huskies were third. Without a single senior on the roster, the Big Green earned a 12-2 Ivy League record, sharing the Ancient Eight title with Harvard.