Women's Basketball Takes on Princeton, Penn in Home Ivy Weekend

Dartmouth - Princeton Game Notes

The Dartmouth women's basketball team continues its homestand when it hosts Ivy foes Princeton and Penn at Leede Arena this Friday and Saturday.

Princeton Series History:
Dartmouth leads, 39-19
Last Meeting:
Feb. 23, 2007 ? Princeton, N.J.
Princeton won, 61-56

Penn Series History:
Dartmouth leads, 36-21
Last Meeting:
Feb. 24, 2007 ? Philadelphia, Pa.
Penn won, 56-53

QUICK HITS

? In the last two games, Dartmouth went from its highest scoring output of the season (73 points at Virginia Tech) to its second-lowest (34 points vs. Harvard).

? After holding a rebounding advantage in five-straight games, Dartmouth has been beaten on the boards in the last two games, both losses.

? Junior guard Koren Schram saw her double-digit scoring streak end at eight games when she had just four points and no three-pointers against Harvard. It was only the second time this season she didn't make a triple.

? Despite getting 17 free-throw attempts against Harvard, Dartmouth could not make the Crimson pay, hitting just eight freebies.

? Dartmouth has won 13 of the last 17 meetings with Princeton, splitting the season series in 2006-07. The Big Green has only lost six home games to the Tigers in the 58-game history between the two squads.

GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME
Since cracking the starting lineup at Denver on Dec. 19, sophomore guard Betsy Williams has seen both her minutes and points increase rapidly. Her 11 points against Harvard brought her double-digit scoring streak to four games.

SHOOTING SLUMP
Dartmouth's normally potent backcourt duo of Kristen Craft and Koren Schram hit a wall against Harvard on Jan. 26. Craft, who has been without a made three in the last four games, was held scoreless for the first time this season. Schram, who has 39 made threes on the season, was held to an uncharacteristic 0-8 from behind the arc and just four points total.

GREAT SCOTT
After a slow start to the season, senior forward Sydney Scott is back to her old self. With double-digit rebounding efforts in four of the last seven games she has pulled her season average to a team-high 7.5 caroms per game. She is now scoring 6.1 points per game, her highest average of the season, but still below her career average of 8.4 entering the year.

GETTING SOME CHARITY
All four of Dartmouth's wins have come when the Big Green has made and attempted more free-throws than its opponent. On the season, the Big Green has taken 279 freebies to its opponents' 203. Against Harvard, the Big Green hit just 8-17 attempts, missing the chance to capitalize with the clock stopped while the Crimson had just six attempts, making three. The Big Green ranks 10th in the NCAA in fewest personal fouls per game with just 13.8.

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