Women's Basketball Welcomes Holy Cross on Thursday

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Date: Nov. 20, 2014 | Time: 7 PM | Venue: Leede Arena (2,200) | Location: Hanover, N.H.

Live Stats: Dartmouthsports.com | Live Video: Ivy League Digital Network ($$$) |

Roland's Heroics lead Big Green in Opener

Junior Lakin Roland's game-tying buzzer-beater was all the rage on Sunday, as the Big Green defeated NJIT, 68-63 (OT), in the season opener at Leede Arena.

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• Sophomore Fanni Szabo led all scorers with 21 points on 7-of-18 shooting and collected nine rebounds. Last season, Szabo scored 31 points in her Leede Arena debut.

• Roland's 18 points and 11 rebounds was second on the Big Green in scoring, as the power forward's buzzer-beater was named a top 10 play of the day by ESPN's SportCenter.

• Senior Milica Toskovic also had an impressive performance with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Toskovic scored on a baseline layup late in regulation.

• Sunday's win was Koclanes' sixth win as head coach of the Big Green.

• The Big Green return eight players from last season, while welcoming five newcomers to the roster.

All-Time Series vs. Holy Cross: Dartmouth holds a 6-5 overall record against Holy Cross. The Big Green have dropped the last three games to the Crusaders, after starting 4-0 against the Purple. In games played in Hanover, Dartmouth leads the series 3-2. The Big Green hold the longest winning streak in the series at four games. Dartmouth won the first ever contest during the 1978-1979 season with a 93-57 win in Worcester.

Scouting Holy Cross: The Crusaders are coming off a 83-70 loss at Yale on Tuesday, Nov. 18 and a 66-60 loss in the season-opening game versus Manhattan at home on Sunday, Nov. 16. Dartmouth won its season opener, 68-63 (OT) over NJIT on Nov. 16. Kate Gillespie leads the team and ranks fourth in the Patriot League with 17.5 points per game. Gillespie scored 12 points on four three-pointers at Yale, and recorded a team-best 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the floor and posted a 5-of-9 clip from behind the arc versus Manhattan. Lisa Mifsud posted game highs of 19 points and seven rebounds in the loss to Yale. She is averaging 14.0 points and 7.5 assists per game this season, as her assists per contest rank first in the Patriot League. She recorded a career-best eight assists versus Manhattan.

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