Women's Basketball Concludes West Coast Trip at San Diego

GAMEDAY CENTRAL

DARTMOUTH
(4-0, 0-0 Ivy)

WBB Home
Game Notes
Roster
Coaches
Schedule/Results
News/Releases
2014-15 Stats

SAN DIEGO

(4-1 0-0 WCC)

WBB Home

Game Notes

Roster
Coaches
Schedule/Results
News/Releases
2014-15 Stats

Date: Dec. 1, 2014 | Time: 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET | Venue: Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) | Location: San Diego, Calif.

Live Stats: Dartmouthsports.com | Live Video: TheW.TV (Free) |

You Stay Classy, San Diego!

Heading into its final contest on the West Coast, the 4-0 Dartmouth Big Green will meet San Diego on Monday evening before catching the red-eye back to Boston and preparing for Hartford on Thursday afternoon.

News, Notes and Storylines

• San Diego enters Monday's contest with a 3-1 record and just recently dropped its first contest at home to Fresno State, 93-88. The Toreros have four of their five starters scoring in double figures and are led by Maya Hood at 17.6 points per game.

• Dartmouth is currently sitting on a four-game winning streak after sweeping the Cal Poly / ShareSLO Tournament on Friday and Saturday. The Big Green's two victories came against the host Cal Poly, 74-61, on Friday and then a 60-49 win over Kent State on Saturday.

• The 4-0 start for the Big Green is the programs best since the 2005-06 season. Dartmouth has began the season on a four-game winning streak three others time before bowing out in the fifth game.

Here are the results of the fifth game:
2005-06 at Stony Brook 71-64
1988-89 vs. Mississippi St. 57-55 (Sugar Bowl)
1980-81 at UNC-Charlotte 76-63

• Junior Lakin Roland and sophomore Fanni Szabo each received an all-tournament nod after their performances at the Cal Poly / ShareSLO Tournament. Roland and Szabo finished the weekend averaging 18.0 and 16.0 points, respectively.

Kent State Recap

Szabo finished with a game-high 28 points and the Dartmouth women's basketball team continued its hot start, with a 60-49 win over Kent State at the Cal Poly/ShareSLO Tournament. Senior Milica Toskovic played an integral part for the Big Green, as she finished with eight points and set a career-high in both rebounds (13) and assists (7). With 8:05 left, Toskovic hit the game-winner on a triple from the elbow.

Cal Poly Recap

Junior Lakin Roland set a new career-best with 29 points and finished with her third double-double of the season, as the Dartmouth women's basketball team defeated Cal Poly, 74-61. Roland's 29 points and 11 rebounds led the way for the squad. Freshman Amber Mixon added 18 points on 6-of-8 from the floor with five rebounds. Dartmouth finished the contest shooting 56 percent from the field (25-45). The Green and White impressed on the glass and from the charity stripe, grabbing 38 boards and hitting 19-of-25 from the line.

MEET THE BIG GREEN

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

BIG GREEN PICKED SIXTH IN IVY POLL

Dartmouth was chosen tied for sixth place in the ivy League preseason poll, as announced by the League office on Oct. 28. Defending Ivy League champion Penn and previous league winner Princeton both received 123 votes for a share of the top spot. The Tigers though, were granted nine first-place votes, while the Quakers had seven. Harvard was chosen third and also received one first-place nod. Yale secured fourth place, followed by Cornell, Dartmouth and Columbia in sixth, respectively and Brown in eighth

2014-15 IVY LEAGUE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON MEDIA POLL
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
First-Place Votes in Parentheses

Rank	School	Points
1.	Princeton (9)	123
1.	Penn (7)	123
3.	Harvard (1)	106
4.	Yale	90
5.	Cornell	61
6.	Columbia	38
6.	Dartmouth	38
8.	Brown	33

WHO MADE THIS SCHEDULE??
For her first constructed non-conference schedule, Koclanes has put together a nice balance of home and away games to build the team into a cohesive group come Ivy League play. The calendar features five squads who qualified for postseason tournaments, four 20-win teams and six non-Ivy rematches from last season. This balanced slate will prepare her squad for the 14-game Ivy League season, beginning in January.

MEET THE STAFF, AGAIN!
Dartmouth retained its coaching staff from last season, as assistant coaches Maria Noucas and Addie Micir join director of basketball operations Michael Motta on Koclanes' staff once again.

Schedules