Women's Basketball Falls to Maine, 53-38

Wednesday, December 10

Orono, Maine

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

5-3

Maine

6-3

Dartmouth

MAINE

12/10/2014 8:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Dartmouth

BANGOR, Maine — Offense was at a minimum on both sides, but costly turnovers and a slow paced game doomed the Dartmouth women's basketball team on Wednesday evening, as they fell to Maine, 53-38, at the Cross Insurance Center.

Junior Lakin Roland led the Big Green (5-3) with 15 points on 7-of-17 from the floor. Sophomore Fanni Szabo had 11 points but was defended heavily during the contest and shot 5-of-11.

"Our defense played well tonight holding Maine's top scorer Liz Wood to seven points," head coach Belle Koclanes said. "It's heartbreaking when you defend for 29 seconds, but then the ball goes in at the buzzer. We needed to score better and control the ball against Maine's zone."

Maine forced 23 turnovers and finished with 27 transition points and netted 26 in the paint. Sigi Koizar led the team with 19 points and seven other teammates also added baskets. Maine (6-3) shot 37 percent overall and hit 13-of-15 from the charity stripe.

Maine controlled play in the opening minutes of the contest and raced out to an 11-2 lead on a three by Anna Heise at 14:43. The Black Bears increased the lead on their second triple of the half by Bella Swan. From the 12:57 mark until 3:02, the Big Green did not allow a field goal by the Black Bears while lowering their lead with an 11-2 run after Roland pulled back and launched a three from the elbow at 4:19. With Dartmouth Trailing 18-15, Maine finished the half scoring eight of the final 10 points to take a 26-17 advantage into the locker room.

After 20 minutes, Roland led the Big Green with nine points, but the team struggled offensively turning the ball over nine times with just four scorers contributing. Maine had six players in the book with points with Koziar scoring seven points. Sophie Wickstrom added six points on 3-of-7 from the floor.

Dartmouth shot 36 percent overall (8-22) with just two attempts from the outside. The team did not get to the line in the first 20 minutes. Maine, who held its largest advantage of the half by 12 off Swan's three and shot 35 percent. The Black Bears punished the Green with 14 points off turnovers, five on the second chance and four on the fast break. On the glass, Maine held a 19-14 advantage with seven offensive caroms to Dartmouth's two.

In the second, Maine continued its offensive pressure and retook a double digits lead (30-19) on a layup by Anna Heise. The Black Bears took its largest lead of the contest with 14 seconds remaining, 53-38.

Dartmouth travels to Northern Iowa on Saturday.