Women's Basketball Travels to In-State Rival UNH on Thursday

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Date: Dec. 20, 2014 | Time: 7 PM | Venue: Leede Arena (2,100) | Location: Hanover, N.H.

Live Stats: Dartmouthsports.com | Live Video: America East TV |

Granite State Championship
Nothing is better in college athletics than a rivalry game against a team that is in your home state. On Thursday, the Big Green travel to fellow Granite state member New Hampshire for a meeting with the Wildcats.

2014-15 Schedule & Results vs. UNH:

UNH 3 - Dartmouth 2

Football: UNH 52 - Dartmouth 19
Field Hockey: UNH 4 - Dartmouth 1
Volleyball: Dartmouth 3 - UNH 2
Men's Basketball - UNH 65 - Dartmouth 63
Men's Hockey: Jan. 9 - at UNH
Women's Hockey: Dartmouth 6 - UNH 2

Wildcats Nation
Elizabeth Belanger leads the Wildcats in scoring this season at 15.7 points per game. Kaylee Kilpatrick and Ariel Gaston also average double figures in the points column, tallying 12.0 and 10.4 ppg respectively. Kilpatrick holds the team's top field goal percentage (.521) and blocks per game (1.4) while Gaston paces the team in both rebounds (7.3) and assists per game (3.0).

The Series
Dating back to the 1972-73 season, New Hampshire and Dartmouth have met a combined 37 times, with Wildcats holding a 21-16 margin. However, taking a look at the records, Dartmouth has won 12 of the 19 games played at Leede Arena while UNH has won 14 of the 18 games at Lundholm Gym. UNH is riding a four-game winning streak over the Big Green since 2010. Prior to that, the Big Green won five consecutive games, with two on the road.

Vareika's Best Not Enough in Northern Iowa Defeat:Sophomore Katie Vareika tied a career-best with 17 points, but the Dartmouth women's basketball team fell to Northern Iowa, 62-46, on Dec. 13, at the McLeod Center. Vareika's 17 points came from 5-of-9 shooting from the outside, as the Big Green needed to combat a sharp shooting Northern Iowa squad that scored 30 points from the outside. The South Easton, Massachusetts, native previous best was set at DePaul on Dec. 16, 2013. Classmate Fanni Szabo added 13 points for the Big Green but was often face guarded and shot 6-of-20.

Katie V, The Three-Point Model
Sophomore Katie Vareika tied her career-best with a 17-point / 30-minute performance against Northern Iowa on Dec. 14. Playing in limited minutes this season, Vareika put on a show at the McLeod Center connecting on 5-of-10 from the outside. Around this time, last season, Vareika dialed up from Chi-Town, netting 4-of-6 from Wrigley Field. In the 90-76 defeat to DePaul, Vareika played in 20 minutes and got to the line three times.

May The 5th Be With You
Senior Tia Dawson had battled back from a season-ending injury in 2013-14 and in seven games this season, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native has played a big role in the Big Green's defense. Dawson so far has pulled down 28 rebounds (8-20) and has six blocks. Her stats this season have moved her into Dartmouth's all-time record books. She is currently 10th in blocks with 100 and 20th in rebounds with 196.

Szabo Named Ivy Co-Player of the Week
Fanni Szabo was named the Ivy League Co-Player of the Week after averaging 23.6 points over three games (Dec. 1-7), as announced by the league on Monday. Szabo began the week on the West Coast with a 26-point performance against San Diego, where she also added four rebounds, four steals and two rebounds. In a home matinée on Thursday, Szabo scored 20 points in a 49-43 win over Hartford. The Budapest, Hungary, native, also contributed three rebounds, three steals and two assists in the School Day victory. At Vermont on Sunday, Szabo chimed in 25 points, five rebounds, two blocks, a steal and an assist.

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