Women's Basketball Welcomes Hartford For a School Day Matinee

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Date: Dec. 4, 2014 | Time: 12 PM | Venue: Leede Arena (2,100) | Location: Hanover, N.H.

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

Howard in the morning on WCCC!
Fresh off its trip to Cancun, the Hartford Hawks are looking to snap a four-game winless streak as they travel up I-91 to Hanover for a clash with the Big Green on School Day.

Scouting the Hawks
After wins over Cornell, Central Connecticut State and Providence, the Hawks fell into a tailspin, falling to Lafayette, 74-59 and then dropping all three at the Triple Crown Cancun Challenge. Hartford is led by three players scoring in double figures. Senior guard Amber Bepko leads the charge at 13.9 points per game. Classmate Cherelle Moore is second on the team and has scored in double figures in the last five games. At the point, Deanna Mayza leads the team and the America East in assists with 41.

Live Statistics/Video Stream: Live stats will be available for free on DartmouthSports.com. A live HD broadcast can be found on ILDN.TV/Dartmouth. Dick Lutsk will have the call.

The Series: Hartford holds a 12-6 edge in the all-time series record. The Hawks have won the last nine games while Dartmouth picked up victories in the prior four games.

Close, but no Cigar
Prior to the loss at San Diego, the 4-0 start by the Big Green was the program's best since the 2005-06 season. Dartmouth has started the season on a four-game winning streak three other time in program history before bowing out in the fifth game.

Here are the results of the fifth game:
2014-14 at San Diego - 78-53
2005-06 at Stony Brook - 71-64
1988-89 vs. Mississippi St. - 57-55 (Sugar Bowl)
1980-81 at UNC-Charlotte - 76-63

You Stay Classy, San Diego!
On Monday evening, the Big Green had its four-game winning streak snapped at the hands of San Diego, 78-53. Sophomore Fanni Szabo led the team with 24 points. Junior Lakin Roland contributed 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the defeat and senior Milica Toskovic had eight points and four rebounds.

Big Green Claim ShareSLO Tournament
The Big Green finished 2-0 at the Cal Poly / ShareSLO Tournament over the weekend, defeating the host Mustangs, 74-61 and Kent State, 60-49. Szabo and Roland were named to the all-tournament team after leading the Big Green in both victories. 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 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.

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