Twin State Showdown in Burlington Set For Sunday

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DARTMOUTH
(5-1, 0-0 Ivy)

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(0-7, 0-0 AE)

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Date: Dec. 7, 2014 | Time: 2 PM | Venue: Patrick Gym (3,266) | Location: Burlington, Vt.

Live Stats: Dartmouthsports.com | Live Video: NSN (Free) | Radio Broadcast: ESPN Radio - WTSL/WTSV

Sleepy Kitty Cat!
Vermont is riding a seven-game winless streak into Sunday afternoon contest with the Big Green. In their last meeting on Wednesday, the Catamounts fell to NEC member Sacred Heart, 76-66. In the seven-game losing streak, Vermont has dropped three NEC contests (Bryant, CCSU and Sacred Heart) while also falling to Brown, Boston University and No. 21 Syracuse.

Scouting the Catamounts
Vermont has three players in double figures this season, but of the three, neither are scoring over 10 points per game. Nikki Taylor leads the squad with 10.7 per game while Sydney Smith and Kylie Butler are each at 10.6, respectively. Taylor leads the America East Conference in rebounds at 8.7.

The Series
Vermont holds a 17-14 lead over the Big Green in the all-time series. Dartmouth has taken the last three contests. In their last meeting, on Nov. 11, 2013, a 66-62 win, Belle Koclanes picked up her first win as head coach of the Big Green.

Live Statistics/Video Stream: Live stats will be available for free on DartmouthSports.com. A live video broadcast can be found on UVMathletics.com. Brett Franklin and Nick Guerriero will have the call on ESPN Radio WTSL/WTSV 94.5 FM / 1230-1400 AM beginning at 1:45 p.m.

Let's Build a Humidor
If you continue reading down, you will see that the Big Green started this season 4-0, before losing to San Diego. In the sixth game, Dartmouth defeated Hartford to start the season 5-1.

Here are the results of the seventh game:
2005-06 at Texas A&M - L, 62-47
1988-89 vs. Mississippi St. - W, 64-33 (Sugar Bowl)
1980-81 at Villanova - L, 69-60
1977-78 at Yale - L, 58-28

D #
This season, the Big Green have put an extra emphasis on defense. As a team, the Big Green are ranked fourth in the Ivy League and 64th in the NCAA allowing 57.9 points per game. Not only is the team helping out as a whole, but Lakin Roland leads the Ancient Eight and is sixth nationally with nine defensive boards per game. Dartmouth is also ranked third in the Ivies and 38th overall in field goal defense, allowing the opposition to shoot 34.3 percent from the field.

Szabo leads the Charge
Fanni Szabo leads the Big Green and the Ivy League in scoring at 21.7 points per game, where she ranks 19th in the NCAA. Szabo has reached double figures in five-of-the-six games this season, with her season best of 31 points at home against Holy Cross.

Red Hawk Down
Junior Daisy Jordan made a game-saving block with 32 seconds remaining as the Dartmouth women's basketball team defeated the Hartford Hawks, 49-43, in front of over 1,000 fans on School Day. Sophomore Fanni Szabo led the Big Green with a game-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor. Szabo also collected three steals, three rebounds and dished out two assists. Junior Lakin Roland picked up her fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Senior Milica Toskovic continued her defensive presence once again, securing 10 rebounds and two steals while also scoring five points.

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.

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.

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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