Dartmouth Hosts Pair of Patriot League Teams at Leede

GAME 3

Dartmouth Big Green, (1-1, 0-0 Ivy League) vs.
Holy Cross Crusaders (1-3, 0-0 Patriot League)
Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 – 2 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Leede Arena
All time series: Big Green lead, 8-5

GAME 4

Dartmouth Big Green, (1-1, 0-0 Ivy League) vs.
Army Black Knights (2-1, 0-0 Patriot League)
Date: Saturday, November 26, 2016 – 12 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Leede Arena
All time series: Big Green lead, 4-1

THIS WEEK'S GAMES
The Dartmouth women's basketball team welcomes a pair of Patriot League opponents to Hanover with games this week against Holy Cross on Nov. 23 and Army on Nov. 26.

SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS
Holy Cross, led by long-time head coach Bill Gibbons, heads into Wednesday's match having won just one of its last four games. The Crusader's opened the season with a three-game slide before defeating Marist, 50-46. With the exception of its game against Quinnipiac, Holy Cross' first two losses of the season were determined by five points or less. Through four games, Infiniti Thomas-Waheed is the Crusaders' top scorer, averaging 16.3 points per game. Lauren Manis is averaging 11.3 points while controlling the boards, grabbing a team-high 10.3 per game.

LAST TIME AGAINST HOLY CROSS
On Dec. 21, 2016, the Big Green defeated Holy Cross, 60-54 in Worcester thanks in part to tough defensive pressure down the stretch. Dartmouth won the battle on the boards, out-rebounding Holy Cross, 36-22 in a total team-effort where the Big Green bench outscored the Crusaders by nine points. Senior Lakin Roland led all scorers with 24 points as Kate Letkewicz tallied 10 points.

SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS
Army is 2-1 in its last three games and will play fellow service academy, Air Force before visiting Leede Arena. The Black Knights opened the season with a, 68-47, victory over LIU Brooklyn, before falling, 65-59, to Albany. On Nov. 18 Army eked out a, 59-55, win over Yale in West Point, New York. The defending Patriot League champions are led by sophomore forward Madison Hovren, who averages 20 points per game. Junior Aliyah Murray has also been consistent, averaging 9.7 points with a team-high 8.3 rebounds.

LAST TIME AGAINST ARMY
On Nov. 20, 2004, Dartmouth defeated Army, 73-68, at West Point. Jeannie Cullen led the Big Green with 14 points in as many minutes of action, going 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-4 from beyond the arc. Dartmouth won the battle on the boards, outrebounding the Black Knights 20-17, six of which came from Elise Morrison.

CLASS OF 2020
The Big Green's freshman class is comprised of Annie McKenna, Grace Phillips, Danielle Nieters, Gabby Hunter, Julianna Thomson and Paula Lenart. By position, the class is made up of two guards (McKenna and Phillips), three forwards (Nieters, Hunter and Thomson), while Lenart looks to make an impact as a guard/forward.

NOT COLD AS ICE
Sophomore Isalys “Ice” Quiñones has performed well for the Big Green in her new role as a starter. The 6-3 forward has started back-to-back games and recorded her first career double double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in Dartmouth's, 61-51, win to open the season.

REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS
The Big Green's lone senior, Fanni Szabo has been climbing on some of Dartmouth's all-time records' lists. With 1,048 career points, Szabo is in sole possession of 16th in the all-time scoring category. She is also 6th in both three-point field goals made and attempted.

LIVE FROM LEEDE
For the first time in recent years, Big Green basketball returns to the airwaves as each home game will be broadcast live on KOOL FM 93.9/96.3. Brett Franklin will serve as the team's play-by-play broadcaster with Jill Glessner on color commentary.

PATH TO THE PALESTRA
The inaugural Ivy League men's and women's basketball tournaments will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 11-12, 2017, at the Palestra in Philadelphia. The top four teams will earn berths in the tournament, with the semifinals on Saturday and the championships on Sunday. All six games will be broadcast live on ESPN's networks.

FOLLOW ALONG
Can't make it to the games? Both contests will be carried live in HD on the Ivy League Digital Network for subscribers and can be heard on KOOL FM 93.9/96.3. DartmouthSports.com will provide a live stats link for those looking to follow along during the games. Fans are also encouraged to follow the team's official Twitter account @DartmouthWBB for live in-game updates.

LOOKING AHEAD
Dartmouth will fly south for two games in Virginia. On Nov. 30, the Big Green will take on Old Dominion before traveling to William and Mary on Dec. 1.

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