GAME 6
No. 1 Dartmouth (5-0) at No. 4 Army West Point (2-3)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: West Point, N.Y.
All-Time Series: Tied, 1-1
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THIS WEEKEND
The Dartmouth women's rugby team will close the regular season on the road Saturday, taking on Army West Point. Fans can watch the game live on Knight Vision.
LAST TIME OUT
In their third and final consecutive home game on Saturday, a total team effort lifted the Big Green to a 53-17 win over AIC.
Dartmouth wasted no time getting on the board;
Casey Smerczynski's first try of the season and a good kick by
Camille Johnson gave the home team a 7-0 edge just over a minute into the game. The Green jumped further ahead seven minutes later with a try by
Milla Anderson, but the Yellow Jackets cut into that lead with their first try of the day (12-5).
With a close game on their hands, Dartmouth ran away with the lead: tries by
Alex Conway (the first of her career) and
Idia Ihensekhien in under three minutes made it a 22-5 match. One last try with seven minutes to go, this time by
Kat Ramage, closed the half.
Both the Big Green and the Yellow Jackets came out strong in the second half, preventing much attacking movement. After 10 minutes of play, Dartmouth scored four tries within 11 minutes (
Karina Martinez and
Jules Wheaton, Anderson and Johnson) and, with three conversions by Johnson, the Green took a 53-5 lead.
After being kept scoreless since the 14-minute mark, the visitors found the tryline in the 67th minute and, following a conversion, made it a 53-12 game. The Yellow Jackets added one more try in the final two minutes to end the match.
SCOUTING ARMY
The Black Knights enter the weekend with a record of 2-3. After their game against the Big Green, they still have three regular season matches to go before the NIRA Quarterfinal.
LAST TIME AGAINST THE BLACK KNIGHTS
Dartmouth and Army last met on Sept. 23, 2017, a match in which the Green came out on top by a score of 45-7.
Lilly Durbin had a career-high five tries, helping Dartmouth defeat the Black Knights for the first time in program history. Also playing a big part in the victory were Ramage, with her four conversions and one assist, Ihensekhien and her two tries, and Johnson with a conversion.
NEXT UP FOR DARTMOUTH
The Big Green will host the Ivy Championship on Saturday, Oct. 27.