GAME 9
Dartmouth Big Green (4-4) vs.Â
UMass Lowell River Hawks (3-7)Â
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 – 7 p.m.Â
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Leede ArenaÂ
All-Time Series:Â First all-time meeting
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WEDNESDAY HOOPS
Dartmouth plays its third consecutive home game Wednesday night when they take on UMass Lowell at 7 p.m. at Leede Arena. The River Hawks are a member of the America East Conference.
NESN
Wednesday's game will be televised on the New England Sports Network (NESN). This is the first of four Big Green Women's basketball games to be carried by NESN this season. The other three are against Harvard, Princeton and Brown and will all be on NESN Plus.Â
SWARMING THE STAGS
- Dartmouth used an 11-0 run and outscored Fairfield 19-6 in the first quarter to break away and beat the Stags, 59-46 Sunday afternoon.
- The Big Green shot 60.5% for the game on 23-38 shooting from the field, including 6-10 from three-point range.
- Isalys Quinones led the team with 18 points to go along with four rebounds and two steals.
- Elle Louie finished with 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals off the bench.
- Cy Lippold came away with eight points and three assists, while Kealy Brown and Katie Douglas each finished with six points.
- Paula Lenart led all players with seven rebounds to go along with five points.
CAREER HIGHS
- Many Big Green players have set career highs in the early going of the season.
- Annie McKenna set a career high with 14 points and made four three pointers against San Diego on Dec. 1.
- Cy Lippold made five triples against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 24, finishing with 15 points.
- Anna Luce first came away with a career high 11 points in Dartmouth's first game of the season before topping that with 13 against Vermont. She has also pulled down six rebounds twice this season.
- Kealy Brown put up 13 points twice this season against San Diego and Boston University to go along with career high performances with eight rebounds against Loyola and five assists against BU.
- Elle Louie tallied a career high 13 points at Cal State Fullerton, 12 rebounds against BU and five steals at San Diego. Â
UNBEATEN AT LEEDE
- Dartmouth is 3-0 at home this season with wins over Loyola (54-41), Boston University (64-44) and Fairfield (59-46).
- The Big Green are outscoring opponents by an average of 15.3 ppg at home and have not allowed an opponent to score more than 46 points.
- Dartmouth is shooting 44% on its home court and 33% from long distance while holding opposing teams to 31% from the field and 24% from three.
- Quinones has been comfortable on the Leede Arena court, she averages 14.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg at home.
FRONT END OF THE HOME STAND
- During this two-game winning streak over BU and Fairfield, Dartmouth is winning by a margin of 16.5 ppg.
- Quinones was just named to the Ivy League weekly honor roll after putting together 16.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg while shooting 58% from the field.
- Paula Lenart nearly averaged a double-double over the last two games with 9.5 ppg and 8.5 rpg.
- Kealy Brown is averaging 9.5 ppg and four rebounds, while Elle Louie is scoring 6.0 ppg and pulling down 7.5 rpg.
- Cy Lippold is scoring 8.5 ppg so far in this home stretch and is shooting 62% from beyond the arch (5-8).
SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS
- After beginning the season winning two of its first three games, the Riverhawks have lost six out of their last seven and are currently on a three-game losing streak.
- UMass Lowell's three wins came against Saint Peters (59-57), NAIA member Fisher College (79-45) and LIU Brooklyn (69-64).
- A notable loss for the Riverhawks was to Ivy League opponent Cornell where they fell 63-54.
- Brianna Rudolph leads the team with 9.9 ppg and Katherine Smith is second on the team with 9.7 ppg.
LAST TIME AGAINST UMASS LOWELL
- This is the first meeting all-time between the programs.
FOLLOW ALONG
To keep up-to-date on all the action over the weekend, you can visit the Dartmouth women's basketball schedule by clicking
HERE and finding the links for live video and live stats associated with the games. You can also follow the game on twitter:
@DartmouthWbb
WHAT'S AHEAD?
Dartmouth finishes its home-stand against Buffalo on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Buffalo advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament last season.
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