Dartmouth and Dolphins Meet For 1st Time Wednesday Afternoon

GAME 6
Dartmouth Big Green (4-1) at
Jacksonville Dolphins (5-2)
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 | 4:00 PM
Location: D.B. Milne Field | Jacksonville, Fla.
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Last Meeting: N/A
Streak: N/A

WEDNESDAY'S GAME
The Dartmouth women's lacrosse team continues its four-game road trip with a mid-week non-conference game in Jacksonville.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Big Green kicked off their four-game road swing with a 17-9 win Friday afternoon at Hofstra.
• Elizabeth Mastrio and Kierra Sweeney both scored four goals in the game, while Mastrio also dished out a pair of helpers for six points.
• Junior Kathryn Giroux posted 11 draw controls in the game, her fifth career game of 10 or more.
• Ellie Carson scored three times and finished with four points.
• All three goalies saw action with Kiera Vrindten picking up the win thanks to five saves in 49:15 of action in the circle.

SCOUTING THE DOLPHINS
• Jacksonville boasts a 5-2 overall record upon entering Wednesday's game with the Big Green, including wins in its last three outings.
• The Dolphins' only two losses this season have been to Notre Dame and on the road at Florida.
• Ashtyn Hiron leads the team in scoring with 20 points and goals with 16.Three players in total have scored double-digit goals this season as Lillie Miller and Sarah Elms both have 11.
• The team has five goalkeepers on the roster, but it's mostly been junior Kristen Brunoforte (3-1) and graduate student Emily Poelma (2-1) who have seen the lion's share of the action.

AGAINST JACKSONVILLE
• Wednesday marks the first meeting between the two programs.

THAT'S OFFENSIVE
• Wednesday's game features a battle of two of the top scoring teams in the nation.
• Jacksonville ranks 24th in Division I, scoring at a rate of 14.29 per clip.
• Dartmouth is second in the Ivy League and 14th nationally with 15.0 goals per game.

LEADING THE WAY AFTER NOT LEADING THE GAME
• Carson may not have led the team in goals at Hofstra, but her 19 goals this season do lead the team.
• Additionally, Carson's 3.80 goals per game so far this season rank as the 18th-best figure of any player in Division I.

FROM THE ARC
• Larson Bennett was 1-for-1 on the free-position shot against the Pride on Friday.
• For the year, she is 4-of-6.
• Her .667% rate of success from the 8-meter arc is tied for 31st in the nation.

KEEP SHOOTING
• Dartmouth outshot Hofstra 36-19.
• The Green and White are averaging 34.8 shot attempts per game this season, the fifth most of any of the 115 teams in Division I and the most of any of the Ivy teams.
• The 25.4 shots on goal per game are 14th most in the country and again lead the Ancient Eight.

LEADING FROM THE BACK
• Vrindten continues to play well in the circle for the Big Green.
• Her 8.52 goals-against average is second in the Ivy League and ninth amongst all goalkeepers from across the NCAA.
• Vrindten's .449 save percentage is also good for third in the conference.

FOLLOW ALONG
• The game against the Dolphins will be carried live on ESPN3 for those with it included as part of their television package.
• JUdolphins.com will also provide live stats for those looking to follow along with the action.

WHAT'S AHEAD?
Upon returning from the Sunshine State, Dartmouth will head to the Garden State to take on No. 16 Princeton Saturday at 1 p.m.

Schedules