Big Green to Play Final Road Game of 2019

Saturday, April 20

Philadelphia, Pa.

1:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Penn

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Photo by: John and Matt Risley

4/19/2019 1:31:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

By: Charlotte Brackett

GAME TWELVE
Dartmouth (2-9, 0-4) at No. 5 Penn (7-3, 5-0)
Date: Saturday, April 20
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. / Franklin Field
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THIS WEEKEND
Dartmouth men's lacrosse will be on the road one last time during the 2019 season, heading to Philadelphia to face No. 5 Penn.

LAST TIME OUT
George Christopher had a career-high 18 saves in Dartmouth's 13-4 loss to Princeton at Scully-Fahey Field on Saturday.

The teams were very evenly matched to start the first quarter, trading goals until the score was tied at 2-2 following goals by Ben Martin and George Prince. Princeton took control, scoring twice in 90 seconds to pull ahead by two, but a second tally for Prince with 2:16 to go got Dartmouth within one (4-3).

The Green survived 12 seconds of 6-on-4 play in the second, thanks in part to a huge timely save by Christopher. Good defense and better goaltending kept both teams out of the net for the first seven minutes until two in a row gave the Tigers their first three-goal advantage of the game. Dartmouth tried, but could not get past goalie Erik Peters this time around (6-3).

Princeton scored its third and fourth unanswered tallies midway through the third and soon sported an 8-3 edge. Christopher did a good job keeping the Tigers at bay, making four big stops in a six-minute span before Princeton got another one past him. Trevor Ballantyne ended the Green's drought with 1:19 remaining, netting Dartmouth's first goal since the first quarter (9-4).

The Tigers scored four tallies in the fourth quarter to put more distance between them and the Big Green (13-4). Dartmouth never stopped trying to get another on the board but missed the mark a number of times.

SCOUTING THE QUAKERS
Penn heads into its final home game of the year with an overall record of 7-3 and a 5-0 Ivy mark. As the only undefeated team in the conference, the Quakers claimed at least a share of the Ivy title following their win over Harvard last Saturday.

Penn has not lost a game since a 15-14 defeat at Penn State on March 2 and is currently on a seven-game winning streak.

LAST TIME AGAINST PENN
April 21, 2018 – After finding the back of the net late in the fourth to send the game to overtime, Dartmouth fell to Penn, 10-9, in 2OT on Senior Day.

Richie Loftus led the team with four goals and two assists for six points, while Martin was right behind with five points. Prince and Mike Connolly both ended the game with a point, while Alex Burnley tied his career-high saves with 14.

LEADING THE WAY
Martin remains first on the team in goals (25), assists (13) and points (37), the latter of which is already a career high for him with two games left on the schedule. Daniel Hincks is top in ground balls (33), Peter Rizzotti leads in caused turnovers (21) and Kiernan Gunn is back to being first at the X (60-of-149, .403).

IN THE CONFERENCE
Dartmouth is doing well against its conference foes in a number of categories:

Team
Caused turnovers/game – 2nd, 10.25
Saves/game –2nd, 14.25
Save percentage – 1st, .543

Individual
Goals/game – Martin, T8th (2.33)
Game-winning goals – G. Prince, T3rd (2)
Shots/game – Paul, 2nd (8.75); Martin, 8th (6.42)
Goals against average – Hincks, 5th (11.90)
Save percentage – Hincks, 2nd (.542)
Saves/game – Hincks, 3rd (12.90)

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Christopher played another full games against Princeton on Saturday, making a career-high 18 saves. In 169 minutes, he has made 42 saves and allowed 35 goals. Hincks has played in and started nine games so far in his rookie season. In 489 minutes, he has made 112 saves while allowing 97 goals and is stacking up very well against the other goalies in the conference. A. Burnley made his season debut against St. John's and allowed zero goals.

FOLLOW ALONG
Live stats and video are available and can be found on Dartmouthsports.com.

NEXT UP FOR DARTMOUTH
On April 27, the Big Green will host Brown in the team's last home game. After the contest, Dartmouth will honor its six seniors.