GAME TEN
Dartmouth (2-7) vs. Hartford (2-9)
Date: Tuesday, April 9
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. / Scully-Fahey Field
All-Time Series: Dartmouth leads, 6-2-0
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THIS WEEK
Dartmouth men's lacrosse will host Hartford at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, playing both its final non-conference contest and its last mid-week game of the 2019 season. This will be the first time the teams have met since April of 2014.
LAST TIME OUT
Dartmouth started off well but fell behind in the second half, ending the game against defending national champion and fifth-ranked Yale with a 20-8 loss on the road Saturday.
Ben Martin led the team with his three goals and one assist for four points, while
Harlan Smart had one goal and one helper, and five other players had one point apiece. In net,
Daniel Hincks played the first 39 minutes, totaling 13 saves before making way for
George Christopher, who had a season-high 11 stops in 20 minutes.
Paul gave Dartmouth an early lead by opening scoring at 12:07 of the first quarter, but Yale responded three times in under two minutes to shift the advantage. Trailing by two, a pair of man-up tallies by Smart and
Mike Connolly in the span of 64 seconds got the Green back in the game, if only for another minute before the Bulldogs pulled ahead again. With under two minutes to go, Martin tied things up heading to the second (4-4).
Yale controlled the start of the second quarter, breaking the tie in the first minute before adding two more unanswered tallies to pull ahead by three (7-4). Goals by Martin and
David Gallagher in 52 seconds got Dartmouth back within one, only to have Yale go on a 6-0 run to put some distance between the teams. Late in the quarter, Martin completed his hat trick and ended the Bulldogs' run (12-7).
The home team opened the third with three consecutive tallies in the first four minutes. Dartmouth kept Yale out of the net for the next six minutes before the Bulldogs scored twice more in a six-second span (17-7). Christopher made his way into the game with 5:31 left in the quarter and came up big with a handful of saves all in a row to end the third.
Having scored five unanswered markers in the third, Yale added two more in the early parts of the fourth quarter (19-7).
George Prince ended the Green's draught midway through with his first of the game. Christopher and the Dartmouth defense kept Yale at bay for almost eight minutes before the Bulldogs put another on the board, the last goal of the game (20-8).
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
Hartford heads to Hanover with a 2-9 record. The Hawks had a tough start to their season, going on a six-game losing streak before picking up their first win against Stony Brook (12-11) exactly a month into their year. Three losses later, Hartford picked up its second win, a 14-11 defeat of UMass Lowell this past Saturday.
LAST TIME AGAINST HARTFORD
April 8, 2014 – Dartmouth fell, 12-7, at Hartford's Al-Marzook Field.
Cam Lee led the way with two tallies, while Mike Olentine and Jack McCormick each had a goal and an assist.
The Big Green were dominant in several areas of the scoresheet, but an opportunistic Hartford group was able to capitalize on its own chances and earn the five-goal win. The visitors held advantages in shots (45-36) and caused turnovers (15-9) but were unable to overcome their opponent's timely scoring.
LEADING THE WAY
Martin remains first in assists (12) and points (31) and is tied for first with Paul in goals (19). Hincks leads the team in ground balls (33),
Peter Chabot is still first in faceoffs (13-for-33, .394) and
Peter Rizzotti is first in caused turnovers (19).
IN THE CONFERENCE
Dartmouth is doing well against its conference foes in a number of categories:
Team
Caused turnovers/game – 2nd, 10.50
Saves/game –2nd, 14.40
Save percentage – 2nd, .548
Individual
Goals/game – Paul, 9th (2.30); Martin, T10th (2.20)
Assists/game – Prince, T10th (1.30); Martin, T10th (1.30)
Game-winning goals – G. Prince, T2nd (2)
Shots/game – Paul, 2nd (9.20); Martin, T10th (6.10)
Goals against average – Hincks, 5th (11.90)
Save percentage – Hincks, 2nd (.542)
Saves/game – Hincks, 3rd (12.90)
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Hincks has played in and started all 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.
George Christopher has appeared in four games and, in almost 50 minutes, has made 15 saves after a season-high 11 against Yale on Saturday. 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
Just three Ivy League games remain on the schedule for the Big Green. On Saturday, Dartmouth will host Princeton.