Dartmouth's Comeback Bid Falls Short Against Harvard

Saturday, September 21

Cambridge, Mass.

11:00 AM

Dartmouth College

Harvard

Junior Idia Ihensekhien

Photo by: Doug Austin

Dartmouth's Comeback Bid Falls Short Against Harvard

9/21/2019 1:03:00 PM | Women's Rugby

By: Charlotte Brackett

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Dartmouth women's rugby came on strong late in the second half but were not able to bridge the gap, falling to Harvard, 50-34, at Mignone Field Saturday afternoon.

The Big Green are 1-1 in 2019, while the Crimson improved 2-1.

For the second game in a row, sophomore Ariana Ramsey led the team with her three tries for a total of 15 points. Junior Idia Ihensekhien was close behind with two.

"We learned a couple of tough lessons that we absolutely need to learn today," head coach Katie Dowty said. "It's a competitive league and we have to be able to ride the highs and lows of a game without being too affected by either. Unfortunately, we learned that the hard way today. When we played with intent, focus and belief, we scored four tries in 10 minutes. A loss is always an opportunity to grow. It's all about how we use it from here."

Following 11 minutes of scoreless back-and-forth action, a big run by senior Becca Jane Rosko led to a good possession in Dartmouth's scoring end and a try from Ihensekhien to give the Big Green a 5-0 lead. Harvard answered just a few minutes later and a missed conversion made it a tied game. From there, the Crimson went on to score three tries and added a trio of conversions to take a 26-5 edge into the half.

Harvard started the second with another try, but Dartmouth found some momentum after that, allowing Ramsey to score. A good kick by freshman Kristin Bitter made it a 31-12 match, but a yellow card slowed the Big Green's push, making way for two more Crimson tries (50-12).

With under eight minutes to go, Dartmouth took complete control. Ramsey and Ihensekhien got on the board again, while sophomore Ale Ada scored her first try of the game. Following a conversion by freshman Lillian Johnson, the Big Green were starting to close the gap (50-29). For the last play of the game, Ihensekhien and Ramsey connected for a third Ramsey try, but Dartmouth ran out of time to truly make a comeback (50-34).

After another bye week, the Big Green will finally get to play at home, hosting Army West Point at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5.