Basketball is back: Big Green Women Host URI on Tuesday

Tuesday, November 9

Hanover, N.H.

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Rhode Island

Katie Douglas women's baskeball game versus Columbia

Senior Captain Katie Douglas

Photo by: Doug Austin

Basketball is back: Big Green Women Host URI on Tuesday

11/8/2021 2:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball

After 606 long days, the Dartmouth women's basketball team will be back in action, hosting Rhode Island at 7 p.m.

By: Charlotte Brackett

GAME 1
Dartmouth (0-0) vs. Rhode Island (0-0)
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 9 – 7 PM
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Leede Arena
Series: URI leads, 6-4
Last Time: W, 70-54 (Nov. 24, 2017)
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COVID-19 PROTOCOL
All fans are required to wear masks over their mouth and nose at all times while indoors.

WELCOME BACK
It has been a long 606 days since we got to watch basketball but, good news: we're back! The Dartmouth women's basketball team will return to the court and open the 2021-22 season on Tuesday when it hosts Rhode Island at 7 p.m. at Leede Arena.

SCOUTING RHODE ISLAND
Unlike the Big Green, the Rams had a season last year, although they had an abbreviated one and only played 19 games. URI went 11-8 and made it to the Atlantic-10 Quarterfinal, where it fell to eventual champion VCU in overtime.

LAST TIME VS. THE RAMS
The last time Dartmouth and Rhode Island met was almost four years ago on Nov. 24, 2017. Four players scored in the double digits, being led by Kate Letkewicz '18 and Cy Lippold '18 with 17 points apiece, helping the Big Green win at home, 70-54.

COACHING STAFF
Officially kicking off her first season as the Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82 and Family Head Coach of Women's Basketball is Adrienne Shibles, who comes to Dartmouth after 13 seasons as head coach at Bowdoin. Since taking over the Bowdoin program prior to the 2008-09 season, she led the squad to a record of 281-67 (.807) and qualified for the NCAA Tournament 11 times, reaching the Sweet Sixteen eight times (including five of the last six seasons) and the Final Four twice.

She is joined behind the bench by assistants Megan Phelps, Sarah Assante and Meredith Mesaris, and Director of Basketball Operations Lydia Caputi, all of whom are in their first years.

CAPTAINS
Senior Katie Douglas and junior Karina Mitchell will serve as captains this season.

As a sophomore in 2019-20, Douglas made 21 starts in 27 games, averaged 7.5 points per game, 2.2 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists per game. She had a season-high 19 points against Harvard (1/11) and had four games with a career-high five assists.

During her first year in Hanover, Mitchell played in 19 games, played a career-high 17 minutes at Fairfield (11/17) and shot .667 percent from three.

LOOK WHO'S BACK
Having lost two players to graduation in 2021, the Big Green is looking good with 10 returning players.

CLASSES OF 2024 AND 2025
It's not just the first years who will be playing their first collegiate games on Tuesday; the sophomores also haven't had the opportunity for a rookie season. Making their debuts this week are sophomores Mekkena Boyd, Mia Curtis, Camryn Foltz, Rosie Jennings and Carrington Washburn, and freshmen Doreen Ariik, Isabella DiGiovanni, Grace Niekelski and Victoria Page.

FOLLOW ALONG
Live stats, video and audio for the matches can be found on DartmouthSports.com. To keep up to date on all of Dartmouth basketball's news, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram at @dartmouthwbb.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Now that you've gotten used to basketball being back and you're excited to watch some home games…the Big Green are hitting the road. For the rest of November. Boo. Next up, they will play at UNH (Nov. 13) and Holy Cross (Nov. 16).