GAME 14
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Dartmouth (7-1-5, 2-1-2) at Penn (8-3-3, 3-1-1)
Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023 – 3 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Burnham Field
All-Time Series: 16-23-3
Last Meeting: 10/2/22 – L, 2-0
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CRUCIAL GAME
Dartmouth hosts Princeton at Burnham Field on Saturday afternoon for a crucial Ivy League contest on homecoming weekend for senior day.
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ANOTHER POINT IN THE STANDINGS
The Big Green played to a 1-1 draw at Penn this past weekend.
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After the Quakers scored in the 16
th minute to take a 1-0 lead, Dartmouth answered in the 53
rd minute of play when
Hannah Curtin set up
Aleena Seales to slot home a shot from inside the box.
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THE DEFENSE
The Dartmouth defense has allowed just nine goals through 13 games this season. Hardy has recorded seven shutouts and boasts a .871 save percentage.
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Hardy ranks 16
th in Division I in save percentage.
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HONORING THE SENIORS
The Big Green will honor the program's six seniors prior to the start of the match:
Aspen Anderson,
Grace Faulkner,
Daisy Granholm,
Emily Hardy,
Carly Retterer and
Taylor Williams.
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SCOUTING PRINCETON
Princeton enters Saturday's contest with an 8-3-3 overall record with a 3-1-1 record in league play. The Tigers are coming off a 1-0 defeat to Bucknell on Tuesday evening in their non-conference finale.
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Pietra Tordin leads Princeton and is tied for the league lead in goals with 10. Lexi Hiltunen is second on the team with four. Lily Bryant, Drew Coomans, Heather MacNab and Tordin all have five assists.
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Tyler McCamey has started all 14 games in goal for the Tigers, making 38 saves while allowing 17 goals for a save percentage of .691.
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ALL-TIME AGAINST THE TIGERS
The Big Green are 16-23-3 all-time against the Tigers. Princeton has won the last three matchups, including a 2-0 victory on a rainy Sunday last October.
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Dartmouth is looking for its first win against Princeton since a 2-0 victory in the 2015 season.
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AROUND THE LEAGUE
Entering week six of league play, here are the matchups for the weekend:
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Saturday, October 21
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Brown at Cornell – 1 p.m.
Yale at Columbia – 2 p.m.
Princeton at Dartmouth – 3 p.m.
Penn at Harvard – 4 p.m.
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Brown currently sits atop the standings with 15 points. Harvard and Princeton sit second and third with 10 points each while Dartmouth occupies the fourth spot with eight points.
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THE SCENARIOS
A win on Saturday would see the Big Green clinch a spot in the Ivy League tournament. They can also claim a spot with a tie AND a Columbia loss to Yale.
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FOLLOW ALONG
Saturday's game will be available to stream nationally on ESPN+ and internationally on Stretch Internet.
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Live stats are provided in the links above and can be found on the team's schedule page.
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WHAT'S AHEAD
Dartmouth heads to Brown for the regular season finale next Saturday. Kickoff in Providence is scheduled for 3 p.m. and the game will be available to stream nationally on ESPN+ and internationally on Stretch Internet.