Dartmouth Hosts Brown, UNH in Busy Home Weekend

GAME 7

Dartmouth (3-3, 0-2 Ivy League) vs. Brown (4-3, 0-1 Ivy League)
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023 – 12 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Chase Field
All-Time Series: Dartmouth leads, 29-14-2
Last Meeting: Brown, 2-0 (10/1/22)

GAME 8

Dartmouth (3-3, 0-2 Ivy League) at New Hampshire (6-3, 3-0 America East)
Date: Sunday, October 1, 2023 – 1 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Chase Field
All-Time Series: New Hampshire leads, 25-19-2
Last Meeting: New Hampshire, 5-2 (10/2/22)

THIS WEEKEND'S GAMES
After three straight road games, the Dartmouth field hockey team is set for a pair of home games this weekend, hosting Brown in an Ivy League showdown Saturday before welcoming New Hampshire on Sunday. Gametimes are set for 12 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively, both on ESPN+. The Big Green enter the weekend 3-3 following a thrilling come-from-behind 5-4 win at Colgate in overtime. Saturday is Pride Day while Sunday features a Breast Cancer Awareness Game.

PRIDE DAY / BREAST CANCER AWARENESS GAME
Dartmouth Pride takes place every April and May, but we are ready to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ athletes, staff, and fans all year. We're proud to collaborate with the Office of Pluralism and Leadership to celebrate our athletes, show some pride, and bring awareness to Queer History Celebration and Trans Week of Visibility happening this fall. Make sure to stop by the Pride table at Saturday's game for more information!

Sunday is also a Breast Cancer Awareness Game, with pink bracelets being given out along with a moment of recognition for those affected by cancer.

WITH A WIN...
- (With a win Saturday) Dartmouth would be 4-3, which would mark its best record seven games into a season since 2021. Prior to 2021, the Big Green hadn't won four or more of their first seven games since 2011 (when they were 5-2).
- (With a win Saturday) The Big Green would win their first Ivy League game since Oct. 19, 2018 (a 2-1 win at Columbia). It would snap Dartmouth's 25-game Ivy League losing streak.
- (With a win Saturday) The Big Green would snap a three-game losing streak against Brown and beat the Bears for the first time since a 4-2 home win on Sept. 29, 2018. Dartmouth would improve to 30-14-2 all-time vs. Brown.
- (With a win Saturday) Dartmouth would improve to 3-1 at home this season, the second straight season it started 3-1 at home.
- (With a win Sunday) The Big Green would snap a three-game losing streak against New Hampshire and beat the Wildcats for the first time since Oct. 18, 2017, a 4-3 win at home. Dartmouth would pull within 25-20-2 in the all-time series.
- (With a 2-0 weekend) Dartmouth would be 5-3, which would mark its best record after eight games since 2011 (when the Big Green were 6-2).
- (With a 1-1 weekend) Dartmouth would be 4-4 after eight games for the second time in three seasons.

LAST TIME OUT...
- Dartmouth found itself trailing 1-0 less than a minute into Sunday's game and 3-1 after one quarter of play, but the Big Green responded with four of the game's final five goals, capped off by freshman Lucia Campaño scoring her second goal in as many games to send Dartmouth home with a 5-4 win over Colgate.
- Junior Emilia Callahan scored three of the Big Green's four goals in regulation, a career high for goals (3) and points (6), which were both the most for a Dartmouth player since 2015.

ALL-TIME VS. BROWN
Dartmouth leads the all-time series with Brown 29-14-2, but the Bears have won three straight and five of the last six. The Big Green's last win came on Sept. 29, 2018 via a 4-2 final. Since that point, Brown has won some competitive contests, including a 2-0 final last season in Hanover.

SCOUTING BROWN
Brown is led by head coach Britt Broady, who is a former standout field hockey goalkeeper at Dartmouth. The 2001 graduate compiled a 44-29 record in four seasons between the pipes. Now in her second season at Brown, the Bears are 4-3 so far this season and 0-1 in the Ivy League. Brown owns wins against LIU, Holy Cross in overtime, Longwood and Miami (Ohio) in overtime. The Bears were 8-9 last season and 1-6 in the Ivy. Offensively, Imogen Govan and Lindsey Ross have each tallied five points (two goals, one assist). Lexi Pellegrino, who was first team All-Ivy last season, has scored twice and has tallied a team-leading 31 shots. Kylee Del Monte has played every minute in goal, tallying a 1.14 goals against average and 78.9 save percentage.

ALL-TIME VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire leads the all-time series with Dartmouth, 25-19-2. The Wildcats have won three in a row, with Dartmouth's last win coming on Oct. 18, 2017 at home, 4-3. UNH won last season's meeting, 5-2, with Big Green goals scored by Bronwyn Bird and Myah Pease.

SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire has impressed so far in 2023, standing 6-3 and 3-0 in the America East entering a Friday afternoon showdown against Bryant. The Wildcats have won three of the last four, only falling at No. 11 Boston College last time out, 5-1. Through nine games, three different players have already reached double figures in points, led by Tasmin Cookman and Nicole Poulakis with 19 points apiece. Cookman's nine goals lead the team while Poulakis' five assists are tops on the Wildcats. Kathelijne Knuttel also comes in at 11 points behind four goals and three assists. Jemma Woods has started all nine games in goal, recording a 2.45 goals against average and 68.8 save percentage.

ODDS AND ENDS
- Dartmouth's 17 goals through the first six games are its most since the 2018 season when the Big Green had 18 at the same point in the season.
- The Big Green have two overtime wins in the same season for the first time since 2019. The last time they had three was in 2005 (two in overtime and one that ended in penalty strokes).
- The Big Green's 2.83 goals per game are good for 14th in the nation.
- Dartmouth is also 11th nationally in penalty corners per game (8.00) and 13th in points per game (8.33).
- The Big Green entered Ivy League play with a winning record (2-1) for the first time since 2010.

NEXT UP
After this weekend, Dartmouth heads to Philadelphia next weekend to play at Penn on Saturday, Oct. 7 and La Salle on Sunday, Oct. 8.

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