Tough Second Quarter Hurts Big Green in Loss to Vermont

Monday, November 18

Hanover, N.H.

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

2-2,0-0Ivy League

Vermont

3-2,0-0America East

Vermont

Dartmouth

Tough Second Quarter Hurts Big Green in Loss to Vermont

11/18/2024 10:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Dartmouth falls to 2-2 on the young season

By: Justin Lafleur

HANOVER, N.H. — Trailing by just four after one quarter, the Dartmouth women's basketball team was outscored 19-2 in the second, which proved too much to overcome in a 61-37 loss on Monday night inside Leede Arena.

Victoria Page led Dartmouth with 16 points while Olivia Austin added seven points and nine rebounds.

The Big Green were even with the Catamounts in the third quarter and were outscored by just three in the fourth, but by that time, Vermont had the game well in hand.

Score: Vermont 61, Dartmouth 37
Records: Dartmouth (2-2, 0-0 Ivy League), Vermont (3-2, 0-0 America East)
Location: Hanover, New Hampshire (Leede Arena) 
Date: Saturday, November 18, 2024
Attendance: 496

UP NEXT:

The Big Green head into final exam period and the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to action in 13 days, on Sunday, Dec. 1 when they host New Hampshire at 2 p.m.

FIRST QUARTER: 

Vermont opened an 8-0 lead, but the Big Green had an answer. They scored 12 of the next 18 points to pull within 14-12 after an Austin layup.
Austin finished the first quarter with seven of Dartmouth's 12 points, as the Big Green trailed 16-12 after 15 minutes of play.

SECOND QUARTER:

Vermont controlled the second quarter, beginning the stanza on a 10-0 run.
After a Clare Meyer basket, the Catamounts scored the final nine points, finishing the quarter with a 19-2 edge.
Vermont's Anna Olson scored 10 of her team-high 16 points in the second quarter.

THIRD QUARTER:

A back-and-forth third quarter saw Vermont open as much as a 25-point lead, with the Big Green pulling as close as 19 following a pair of Zeynep Ozel 3-pointers in the span of 48 seconds.
A Page layup with 28 seconds on the clock got Dartmouth within 47-26 heading to the fourth.

FOURTH QUARTER:

The Vermont lead hovered between 19 and 24 for the entire fourth quarter.
Page finished with seven fourth-quarter points, shooting 2-for-2 from the field and 3-for-3 from the free throw line.
Included was an impressive 3-point play with 6:22 on the clock.

What a finish by Victoria Page!

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— Dartmouth Women's Basketball (@DartmouthWBB) November 19, 2024

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Dartmouth shot 33.3% from the floor (15-for-45), including 28.6% (4-for-14) from 3-point range.
Vermont finished at 47.4% (27-for-57), including 33.3% (6-for-18) from behind the arc.
Austin has led the Big Green in rebounding for three straight games.
The Catamounts held a 34-26 edge in rebounds.
UVM has now won four straight in the all-time series

QUOTABLE:
Hear from Page, Cimino and Austin following the victory.