Big Green fall to No. 11 Penn

Saturday, April 27

Hanover, N.H.

12:00 PM

Dartmouth College

7-7, 1-6Ivy

Penn

12-3, 5-2Ivy

Penn

Dartmouth

Photo by: McKenzie Yi

4/27/2024 3:29:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Dartmouth celebrates Senior Day

By: McKenzie Yi

HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth women's lacrosse team fell 13-6 to No. 11 Penn on Scully-Fahey Field on Saturday afternoon.

Katie Elders led the team netting two goals. Catherine Erb, Maja Desmond, Katina Christensen scored a goal. Mia Puccio collected two points on one goal and one assist.

Goalkeeper Gisele Todd collected 10 saves in 56:53 minutes of play. Tamer Luzi also saw time between the pipes.

With the loss, the Big Green end the season 7-7 overall and 1-6 in Ivy League play. Meanwhile, the Quakers improve to 12-3 overall and 5-2 in the league and earn the number three seed in the Ivy League tournament.

Dartmouth was first to score when Lucy Murray found Christensen at the 14:22 mark of the game, 1-0.

Christensen gets the scoring started for the Big Green!

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— Dartmouth W Lacrosse (@DartmouthWLax) April 27, 2024

In response, Penn scored 1-1. At the end of the first quarter, Desmond scored to take the 2-1 lead. In the second quarter, Penn outscored Dartmouth 5-1 to take the 6-3 going into halftime.

At the start of the second half, the Quakers scored the first three goals, 9-3. At the 8:23 mark of the third quarter, Elders put one past the keeper. Ending the quarter, Penn scored to extend the lead by six, 10-4. In the last frame, the Quakers scored two straight goals and the Big Green countered with two goals from Puccio and Elders. With a last-second goal by Penn the Quakers sealed the 13-6 victory.

Dartmouth ends the 2024 season with a 7-7 overall record and a 1-6 mark in Ivy play. The Big Green end the season with a ranked win over USC in the California series and grew from the 2023 season.