Big Green Drop Saturday Contest at New Hampshire

Saturday, December 20

Durham, N.H. / Lundholm Gymnasium

1:00 PM

Dartmouth College

8-3,0-0Ivy League

New Hampshire

5-7,0-0America East

Dartmouth

New Hampshire

Big Green Drop Saturday Contest at New Hampshire

12/20/2025 4:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Cate MacDonald led Dartmouth in scoring for the fourth time this season

By: Justin Lafleur

DURHAM, N.H. — New Hampshire outscored the Dartmouth women's basketball team, 44-15 in the second half to turn a seven-point game into a 74-38 final as the Wildcats ended the Big Green's five-game winning streak. Cate MacDonald led the Dartmouth offense with 14 points.

MacDonald scored 11 of her points in the first half, helping the Big Green hang within 30-23 at the half. Eva DeChent led the Wildcats with 22 points.

With the loss, Dartmouth falls to 8-3 while UNH improves to 5-7.

Score: New Hampshire 74, Dartmouth 38
Records: New Hampshire (5-7, 0-0 America East), Dartmouth (8-3, 0-0 Ivy League)
Location: Hanover, N.H. (Leede Arena)
Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025
Attendance: 481

UP NEXT:

Dartmouth returns to action next Sunday, Dec. 28 at Vermont for a 2 p.m. start.

FIRST QUARTER:

After trading baskets early on, UNH scored six straight points to open a 10-4 first-quarter lead.
The Big Green ended the quarter with four straight points, behind two MacDonald free throws and an Alexandra Eldredge pullup jumper, to pull within 12-10.

SECOND QUARTER:

An Olivia Austin basket made it six straight points, evening the score at 12.
The Wildcats responded with a 7-0 run to take a 19-12 lead after a DeChent layup.
A few minutes later, MacDonald scored five straight points to trim an eight-point deficit down to three at 23-20 with 3:36 on the clock.
But UNH scored seven of the final 10 points of the half to take a 30-23 halftime lead.

Here's three of Cate MacDonald's 11 first-half points!

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— Dartmouth Women's Basketball (@DartmouthWBB) December 20, 2025

THIRD QUARTER:

Zeynep Ozel led Dartmouth with four points in the quarter.
After each scoring four points to begin the third quarter, the Wildcats scored 19 of the final 25 points of the stanza to take a 53-33 lead into the fourth.

FOURTH QUARTER:

The Wildcats scored the first seven points of the fourth, extending their run to 12-0 bridging the end of the third quarter, and taking a 60-33 lead with 8:02 on the clock.
The margin continued to grow from there, reaching 38 at 74-36 before a tough layup by Jacalyn Myrthil pulled the Big Green within 74-38 at the final horn.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

For the game, Dartmouth shot 22.6% from the floor (14-of-62), including 16.0% from 3-point range (4-of-25).
New Hampshire finished at 50.8% (31-of-61) and 26.7% from behind the arc (4-of-15).
The Wildcats held a 46-38 edge in rebounds, but the Big Green held a 14-8 advantage in offensive boards.