Early Surge Not Enough in 58-51 Loss at Brown

Friday, February 13

Providence, R.I. / Pizzitola Sports Center

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

10-12,1-8Ivy League

Brown

14-7,6-3Ivy League

Dartmouth

Brown

Early Surge Not Enough in 58-51 Loss at Brown

2/13/2026 10:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Justin Lafleur

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Dartmouth women's basketball team knocked down six first-quarter 3-pointers, but couldn't carry the momentum through four quarters, as the Big Green fell at Brown 58-51 on Friday evening. Zeynep Ozel scored 13 points while Nina Minicozzi had 11 to lead the offense.

A 16-8 Bears' edge in the second quarter proved to be the difference, as the Big Green were outscored by just two in the second half.

With the loss, Dartmouth falls to 10-12 and 1-8 in the Ivy League. Brown improves to 14-7 and 6-3.

The Big Green finished 9-of-24 from 3-point range for the game. Minicozzi and Ozel finished a combined 6-of-10 from 3-point range, with Minicozzi 3-of-4 and Ozel 3-of-6. Cate MacDonald had seven points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the defeat.

Score: Brown 58, Dartmouth 51
Records: Brown (14-7, 6-3 Ivy League), Dartmouth (10-12, 1-8 Ivy League)
Location: Providence, R.I. (Pizzitola Sports Center)
Date: Friday, February 13, 2026

UP NEXT:

Dartmouth returns to action at Yale on Saturday, with a 5 p.m. opening tipoff.

FIRST QUARTER:

Early on, neither team led by more than one possession until Grace Arnolie hit a turnaround jump shot gave the Bears a 12-8 lead with 5:11 on the clock.
The Big Green caught fire with four 3-pointers in the span of 3:10 — with one from Alexandra Eldredge, two from Minicozzi and one from Ozel — giving Dartmouth a 20-17 lead.
That proved to be the score after one quarter.

Zeynep Ozel with Dartmouth's sixth three of the first makes it 20-17 after one quarter of play!

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— Dartmouth Women's Basketball (@DartmouthWBB) February 14, 2026

SECOND QUARTER:

The early stages of the second quarter saw four lead changes.
Two Minicozzi free throws evened the score at 28 with 3:24 until halftime
Brown scored the final five points of the half for a 33-28 halftime lead.

THIRD QUARTER:

The third quarter featured multiple runs as Brown began with nine of the first 10 points to take a 42-29 lead with 4:22 on the clock.
The Big Green answered with seven straight points, behind an Ozel 3-pointer and layups from Debra Hill and Cate MacDonald, to pull within 42-36 with 1:49 left in the stanza.
A Sierra Carson second-chance layup pulled Dartmouth within 45-38 after 30 minutes of play.

FOURTH QUARTER:

Brown began the quarter on a 12-3 run to extend its lead to a game-high 16 at 57-41.
Dartmouth inched closer to within seven in the final minute, but it was too little, too late.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Big Green shot 30.9% from the floor (17-of-55), including 39.1% from 3-point range (9-of-23).
Brown finished at 35.4% (23-of-66) and 37.5% from behind the arc (9-of-24).
The Bears held a 50-35 edge in rebounds.
Dartmouth finished with just 12 turnovers, compared to 14 for the Bears.
Ozel scored double-figure points for the seventh time in the last 11 games.
Carson added five points and three rebounds off the bench.