HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth women's basketball welcomed the #25 Princeton Tigers to Leede Arena, Friday. Despite a strong first quarter effort, the Big Green fell to the Tigers, 97-47.
Jacalyn Myrthil and
Zeynep Ozel led the Big Green with nine points each while
Brooke Hollawell scored eight in her second to last game inside Leede Arena. Myrthil's nine points was a season high for the first-year.
Score: 97 Princeton, 47 Dartmouth
Records: Dartmouth (10-15, 1-11 Ivy), Princeton (22-3, 10-2 Ivy)
Location: Leede Arena
First Quarter:
- Neither team was able to get on the board until just about two minutes into the quarter. The Tigers scored the first three points before Dartmouth tied the game thanks to a Hollawell three-pointer.
- The Big Green took a two-point lead before Princeton scored the next four points to take a 7-5 lead.
- Dartmouth and Princeton continued to match points, being tied at ten just before the halfway mark of the quarter.
- The Tigers took as much as a five-point lead before closing the quarter on a 9-4 run.
Second Quarter:
- Princeton opened the scoring in the second, extending its lead to 11. Olivia Lawlor scored the first Dartmouth points of the quarter, making it a 26-17 game.
- The Big Green closed the deficit to eight points thanks to a Myrthil layup but closed the quarter on a 10-4 run.
- Despite the 14-point deficit at halftime, the Tigers only outscored the Big Green by five points in the second quarter.
Third Quarter:
- The Tigers offense exploded in the third quarter, outscoring the Big Green 32-12.
- Hollawell recorded the first Dartmouth points of the frame, sinking a three-pointer just under a minute and a half in.
- Myrthil led the Big Green with six points in the third quarter.
Fourth Quarter:
- Princeton opened a 36-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter before Alexandra Eldredge scored the first Big Green points of the quarter.
- Ozel (3), Clare Meyer (2), and Lawlor (2) also scored points in the fourth quarter for the Big Green.
- The Tigers outscored Dartmouth 25-9 in the final quarter, securing the 97-47 victory.
Up Next:
The Big Green will welcome the Penn Quakers to Leede Arena, Saturday, playing their final regular season game at home. Saturday's game is also Senior Day, as the program will honor its three seniors with a ceremony pregame. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. You can purchase tickets
here, watch the game on ESPN+, or follow the live stats on DartmouthSports.com.