Princeton University Athletics
Women's Basketball Falls To Dartmouth
February 04, 2005 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 4, 2005
PRINCETON, N.J.--Despite a 19-point outpour from junior Becky Brown, Princeton dropped a 69-55 contest to Dartmouth Friday night at Jadwin Gym. The Tigers fall to 9-8 on the season and 1-3 in the Ivy League, while Dartmouth improves to 8-8 overall and unbeaten at 4-0 in the conference.
Brown was the only player to score in double figures with 19 points, while tying her season-high nine rebounds.
Freshman Ariel Rogers was a spark of the bench in the first half as she knotted the score at nine in the ninth-minute of the first half with a mid-range jumper. After a basket from Dartmouth, she immediately tied the game again at 11 following a baseline jumper.
Brown completed an old-fashion three-point play and regained the lead for Princeton, 17-15 with 9:30 remaining in the first half. Dartmouth's Elise Morrison tied the game on the next play with a layup. With one second on the shot clock, sophomore Casey Lockwood took an awkard shot in the lane that Brown was able to rebound and cleanup with a layup. Princeton then took a four point lead, 21-17.
Fatima Kamara of the Big Green rallied a 14-4 run by scoring eight points and adding an assist with 3:27 left in the half.
Princeton cut the Dartmouth lead to one 31-30 at halftime with a layup from sophomore Katy Digovich and a three by junior Katy O'Brien.
Following intermission O'Brien put the Tigers ahead 34-33 after netting two free throws. Kamara's made the second end of a pair of free throws to give the Big Green a two-point lead. Lockwood gave the game its second tie at 36 with a 10-foot jumper four minutes into he second stanza.
Dartmouth took a six-point lead, 44-38 after a three by Angie Soriaga. Two free throws later Soriaga extended the lead to 50-42 with 9:56 to play. O'Brien nailed another shot from downtown to cut the lead to five, 50-42 with 9:33 left.
The Big Green only made three field goals the rest of the game. However, Dartmouth gained 12 attempts from the charity stripe and was 100%. The Big Green was 28-29 from the line in the game.
Princeton saw the foul line four times in the final 10 minutes and sophomore Shelly Slemp connected on all four attempts.
Freshman Ali Prichard and sophomores Casey Lockwood and Lillie Romeiser earned their first starts of the season tonight.
The Tigers face Harvard Saturday night in Jadwin Gym at 7 p.m.