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Princeton's Comeback Falls Short in 43-42 Loss at Dartmouth
February 22, 2009 | Women's Basketball
HANOVER, N.H. (2/21/09) ? In a game that saw six lead changes and the score tied six times, it was Dartmouth that was able to set up the final basket and walk away with a 43-42 win over Princeton in women's basketball on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Leede Arena.
With Princeton leading 42-41, Margaret Smith put back a layup with 1:41 remaining to give Dartmouth its first lead since 8:48. With 23 seconds to play, Princeton brought the ball down the court and senior Whitney Downs went up with the ball but it was batted away and went off of a Tiger to give Dartmouth possession with 12.3 seconds on the clock.
Before the Big Green could inbound the ball, sophomore Krysal Hill forced a foul sending Brittney Smith to the line to shoot a one-and-one. Smith missed her shot and freshman Devona Allgood went up to grab the rebound and Coach Banghart instantly called a timeout. With 10.6 seconds on the clock, Downs inbounded the ball to senior Jessica Berry who dribbled down the court and with three seconds on the clock, got into the paint, and went up with a jumper that bounced off the rim as time expired.
“That is about as well played a game as I could have hoped for,” Coach Banghart said. “We had key stops when we needed them and fought back when they went on their run and we executed exactly as we wanted to on offense. The three by Addie, the leftie layup by Whitney and the open free-throw line jumper by Jess are what we wanted, but they didn't fall. I thought we did a very good job on Brittney and Koren again. To play that hard, and that well, and not finish it has been the story of our season. We talked about it after the game, and we are going ton continue to learn from this. It's just part of the journey.”
The lead changed hands four times and the score was tied twice in the first half, which saw Dartmouth grab a 20-13 lead at halftime.In the first 10 minutes of the first half, Dartmouth went up by as much as three and Princeton by as much as two. A three-point basket by sophomore Addie Micir at 9:50 tied the game at 9-9. The Big Green followed with an 11-0 run in 7:17 to make it 20-9. Allgood ended Princeton's scoring drought with a layup at 2:33 and Hill followed with a bucket to cut the deficit back to seven, 20-13.
The Big Green added back-to-back three-point shots to start the third, but Princeton starting to find its offensive rhythm as Berry drained a three and classmate Julia Berger followed with a jumper to make it 26-18 at 16:30. The Tigers went on a 9-3 run including a three-pointer from Micir to bring the game within three, 30-27 at 12:10.
The teams traded baskets before Hill put one in from behind the arc after she found herself wide open near the team bench, to even the game at 32-32. Both teams went 2-for-2 at the free-throw line to again even the game at 34-34 with 8:48 to play. PrincetonDartmouth scored two to even the game at 38 apiece and the teams traded baskets to make it 40-40 with under four minutes to play. Allgood made both of her free throws to give Princeton a two-point lead, while Dartmouth's Darcy Rose could only convert on one of her free chances to make it 42-41 in favor of the Tigers. In all, Allgood scored eight points in just over three minutes. regained the lead off a layup by Allgood and she made it 38-34 with another basket a few seconds later.
Allgood led Princeton with a game-high 15 points and nine rebounds. She also added three blocks, one steal and one assist. Hill finished the night with seven points and Berry and Micir each had six. Junior Cheryl Stevens had eight boards and had a team-high four blocks. The team shot 32.6 percent from the field, 63.6 percent from the charity stripe and 27.8 percent from behind the arc.
Dartmouth was paced by Brittney Smith's 10 points. Koren Schram added eight and Margaret Smith and Meghan McFee each scored seven. Rose led the Big Green on the glass with nine rebounds, while Schram added six. The team shot 35.3 percent from the field, 50 percent from the free throw line and 40 percent from the arc.
Princeton is now 9-14 overall and 4-5 in the Ivy League, while Dartmouth improves to 14-9 and 9-0 in league play.
The Tigers will travel to Brown and Yale next weekend, Feb. 27-28.
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