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Bowen Scores 14 as Women's Basketball Wins at Dartmouth 75-50
February 06, 2011 | Women's Basketball
HANOVER, N.H. (2/5/11) - Sophomore Megan Bowen scored a career-high 14 points as the Princeton women's basketball team defeated Dartmouth 75-50 at Leede Arena on Saturday, Feb. 5.
All 12 Princeton players played in the game and each had at least two points, as the bench scored 38 of the team's points. Princeton got 52 points in the paint, 34 more than Dartmouth.
"We really stressed putting 40 good minutes together," head coach Courtney Banghart said. "I liked our push in transition and how well we shared the ball. Any road win in this league is a good one. Our bench had a great weekend. We knew with the loss of one, we'd need a little bit more from all 11 and it looks like we are getting that."
Junior Devona Allgood and senior Krystal Hill scored 12 points each, a season high for Hill. Junior Lauren Edwards had nine points and senior Addie Micir added eight. Bowen and Micir had eight rebounds apiece. Edwards would lead the team in assists with four and steals with three.
Both team struggled to sink a basket to start the game with the first field goal coming at 16:40, a layup by Allgood. Five minutes later Princeton would have a 13-6 lead. Two three's by Faziah Steen would keep her Big Green within four to make it 16-12 at 10:45.
The Tigers went on an 8-0 run to take a 14-point led, 26-12 at 6:14 with Bowen and Hill combining for all eight points.
The teams would go back-and-forth for the remainder of first half, as the Tigers took a 38-25 lead into the locker room.
Dartmouth would cut the lead to 10, at 16:50, as the Big Green started the half on a 6-3 run. Princeton would answer with seven straight points to take a 17-point edge, 48-31 two minutes later.
An offensive putback by Kristen Helmstetter gave the Tigers a 54-33 lead at 9:46, it's first 20+ point lead of the game.
Dartmouth would only get within 18, 60-42, with 4:50 to play. Princeton would expand its lead, going up by as much as 26, 71-45 with less than two minutes remaining and would end with a 25-point edge.
Sasha Dosenko recorded a double-double with 13 points and 19 rebounds. She added three blocks and two assists. Steen also scored 13 points and had a team-high three steals. Cassie Cooper picked up nine points and six rebounds. Janelle Ross also added six boards. Dartmouth shot 29 percent overall, 62.5 percent from the stripe and 38.5 percent from behind the arc.
Princeton shot 47.8 percent from the floor, 71.4 percent from the free throw line and 28.6 percent from long range.
Princeton improves to 15-4 overall and 4-1 in the league, while Dartmouth drops to 5-14 overall and 1-4 in league play.
Princeton returns home for the first time since Jan. 4, when it hosts Columbia and Cornell on Feb. 11-12.