Brown University
13-9, 1-7Ivy
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Dartmouth
9-15, 4-4Ivy
Women's Basketball Falls on Dartmouth's Second-Half Surge, 63-50
2/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Freshman guard Shayna Mehta tied for the game high with 17 points and made five 3-pointers as Brown University women's basketball fell to Dartmouth College, 63-50, on Saturday night at the Pizzitola Sports Center.
The Bears (13-9, 1-7 Ivy) claimed a 35-21 lead at halftime, but the visiting Big Green (9-15, 4-4 Ivy) outscored the hosts 31-5 over the second half's first 15 minutes en route to the road win.
Mehta (San Francisco, Calif.) connected on five or more 3-pointers for the second time in as many games and for the fourth time on the season. She scored in double figures for 12th time this year.
Senior Jordin Alexander (Fishers, Ind.) posted eight points and four steals while freshman Erika Steeves (Montreal, Quebec) grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
For the game, Brown shot 15-of-15 from the free throw line and led 14-0 in second-chance points.
After allowing an early 3-pointer, the Bears rattled off 15 consecutive points to pull ahead 15-3 with 2:35 to play in the opening quarter. Sophomore Janie White (Clarksville, Tenn.) opened the run with a conventional 3-point play, and junior Rebecca Musgrove (Plainview, N.Y.) and Steeves each hit a shot from behind the arc. The Bears remained ahead 19-11 at the end of the frame after a pair of free throws each from Musgrove and Alexander.
The Bears maintained an 8-point edge or better for the majority of the second quarter with an elbow jumper from Alexander giving the Bears a 25-15 lead at the 5:54 mark of the second quarter.
A Mehta 3-pointer on a second-chance opportunity put Brown up 28-17, and the Bears scored the stanza's last five points on a Musgrove fast break layup and a Mehta trey to lead 35-21 – its largest lead of the half – at the break.
A number of Bears contributed in the opening 20 minutes as eight performers checked into the scoring column. Sophomore Kennedy Martin (Los Angeles, Calif.) drew a pair of charges, freshman Mary Butler (Bangor, Maine) snagged four offensive rebounds, and sophomore guard Megan Reilly (Norwood, N.J.) took in three rebounds.
The Big Green outscored the Bears 21-5 in the third quarter to erase their halftime deficit and pull ahead 42-40 through three. Alexander hit a jumper along the lane to stop an 8-0 Dartmouth run, and Mehta connected on a corner 3-pointer to end a 15-2 run for the visitors.
Dartmouth scored the fourth quarter's first 10 points to gain a 52-40 advantage with 5:07 to play, capping a 31-5 run to start the second half. Martin ended a 16-0 Big Green run with two free throws and added a layup a minute later. The visitors built a lead as large as 60-44 before Mehta canned two triples in the last 58 seconds.
For Dartmouth, Kate Letkewicz tied for the game high with 17 points, and Fanni Szabo netted 15 points. Lakin Roland posted a double-double on 13 points and 10 rebounds, netting 12 points during the Big Green's 31-5 run.
Next, Brown remains at home with games against Penn (Friday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m.) and Princeton (Saturday, Feb. 20, 6 p.m.) next weekend.
Tickets for all Brown women's basketball games can be purchased online, by calling the Brown Athletics Ticket Office at (401) 863-2773, or by walking up to the box office located in the Pizzitola Sports Center, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
