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Brown University
13-12, 1-10Ivy
Dartmouth
12-15, 7-4Ivy
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | 11 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 56 |
| Dartmouth | 20 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 60 |
Women's Hoops Falls to Dartmouth, 60-56, Despite 20 from Alexander
2/26/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
HANOVER, N.H. – Senior guard Jordin Alexander scored a game-high 20 points, and Brown University women's basketball nearly erased an 18-point second half deficit before falling to Dartmouth College, 60-56, on Friday night at Leede Arena.
The Bears (13-12, 1-10 Ivy) trailed 39-21 with 6:19 to go in the third quarter and pulled within 55-54 with 2:55 to play before the host Big Green (12-15, 7-4 Ivy) held on for the win.
Alexander (Fishers, Ind.) eclipsed the 20-point barrier for the fourth time this season and for the third time in Ivy play. She made 7-of-13 shots from the field and 6-of-8 free throws while adding a game-best four assists.
Freshman Shayna Mehta (San Francisco, Calif.) netted nine points on a trio of 3-pointers, classmate Erika Steeves (Montreal, Quebec) tallied six points and six rebounds, and junior Rebecca Musgrove (Plainview, N.Y.) totaled six points, five boards, and two steals.
After Dartmouth went ahead 39-21 with 6:19 to go in the third quarter, Mehta knocked down a 3-pointer to start a 13-3 run for Brown. Musgrove sparked the run with a pair of baskets off steals, and Alexander hit a baseline jumper to pull the Bears within 42-34 at the 3:05 mark of the frame. Another shot from the baseline from Alexander cut it to 46-37 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Bears opened up the final frame with a pair of 3-pointers as Mehta and sophomore Janie White (Clarksville, Tenn.) each canned a trey to make the score 48-43 just 65 seconds into the quarter. A mid-range jumper from Alexander and two free throws from Musgrove capped a 14-5 streak that brought the Bears within 51-49 with 6:22 to play.
Brown remained within 53-51 with 5:28 to go off a bucket through contact in the paint from sophomore Kennedy Martin (Los Angeles, Calif.), and a jumper from Alexander in transition trimmed the deficit to 55-54 with 2:55 remaining. The Big Green connected on 5-of-6 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
In the second half, Brown held Dartmouth to 6-of-24 shooting (25.0 percent) including 2-of-13 shooting (15.4 percent) in the fourth quarter.
A pair of baskets from Alexander before a second-chance hoop from freshman Mary Butler (Bangor, Maine) kept Brown within 14-6 just under five minutes into the first quarter. A wing 3-pointer from senior Ellise Sharpe (Tipp City, Ohio) cut the Bears' deficit to 19-9 with 3:51 to play in the quarter, and a jumper from White helped Brown stay within 20-11 through one.
Alexander netted the Bears' first three points of the second stanza, and a Steeves layup on the inside made it 28-16 with 3:55 to go in the half. Mehta trimmed the margin to 30-19 off a corner 3-pointer before the hosts took a 34-21 advantage into the locker room.
For Dartmouth, Lakin Roland led four double-figure scorers with 17 points. Kate Letkewicz posted a double-double on 10 points and 11 rebounds, Amber Mixon scored 13 points, and Fanni Szabo had 11 points. The Big Green took the season series after beating Brown, 63-50, on Feb. 13 in Providence.
Next, Brown plays at Harvard tomorrow at 6 p.m. in its final road game of the regular season.
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.
