Harvard 72, at Dartmouth 47

HANOVER, N.H. (Interstat) — The Harvard women’s basketball team used a dominant defensive performance and overwhelming control of the interior to cruise past Dartmouth 72-47 in an Ivy League contest at Leede Arena on Saturday. The Crimson (8-6, 1-0 Ivy) held the Big Green (9-5, 0-1) to a season-low in points, leveraging a 48-30 advantage in points in the paint and a 19-8 edge in offensive rebounds to secure a wire-to-wire victory. Harvard’s defense was the story, limiting Dartmouth to 34.5% shooting from the floor and forcing 11 turnovers, which led to 14 points. The game’s decisive stretch came early,… Read more...