HANOVER, N.H. (Interstat) — Zeynep Ozel scored 30 points and Dartmouth used a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from Yale for a 77-59 victory in Ivy League women’s basketball on Saturday at Leede Arena.

The Big Green, which evened its season record at 10-10, outscored the Bulldogs 27-19 in the final period to turn a competitive game into a comfortable win. Dartmouth improved to 5-3 in conference play while Yale fell to 5-15 overall and 1-7 in the Ivy League.

Ozel, a sophomore guard from Istanbul, Turkey, was the catalyst throughout, hitting five 3-pointers and adding five assists in 35 minutes. Her performance was a season high and came after a stretch of four games where she averaged just 10.3 points. She scored 12 of her points in the fourth quarter, including a crucial 3-pointer with 4:46 remaining that pushed Dartmouth’s lead to 67-59 and effectively halted Yale’s final push.

The most important sequence of the game occurred in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter. Leading 50-47, Dartmouth opened the final period with a 9-2 run, capped by another Ozel 3-pointer, to establish its first double-digit lead at 59-49 with 9:19 to play. Yale never got closer than seven points the rest of the way as the Big Green controlled the tempo and capitalized at the free-throw line.

Dartmouth shot 28 for 36 from the foul line, a stark contrast to Yale’s 16-for-22 performance. The Big Green’s efficiency proved decisive in a game where both teams struggled from the field; Dartmouth shot 44% while Yale managed just 33.3%.

Olivia Austin added 14 points and a key block for Dartmouth. Cate MacDonald contributed 12 points and two blocks, and Alexandra Eldredge had six points and two steals.

Yale was led by Ciniya Moore with 17 points. Marisa Chapman scored 13 points, and Ke’iara Odume added 14 points off the bench. Mary Meng, Yale’s 6-foot-5 center from Grafton, Ohio, recorded 11 points, four blocks and three steals in 38 minutes.

The Bulldogs showed resilience early, overcoming a disastrous first quarter where they scored only six points. They chipped away at a 14-point deficit, closing the gap to 34-30 by halftime and trailing just 50-47 entering the fourth quarter. Yale’s defense forced 15 Dartmouth turnovers, converting them into 20 points, but could not sustain its offensive flow down the stretch.

Dartmouth won the battle inside, outscoring Yale 34-28 in the paint, and outrebounded the Bulldogs 38-33. The Big Green also recorded a superior offensive rating of 105.3 on 73 possessions, compared to Yale’s 81.4 on 72 possessions.

A crowd of 1,001 watched as Dartmouth avenged a recent three-game conference losing streak. Yale has now lost five of its last six games.

Dartmouth travels to face Harvard next Saturday. Yale will look to rebound next Saturday at Brown.