Dartmouth faces Yale on 8-game skid

By Canadian Press on February 21, 2025.

Dartmouth Big Green (8-15, 2-8 Ivy League) at Yale Bulldogs (2-21, 1-9 Ivy League)

New Haven, Connecticut; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Dartmouth looks to end its eight-game skid with a win over Yale.

The Bulldogs are 1-10 on their home court. Yale is eighth in the Ivy League with 19.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Mackenzie Egger averaging 6.7.

The Big Green have gone 2-8 against Ivy League opponents. Dartmouth is 6-10 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Yale is shooting 35.9% from the field this season, 6.2 percentage points lower than the 42.1% Dartmouth allows to opponents. Dartmouth’s 38.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 9.4 percentage points lower than Yale has allowed to its opponents (48.0%).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Egger is averaging 15.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the Bulldogs. Avery Lee is averaging 0.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Victoria Page is shooting 40.0% and averaging 14.5 points for the Big Green. Nina Minicozzi is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 1-9, averaging 52.0 points, 26.6 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 5.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 37.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.3 points per game.

Big Green: 2-8, averaging 49.4 points, 26.8 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 5.6 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 36.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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