Almqvist leads Pennsylvania against Dartmouth after 25-point game

By Canadian Press on February 27, 2025.

Pennsylvania Quakers (14-10, 5-6 Ivy League) at Dartmouth Big Green (8-16, 2-9 Ivy League)

Hanover, New Hampshire; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Pennsylvania visits Dartmouth after Stina Almqvist scored 25 points in Pennsylvania’s 68-63 victory against the Cornell Big Red.

The Big Green are 3-8 on their home court. Dartmouth averages 13.8 turnovers per game and is 5-5 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Quakers are 5-6 in Ivy League play. Pennsylvania is 5-9 against opponents over .500.

Dartmouth’s average of 5.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.2 more made shots on average than the 5.3 per game Pennsylvania gives up. Pennsylvania has shot at a 40.7% rate from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points less than the 42.3% shooting opponents of Dartmouth have averaged.

The Big Green and Quakers match up Friday for the first time in Ivy League play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Victoria Page is averaging 14.8 points for the Big Green. Nina Minicozzi is averaging 6.8 points over the last 10 games.

Sarah Miller is shooting 35.8% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Quakers, while averaging six points. Almqvist is shooting 41.7% and averaging 16.6 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Big Green: 1-9, averaging 48.9 points, 26.4 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 35.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.4 points per game.

Quakers: 5-5, averaging 61.3 points, 28.5 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.6 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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