HANOVER — Having three starters in foul trouble throughout the game usually isn’t ideal if you’re looking to pick up a victory. Shooting 32.6% from the floor isn’t helpful, either.
The Dartmouth women’s basketball team had to endure both on Sunday afternoon, ultimately falling to Texas State 61-51 at Leede Arena.
The loss is the Big Green’s first at home this season.
“We’re always prepared for life happening, we talk about it all the time. You don’t necessarily always anticipate it,” Dartmouth coach Belle Koclanes said. “Like today, when I woke up this morning, of course as a coach you have to be ready for everything, I didn’t see this happening.
Annie McKenna and Katie Douglas both fouled out in the fourth quarter, and Elle Louie missed most of the first half due to early foul trouble.
The Big Green jumped out to a 7-1 first-quarter lead, but from there shots were hard to come by. In the second quarter, the home team shot 3 of 13 from the field.
Dartmouth made a run in the third quarter, grabbing a 45-44 thanks to four points from McKenna and Louie. But when Douglas and McKenna fouled out early in the fourth quarter, the momentum fell apart. The Bobcats took the lead a minute into the fourth and never trailed again.
“It’s always tough, but I always try to just keep a positive outlook and cheer on my teammates,” said Louie of her over 23 minutes spent on the bench due to foul trouble.
Dartmouth allowed 16 offensive rebounds and turned the ball over 20 times.
Asha Taylor led the Big Green with 12 points, all coming on 3-pointers. Dartmouth (5-4) had some of its best bench production of the season with Veronica Kelly contributing nine points and Anna Luce adding three.
The Big Green turnaround and host UNH on Wednesday night.
— Pete Nakos
HANOVER — Hanover High’s Kyle Doucette won the 55-meter and 300-meter dashes to lead the Marauders to a fourth place finish in the opening indoor track and field meet of the season at Dartmouth’s Leverone Field House.
Newport’s Jagger Lovely finished behind Doucette in the 55-meter and finished third in the 300-meter. His brother, Ryder, finished third in the 600-meter run. The Tigers finished in a tie for fourth with Hanover.
Thetford placed third thanks to Riley Burkins and Knute Linehan second-place finishes in the high jump and long jump, respectively. Lebanon was led by Ben Tichner’s fifth-place performance in the 300-meter dash.
On the girls side, Thetford’s Layla Hanissian and Hanover’s Peiper Thomas finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 600-meter run.
Sharon’s Charlotte Reimanis led the Phoenix with a second-place finish in the 3,000-meter run. Emme Jenisch also had a top 10 finish in the 300-meter dash for Sharon.
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KUA 9, Tilton 3
TILTON, N.H. — The Wildcats (6-2-0) spotted the Rams an early 2-0 lead before storming back for four first-period goals in their latest victory.
Sullivan Mack and Adam Fantilli both posted hat tricks for Kimball Union, with Mack adding two assists. Tomas Mazura had a four-point night highlighted by three assists, and juniors Luca Fantilli and Anthony Solt accounted for KUA’s other goals.
Senior goalie Veeti Kohvakka had a strong night in goal, making 32 saves. Next up: the Flood-Marr Tournament outside Boston, starting with a NEPSAC championship rematch against Salisbury on Friday.
WORCESTER — Worcester took a six-point lead at the half and built it to 10 at times in the second half, but the Wildcats cut it to three in the second half thanks to a 27-point performance Rob Brown.
KUA was also led by Matt Price (18 points), Quin Guth (15 points) and Andrew Hartel (10 points).