SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Dartmouth men’s basketball got off to a predictably sluggish start on Sunday after a 12-day break between games for final exams. But the Big Green shook off the rust in time to win their third straight, beating host Bryant 63-61 in overtime.
After the Bulldogs scored the game’s first 10 points, Dartmouth (3-1) rallied back, and it was a back-and-forth game throughout the second half. The Big Green led by seven with under four minutes to play, but found themselves trailing by three in the final seconds before graduate guard Brendan Barry’s three-pointer with three ticks to go sent the game to the extra session.
Fifth-year forward Aaryn Rai’s layup with one second left in overtime gave Dartmouth the victory.
Barry led the Big Green with 15 points, all on three-pointers, as well as four steals. Senior guard Taurus Samuels had 13 points, freshman guard Ryan Cornish added 12 and junior forward Cam Krystkowiak chipped in with 10. Rai cleaned up on the glass with a game-high 15 rebounds to go along with seven points.
Charles Pride had a big night for Bryant with 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Peter Kiss had 19 points for the Bulldogs (4-3). Bryant defeated Ivy League member Brown on Friday.
Dartmouth is back in action Wednesday at Vermont.
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — The Big Green led by three at halftime and by one after three quarters, but the host Warriors rallied in the fourth to keep Dartmouth winless on Saturday.
Dartmouth (0-4) had four players score in double figures, led by senior guard Katie Douglas with 16 points. Douglas rebounded from a scoreless night in her last game against Holy Cross to make five of seven shots, including four of six from three-point range.
Sophomore guard Mekenna Boyd added 14 points for the Big Green, freshman guard Victoria Page had 11 and sophomore Carrington Washburn chipped in with 10.
Merrimack (2-3) outscored Dartmouth 22-13 in the fourth, with several of those points coming at the foul line in the final minutes.
The Big Green head to Philadelphia on Tuesday to take on Drexel.
Returning to action after a two-week break for final exams, Dartmouth took the opening game 2-1 over the Hawks at Thompson Arena on Saturday, but fell 1-0 in Sunday’s rematch in Manchester.
In Saturday’s game, the Big Green (4-6-0) opened the scoring late in the second period when sophomore defender Annie King scored her first goal of the season, assisted by junior forwards Sydney Herrington and Currie Putrah. Herrington’s second goal of the year doubled the lead early in the third off an assist from junior forward Catherine Trevors.
Saint Anselm (5-10-1) pulled one back on a power play, but Dartmouth held on. Freshman goaltender Maggie Emerson made 21 saves.
The Big Green put on an offensive showcase the following day but had nothing to show for it. Despite putting 47 shots on goal, Dartmouth was held scoreless thanks to a fabulous performance from Hawks goaltender Allie Kelley. Emerson made 22 saves, but Gracee Donovan’s first-period goal was the difference.
Dartmouth is back in action on Friday when it hosts Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
The Big Green fell to a pair of Hockey East opponents on Thanksgiving weekend, losing 7-4 at Providence on Friday and 3-2 at home to Vermont on Sunday.
Dartmouth (2-6-0) led the Friars 3-0 after the first period with goals from junior forward Mark Gallant, senior forward Erik Urbank and freshman forward Steven Townley. But Providence (12-5-0) came roaring back, scoring three times in the second period and four more in the third. Sophomore forward Nick Unruh’s third-period goal was not nearly enough.
Back on home ice two days later, the Big Green fell behind quickly, spotting the Catamounts (2-9-1) a 2-0 lead seven minutes in. Gallant scored both of Dartmouth’s goals, bringing his season total to six, but Vermont’s third goal early in the second period turned out to be the difference.
Dartmouth will hit the road again this weekend for a pair of ECAC Hockey contests, traveling to Yale on Friday and Brown on Saturday.