The losing streak reached four for the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team last week as the Big Green fell 67-59 on Tuesday at Boston University and 59-55 on Friday at South Florida. Against the Terriers, Dartmouth (4-9) faced an early 21-2 deficit but managed to pull within single digits by halftime. The Big Green then rallied to briefly take the lead in the second half before an 11-0 BU run put the game out of reach. Senior forward Dame Adelekun led Dartmouth with 11 points and junior forward Dusan Neskovic had 10.
Adelekun again led the way for Dartmouth against the Bulls, scoring 19 points in a back-and-forth affair. The Big Green got within one point multiple times in the second half but could never pull ahead. Sophomore guard Romeo Myrthil added 11 points off the bench. Dartmouth was just 1-for-14 on 3-point attempts, although the Big Green were a perfect 14-of-14 at the free throw line.
Dartmouth’s road swing continues Tuesday with a trip to UMass.
BISCAYNE BAY, Fla. — The Big Green sent four swimmers to the CSCAA Open Water National Championship, placing eighth out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Alex Ye was Dartmouth’s top finisher, taking 28th place out of 83 competitors in the five-kilometer race with a time of 57 minutes, 52.85 seconds. Senior Tim Park was 30th (58:19.05), freshman Yan Dvoretskiy took 32nd (58:29.46) and fifth-year Joe Moll finished 56th in 1:00:48.66.
“This was a great way for our men to end our training trip,” Big Green coach Milana Socha said. “They learned a lot from the opportunity to compete against teams from across the country at a national-level qualifying event. Racing an open water 5K is a physical and mental challenge and I’m proud of them for embracing it and coming away with four good performances.”
Dartmouth is back in action Jan. 7 at Bates.
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Following last Tuesday’s 64-49 home loss to Drexel, Dartmouth (2-10) fell to Long Beach State and UC Irvine in the Beach Classic over the weekend.
The Big Green trailed by 11 after the first quarter against the Beach and by 19 at halftime in a 69-55 defeat. Sophomore forward Grace Niekelski continued her strong run of play with 15 points and junior guard Mekkena Boyd added 10.
The following afternoon against the Anteaters, Dartmouth was outscored 19-5 in the first quarter, ultimately losing 72-57. Boyd had 14 points and freshman forward Clare Meyer chipped in with 10.
The Big Green will face their toughest test yet Wednesday, traveling to No. 13 Iowa.