The Big Green (2-1, 2-0 Ivy) benefited from a penalty kick in the first half and a try in the second half by senior
Tatjana Toeldte, who accounted for all of the home team’s points.
A late try by the Bears’ Uzoamaka Okoro in the
71st minute made it a three-point game, but Dartmouth was able to hold
off another scoring threat in the final minutes to improve to 2-0 in Ivy
play this season. The loss was the first by Brown (3-1, 2-1 Ivy) in 15s
against an Ancient Eight opponent in two years.
“We knew this was going to be an 80-minute barn-burner,” head coach
Katie Dowty
said afterward. “We were able to do all of the things that we focused
on in training well enough, as well as neutralize the areas where we
thought Brown was strong and could potentially hurt us.”
“I’m so proud of this team and what they came
out here and did today,” Dowty added. “They worked hard all game and
were rewarded for their efforts.”
The story of the game was Dartmouth’s massive
advantage in terms of possession, controlling the ball for what seemed
like the entirety of the contest. However, when the Green and White had
the ball close to the tryline and poised to score the visitors from
Providence had an answer with outstanding defensive efforts, a trend
that was a constant all afternoon.
Were it not for those numerous stops right at
the doorstep by the Bears, the Big Green would have walked away from
Saturday’s tilt with a far more lopsided score in their favor.
“We dominated possession, but we just couldn’t
convert that possession into points. That’s something we have to focus
on moving forward,” Dowty added.
In contrast to the rest of the game, Dartmouth
was able to make a defensive stand of its own in the late goings as the
home team kept a resurgent Brown team from picking up points in final
minute to earn the Ivy victory.
The Big Green return to action next Saturday, October 10, when they
play host to Princeton at 10 a.m. as part of Homecoming festivities.
