SCORE: UAlbany 73, Dartmouth 45
 
LOCATION: Leede Arena - Hanover, N.H.

RECORDS: UAlbany 4-5, 0-0 America East | Dartmouth 1-6, 0-0 Ivy League
 
SHORT STORY: After a close first quarter, the Great Danes' offensive output exploded in the second quarter before earning a 28-point victory, Tuesday afternoon.
 
COACH COLLEEN MULLEN: "I'm so proud of how our team executed a game plan today. I credit Dartmouth's ability to come back in the third quarter, but we responded and showed a lot of toughness as a group. We had a terrific defensive effort and valuable bench production. Our players need to continue to elevate in their roles, like they did today, until we get healthy again."
 
KEY STATS

• Senior Helene Haegerstrand led the Great Danes on offense with 18 points. Shooting 41.7% from the field, she made five field goals, including two three-pointers.
• Graduate student Ellen Hahne contributed to all aspects of gameplay. Tallying team-highs with six rebounds, seven assists, three steals, and two blocks, she added 16 points going 6-9 from the field and 1-3 from downtown.
• Haegerstrand and senior Grace Heeps led the team with five defensive rebounds each.
• Graduate student Lucia Decortes returned from an injury to grab eight points in 15 minutes of play.
• Going 9-10 from the field, the Great Danes tallied 29 points in the second quarter alone.
• UAlbany added 21 points in the final quarter with eight field goals while holding Dartmouth to just six points.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Dartmouth tallied the first basket of the contest before Lucia Decortes scored the first points for UAlbany.
• Trading baskets throughout the first quarter, the largest lead was three points - held by both the Big Green and the Great Danes.
• Tied 11-11 at the start of the second quarter, UAlbany opened the quarter with baskets from Helene Haegerstrand and Ellen Hahne in less than a minute of play.
• The Great Danes continued their offensive output throughout the entire second quarter. After gaining a 10-point lead, the teams continued to trade baskets.
• Up 27-20 with 4:31 left in the first half, UAlbany closed the half with a 13-1 scoring run.
• The Big Green opened the second half with a 17-point scoring run to close the lead to just one possession in five minutes of play.
• UAlbany answered with its third scoring run to gain a 49-38 lead with just over a minute left in the third quarter.
• After ending the third with a three-pointer from Grace Heeps, the Great Danes opened the final quarter with three baskets in two minutes.
• Seeing its fourth scoring run of the contest, UAlbany gained a 69-41 advantage in just over two minutes.
• The final five minutes of action saw two Great Dane baskets and the victory went to UAlbany, 73-45.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will continue on the road at Boston College (Dec. 10).
 
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