Game 13	Dartmouth (4-11) at NJIT (3-9)
Date | Time	Thursday, December 31 | 2pm
Location | Arena	Newark, NJ | Fleisher Athletic Center
Live Video|Audio	Highlanders Sports Network w/ Michael Ventola ($6.95)
Live Stats	In-game statistics (free)
Social Media	@njithighlanders
All-time series Last Meeting	Dartmouth leads, 2-0 Dartmouth 68, NJIT 63 (OT) (November 16, 2014)
Game Notes	NJIT Notes | Dartmouth Notes

NJIT will return home for three straight home games, first hosting Ivy League opponent Dartmouth on New Year's Eve, December 31 at 2pm in the Fleisher Athletic Center.

Video and audio coverage begins 15 minutes prior to tip-off at 1:45 p.m. on NJITHighlanders.com with Michael Ventola calling the action.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Dartmouth leads the all-time series, 2-0, with both meetings decided by five or less points.  Last year's meeting, Dartmouth won in overtime, 68-63, while in the first-ever meeting on January 18, 2014, the Big Green won 48-45 in Newark.

NJIT is 5-17 all-time against Ivy League opponents.  The Highlanders will face Brown and Columbia in the New Year.

Dartmouth comes to Newark with a 4-11 overall mark, most recently dropping a 59-55 decision at Central Connecticut State on Tuesday afternoon.

Despite a 20-point night from sophomore Kate Letkewicz, the 20 points was a season-high for the guard, who finished 7-for-13 from the field and 5-of-9 from behind the ac.

LAST MEETING | Hanover, NH | November 16, 2014
Fanni Szabo scored six of Dartmouth's 11 overtime points, helping The Big Green to a 68-63 overtime victory.

In the final 1:14 of the second half, Dartmouth's Toskovic broke a 51-51 tie, converting on a baseline layup, but NJIT answered for its first lead of the game, 54-53, on a 3-pointer by Alana Dudley with 44 seconds remaining.  The Highlanders connected on one of two free throws, 55-53, with senior point guard Alyssa Albanese at the charity stripe, before Dartmouth's Daisy Jordan tied the game at 55 with a layup with 12 seconds remaining.

NJIT used a timeout to regroup and NJIT's Albanese went the length of the floor to score and give the Highlanders a 57-55 lead with 0.6 seconds left. On the inbounds, NJIT's Albanese knocked the ball out of bounds in front of the Dartmouth bench.

After the referees reviewed the replay, 0.4 seconds was put on the clock. Dartmouth's Toskovic standing at 6-foot-2 was the in-bounder for the Big Green and she sent a pass over NJIT's 6-foot-5 center Maria Ruban towards the far baseline and Roland connected on a jumper off the glass as the clock expired.

In overtime, neither side scored until 2:46 remained and Dartmouth's Szabo hit a jumper to give the Big Green a two-point lead, 59-57.  Dartmouth went on to outscore NJIT 11-6 in the extra period, with Szabo scoring the final four points at the line.

HEAD COACH BELLE KOCLANES
Belle Koclanes, in her third season at the helm of the Big Green, finished the 2014-15 season with a 14-14 record, the best season mark for a Dartmouth women's basketball team since the 2008-09 season.  The 9-5 non-conference finish was also the best non-league record since the 2005-06 season.

Dartmouth was selected to finish sixth in the 2015-16 Ivy League preseason poll coming off its best season in six years (14-14 overall, 5-9 in the conference).  The Big Green return nine players from last season, two key players offensively, junior Fanni Szabo and senior Lakin Roland.  Szabo led the team averaging 16.3 ppg and Roland averaging 12.0 ppg and leading the Big Green with 8.0 rpg.

DARTMOUTH LEADERS
Points: Lakin Roland (14.3 ppg)
Rebounds: Lakin Roland (8.1 rpg)
Field Goal Percentage: Daisy Jordan (30-for-69; .435)
3-Point FG Made: Kate Letkewicz (31)
Assists: Amber Mixon (39)
Steals: Fanni Szabo (24)

SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS
The Highlanders (3-9) look to snap a four-game skid to close out the calendar year on Thursday hosting Dartmouth.

NJIT is coming off an 83-50 defeat at powerful Big Ten Conference opponent Minnesota, paced by the Highlanders only double-figure Ronni Grandison's team-high 14 points.

NJIT LEADERS
Points: Leah Horton (11.6 ppg)
Rebounds: Leah Horton (7.3 rpg)
Field Goal Percentage: Leah Horton (54-for-116; .466)
3-Point FG Made: Kelly Guarino (29)
Assists: Alana Dudley (41)
Steals: Leah Horton (19)

NEXT UP
NJIT will host its second straight Ivy League opponent, Brown, on January 4 at 2pm in the Fleisher Athletic Center before opening Atlantic Sun Conference play five days later.