Big Green Swamps Women Hoopsters

HANOVER. N.H--The defending Ivy League champions had a productive evening as Dartmouth chalked up its ninth win of the year by defeating the Harvard Women's basketball team 60-45.

Big Green center Gail Koziara put on an awesome show as she dominated the pace of the game virtually every minute she was on the floor.

The 6'3" Koziara was largely responsible for the Crimson loss as she monopolized the play, scoring 25 points and pulling down 24 rebounds. Dartmouth cager Ann Deacon had little trouble dishing the ball off to Koziara who neatly flipped in several under-the-basket lay-ups.

Sophomore Sarah Albee (5'8") was at times responsible for guarding the towering Koziara and said later. "We didn't quite see eye to eye."

Dartmouth jumped out in front early and staked an 11-6 lead, and, for the remainder of the first half, had little trouble increasing that lopsided margin. The Crimson Walked into the locker room at half time trailing by a score of 34-20.

In the first 20 minutes. Harvard's main offensive thrust was provided by Andy Mainelli's four long-distance jumpers.

The second half was largely academic, because the Crimson was unable to surmount the lead acquired by Koziara and company. Neither team dominated play for the remaining portion of the game: Harvard's more durable defense evenly distributed the scoring of the contest.

When playing time ran out, junior Marget Long lead all Crimson scorers with 14 points.

Another figure which proved disastrous to the cagers--other than Koziar's height--was the team's anemic 27 percent field-goal ratio.

Gracious

"They're a tough team." Coach Carole Kleinfelder said after the game. "But I didn't think we executed our offense as well as we should or could have to beat them."

Kleintelder added. "I think, however, that if we'd played the first half like we did the second half, we would have won the game."

The Crimson will attempt to rebound from the loss this Saturday as it takes on Yale in New Haven.