Dartmouth to face UConn in the first round of women's NCAA tournament

By beating Harvard in Saturday’s Ivy League Playoff, Dartmouth earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. The prize? A Sunday date with the University of Connecticut in Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, the Huskies’ home court. The Big Green was seeded No. 14 against the No. 3 Huskies in the Kansas City bracket, which also includes No. 1 Michigan State, and No. 2 Stanford.

UConn coach Geno Auriemma has won four Naismith National Coach of the Year awards in his 19 years with the Huskies, a run that has included five straight national championships.

Last year, UConn won its third straight national title behind Diana Taurasi, now a star for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Big Green forward Elise Morrison will be saddled with the task of guarding UConn star center Jessica Moore.

—THE CRIMSON STAFF