No. 25 Princeton women forced 26 turnovers in a 97-47 rout of Dartmouth

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Fadima Tall, Madison St. Rose and Emily Eadie each scored 13 points to help No. 25 Princeton defeat Dartmouth 97-47 on Friday night.

Princeton (22-3, 10-2 Ivy League) has won 19 of its last 21 games, both losses to Columbia. The Tigers improved to 31-1 against the Big Green since the 2009-10 season.

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Princeton pulled away by outscoring Dartmouth 32-12 in the third quarter. Toby Nweke and Grace O’Sullivan hit consecutive 3-pointers, and Skye Belker scored on two consecutive possessions to cap Princeton’s 25-4 run in the third quarter to take a 65-30 lead.

Princeton added a 13-2 run early in the quarter to take an 85-40 lead.

Belker and Nweke each scored 12 points and Taylor Charles had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Princeton, which didn’t have a double-digit scorer until the fourth quarter. Nweke made five of Princeton’s 20 steals. The Tigers shot 57% from the field and outscored the Big Green 40-23.

Dartmouth (10-15, 1-11) was led by Zeynep Ozel and Jacalyn Myrthil with nine points each. The Big Green turned the ball over 26 times and attempted 29 fewer field goals than Princeton.

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Next

Princeton: Stays on the road to play Harvard on Saturday.

Dartmouth: Hosts Pennsylvania on Saturday.

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