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NEWARK, Del. -- The University of Delaware led for the first 35 minutes of the game, but Dartmouth outscored the Blue Hens 15-4 the rest of the way and came out with a 59-49 non-league women's basketball win Friday night at the Bob Carpenter Center.

Koren Schram led Dartmouth (1-4) with 17 points as the Big Green, the defending Ivy League champion, won its first game of the season. Guard Betsy Williams added 13 points and Darcy Rose chipped in with 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds.

Delaware (2-3) managed just two field goals over the final six minutes of the game and suffered its third straight setback. Sophomore forward Ariene Jenkins (at right) led Delaware with a season-high 10 points and added six rebounds while Tesia Harris contributed nine points, Vanessa Kabongo added eight points and seven rebounds, and Corinthia Benison and Danielle Parker each chipped in with seven points apierce.

The game was nearly identical to the Blue Hens’ previous outing when Delaware led Quinnipiac 41-38 with 5:26 left to play but was outscored 12-0 the rest of the way in a 50-41 setback.

“We just don't know how to win yet," said Delaware head coach Tina Martin, who starts three sophomores. "We rushed shots and we panicked with the basketball when things broke down. We get rattled. We've got to be able to slam the door at the five minute mark, and we're not doing that. They're going to have to grow up. I'm hoping at some point the light bulb is going to come on."

The Blue Hens, making their first home appearance since a 62-48 win over Columbia Nov. 16, stormed out to a 13-point lead in the first 10 minutes of play, going up 25-12 following an 11-4 run that was highlighted by five straight points from Benison. But Dartmouth, which earlier this season took national Top 25 vote-getter Michigan State to overtime before falling 60-52, closed the half strong and cut the lead to 32-27 at the break as Williams connected on two three-pointers in the final 1:22.

Delaware remained in front for the first 15 minutes of the second half, going up by as much as seven points at 40-33 with 12:36 left on a layup by Eva Riddick. But the Big Green kept things close and followed with a 13-5 run to take its first lead of the game at 46-45 on two free throws by Meghan McFee with 4:51 remaining.

Rose and Brittany Smith followed with field goals to push the lead to 50-45 before the Hens finally snapped a scoring drought of 4:14 on a layup by Jenkins with 2:27 left to narrow the deficit to 50-47.

Williams then converted a three-point play, Schram connected on her fourth three-pointer of the game, and Williams added two more free throws down the stretch to preserve the victory.