HANOVER, New Hampshire - Dartmouth College pulled away in the second half to earn a 57-19 National Intercollegiate Rugby Association Division I win over the American International College women's rugby team on Saturday, October 3.

AIC is now 1-1 overall and in NIRA play.

Dartmouth struck in the first minute to take a 7-0 lead, but Naomi Dodd put the ball down in the try zone for AIC in the 9th minute to cut the gap to 7-5. 

Dartmouth netted the next two tries to build a 21-5 lead before Haley Thompson answered back, and Camryn Henderson converted to cut the deficit to 21-12.

From there, Dartmouth took over completely, scoring again just before the break and then landing five tries in the second half. Dodd scored a second time late and Henderson converted to close out the contest with the 57-19 final.

AIC returns home on Saturday, October 10 for a CRC National Championship rematch with Brown University. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m.