Duggan Sets Record, Leads Saints Past Big Green

Final	1	2	3	Final
Dartmouth (5-1-0, 4-1-0)	0	0	0	0
St. Lawrence (6-1-2, 3-0-0)	0	1	2	3

Scoring Summary
2nd - 13:12	PP - Alison Domenico (St. Lawrence)
3rd - 07:46	SH - Carson Duggan (St. Lawrence)
3rd - 09:28	Karell Emard (St. Lawrence)

Dartmouth	St. Lawrence
G: N/A A: N/A Sh: Shannon Bowman - 6 Sv: Carli Clemis - 27	G: 3 Players (#12, #22, #76 - 1) A: 3 Players (#10, #17, #22 - 1) Sh: Carson Duggan - 9 Sv: Brittony Chartier - 31

TEAM STATISTICS	Dartmouth	St. Lawrence
Power Plays	0 for 5	1 for 3
Shorthanded Goals	0	1
Penalties (min)	3 (6)	5 (10)
Shots on Goal	31	30
Face Offs Won	23	31

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Boxscore

CANTON, N.Y. -- St. Lawrence University senior assistant captain Carson Duggan broke the school’s goal record with the 86th of her career on Friday night, and thanks to a fantastic performance in goal by junior Brittony Chartier, the goal was an insurance tally in the No. 8 Saints’ 3-0 upset over No. 3 Dartmouth at Appleton Arena.

St. Lawrence improved to 6-1-2 overall and remained perfect in ECAC Hockey play at 3-0-0, while Dartmouth suffered their first loss of the season, falling to 5-1-0 (4-1-0).

Though the two teams found themselves scoreless after the opening period, there were plenty of chances for each team to grab the early lead. However, Chartier and Dartmouth netminder Carli Clemis stole the show in the first period, making nine and 15 saves, respectively. St. Lawrence seemed to have the majority of the quality scoring chances, as sophomore Karell Emard and senior Jordan Pyers were both robbed by Clemis on the door step.

Special teams would clearly tilt in favor of the home team, as an impressive power play chance would give the Scarlet and Brown a 1-0 edge at 13:12 of the second period. Junior defenseman Courtney Sawchuk skated the puck along the boards, and after beating a defender, she fired a pass to the top of the crease for a waiting Alison Domenico. The Nepean, ON native re-directed the pass over Clemis’ right shoulder and into the net for her sixth goal of the season and a 1-0 advantage.

Each goaltender continued to play at a high level in the second stanza, as Clemis robbed Duggan on a breakaway chance to keep it a one-goal deficit for the Big Green, while Chartier returned the favor against Dartmouth forward Maggie Kennedy.

Dartmouth had two quick back-to-back power play chances to open the third period, but the Saints’ penalty killing unit was up to the task. As the final seconds ticked off of junior Tara Akstull’s penalty, Duggan stole the puck in the offensive zone, and after a sleek move helped her elude a defender, she found herself with a one-on-one chance against the Dartmouth goaltender.

Though her initial shot was stopped, the rebound bounced high into the air, and the Ma-Me-O Beach, AL native was able to slap it out of midair and under the cross bar for the record-setting goal and a 2-0 lead at 7:46 of the third period. The Appleton crowd gave her a standing ovation, as the short-handed tally not only broke Sabrina Harbec’s record, but added a key insurance goal against a nationally-ranked foe.

“That was a pretty typical Carson Duggan goal,” said St. Lawrence University head coach Chris Wells. “She’s a natural scorer and she finds ways to put the puck in the net. She had a few chances throughout the game, but (Carli) Clemis made some great stops. We’re obviously all very proud of Carson’s accomplishment, and we’re glad it helped us get a key conference victory.”

The goal seemed to lift St. Lawrence and give them all of the momentum, as they were able to come right back only 1:42 later and make it 3-0 on Emard’s second goal of 2008-09. Emard was able to bang in a slap shot after a feed from senior assistant captain Lisa Batchelor to make it a 3-0 game with 10:32 to play in regulation.

The Big Green would control much of the offense for the remaining half of the period, as they finished the third period with an impressive 14-6 advantage in shots on goal. However, Chartier was fantastic, as she made save after save including a sprawling glove save on what appeared to be a tap-in goal in the final minutes. Her 31-save effort was the difference as she earned her second shutout of the season.

“That was about as good a team effort as we’ve had all season,” continued Coach Wells. “I thought the forwards set the tempo, the defense showed great composure with the puck and when Dartmouth forced the issue in transition, (Brittony) Chartier was able to keep them from getting second chances.”

Though the visitors finished with a slight 31-30 advantage in shots on goal, the Saints’ used a 1-for-3 night on the power play to earn the victory. Dartmouth was held without a power play tally, finishing 0-for-5 with the extra skater.

The win was also the first of the season for St. Lawrence over a ranked opponent and gave the Saints a 15-14-2 edge in the all-time series with the Big Green.

The Scarlet and Brown will look for their sixth consecutive victory on Saturday afternoon when they take on another nationally-ranked team, No. 4 Harvard University, at Appleton Arena. The puck is set to drop on the Saints and Crimson at 4:00pm.