Defensive Breakdowns Doom Big Green
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth (12-6-2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| New Hampshire (10-5-5) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 09:35 | Sheary, Courtney (New Hampshire) |
| 2nd - 06:33 | Birchard, Courtney (New Hampshire) |
| 2nd - 09:46 | PP - Paton, Kelly (New Hampshire) |
| 2nd - 12:14 | PP - Wakefield, Jenn (New Hampshire) |
| 2nd - 15:59 | PP - Sarah Parsons (Dartmouth) |
| 2nd - 16:17 | Kelly Foley (Dartmouth) |
| 2nd - 18:39 | PP - Long, Micaela (New Hampshire) |
| 2nd - 19:32 | Wakefield, Jenn (New Hampshire) |
| 3rd - 06:33 | PP - Joyce, Maggie (New Hampshire) |
| 3rd - 09:12 | PP - Julia Bronson (Dartmouth) |
| 3rd - 16:24 | PP - Paton, Kelly (New Hampshire) |
| Dartmouth | New Hampshire |
|---|---|
|
G:
Sarah Parsons - 2
A: 6 Players (#5, #9, #16, #18, #21, #24 - 1) Sh: Shannon Bowman - 7 Sv: Carli Clemis - 16 |
G:
2 Players (#7, #9 - 2)
A: Bellamy, Kacey - 4 Sh: Faber, Sam - 5 Sv: Herman, Kayley - 25 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Dartmouth | New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 2 for 2 | 5 for 7 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 7 (14) | 2 (4) |
| Shots on Goal | 28 | 24 |
| Face Offs Won | 36 | 27 |
DURHAM, N.H. - The seventh-ranked Dartmouth women's hockey team gave up a season-high eight goals, including five on the penalty kill, as the Big Green had its four-game winning streak come to a crashing halt with an 8-3 loss to eighth-ranked New Hampshire.
For Dartmouth (12-6-2), junior Sarah Parsons (Dover, Mass.) inched closer to the 100 career points plateau with a pair of power play goals, while freshman Kelly Foley (Boston, Mass.) extended her goal-scoring streak to four games with her sixth of the year. Parsons now has 98 points in her two-plus years in a Big Green uniform. Senior netminder Carli Clemis (Taber, Alta.) was tested all night and made 16 saves to take her sixth loss this season.
For New Hampshire (10-5-5), Jenn Wakefield exploded for five points, including two goals and three assists, while Kelly Paton added two goals and an assist for three points. Kacey Bellamy posted four assists and in the end, the Wildcats had six skaters with at least two points. Kayley Herman pushed aside 25 saves to earn her ninth win of the year.
The Wildcats took the 1-0 lead with 10:25 remaining in the first as the Big Green had trouble clearing the zone and Courtney Sheary made Dartmouth pay for the mistake. She received a pass from the back boards by Angela Taylor and fired a slap shot from the right point that surprised Clemis and gave New Hampshire a 1-0 advantage.
New Hampshire continued to pressure the Big Green and Dartmouth didn't help itself by turning the puck over in its own zone. The problem showed itself again with the Wildcats getting a shot on Clemis, which kicked up in the air and luckily for the Big Green senior Marley McMillan (St. Paul, Minn.) was on the back check. She swiped the puck away from a Wildcat skater who had a wide open net to keep it a one-goal game.
The first period ended with the Wildcats domination not showing on the scoreboard in form of goals or shots. Dartmouth was fortunate to be down only one score and to be outshot by a slim 8-5 margin.
New Hampshire increased its lead to 2-0 on a goal from Courtney Birchard, 6:33 into the second period. The Big Green over skated the puck at the defensive blueline and the Wildcats earned the possession. Sam Faber fired a shot on net that was blocked and Birchard was wide open on the far post and hit the open net for the score.
The Wildcats took a commanding 3-0 lead with 10:14 left in the second frame as Paton tallied New Hampshire's first power play goal of the game. Birchard got the puck the left circle and found an open Paton sitting and waiting on the far post for the goal.
New Hampshire kept pouring it on in with another goal on the man advantage with 7:46 remaining to make it 4-0 in favor of the Wildcats. Multiple skaters crashed the net on a rebound and Wakefield got her stick on the puck and beat Clemis.
Dartmouth broke the ice with 4:01 left in the period with its own power play goal coming from Parsons. Sophomore Amanda Trunzo (Andover, Minn.) slid a pass from the right circle to Parsons at the left post and Herman sprawled out to make the initial save. However, the puck squirted loose and Parsons lifted it over the blocker of Herman to make it 4-1.
The Big Green added their second of the night, just 18 seconds later as Foley tallied her sixth of the season. Foley got a pass from linemate Sarah Toupal (White Bear Lake, Minn.) and put a shot on Herman. She looked to have the puck secured, but it trickled past the line to make it 4-2.
New Hampshire didn't let the momentum put up by the Big Green affect them as Micaela Long made it 5-2 with a power play goal coming with 1:21 remaining. The Wildcats added another score about a minute later on Wakefield's second of the night and took a huge 6-2 lead into the second intermission.
The Wildcats were definitely playing their game of the year so far as they scored six goals in two periods after averaging just under three goals a game. The two teams combined for seven goals in the period, including four on the power play.
In the third period, New Hampshire added to its power play total with another goal on the man advantage, making it 7-2 with 13:27 left in the period. The goal came from Maggie Joyce during a scrum in front in which Clemis couldn't find the puck.
Dartmouth cut the deficit to 7-3 with a power play goal of its own, coming from Parsons on her second goal of the night on the man advantage. She collected the puck on a wide shot from senior Julia Bronson (Arlington, Va.) and made a wrap-around move which beat Herman to the near post.
New Hampshire added number eight of the night on a 5-on-3 advantage with a nice tic-tac-toe passing display with Paton on the receiving end for her second of the night on the power play to finish the scoring as New Hampshire defeated the Big Green, 8-3.
With the eight goals given up, it was the first time Dartmouth had allowed eight goals in a game since Harvard beat the Big Green at Thompson Arena in 2002 in a 9-2 loss. New Hampshire scored five times on the power play in seven chances, while the Big Green was efficient in its opportunities, going two-for-two on the power play.
Dartmouth will be taking a much needed two-week break after eight games in 18 days. The Big Green will be back in action on Jan. 30 at Rensselaer.
