October 21, 2011

Big Green Skate Past McGill

HANOVER, N.H. -- The 10th-ranked Dartmouth women's hockey teamed upended McGill,
3-2, in an exhibition game on Friday at Thompson Arena.

The Big Green used two first period goals and a late goal in the second to secure
the victory. Senior Reagan Fischer (Irma, Alberta) netted the first goal of the
contest 8:22 into the first period. She received a pass from junior Margaux Sharp
(Carleton Place, Ontario), and then beat the goaltender in the top right corner
of the net.

Junior Lisa Berreman (Eagan, Minn.) pushed the lead to 2-0 with four seconds to
go in the first off a pass from senior Jenna Hobeika (Alpine, N.J.). The intermission
proved useful for the Martlets who scored two goals in the first 10 minutes of
the second. McGill used a power play advantage to net the first and followed it
up 1:25 later on a goal by Leslie Oles.

The Big Green scored with 1:50 left in the third to take the 3-2 advantage. Fischer
fired a shot from in front of the goal that Charline Labonte stopped, but junior
Sasha Nanji (Markham, Ontario) cleaned up the rebound to give Dartmouth the lead.

In the third period, sophomore Lindsay Holdcroft (Pittsburgh, Pa.) made six saves,
and the Big Green withstood a late penalty to hold on to the victory. Dartmouth
opens the regular season at fifth-ranked Boston College on Sunday at 2 p.m.