Despite Goals From Devin & Panchuk, Union Falls to Dartmouth

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth women's hockey team scored two goals in the second period and overcame a 2-1 deficit to defeat Union, 3-2, on Saturday at Thompson Arena. The win moved the Big Green to 11-5-2 overall and 7-3-2 in ECAC Hockey. The loss dropped the Dutchwomen to 3-18-3 and 1-10-1 in the conference.

The two teams headed into the first intermission with Union holding a 2-1 advantage. After senior Reagan Fischer appeared to tie the game four minutes into the second (it was waived off after a replay review), the captain tied the contest with 11:48 left in the stanza.

Fischer took the puck away from Dutchwomen defenseman Dania Simmonds behind the Union net and passed to senior Kelly Foley in front of the net. Union's Rhianna Kurio blocked the pass, but the puck ricocheted back toward the goal and through the legs of goaltender Kate Gallagher.

The score remained tied until Dartmouth went on its second power play of the game. Foley controlled the puck on the far face-off circle in the Union zone and passed it in front of the net to senior Erica Dobos. Dobos used a quick touch pass to a cutting Sasha Nanji and the junior flipped it high and to the left to give the Big Green the lead.

Nanji's goal ended up being the game-winner with neither team finding the net in the final frame. In the first period, each team took over 10 shots on goal, but in the second and the third the Dartmouth defense shut down the Dutchwomen. Union took only two shots in second and two shots in the third and finished the game with 15 shots. The Big Green tallied 36 shots in the contest. The Dartmouth defense blocked six shots, but also intercepted numerous Union passes in the second and third periods.

Dartmouth did not commit a penalty in the game with Union called for two. The Big Green went 1-for-2 on the power play. Freshman Katie Milligan earned her third victory of the season, making 13 saves. Gallagher made 33 saves in the loss.

The Big Green put the first tally on the board three minutes into the game. Freshman Karlee Odland took a shot right in front of the crease, but Gallagher knocked the puck away. Junior Camille Dumais made a diving attempt at the rebound and flicked it in for the score. It marked Dumais' ninth goal of the season, and she has scored in each of the last three games.

Union scored its first goal two minutes later when Molly Kate Devin received a pass from Lauren Cromartie in front of the crease and scored just inside the near post. With five minutes left in the first stanza, the Dutchwomen took a 2-1 lead. Alex Tancrell-Fontaine brought the puck up the ice in front of the benches and made a crossing pass to Bryanne Panchuck, who was skating up the center of the ice. Panchuk fired the puck low and it found a hole on the right side.

The Dutchwomen return to Messa Rink on Friday, January 20th, to take on Brown at 7 p.m.