March 4, 2009

Team Notes: Dartmouth Set for Championship Weekend

The following article appeared March 4 on the Dartmouth Web site.

 

HANOVER, N.H. -- The ninth-ranked Dartmouth women's hockey team will be making its third-straight appearance at the ECAC Hockey Championship this weekend as the Big Green take on eighth-ranked St. Lawrence in the semifinals on Saturday afternoon at Harvard's Bright Hockey Center.

The weekend kicks off on Friday night at the Murr Center on Harvard's campus for the annual awards banquet at 7 p.m. The games start on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. as top-seeded Harvard takes on the sixth-seeded Engineers of Rensselaer. The fourth-seeded Big Green face-off against the second-seeded Saints at 4 p.m. Once again B2 Networks will be broadcasting each game at championship weekend.

LAST TIME OUT
The Big Green advanced to the ECAC Hockey Semifinals by taking the third and deciding game from Colgate, winning the series 2-1. Dartmouth dropped its first overtime game of the season in game one as the Raiders took the series lead with a 7-6 win. The Big Green fired back with a 2-1 win, followed by a 7-3 drubbing in the final game. Junior Sarah Parsons provided the highlights in the series with five goals, including a hat trick in game one, and two assists for seven points.

Complete article can be accessed via the Dartmouth Web site by clicking here.