West Lebanon — The Hanover High girls hockey team suffered its first loss to a New Hampshire opponent in more than five years on Monday when it fell, 4-3, to visiting Exeter at James Campion Rink.

The Blue Hawks scored three power-play goals in five chances, including the winning tally with two minutes, 38 seconds remaining. That strike broke a 3-3 tie created when the Marauders’ Maddie Lyons scored with six minutes to play. Hanover trailed, 3-1, early in the third period.

“We were gassed and squeezed and things got a little desperate,” said Exeter coach Geoff Taylor, whose team spent the vast majority of the third period in its own end. “We’re not used to facing pressure like that. Most of the game we got rushed into untimely decisions.”

Blue Hawks goaltender Isabelle Day made 49 saves while Marauders counterpart Cici Barton stopped 14 shots. Hanover last lost to a Granite State opponent on Feb. 4, 2012, when it fell to Lebanon, 3-2.

“The penalties were the difference,” said Marauders coach John Dodds, whose team has won seven consecutive NHIAA titles and eight in the last nine years. “Obviously, we’re going to have to work on our penalty kill.”

The Blue Hawks (15-1) opened the scoring in the 12th minute before Hanover’s Mahler Meyerrose answered with a power-play goal two minutes later off a Clare Gardner pass. Exeter notched the second period’s only goal on the power play, then scored again with a player advantage 34 seconds into the final stanza.

Hanover pulled within 3-2 with 12 minutes to play on a Cate Wagner goal with assists from Briland Laycock and Gardner. Lyons forged a 3-3 tie during the period’s 10th minute, assists going to Hannah Curtis and Bryn Kable

Taylor said Exeter had never before beaten Hanover. Dodds noted that his team, which was 1 of 3 on the power play, hadn’t previously trailed by two goals this winter.

The Marauders are 13-1 in NHIAA play this season and 13-2 overall. Their combined overall record the past three seasons is 52-5-3.

— Tris Wykes

Lebanon-Stevens 4, Souhegan 1

Manchester — Four different goal scorers helped the Raiders improve to 4-1 with a victory over the Sabers at Saint Anselm College.

Lebanon took a 3-0 in the first period on goals from Grace Lindsay, Elizabeth Jones and Julia Tibbits. Isabella Harriman added a second-period goal, with an assist to Jones. Goalie Halle Drew made 18 saves.

The Raiders (6-9) host Manchester Central on Wednesday.

Kimball Union 3Vermont Academy 1

Kimball Union 4, Hebron 2

Meriden — The Wildcats swept a pair of games, beating Vermont Academy on Friday and Hebron on Saturday to improve their season record to 14-4-2.

KUA stormed to a 3-0 lead in Friday’s game with a pair of goals from Molly Flanagan and a goal by Mikah Baptiste. Mia Brown, Julia Surgenor and Colleen Donoghue each had assists.

Playing just 16 hours later against Hebron, the Wildcats showed the effects of the quick turnaround when they fell down, 1-0, in the first three minutes. Baptiste would knot things up with a goal early in the second period. Liz Colonnino added the go-ahead goal later in the second. Donoghue and Brown would close the scoring with a goal each. Maisie Macmillan had two assists. Baptiste, Greta Close and Izzy Hill also had assists.

KUA visits New Hampton on Wednesday.

Brattleboro 1, Hartford 0

Brattleboro, Vt. — The Hurricanes dropped to 4-10-4 with a hard-fought defeat at the hands of the Colonels.

Goalie Maggie Gilman had 35 saves for the Canes. Hartford looks ahead to a visit from Harwood on Wednesday.

Girls Basketball

Oxbow 55, Rivendell 35

Bradford, Vt. — The Olympians (7-9) built a 24-8 lead at halftime in cruising to a victory over the rival Raptors (11-6).

Alex Giesing had a season-high 17 points for Oxbow. Sara Walker added 15 points. Kayleigh Trojanowski, Mariah Shumway and Maddie Fornwalt each chipped in six points.

Mikayla DeBois (18 points) and Riley Thomson (15 points) led Rivendell.

Coach Barry Emerson called it the biggest wins of the season for Oxbow, saying “it’s a cross-town rivalry. A great win. Alex and Sara had big games for us.”

Oxbow hosts Lamoille for their coaches vs. cancer game on Wednesday. Rivendell visits Cabot on Thursday.

Hanover 57, Plymouth 26

Plymouth — The Marauders had 10 players dent the scoresheet as they improved to 13-3 with a victory over the Bobcats.

Freshman Frances Taylor had a career-high 13 points for Hanover. Julia Golder also had 13 points. Diana Schwarz added nine. The Marauders led, 27-9, at halftime.

“It was a complete team effort,” Hanover coach Dan O’Rourke said.

The Marauders (13-3) host Manchester West tonight for senior night.

Windsor 56, Hartford 43

Windsor — The Yellowjackets (13-3) started with a flurry to race past the Hurricanes (7-9) in a makeup game.

Windsor scored 25 points in the first quarter en route to a 37-21 lead at halftime. “We came out and played really well, probably the best first quarter we’ve played all season,” Windsor coach Bruce Mackay said. “We had really good shot selection, good ball movement and played good defense. It was one of those you wish you could bottle and use for four quarters.”

Freshman Olivia Rockwood and senior point guard Ashleay Wilcox each had 16 points for Windsor. Erica Gray added 11 points. Mackay commented on the strong rebounding effort by Anika Abrahamsen (six points).

Corey Lieberman led the Canes with 11 points and Megan Bushway added 10 points.

The teams will battle again on Wednesday, this time in at Hartford.

South Royalton 36, Twinfield 28

South Royalton — The Royals (6-9) took control with 13 points in the third quarter and held on to beat the Trojans.

“We did what we needed to (in the second half),” South Royalton coach Dave Davis said. “We played really good man-to-man defense in the second half. We did everything we have been talking about and stayed out of foul trouble. We took the lead and didn’t look back; it was very encouraging.”

Emma Hudson led the Royals with 15 points. Grace Pease added 10 points. SoRo visits Whitcomb-Rochester on Wednesday in Bethel.

Whitchester 46, Black River 16

Ludlow, Vt. — The Mountaineers dominated from the start to beat the Presidents.

Sammy Barcomb led Whitchester with nine points. Toni Turner, Amelia Mattrick and Hayley Mears each had eight points.

The Mountaineers (6-12) have now won two-straight and host South Royalton in Bethel on Wednesday night.

Poultney 54, Woodstock 45

Woodstock — The Wasps outscored the Blue Devils 32-27 after halftime, but dropped to 7-8 with the loss.

Mariah Luce had 19 points to lead Woodstock. Madison Schulz added 11 and Loretta Blakeney had 10. The Wasps cut the lead to six points with two minutes left to play but weren’t able to close the gap from there.

Woodstock visits Green Mountain on Wednesday.

Boys Basketball

Hartford 59, Springfield 19

Springfield, Vt. — The Hurricanes put the pieces together for all 32 minutes to beat the Cosmos.

Hartford built a 31-9 lead at halftime. Coach Steve Landon praised the play of first-time starter Patrick Brady. “He was very tough defensively, hustled his tail off and was a big positive for us tonight,” Landon said.

The Canes had 12 different scorers, none reached double digits. Austin Gaudette had eight points to lead the way. Triston Potter and Gavin Farnsworth each had seven points. Keith Illingworth and Hunter Perkins each had six points.

Hartford (8-9) hosts MSJ tonight.

Woodsville 62, Profile 47

Bethlehem, N.H. — Four different double-digit scorers helped the Engineers top the Patriots.

Garrett Olsen led the way with 16 points. Cooper Davidson and Billy Green each added 14 points. Sam Pushee had 12. Woodsville led 30-13 at halftime.

The Engineers (17-2 overall, 16-1 NHIAA) close the regular season at Gorham on Wednesday.

Harwood 47, Thetford 45

Thetford — A senior night comeback attempt by the Panthers came up just short against the visiting Highlanders.

Harwood led 32-19 at halftime before Thetford clawed back into the game with an 18-2 run in the third quarter. Down two points with the final possession, the Panthers game-tying bucket was half-way down before bouncing out to give the visitors the win.

Dylan Thorburn led Thetford with 20 points, including three 3-pointers. Noah Perry had 10 points. Seniors Perry, Mitchell Higgins, Connor Brown, Felix Sun and Jonathan Hayes all saw extended action.

“It was a barn burner. We came out in the third quarter and played good defense to hold them to two points. It came down the wire. Good game, we played tough all the way through and never gave up,” Thetford coach Jason Gray said.

The Panthers (4-13) visit Lamoille on Thursday.

Mount St. Joseph 55, Woodstock 45

Rutland — The Wasps were undone against a veteran MSJ team in the second half.

Woodstock led 23-21 at halftime but the Mounties took control with a 12-0 run after the break to get the victory. Woodstock drops to 6-13 while MSJ improves to 14-4.

Caleb Webb had 13 points to lead the Wasps. Jack Arthur added nine. Woodstock hosts Windsor on Thursday.

Unified Basketball

Hanover 36, Merrimack Valley 34

Hanover — The Marauders broke through for their first win of the season.

Avery Hunnewell had 18 points to lead Hanover. Olivia Guziewicz and Roman Nett each had four points. Hanover led, 34-30, through four quarters and maintained the lead in a fifth quarter featuring wheelchair-bound athletes.

The Marauders finished the regular season at 1-6 and will not qualify for postseason play.

Junior Hockey

UVHA Annual Meeting

White River Junction — The Upper Valley Hockey Association will be holding its annual meeting on Wednesday, March 15th at 6:00 p.m. at Kinney Pike Insurance in White River Junction. The meeting is open to the public and will include a recap of the season, a review of financial reports and annual elections.

Women’s Tennis

Dartmouth 4, VCU 3

Richmond, Va. — Big Green No. 1 doubles pair Taylor Ng and Kristina Mathis led the way as Dartmouth pulled out a 4-3 victory over Virginia Commonwealth at the Thalhimer Tennis Center on Sunday morning.

Racquel Lyn put Dartmouth ahead with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over VCU’s Noumea Witmus at No. 5 singles and Chuyang Guan’s win at No. 6 singles sealed the victory.

Dartmouth improved to 8-1.

Men’s Basketball

Boudreaux Earns Ivy Player of the Week Honors

Hanover — Dartmouth sophomore Evan Boudreaux was selected as the Ivy League men’s basketball player of the week for the second time in his collegiate career, one year after tying a league record with eight rookie of the week awards.

Boudreaux dropped a personal best 27 points against Cornell on Friday and 12 points Saturday against Columbia. Against the Lions, Boudreaux earned his 12th double-double of the year, the most by a Dartmouth player in at least 50 years.

The Big Green (6-17 overall, 3-7 Ivy) hosts Brown on Friday at Leede Arena.