Following a blowout win over Yale and a shootout victory against Brown, the Dartmouth College men’s hockey team squandered that momentum, dropping both ends of a two-game trip to the New York Capital District.
Friday night, the Big Green (1-4-1, 1-3-1 ECAC Hockey) dropped a 4-1 decision to Union in Schenectady, though that score is deceiving as the Dutchmen scored two late empty-net goals. Union dominated the first period, but 6-foot-8-inch freshman goaltender Cooper Black kept the game scoreless. Dartmouth struck first in the second period as sophomore Sean Chisholm scored his first goal of the year, assisted by sophomore Ian Pierce and senior Tanner Palocsik.
“(Black) is still learning the college game,” Big Green coach Reid Cashman said. “The sky’s the limit for Cooper Black with that size and athleticism, and he’s an ultra-competitive kid.”
The Dutchmen evened the score later in the second period as Mason Snell finally snuck one past Black, and Ben Tupker’s third-period goal turned out to be the game-winner.
The following evening, Dartmouth took on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy for the first time since falling to the Engineers in the first round of last year’s ECAC Tournament. Again, the Big Green scored first in the second period, this time on freshman Luke Haymes’s team-leading fifth goal of the year. Freshman Tucker McRae and senior Tyler Campbell had the assists.
RPI struck back late in the second on a goal by Ryan Mahshie, and John Beaton’s goal with just 28 seconds left in the third gave the Engineers a 2-1 win. Black made 25 saves.
Dartmouth has the coming week off, then will head to Belfast, Northern Ireland to participate in the Friendship Four. The Big Green will play Quinnipiac on Nov. 25 and either UMass-Amherst or UMass-Lowell on Nov. 26.
“It’s great for our program, great for our student-athletes,” Cashman said. “It’ll be an unbelievable challenge (and) a great learning experience.”
HANOVER — Dartmouth held a three-goal lead after the first period against No. 9 Cornell on Friday night at Thompson Arena, but the Big Red stormed back with five goals in the second, defeating the Big Green, 6-5.
Senior Currie Putrah scored twice and added an assist for Dartmouth, which also received goals from sophomores Carlie Primomo, Kenzie Bachelor and Laura Fuoco. Senior CC Bowlby had two assists. Sophomore goaltender Maggie Emerson, despite allowing six goals, made 36 saves.
On Saturday, the Big Green led by a goal over No. 4 Colgate after a period, but the Raiders scored twice in the second for a 3-2 win. Freshman Cally Dixon scored Dartmouth’s first goal, unassisted, and Fuoco scored the second, from Bachelor and freshman Izee Powell. Emerson made 34 saves, 17 of them in the third period to keep her team in it.
The Big Green (1-6-0, 1-6-0 ECAC Hockey) hit the road for a Tuesday matchup in Waterbury, Conn. against Post.
HANOVER — The Big Green (8-0) downed Quinnipiac, 47-14, in the NIRA semifinals on Saturday to advance to the final.
Dartmouth’s seven tries came from seven different players — junior Ava Procter, freshman Simone Bautista, senior Lauren Ferridge, fifth-years Ariana Ramsey and Sophie Ragg, sophomore Sadie Schier and junior Nicole Ihensekhien. Senior Kristin Bitter tacked on the conversion on six of those tries.
“We knew it would be a challenge, but we stuck to our game plan,” Bitter said. “We know we have the ability to go all the way and this is one step in doing that.”
The defending champions will take on Harvard in Saturday’s title game at 4:30 at Burnham Field, home to the Big Green’s soccer teams. Dartmouth rugby plays its home matches at nearby Brophy Field, but needed the larger venue and lights to host the championships. Goalposts will, of course, be added to the soccer facility.
The Big Green dropped their final two regular-season matches in straight sets on the road, falling 27-25, 25-19, 25-18 to the Bulldogs on Friday night and 25-8, 25-16, 25-21 to the Bears on Saturday.
No Dartmouth player had more than seven kills in either match, with junior Ellie Blain leading the way against Yale and sophomore Emma Sinclair against Brown. The Big Green hit just .118 and .113, respectively, in the two matches.
Dartmouth (16-8, 8-6 Ivy League) will be the fourth seed in the Ivy League tournament, and will return to New Haven, Conn. on Friday for a semifinal against the top-seeded Bulldogs.
On Friday afternoon in Kingston, R.I., the Rams dealt Dartmouth (0-3) a 89-36 defeat, a year after beating the Big Green 83-37 in Hanover. Freshman Olivia Lawlor continued a strong start to the season with 10 points, two blocks and two steals.
Back at Leede Arena on Sunday, Dartmouth led for almost the entire second half against in-state rival New Hampshire before the Wildcats used free throws to pull into the lead in the final minute and win, 59-56. Sophomore guard Victoria Page’s 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime did not fall.
Sophomore forward Grace Niekelski led the Big Green with 13 points off the bench in just 18 minutes, going 3-for-6 from behind the arc. Page, Lawlor and senior forward Emma Koch finished with eight points apiece.
Dartmouth will host Merrimack on Wednesday evening.
HANOVER — After dropping the season opener at Fordham, Dartmouth (1-2) opened its home schedule against the Bulldogs on Friday night, rallying from a 16-point deficit to briefly take a two-point lead in the second half before Bryant outscored the Big Green, 23-4, the rest of the way in a 89-70 victory.
Dartmouth had four players in double figures, led by 18 points in just 17 minutes off the bench from freshman forward Brandon Mitchell-Day. Sophomore forward Cade Haskins and sophomore guard Ryan Cornish finished with 16 each, and junior forward Dusan Neskovic chipped in with 11.
The following night, the Big Green got into the win column against Division III foe Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 107-52. Dartmouth emptied the bench with 13 players scoring, led by 18 points from junior guard Robert McRae III.
Dartmouth heads to Hamden, Conn. to take on Quinnipiac on Tuesday night, still looking for its first Division I win.
BOSTON — The Big Green (6-7-3, 3-4-0 Ivy League) concluded their season with a loss to the Crimson on Saturday, with all three Harvard goals coming in the second half. Sophomore goalkeeper Costi Christodoulou made five saves.
NEW YORK — Senior Corinne Robitaille led the Dartmouth women at Friday’s regional championships, finishing ninth in the six-kilometer race with a time of 20 minutes, 38.7 seconds. Senior Julia Fenderty (42nd, 21:28.4) and sophomore Madeleine Locher (49th, 21:35.1) finished inside the top 50.
On the men’s side, junior Will Daley was the Big Green’s top finisher in the 10-kilometer race with a time of 29:52.8. Senior James Lawrence took 46th in 30:43.4.
HANOVER — Both Big Green swimming and diving teams finished third in the three-team meet against the Big Red and Crimson.
Graduate student Joe Moll was the biggest bright spot on the men’s side, winning the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:53.02. The women won three events, all from freshmen. Chiara Lopach took first place in the 3-meter diving event, Julianne Jones won the 200 IM and Lindsey Drumm led the field in the 200-yard butterfly.
Dartmouth next competes on Dec. 1 in Oxford, Ohio, at the Miami Invitational.
HANOVER — The Big Green opened their season Sunday with a victory over Rochester. The Yellowjackets won at the No. 1 and 2 positions, with Dartmouth sweeping the other seven matches.
Sophomore Christian Shah, Quintin Campbell and Auggie Bhavsar, senior Chris Zachary, freshman Felix Feldman and junior David Rubin all won in straight sets. The only extended match of the day came at No. 6, where senior Lucan White defeated Rochester’s Emilio Carrillo in five sets.
The Big Green are off until Nov. 30, when they host Harvard.