Dartmouth goalkeeper Michaela Hesova (1) battles for the puck with Czechia teammate Dominika Laskova (14) and USA’s Taylor Heise (27) at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. (International Ice Hockey Federation - Andrea Cardin)
Dartmouth goalkeeper Michaela Hesova (1) battles for the puck with Czechia teammate Dominika Laskova (14) and USA’s Taylor Heise (27) at the IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championships on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. (International Ice Hockey Federation – Andrea Cardin) Credit: IIHF — Andrea Cardin

Czech Republic goaltender Michaela Hesova (1) battles for the puck with teammate DominikaLaskova (14) and the United States’ Taylor Heise (27) in an IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship group stage game on Friday in CeskeBudejovice, Czech Republic. A freshman netminder for Dartmouth College women’s hockey, Hesova made 44 saves in her international debut in spite of a 4-0 loss to the Americans.