No. 8 Women's Hockey Takes Four-Game Streak on the Road at Colgate and Cornell

Game Notes

HANOVER, N.H. - The eighth-ranked Dartmouth women's hockey team will take its four-game winning streak on the road this weekend for its last regular-season road trip as the Big Green head to Colgate and Cornell.

The weekend series kicks off on Friday night at Colgate with a 7 p.m. face-off, followed by a Saturday afternoon matchup at 4 p.m. against Cornell. The matchup with the Raiders can be seen live on Time Warner Cable in Central New York.

NATIONAL POLLS
Dartmouth remained in the eighth spot in this week's national poll. The only changes in the rankings came at the top as Minnesota edged out Wisconsin for the top spot, earning eight first-place votes to the Badgers' seven.

ECAC HOCKEY STANDINGS
The Big Green stands in second place with 28 points, just one point behind league-leading St. Lawrence. Harvard is back in the mix with seven-straight victories. The newcomer to the top four is Colgate, who was unbeaten in eight straight before falling to Princeton, but the Raiders rebounded with a 4-1 win at Quinnipiac.

LOOKING FOR NO. 9
Dartmouth enters this weekend with a chance to win its ninth Ivy League Championship as the Big Green takes on Cornell. Harvard will be facing the Big Red on Friday night and if both teams claim victory over Cornell, both schools will claim the Ivy Title. With a Dartmouth loss and a Harvard win, the Crimson win the title outright, but with a Big Green win and a Harvard loss Dartmouth can win its ninth banner.

ONE-GOAL GAMES
This past weekend was the first time Dartmouth played back-to-back one-goal games since 2006-07. The Big Green is 4-1 in single-goal games with the two wins last weekend and the single loss coming against Harvard in a 3-2 defeat on Dec. 17.

FINAL FRAME COMEBACK
For the seventh time this season, Dartmouth entered the final period trailing its opponent. With two third period goals against Yale the Big Green erased a one-goal deficit with two goals in the final nine minutes. It was only the second win this season when trailing going into the third period. Dartmouth is 2-4-1 when falling behind after two periods.

KEEPING THE WINS COMING
Dartmouth has had three separate winning streaks of four or more games this season. It first started with five-straight to begin the season and a four-game streak in the month of January. Currently, the Big Green is riding a four-game streak. Dartmouth does a great job putting wins together as the Big Green is 11-3-1 in games followed by a win.

PUTTING THE PUCK IN THE NET
With the continued success on the offensive end, Dartmouth continues to be the top team offensively in the league at 3.67 goals a game. Over the last nine games, Dartmouth has averaged 4.8 goals per game, including 2.2 on the power play alone. With the man-up success, Dartmouth has moved up to second in the conference with a 22.3 conversion rate.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
Senior co-captain Shannon Bowman has been on a scoring tear in 2009. She had her season-high nine-game point streak stopped this weekend. During the streak, she posted three multi-point games and the streak was a team-high for this season. Her highest point total came in the win over Brown as she had a goal and two assists, which was a season-high. She is also the next one in line to reach 100 points in her career as she has 96 points in three-plus years. Bowman will become the third member of the team to reach the milestone this season.

100-POINT CLUB
Senior forward Maggie Kennedy became the 28th Big Green skater to reach 100 points with two points against Harvard on Dec. 17. In her career she has posted 39 goals and 66 assists for 105 points in three-plus years with Dartmouth. Kennedy is proving again to be one of the best players in the league. She currently has a two-game point streak. She has only been held scoreless in six games this season. Junior Sarah Parsons became the 29th member with a goal and assist over the weekend to give her 101 points in two-plus seasons.

REELING 'EM IN
Freshman Reagan Fischer has been a welcomed addition to the scoring attack for the Big Green. She is second on the team with 10 goals and she has added seven assists for 17 points this season, which is tied with classmate Kelly Foley for the freshmen lead. She was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on Jan. 12 following a four-point weekend at Yale and Brown. In the 3-2 win over Yale last Saturday she factored in all three goals including the game-winner with 48 seconds left.

PEPPERING THE GOALTENDER
Dartmouth has only been outshot in four games this season and in those games, the Big Green is 0-3-1. When the Big Green has the advantage over its opponents Dartmouth is 16-3-1. The Big Green outshot both of its opponents this past weekend as Dartmouth held a 48-19 advantage on Friday night against Brown and barely outshot Yale by a 27-24 margin.

THE PUCK STOPS HERE
Senior netminder Carli Clemis has been very impressive this season and became the fourth netminder to reach 50 wins in a career with the win over Brown. She recorded her fourth shutout of the season and 10th of her career with 31 stops at Harvard on Jan. 6. Earlier this year, Clemis became the first Dartmouth goaltender to record three-consecutive shutouts and did not give up a goal in 212 minutes. With the two wins on Friday and Saturday, she passed Kelley Coyne '90 for third all-time in wins with 54. She has posted a 54-21-11 mark in three-plus years for a .692 winning percentage.

POWER IS BACK IN POWER PLAY
Midway through the season, the power play numbers were down for the Big Green. Recently, however, Dartmouth has attacked its opponents on the man advantage, going 20 for its last 44 opportunities for a 45.5% conversion rate. For the season the Big Green is tied for second in the league with 31 goals on the power play and is second with a 22.3% success rate. Dartmouth is five goals behind its output from a season ago. Sophomore Amanda Trunzo leads the team and the conference with eight goals on the man advantage this season.

SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
Colgate enters the weekend with a 16-10-3 overall record and a 10-5-3 mark in ECAC Hockey play. The Raiders have been on a tear lately with one loss in its last 10 games, which has catapulted them into fourth place in the conference. Senior Sam Hunt is leading the way with 26 points on 12 goals and 14 assists, while both senior Kiira Dosdall and junior Katie Stewart have contributed with 23 points apiece. Stewart leads the team with 13 goals and Stewart, a defenseman, has a team-high 19 assists. Hunt has been the most consistent player over the past years for the Raiders and she leads the team with seven power play goals, which puts her second in ECAC Hockey. In net, freshman Kimberly Sass has taken over the starting job and has earned 18 starts. She is 11-4-3 this season and she leads the league with a .934 save percentage. Sass is fifth in goals against average at 2.08. Sophomore Lisa Plenderleith has also gotten time this season with 10 starts and a 4-5-0 record. She has posted an .883 save percentage and a 3.26 goals against average.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 27th meeting between these two schools. Recently, this has become a rivalry between the Raiders and Big Green. The two schools have met in the first round of the ECAC Hockey Tournament four times since 2002 with Dartmouth sweeping all four best-of-three series. Twenty-four of the 26 previous meetings have come since 2002. The teams have matched up four times a season in four out of the six years since Colgate joined ECAC Hockey. The Big Green holds a 23-2-1 advantage in the series after winning 7-2 on Nov. 22 of this season.

SCOUTING THE BIG RED
Cornell comes into the weekend with an 11-10-4 record overall and a 7-7-4 mark in ECAC Hockey Play. The Big Red is coming off two ties last week and is unbeaten in its last three games. Sophomore Rebecca Johnston leads the way with a team-high 19 goals and 37 points. She has seven power play goals, which leads the team and is second in the conference, while adding 18 assists. Freshman Catherine White has posted an impressive first campaign with 15 goals and a team-high 19 assists for 34 points. The Big Red have 10 skaters with at least 10 points and six with at least 10 helpers. In net, junior Jenny Niesluchowski has started 15 games and has record a 7-5-1 mark with two shutouts. She has earned a 2.55 goals against average and a .914 save percentage. Sophomore Kayla Strong has seen time in net with eight starts. She has posted a 4-4-1 record with a shutout.

SERIES HISTORY
Cornell and Dartmouth will be meeting for the 65th time. The teams first met back in February of 1979 with the Big Red taking the series opener, 8-1. The Big Green hold a 39-20-5 advantage in the series, including 19 straight against its Ivy counterparts dating back to Nov. 6, 1999. Earlier this season Dartmouth earned the tight victory with a 5-4 win on Nov. 21.

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