Fischer's Last Minute Tally Completes Comeback for No. 8 Big Green

Saturday, February 7

Hanover, N.H.

4:00 p.m.

Dartmouth College

Yale

Fischer's Last Minute Tally Completes Comeback for No. 8 Big Green

2/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey

By: Dartmouth

Box Score

HANOVER, N.H. ? Freshman Reagan Fischer (Irma, Alta.) factored in all three Dartmouth goals, including the game-winner with 48 seconds left to lift the eighth-ranked Big Green women's hockey team to an exciting 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Yale.

For Dartmouth (16-6-2, 13-3-2 ECAC Hockey, 7-2-0 Ivy), Fischer added three points with a goal and two assists, while senior co-captain Sarah Newnam (Clifton, Va.) scored her second power play goal of the weekend to lead the Big Green. Junior Sarah Toupal (White Bear Lake, Minn.) tallied the first Darmouth goal and senior Carli Clemis (Taber, Alta.) earned her 13th win of the year, making 22 saves in the victory.

For Yale (9-14-0, 5-11-0 ECAC Hockey), Helen Resor and Aleca Hughes added the goals, while Bray Ketchum posted a two-point night with a pair of assists. Genny Ladiges got the start in net and took the loss, pushing aside 24 shots.

After taking two-plus periods to score a goal last night, it only took the Big Green 1:42 to get on the board as Toupal netted her third of the season. She received a pass from Fischer and skated into the zone of the left side. She then fired a shot from just outside the circle that beat Ladiges on the blocker side for a 1-0 lead.

Yale countered at the 11:00 mark as Hughes potted her seventh of the year with the assist going to Ketchum. Hughes put a soft shot that Clemis was surprised and screened on and the puck tucked inside the near post to knot the game at one.

The Bulldogs got their first lead of the game in the second period, 3:35 into the frame on a goal from Resor. Yale got a rush on Clemis and Ketchum collected the puck, beat Clemis, but the shot rang off the post. However, Resor was right on the doorstep for the rebound and slid the puck into the open net to give Yale a 2-1 lead.

Dartmouth had a couple of scoring chances, including senior co-captain Shannon Bowman (Leamington, Ont.) skating in on Ladiges from the left circle and wristing one past the goaltender, but the puck hit the outside of the post and went wide.

In the third period, the Big Green evened the score on Newnam's seventh power play goal of the season. Cunningham circled the puck from the end line and found an open Newnam in the high slot. She wasted no time on the shot and beat Ladiges off the inside of the right post to even the score at 2-2 with 8:15 remaining in the game.

With less than a minute left, sophomore Katie Horner (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) connected with junior Sarah Parsons (Dover, Mass.), who hit a streaking Fischer. Once she got to the puck, Fischer snapped off a wrist shot the beat Ladiges on the blocker side to give Dartmouth the 3-2 win and second one-goal victory in the last two nights.

The Big Green continued to take advantage of the extra man as Dartmouth extended its power play goal streak to seven games. The Big Green was an efficient 1-for-2 on the man advantage, while Yale went scoreless in three chances. Dartmouth held a slim 27-24 shot advantage and with the two wins this weekend, Clemis moved into second place all-time for goaltending victories with 54 in her career.

The Big Green will be back in action next weekend as Dartmouth hits the road to face a red hot Colgate team and Ivy rival Cornell.