Last-Second Goal Sends No. 5 Eagles Past No. 10 Big Green

Sunday, October 23

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

2:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Boston College

Last-Second Goal Sends No. 5 Eagles Past No. 10 Big Green

10/23/2011 4:09:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

By: Dartmouth

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. — The first period of the first game of the regular season went almost perfectly for the 10th-ranked Dartmouth women's hockey team on Sunday at fifth-ranked Boston College with the Big Green scoring three goals. Unfortunately, the Eagles came all the way back to tie the game with just over four minutes to go in the second period, and then scored with two seconds remaining in the third to win the contest, 4-3. The loss dropped Dartmouth to 0-1, while Boston College improved to 4-1-1.

In the final seconds of the game with the teams tied at three, the Eagles' Emily Field cleaned up a rebound and beat sophomore Lindsay Holdcroft (Pittsburgh, Pa.) for the game-winning goal. It capped a comeback by Boston College from a 3-0 deficit.

Junior Camille Dumais (Beaconsfield, Quebec) gave the Big Green a 1-0 lead off an assist from senior Kelly Foley (South Boston, Mass.) six minutes into the first period. Foley followed that up with her first goal of the season two minutes later off assists from senior Reagan Fischer (Irma, Alberta) and junior Margaux Sharp (Carleton Place, Ontario).

Dartmouth stretched the lead to 3-0 on Foley's second goal of the night, her third point, with a little over five minutes left in the first off an assist from Dumais.

Boston College started its comeback at the tail end of the first on a power play goal by Taylor Wasylk. In the second, Alex Carpenter netted two goals to tie the score at three, which led to the dramatic finish.

Holdcroft took the loss for the Big Green, making 31 saves. Boston College took 35 shots on goal compared to just 19 for Dartmouth. The Big Green went 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Eagles went 1-for-2.

Dartmouth begins ECAC Hockey play when it travels to Clarkson and St. Lawrence next weekend. The Big Green plays at Clarkson on Friday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. and at St. Lawrence on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 4 p.m.