Fischer's Goal Gives No. 10 Women's Hockey First Victory

Saturday, October 29

Canton, N.Y.

4:00 PM

Dartmouth College

St. Lawrence

Fischer's Goal Gives No. 10 Women's Hockey First Victory

10/29/2011 8:16:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

By: Dartmouth

CANTON, N.Y. — In its third game of the season, the 10th-ranked Dartmouth women's hockey team earned its first win of the season, 1-0, at St. Lawrence, off a goal by senior Reagan Fischer and a shutout by goaltender Lindsay Holdcroft. The win improved the Big Green to 1-1-1 overall and 1-0-1 in ECAC Hockey. The Saints fell to 3-3-2 overall and 0-2-0 in the conference.

Fischer's goal came in the second period on one of Dartmouth's five power plays. Junior Sasha Nanji (Markham, Ontario) fired a shot toward St. Lawrence goaltender Carmen MacDonald from the blue line that was partially blocked, but the puck bounced right to Fischer in the slot. She then quickly snapped a low shot that caught MacDonald out of position for her first goal of the year and gave the Big Green the critical one-goal lead at 16:12. Fischer almost scored twice more in the second with two shots hitting pipes.

Dartmouth continued to work the puck in the St. Lawrence zone and held an 8-6 edge in shots throughout the final frame. The Saints worked in the final minute to get MacDonald off the ice in favor of an extra skater, but the Big Green continued to shut down their efforts. Though the home team would eventually get the 6-on-5 advantage, the timing was too late and the clock ran out on a 1-0 Dartmouth win.

Each team had their chances in the contest with the Saints taking 24 shots and Dartmouth firing 29. Holdcroft was up for the challenge making 24 saves, including 12 in the second stanza. It marked her fifth shutout of her career and the first of the season. It also improved this season's goals against average to 1.95 and her save percentage to .935.

The Big Green finished with a 1-for-5 mark on the power play while the Saints closed at 0-for-6 which included a pair of 5-on-3 tries.

Dartmouth next has its home opener on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m.