Allen Gets Trio of Assists in 3-1 Win over Union

Friday, February 12

Schenectady, N.Y.

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

6-16-3, 6-10-3ECACH

Union

0-25-6, 0-16-3ECACH

Dartmouth

Union

Allen Gets Trio of Assists in 3-1 Win over Union

2/12/2016 9:07:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

By: Dartmouth

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Dartmouth women's hockey team picked up an important two points when it defeated Union, 3-1, at Messa Rink Friday evening.

The Big Green improved to 6-16-3 overall and 6-10-3 in ECAC Hockey play, while the Dutchwomen remain winless with a 0-25-6 mark and a 0-16-3 conference record. Dartmouth remains in 10th place in the league with 15 points, one behind Cornell and three behind Rensselaer, who tied Harvard.

Senior Lindsey Allen led Dartmouth by assisting on all three goals. Junior Kennedy Ottenbreit was right behind with two points from a pair of goals scored a minute and a half apart in the second, and freshman Caroline Shaunessy netted her first career marker early in the first.

"I think we played a good game where we got stronger as it went on," head coach Mark Hudak said. "It was a good team effort and we had good team discipline."

The second shot of the game resulted in a goal for Dartmouth. Allen fired at netminder Melissa Black, but the shot was blocked and rebounded to Shaunessy, who swept the puck into the right corner to give the Green a 1-0 lead just 57 seconds into the opening stanza.

Union's Jacyn Reeves had her shot tip off junior Robyn Chemago's glove to tie the score at 13:19. This proved to be the only goal Chemago would allow all night.

Ottenbreit scored two goals within a minute and a half in the second period. Seconds after video review of a could-be Union goal went in Dartmouth's favor, she gave the Green their one-goal edge back at 2:13, only to increase the visitor's lead with another at 3:58. Allen assisted on both, while freshman Alyssa Baker picked up the primary on the second tally.

"After the video review, I picked up the puck and was two on two with Kennedy and their defensemen," Allen said about Dartmouth's second goal. "I knew she would be driving the net, but didn't think the pass would make it. It got to her and Kennedy put it in nicely."

Although no goals were scored in the third, the Green had a number of opportunities. Dartmouth had a 15-3 shot advantage, forcing Black to move quickly to save all of them. The rookie goalie got her 1,000th save of the season halfway through the period.

The Big Green outshot the Dutchwomen, 35-20, and won 38 of the 60 faceoffs. Neither team could score with the extra player, as Dartmouth went 0-for-1 and held Union to 0-for-5. Chemago ended the night with 19 saves, while Black had 32.

Dartmouth returns to the ice on Saturday with a 4 p.m. game against RPI.