HANOVER, N.H. — The Big Green trailed by two in the second half, but surged back to send the game into overtime, Saturday evening. A free kick from sophomore midfielder
Tom Collins knotted the game at two with just eight minutes remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime. A Princeton goal in the 102nd minute was the difference in the game and Dartmouth fell 3-2.
Dartmouth (0-7) fell behind early in the first half. The Tigers scored in the 10th minute to take a 1-0 advantage. The rest of the first half of play went back and forth following that point. Senior goalkeeper
Alex Budnik made four saves in the first 45 minutes to keep the Big Green alive and the score at half stayed 1-0.
Princeton (4-4) struck quickly again to start the second half of play. Just five minutes into the second, the Tigers found the back of the net and the score was 2-0. The Big Green slowly began to take control of the game after the second Princeton goal.
15 minutes later, Dartmouth scored on a corner kick. Senior midfielder
Ohad Yahalom headed the ball into the top of the net off a ball served in by freshman defender
Louis Weisdorf who was credited with the assist. Then in the 82nd minute, The Big Green capitalized on another set piece. A foul was called just outside the box and sophomore midfielder
Tom Collins fired the ball into the right side of the net to tie the game at two goals apiece. The 2-2 score line held until the end of regulation.
Dartmouth continued to control play in overtime. They kept majority of the play in the Princeton half of the field and after the first ten-minute period the game was still tied. The Tigers overtime goal came on a quick counterattack in the beginning of the second overtime period and the game ended by a score of 3-2.
The Big Green return to the field, Tuesday for a non-conference matchup at home against Albany. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ at 7 p.m.