Dartmouth Defeats Merrimack in Dominating Fashion

Sunday, September 19

Hanover, N.H.

1:00 PM

Dartmouth College

(4-3)

Merrimack

(0-7)

Merrimack

Dartmouth

Photo by: Doug Austin

Dartmouth Defeats Merrimack in Dominating Fashion

9/19/2021 3:56:00 PM | Field Hockey

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The Big Green had five different goal scorers.

By: Nick Romei

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth field hockey team bounced back with a 5-0 dominating win over Merrimack on Sunday afternoon in non-conference action at Chase Field.

The Big Green had five different goal scorers.

Looking to rebound from a close defeat the day before, Dartmouth came out strong right from the opening whistle. Just over two minutes into the game, junior Meg Barnes opened the scoring for the Big Green after receiving a pass from junior Holley Cromwell.

Shortly into the second quarter, Dartmouth extended their lead to 2-0. After a penalty corner, senior Sara Falkson played a pass that was redirected by sophomore Lila Browne. The redirected pass fell to Cromwell right in front of goal, and she calmly snuck the ball into the back of the net.

The Big Green kept their foot on the pedal as they exploded for three goals in the third quarter. A minute into the second half, Cromwell played a defense splitting pass to Browne on the run. Browne collected the ball and fired it into the back of the net for the 3-0 lead.

Just five minutes later, sophomore Payton Altman took the ball off a Merrimack defender at midfield and took the ball down the field and buried her shot to the bottom left corner for the first goal of her collegiate career.

Senior Cecelia Monnin capped off the scoring for the Big Green at the 39:33 mark. Sophomore Rory Williamson took the penalty corner and played the ball Monnin. Monnin controlled the pass and ripped a shot past the goaltender to the bottom left corner for her first goal of the season.

Dartmouth hits the road for a Friday night matchup at Northeastern. The Big Green return home on Sunday for their first Ivy League contest of the year as they take on Cornell.