Princeton entered Thompson Arena number one in the Ivy League but it sure did not leave that way. In Sunday's game, the women's hockey team attacked the Tigers, leaving them stunned 5-3 losers.
Dartmouth warmed up for Princeton by pounding Yale 10-0 on Saturday.
Dartmouth 10, Yale 0
The Big Green came out strong from the onset as defenseman Michelyne Pinard '98 scored twice off passes from right-wing Sarah Devens '96 and center Sarah Howald '96, setting the pace of the game.
At 9:19, defenseman Amy Coelho '97 scored with an assist by center Jessica Clark '98. One minute later left-wing Michelle Erickson '96 followed suit with an unassisted slapshot past the goalie. Erickson's goal brought the score up to 4-0.
Dartmouth outshot the Yale 24-0 in the first period. Sarah Lenczner '97 replaced Sarah Tueting '98 as goalie for the last two periods.
Dartmouth took the leash again in the second period as the Bulldogs tried to dig themselves out of the hole. Coelho put the puck into the top right-hand corner off an assist by left-wing Rachel Rochat '95, Rochat scored twice, once off a pass from Devens and once assisted by Devens and Howald, and right-wing Malaika Little '97 scored with an assist by Clark.
Four minutes into the third period, Howald scored on a power play. Howald had Dartmouth's final goal with 4:20 left on the clock, bringing the final score to 10-0.
Yale had only five shots total during the game, compared to Dartmouth's 61. Yale goalie Laurie Belliveau had a great game, saving 51 shots.
Dartmouth 5, Princeton 3
For the first eight minutes of the game, the play was up and down. At that time, defenseman Jennifer Lane '98 got the puck to Erickson who passed it in front of the net where Schnitman was waiting to tip it into the bottom left corner.
But Princeton came right back. Kathy Issel carried the puck from behind the net and put it past Tueting to tie up the score 1-1.
Dartmouth took advantage of a power play with three minutes left in the period. Howald and center Sarah Hood '98 got the puck from behind the goal to Rochat who scored.
Two minutes later, Hood and Erickson assisted freshman Emilie Schnitman's second goal.
During the second period, the score remained at 3-1. Tueting had several great saves and the team took many shots, but to no avail.
Just 24 seconds into the third period, Issel scored again. Less than a minute later Clark avenged the Princeton goal, extending Dartmouth's lead to 4-2.
The battle was on. In the next minute, Issel completed her hat trick. Two minutes after that, Little passed to Hood who found Pinard in the slot. Pinard tipped the puck in, leaving the final score 5-3.
With eight minutes left in the period, Schnitman went down after a collision with a Princeton player. She skated off the ice with a dislocated right shoulder. She will be out for four to six weeks. "It's too bad because Emilie [Schnitman] was flying before" her injury, Coach George Crowe said.
