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July 15, 2025 | Latest Issue
The Dartmouth

Women’s hockey is swept but remains in eighth in ECAC

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The women’s ice hockey team dropped games to both Quinnipiac University and Princeton University this weekend on the road. Despite the fact that the Big Green (7-15-1, 6-10-1 ECAC) lost to both teams earlier this season, players were confident coming into the weekend on a three-game win streak.

Dartmouth scored first in Friday’s 3-1 loss to No. 9 Quinnipiac (17-4-7, 8-3-5 ECAC), but the team could not convert on its chances as the game progressed. Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Princeton (11-9-3, 7-7-2 ECAC) featured a more potent offense, but late-game penalties helped keep the Big Green out of the net.

“It’s tough to have a good flow and to play the game that you’re preparing for when you get that many penalties,” head coach Mark Hudak said.

The Big Green remained eighth in the ECAC, as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (10-15-2, 6-9-1 ECAC) and Yale University (7-12-4. 5-7-4 ECAC) also recorded losses. Dartmouth stands just one point behind the Bulldogs.

“We had a better game against Quinnipiac,” Devon Moir ’17 said. “The score doesn’t really show it, but Quinnipiac is a lot better. In the Princeton game, we didn’t play the full 60 minutes. We sort of took time off and let the team get the best of us.”

The Bobcats came out firing against the Big Green on Friday, testing goaltender Lindsay Holdcroft ’14 with 12 shots in the first frame, but the captain was up to the task, turning away each one she faced. The Big Green offense could not muster much of an attack, registering only five shots in the first 20 minutes.

After a scoreless opening period against Quinnipiac, defenseman Emma Korbs ’17 scored her first collegiate goal to put Dartmouth up 1-0 11:58 into the second period on a blast from the point. Katy Ratty ’17 and Karlee Odland ’15 were credited with the assist. Ratty started the play with a great forecheck in the corner, cycling the puck to Odland, who found Korbs for the goal.

“The freshmen have really contributed quite a bit this year,” Hudak said. “As they gain some experience, they’re starting to realize that they can take some offensive risks.”

Seven minutes later, with just 43 seconds left in the period, Quinnipiac tied the game on a back door pass to freshman Emma Woods, who buried the puck for the goal. The Bobcats never looked back, scoring 3:14 into the third period and again with 2:17 left in the match.

The Big Green finished the game with 16 shots on goal, 12 fewer than its opponent, but kept Quinnipiac scoreless on power plays.

The women then traveled to New Jersey to face the Tigers, with a chance to vault into sixth in the ECAC. The contest was marred by a combined 23 penalties that hindered the game’s flow.

Lindsey Allen ’16 said that the team treated the matchup as a playoff game because of its huge implications.

In the first period, the Big Green had three power play chances, but failed to convert on any. Princeton scored 18:12 into the game, but Dartmouth tied it up just 49 seconds later with a tally from Laura Stacey ’16. Allen hit Stacey with a quick pass. Stacey then fired the puck by the goalie’s shoulder and into the net.

Neither team managed to score in the second, so the game remained at 1-1 entering the final period. Just 30 seconds in, the Tigers beat goaltender Holdcroft to take the lead, and about four minutes later, scored again on a power play.

“We had to push hard the third period,” Allen said. “We had a long bus ride ahead of us, so the only thing we can do is leave it all out there.”

The Big Green and the Tigers combined for 13 penalties in the final frame, preventing either team from gaining a huge advantage in momentum. Dartmouth finally converted, as a Eleni Tebano ’17 scored her first collegiate goal. Unfortunately the late surge was not enough. Despite 26 shots on goal and eight power play opportunities, the Big Green was unable to beat its Ivy League rival.

“We went hard, and that’s sometimes why you get penalties, too,” Hudak said. “You’re going just a little bit too hard and playing just a little bit too desperate, and you’re not playing with the control you’d like to play with.”

With less than two minutes left in play, Odland received a game misconduct for hitting from behind, meaning she will be suspended for one game. The junior was an integral part of Dartmouth’s top line, so the Big Green will need to regroup and adapt as its road does not get easier next weekend.

“Karlee’s definitely one of our players that we need on our team,” Moir said. “We’re just going to have to work ever harder to fill that role that she plays. I think if we come out with a lot of energy against Harvard, we’ll be able to play a good game.”

Dartmouth hosts No. 5 Harvard University at 7 p.m. at Thompson Arena next Friday.