Box Score

HANNOVER, N.H. (2/19/11) – Despite coming close to tying the game with two goals in the second period and a third in the final period, the Colgate women's hockey team could not catch up to No. 10 Dartmouth, eventually falling 4-3. The loss to the Big Green ends the Raiders' 2010-11 season, with Rensselaer clinching the final spot for the ECAC playoffs that begin next weekend.

Freshmen Shannon Doyle, sophomore Jenna Klynstra and freshman Rachel Walsh scored a goal each while junior Amanda Kirwan had two assists in the game. Doyle's goal was the first of her collegiate career.

Colgate (11-19-3, 8-12-2 ECAC) came out to a productive start, taking two quick shots to open the game. However, a penalty from the Raiders at the 1:54 mark allowed Dartmouth to find its momentum, outshooting Colgate 8-0 over the next four minutes after it ended. The Big Green then found the net at the 7:28 mark to take the 1-0 lead. Feeling the pressure, Colgate attempted to stay in the game as it looked for scoring opportunities but as the clock wound down, it was Dartmouth that was the more threatening team, outshooting the Raiders 14-6 in the period.

The second frame began similar to the first with Colgate creating the first two scoring attempts in the opening minutes. However, like before, it was the Big Green that found the net at the 3:06 mark and then again just three minutes later, to extend its lead to 3-0 at the 6:16 mark. The Raiders then struck back just over a minute later with a powerplay goal from Doyle with the help of sophomore Jessica Hootz and freshman Jocelyn Simpson to put the score at 3-1. With newfound energy from its first goal, Colgate began to attack Dartmouth's net aggressively as it outshot its opponent 7-3 over the next few minutes. The Raiders' hard work was soon rewarded when at the 14:45 mark, Klynstra connected with Kirwan to keep to put the score at 3-2. Determined to keep their lead, Dartmouth answered back at the 18:05 mark tp put the score at 4-2, giving them a cushion goal going into the final 20 minutes of play.

Both teams came out playing aggressively in the final period with Colgate looking to reduce the scoring margin once again, and the Big Green looking to maintain its two-goal lead. The Raiders continued to play hard but despite finding a goal at the 14:16 mark from Walsh with the assist from Kirwan and senior Jessi Waters, the team could not find an equalizer, resulting in a 4-3 loss.

Junior goaltender Kimberly Sass had 26 saves for Colgate while Dartmouth's Lindsay Holdcroft had 24.

The Raiders end their season with an 11-19-3 overall record and an 8-12-2 conference record. With the win, No. 10 Dartmouth secured the third seed in the ECAC playoffs, with Cornell, Harvard and Princeton taking the first, second and fourth seeds respectively.