Game Notes
SCHENECTADY, NY -- The Union College women's ice hockey team plays its third and fourth straight home games by welcoming Harvard on Friday and Dartmouth on Saturday to Messa Rink. Union carries a 2-21-3 record with a 0-13-1 ECAC Hockey mark, while Harvard is 8-7-3 and 8-4-2 and Dartmouth is 12-6-2 and 9-3-2. The Dutchwomen only have eight games remaining in their season and after this weekend their only home contests are on Feb. 20 against Colgate and Feb. 21 against Cornell, closing out the season.
Despite two losses to No. 4 St. Lawrence (4-1) and Clarkson (3-0) during the weekend, the Dutchwomen are making strives in their performances. Since the New Year, Union has not lost by more than three goals and has been competitive in every outing. Against St. Lawrence on Friday, freshman
Lauren Cromartie gave Union an early 1-0 lead. Although Union would eventually lose, senior
Lundy Day make 36 saves. Against Clarkson on Saturday, Day made 43 saves for her ninth 40-plus save effort of the season.
With a goal against St. Lawrence, Cromartie gained control of the top spot on Union's scoring list. This season she has tallied four goals and four assists for eight points. Four other student-athletes sit right behind her with seven points each. They include junior J
ackie Koetteritz,
Marissa Gentile and
Lauren Hoffman and
Adelle Calahan.
Hoffman leads the team with five goals, while Cromartie and Koetteritz are second with four tallies. Calahan has produced a team-best six assists and Gentile is behind her with five helpers.
Hoffman, Koetteritz and Gentile are tied for the team lead among active players with two power-play goals each, while Hoffman and Cromartie each have game-winning markers.
Harvard is on a two-game winning streak and has won three of its last four. It is coming off a 5-3 win at Brown on Friday and a 1-0 win at Yale on Saturday. Leading the offensive effort is senior forward Sarah Vaillancourt with 20 points, including a team-high nine goals and 11 assists. Senior Sarah Wilson is second with 17 points with nine goals and eight assists. Junior Christina Kessler has played 14 games in goal, posting a 6-5-2 record with a 1.93 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage.
The Big Green just had a four-game winning streak snapped with an 8-3 loss at UNH on Jan. 16. This season the team has strung together winning streaks of five, two and four games. Dartmouth is led by sophomore forward Amanda Trunzo, who has 25 points, including a team-high 11 assists. Senior forward Maggie Kennedy is second with 24 points and leads the team with 16 assists. Senior Carli Clemis has posted a 10-6-1 record to go along with her 2.24 goals-against average and .920 save percentage.
