HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth women's hockey team earned a trip to the ECAC JPMorgan Chase Championships with a 6-0 win over Colgate on Saturday at Thompson Arena.

The determined play of the Raider defense and solid goaltending from freshman starting netminder Rebecca Lahar (Vienna, Va.) kept the potent Big Green offense from getting on the board in the first period, as Lahar turned aside 18 Dartmouth shots compared to the three that Colgate managed to get on target.

The Raiders’ luck wouldn’t last, however, as Dartmouth broke out for four goals in the middle period, out shooting Colgate 23-8.

It took a two-man advantage for the Big Green to get on the board at 4:33 of the second period.  After back-to-back roughing calls on the Raiders, Dartmouth took less than a minute to capitalize as junior Carly Haggard (Port Alberni, B.C.) passed to rookie Meagan Walton (Calgary, Alta.) who shot in, and classmate Cheryl Muranko (Cambridge, Ont.) picked up the rebound for the goal.

The Big Green used the remaining power play time to set up their second goal that came at 5:32.  Sophomores Sarah Clark (Novi, Mich.) and Louise Pietrangelo (Niagara Falls, Ont.) set up senior Kristin King (Piqua, Ohio) who gave Dartmouth the 2-0 lead.

At 11:55, rookie Kristin Dornfried (Framington, Mich.) scored off a set-up by classmate Danielle Grundy (Kelowna, B.C.), and Clark made it 4-0 at 17:01 with Haggard and King getting credited with the assists.

Dartmouth sealed its victory with two goals in the third period.  Haggard picked up her third point of the game with a goal at 4:44 as Walton and Pietrangelo got the helpers, and Clark finished the Raiders off with 31 seconds to play in the game, off a set up by Haggard and King.

Lahar set another career high for saves with 58, eclipsing Friday’s total of 55, in the loss.  Dartmouth’s Kate Cochrane (Hancock, N.H.) earned the shutout victory by making 15 saves.

Dartmouth advances to the championships which will be held March 16-17 in Hanover.  The Raiders complete their season with an 11-20-2 overall record, going 2-12-2 in the ECAC-North.

Colgate (11-20-2, 2-12-2 ECAC-North)   0   0   0   -  0
Dartmouth (23-5-2, 14-3-0 ECAC-North)    0   4   2  -  6  

Scoring
Dartmouth 4:32 (2) - Muranko (Walton, Haggard)  PP
Dartmouth 5:32 (2) - King (Clark, Pietrangelo)  PP
Dartmouth 11:55 (2) - Dornfried (Grundy)
Dartmouth 17:01 (2) - Clark (Haggard, King)
Dartmouth 4:44 (3) - Haggard (Walton, Pietrangelo)
Dartmouth 19:29 (3) - Clark (Haggard, King) 

Goaltenders
Colgate – Rebecca Lahar (60:00, 11 GA, 58 svs); Dartmouth – Kate Cochrane (60:00, 0 GA, 15 svs).

Shots: Colgate - 15; Dartmouth - 64

Penalties: Colgate – 5 for 10; Dartmouth - 2 for 4

Powerplays: Colgate – 0 of 2; Dartmouth - 2 of 5