Dartmouth (4-0-3, 3-0-3 ECAC) earned its first ECAC sweep of the season, defeating Princeton (2-6-0, 2-4-0), 6-3 Saturday night. The Big Green got goals from five players, including two from junior Nathan Szymanski. <\/p>\n
The first goal of the game was a rifle shot by Dartmouth sophomore Mike Ouellette at 16:06 on the clock. Szymanski and Lee Stempniak assisted on the play. It was Ouellette’s first of the year. <\/p>\n
Princeton tied things up at 3:27 after a flurry of shots in front of junior goalie Dan Yacey allowed Grant Goeckner-Zoeller to get the equalizer. Brett Westgarth and Max Cousins assisted.<\/p>\n
Then, at 2:28, the Tigers pulled ahead off an unassisted goal by Patrick Neundorfer. <\/p>\n
The period ended with Dartmouth down for only the second time this season. Dartmouth had 13 shots on goal to Princeton’s 15. <\/p>\n
Only 5:26 into the second period Dartmouth tied it up when senior Mike Turner faked a shot and passed to Szymanski, who got the puck to Stempniak for the junior’s fifth goal on the season. <\/p>\n
Sophomore Jarrett Sampson put the Big Green ahead four minutes later off a pass from Eric Przepiorka. <\/p>\n
Dartmouth continued its assault with another goal at 6:14. Szymanski took a pass from Ouellette and freshman Mike Hartwick for the fourth Big Green goal of the game. <\/p>\n
The Big Green’s fifth goal, and third unanswered, came at 1:34 when Szymanski took a shot on net off a Brian Van Abel pass. <\/p>\n
Dartmouth went into the locker room with 22 shots on goal to Princeton’s two for the period. <\/p>\n
In the third period both teams had a goal for the final score. Princeton got on the board first when Steve Slaton chipped a shot in from Seamus Young. Dartmouth answered 11:25 into the stanza off a Hugh Jessiman rocket which Przepiorka tipped in. Sean Offers also recorded an assist. <\/p>\n
Yacey finished the game with 22 saves and Dartmouth recorded 44 shots, the first time this year they’ve had over 40.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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