BOX SCORE
Dartmouth 5, Vermont 1
HANOVER, N.H. - Dartmouth's Rebekka Stucker scored three goals, two of them in a three-goal second half, as the Big Green posted its first win of the season Sunday with a 5-1 victory over Vermont. The Catamounts, 1-13, are at Boston University Wednesday (4:00pm) and host New Hampshire Saturday (2:00pm). Stucker scored the game's first goal less than a minute into the game, but Vermont's Whitney Gage (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) responded with her fourth of the season with 25:17 left. Dartmouth then took a 2-1 lead late in the half and held that lead until the second half, when the Big Green exploded for three goals in the first seven minutes. Ariel Eber (Plainfield, N.J.) had three saves for the Catamounts while Erin Hickey (Campton, N.H.) had two saves. Dartmouth outshot the Cats, 16-10, and had eight penalty corners to Vermont's five. Gage finished with three shots to lead Vermont. GAME SUMMARY Final Score: Dartmouth 5, Vermont 1 First Half Scoring: 1. Dartmouth, Rebekka Stucker (Lindsay Gossage, Jessica Saraceno), 34:14. 2. Vermont, Whitney Gage, 25:17. 3. Dartmouth, Lexie Otto, 10:43. Second Half Scoring: 4. Dartmouth, Stucker (Otto, Saraceno), 34:04. 5. Dartmouth, Stucker (Gossage, Saraceno), 33:15. 6. Dartmouth, Allison Welsh, 28:54. Goalies: Vermont - Ariel Eber (55 mp, 2 ga, 3 saves); Erin Hickey (15 mp, 3 ga, 2 saves; Dartmouth - Lauren Balukjian (70 mp, 1 ga, 2 saves). Shots: Vermont 10, Dartmouth 16. Penalty Corners: Dartmouth 8, Vermont 5.

PUBLISHED

10-12-2003
Gordon Woodworth