Final: Dartmouth 7, Vermont 4 | Box Score
HANOVER, N.H. - Sophomore Ari Sussman, the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year, scored three goals to lift Dartmouth to a 7-4 win over Vermont at Scully-Fahey Field on Friday afternoon. Freshman Derek Lichtfuss (Lutherville, Md.) scored with 9:18 left in the game to pull the Catamounts within a goal at 4-3. But Vermont would get no closer as they fell to 0-4 on the season while Dartmouth improved to 2-1.

Junior Andrew Kelleher (Delmar, N.Y.) added a pair of goals to extend his team-high total to seven on the season. Junior Brandon Goodwyn (Bethesda, Md.) also had a goal and sophomore Kyle Sminkey (White River Jct., Vt.) dished out two assists for the Catamounts.

Vermont's defense held Dartmouth to just 15 shots on goal despite losing 13-of-14 face offs as a team. Senior Justin Lubas (Freehold, N.J.) made eight saves and grabbed three ground balls for the Catamounts. Junior Michael Watson (Albany, N.Y.) had a team best four ground balls.

The game was tied 2-2 when Jimmy Mullen scored for Dartmouth with just one second remaining in the first half to put the Big Green ahead at intermission. Kelleher scored both of Vermont's goals in the first half.

After a scoreless third period, Sussman scored his second of three goals in the game with 9:42 left to put Dartmouth ahead 4-2.

Lichtfuss answered with a goal on a feed from Sminkey to pull Vermont within 4-3 with 9:18 remaining. But Dartmouth rattled off the next three goals to go on to the 7-4 win.

Vermont returns to action on Tuesday (3/11) at Colgate at 7pm.

NOTES: Dartmouth finished with 35 ground balls while Vermont had 20 ground balls ... The Catamounts didn't win a face off until the fourth quarter ... Vermont head coach Ryan Curtis was an assistant coach at Dartmouth during the 2006 season ... The Big Green lead the all-time series 15-3.