HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth's Lauren Messier scored with 1:32 left in overtime to propel the Big Green to a 3-2 win over Vermont Tuesday night in non-conference action from Thompson Arena. The Catamounts now sit at 4-4-1 on the season, the Big Green improved to 3-3-0 on the campaign.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"It's a disappointing finish to a game where we fought really hard," Head Coach Jim Plumer said. "I thought we got better as the game progressed and that's a definite bright spot."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont opened the scoring 12:35 into the first period. Ellice Murphy pinched in the Dartmouth zone, winning a puck battle and cycling the puck down low to Hailey Burns. Burns centered a pass to Lily Humphrey that bounced back to her and she lifted a shot over Dartmouth's Maggie Emerson for her second goal of the campaign.
• The Big Green equalized a minute later. Dartmouth won an offensive zone faceoff and from the point Brooke Schroeder fired a pass into the slot that Celine Pietraszek redirected toward the net. On the deflection, the puck fell to the stick of Messier and she beat UVM's Jessie McPherson with a quick backhand.
• After a scoreless second period UVM grabbed the lead back with a wrist shot from Maude Poulin-Labelle. Through traffic Poulin-Labelle's shot from the point slipped just under Emerson's blocker and in. Reagan Miller and Humphrey assisted on the go-ahead goal.
• With 1:56 left in regulation the Big Green earned a power play and took advantage. Gabby Billing tied the game with 75 seconds left. With a mad scramble in front of the net Billing tucked home a rebound for her third goal of the season.
• Vermont had excellent chances in the overtime but Dartmouth's Emerson made four difficult saves. With 1:41 left in the extra session Emerson made a pad stop on a Miller backhand from alone in the slot. The rebound setup Dartmouth on the counter and Messier was able to skate in alone on McPherson and rip a wrist shot home for the game-winner.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Tuesday night marked the third consecutive contest UVM has gone to overtime.
• UVM's Jessie McPherson returned from injury Tuesday night and started her second game of the season. She made 23 saves for the Catamounts.

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont is back home this weekend hosting No. 4 Northeastern in a two-game Hockey East series. The Catamounts and Huskies will faceoff on Friday at 6 p.m. and again on Saturday at 3 p.m. Fans are encouraged to bring their skates and a helmet Saturday for a postgame opportunity to Skate with the Cats. It's also Military Appreciation Day presented by Milton CAT on Saturday. UVM will wear special edition jerseys that will be auctioned off following the game with proceeds benefitting the Josh Pallotta Fund.