SCHNECTADY, N.Y. — Ryan Walker scored off a pass from Cole Maier with 51 seconds left in overtime to give the Union College men’s hockey team a 4-3 win over Dartmouth in an ECAC contest at Messa Rink on Friday night.
The result spoiled a comeback effort from the Big Green (9-9-3, 10-14-4), which scored two extra-attacker goals in the final 78 seconds to force the extra session.
Quin Foreman struck both times for Dartmouth, the latter coming with 21 seconds remaining in regulation time.
Despite the defeat, the Big Green clinched a first-round conference tournament series at Thompson Arena with Colgate’s 3-2 loss to Clarkson on Friday. Dartmouth and Brown (a 4-1 loser to Quinnipiac) remain tied for sixth place at 21 points, with Union (9-10-2, 16-11-6) a point back.
Union owned a 1-0 lead entering the final stanza courtesy of a Jack Adams goal late in the second period.
Alex Jasiek tied the game for Dartmouth at 12:14 of the third only to see the Dutchmen pick up goals from Sean Harrison at 15:02 and Walker at 17:55 for what appeared to be a commanding lead.
With goaltender Adrian Clark (30 saves) pulled, Foreman brought the Big Green to with 3-2 at 18:42, then tied the game at 19:39, setting the stage for Walker’s overtime heroics.
Dartmouth closes the ECAC regular season at 10th-place Rensselaer on Saturday night.
The playoffs begin next weekend.
HANOVER — Ryan Schwieger scored 26 points as Princeton (16-8 overall 8-3 Ivy League) held off Dartmouth (11-16, 2-9 Ivy), which suffered its sixth league loss by three points or fewer in dropping its fifth straight.
The Big Green’s James Foye (10 points) tied the game with a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to force overtime.
Myles Stephens added 19 points and Jaelin Llewellyn 17 for the Tigers. Chris Knight led Dartmouth with 22 points, followed by Aaryn Rai (21, plus 12 rebounds) and Brendan Barry (17).
Dartmouth greets Penn tonight.
PRINCETON, N.J. — Carlie Littlefield scored 18 points and Bella Alarie added a double-double as Princeton (17-9 overall, 9-2 Ivy League) defeated Dartmouth (12-12, 5-6), which led at the half, 28-27.
Alarie had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers, who swept the season series with the Big Green.
Elle Louie led Dartmouth with 12 points and Isalys Quinones pulled down nine rebounds.
The Big Green returns to action on Saturday at Penn.
CARY, N.C. — Kody Hoese homered as Tulane (8-2) defeated Dartmouth (1-4) in a game called in the fifth inning because of rain.
Grant Mathews and Trevor Jensen had two hits apiece for the Green Wave, while pitcher Kaleb Roper allowed two hits — to Trevor Johnson and Matt Feinstein — in five innings to earn the win.
Cole O’Connor (4⅔ innings, six hits, five runs) took the loss for the Big Green, which faces Farleigh Dickinson on Saturday in a doubleheader.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Dartmouth (4-6) mustered only four hits while suffering a pair of shutouts at the UFC Invite.
Loghan Thomas has the Big Green’s only hit off Louisiana Tech’s Krystal De La Cruz in game one, and Calista Almer, Morgan Martinelli and Sophie Ausmus had Dartmouth hits off Central Florida’s Alea White in the nightcap.
The Big Green looks for better luck on Saturday against Toledo, also in Orlando.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Dartmouth men remain in eighth place with 301.5 points after day three of the Ivy League Championships.
The Big Green’s, Max Jones placed 24th in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:49.34), dropping over 20 seconds from his seed time. In the 400-yard IM, Connor LaMastra placed 14th (3:54.77).
Matt Luciano placed 21st in the 100-yard fly (48.88). In the 100-yard breast, Connor Richmond touched in 14th (55.69).
The fourth and final day of Ivies will begin on Saturday with the 200-yard backstroke.