In the second ECAC semifinal at Matthews on Saturday, the Dartmouth College
Big Green were defeated 1-3 by the Brown Bears.  It was a disappointing
affair.  Basically we had two teams in search of a game, but they never found
one.
 
I suppose, it being the finals, both teams were tense.  The game revolved
around Brown's checking stratagem smattered with moments of the elegant DC
skate and pass system.  Dartmouth took a first period lead when fresher Liz
Macri's (Jessica Clark, Kristin Romberg) point slapper found the low far post.
Bruno responded in the dying seconds of the interval when Jordan Jiskra dumped
in a rebound.  In the second, Julie Iler (Carly Regnier, Christina Sorbara)
knocked in the third rebound to give the Bears a 1-2 advantage.  In the final
frame, Brown's Marcie Deering cut in front of the DC net and buried her try.
 
The reason Bruno won was their checking game created turnovers.  That kept Big
Green off their form and let Brown make the final.  Goaltender Alison Brewer
looked sharp and made some super saves.  Senior captain Jodi McKenna looked
good at both ends of the ice.  The line of Ali Kenney, Tamra Jones and Deering
was easily Bruno's best unit.  They move very well together.  Fresher Cara
Gardner showed a ton of zip and provided solid defensive coverage with her
intelligent reads.
 
Dartmouth, the Ivy League titlist, was pretty much a no show.  They could only
put together their sophisticated patterns occasionally.  The line play of
Sarah Hood, Michelyne Pinard and first-year Carrie Sekela did provide some
relief from the tedium.  When they were moving that unit was excellent.
Kathleen O'Keefe looked good on the blue line.  Fresher forward Kristina
Guarino clearly had the most energy today as she hit the jets.  Given the
talent of Big Green, I expected more.
 
 
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