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11/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Nov. 22, 2002

Providence College Friars (6-3-1): The No. 9 Providence College women's ice hockey team travels to Dartmouth on Saturday, November 16 to take on No. 4 Dartmouth. The Friars are coming off a successful trip to the state of Ohio where they gained victories against Ohio State (4-2) and Findlay (1-0). In the Ohio State game, on November 16, Providence senior Jenn Butsch (Berlin, Vt.) and sophomore Rush Zimmerman (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) each scored two goals. Butsch and Zimmerman currently lead the PC offense with 13 and nine points, respectively. In the second game, on November 17 against Findlay, the lone goal of the game was scored by junior Darlene Stephenson (Virden, Manitoba). That goal was her sixth on the year, which is tied for the team lead with Butsch. In goal for the victory over Ohio State was freshman Jana Bugden (Corner Brook, Newfoundland). She made 21 saves to improve her record to 5-2-1 on the year. As for the Findlay game, PC sophomore netminder Amy Quinlan (Baton Rouge, La.) got the start and made 13 stops to earn the shutout. The Friars have won four consecutive games since a 3-2 loss to Dartmouth on November 3 in Providence. The Big Green and Providence have faced each other 40 times with the Friars owning a 27-12-1 record against Dartmouth. The last time Providence was victorious at Dartmouth was a 5-4 victory in the 2000 season when the two schools were members of the ECAC.

Dartmouth College Big Green (6-1-0): The Big Green hosts the Friars having won three consecutive games. In its last outing, on November 20, Dartmouth defeated Vermont, 8-0. The Big Green was led by freshman forward Gillian Apps (Unionville, Ontario) who scored her first career hat trick. Apps' goals moved her into second on the team in goals scored with six and second in points with nine. She is second in those categories to senior forward Carly Haggard (Port Alberni, British Columbia), who leads the team in goals (9) and points (14). Haggard's nine goals ranks first in the ECAC while her 14 points is the second highest total in the league. Senior goalie Amy Ferguson (Scotsburn, Nova Scotia) has started six games for the Big Green. She has compiled a 5-1-0 record, with a .903 save percentage. Dartmouth, led by sixth-year Head Coach Judy Oberting, has defeated Providence four consecutive times, dating back to the 2000 season.

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