Piper Grober scored twice, including the overtime winner, as No. 14 Cornell beat Dartmouth 2-1 Saturday at Lynah Rink to give women’s hockey coach Doug Derraugh his 400th career victory.
The Big Red improved to 5-4-1 overall and 2-3-1 in ECAC Hockey, ending a four-game stretch that included three losses and a tie. Cornell outshot Dartmouth 42-19, according to Cornell Athletics’ game recap.
Grober supplies both Cornell goals
Neither team scored through two periods despite Cornell’s early pressure. Dartmouth goaltender Michaela Hesová stopped 14 shots in the opening period, when the Big Red held a 14-3 advantage.
Grober put Cornell ahead at 3:15 of the third period with her fifth goal of the season. Nora Curtis and Renee Bishop assisted.
Dartmouth answered at 13:09 on a power-play goal by Addy Cowan, assisted by Miami Jones. The equalizer came 13 seconds after Beatrice Perron-Roy received a tripping penalty.
Cornell outshot Dartmouth 18-7 in the third period and 5-1 in overtime. Grober finished the game during 3-on-3 play, collecting her sixth goal of the season with assists from Lindzi Avar and Delaney Fleming.
Derraugh reaches milestone in his 22nd season
Derraugh reached 400 victories in his 22nd season leading Cornell. He began the 2026-27 season with a 395-204-57 record, with that victory total ranking eighth all-time among Division I women’s coaches.
The win made him the 14th college hockey coach across all divisions to reach 400 victories, according to Cornell. His 300th win also came against Dartmouth, in a January 2022 shutout.
Lortie stops 18 as Colgate series approaches
Jeanne Lortie made 18 saves for Cornell, while Hesová finished with 40 for Dartmouth. Grober, Lortie and Cowan were selected as the game’s three stars.
Fleming led all players with eight shots on goal. Grober had six and Karel Prefontaine added five. Cornell won 39 of 66 faceoffs, including 17 of 31 for Avar and 12 of 16 for Jill McLaughlin.
The Big Red went 0-for-3 on the power play, while Dartmouth converted one of its two opportunities. Dartmouth blocked 21 shots to Cornell’s seven and fell to 3-6-1 overall and 1-5-0 in conference play.
Cornell hosts No. 8 Colgate at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, before traveling to Hamilton for another 3 p.m. matchup with the Raiders on Saturday, Nov. 21.
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