HAMILTON  — No. 5 Colgate triumphed for the ninth-consecutive outing on Friday night, downing Dartmouth, 5-1, behind four multi-point performances inside the Class of 1965 Arena. Sophomore forward Emma Pais stretched her point streak to a career-high 12 games with two helpers in the win, scoring 17 points in that span dating back to Oct. 5.

"Any time you come out of an ECAC game with three points you're thrilled," head coach Stefan Decosse said. "It's tough to earn these points in the ECAC. I thought we played connected hockey throughout the night and we stuck to our game plan when things got sticky."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Fifth-year forward Kristýna Kaltounková wasted no time putting Colgate on the board, scoring her team-high 12th goal of the season less than 30 seconds into the first period.
•  Dartmouth equalized heading into the opening intermission, but a second-period power-play score from junior Elyssa Biederman put Colgate ahead with 20 minutes left to play.
• The Raiders put the game out of reach three minutes into the third period when first-year Alexia Aubin took a loose puck the length of the ice, firing a laser to junior Alexis Petford in the slot who deposited her fourth goal of the season.
• Sophomore Madeline Palumbo powered in another woman-up score for Colgate just over the halfway point of the final frame, and junior Sara Stewart put her finishing touches on the win with her fourth goal of the campaign with under four minutes remaining.  

GAME NOTES

• First-year netminder Farah Walker picked up her first-career ECAC win posting 19 saves at a .950 clip.
• It is the eighth time this season Colgate has had four or more skaters chip in a multi-point effort.
• Colgate scored its NCAA-leading 20th and 21st power play goals of the year in the win, converting on two out of four advantaged opportunities against Dartmouth.

UP NEXT
Colgate (12-3, 5-0 ECAC) hosts Harvard (2-6, 1-6 ECAC) tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the Class of 1965 Arena.