Clarkson's offense scored 31 seconds into the game as Dominique Petrie hit career point 100, then added eight more in a 9-0 shutout win. Julia Minotti picked up her fifth shutout this season in her ninth start, stopping all nine shots against her. The Knights' special teams were excellent, scoring four power play goals on five chances and stopping both Dartmouth power plays.

With Colgate's loss to Yale, the Golden Knights are still alive with a chance at the top seed in the ECAC. Clarkson is just 0.5 points behind the Raiders in second entering the final day of the regular season. 

The Knights have clinched a first round bye and home ice in the ECAC Quarterfinal. They are two wins away from the sixth 30-win season in program history. "I think this group comes to work everyday, and that's what makes it fun on the weekends… That's part of why we have some many people this season reaching those milestones because we are able to push each other everyday, and sometimes have practices that are tougher than games," said Assistant Coach Tony Maci. "I'm really proud of the efforts and having people step up. Even tonight, you have some players who may not have been able to get as much ice time in other games, but really stepped up today and were able to have special performances."

The Knights first shift found the net as Anne Cherkowski and Brooke McQuigge got the puck in deep and found Petrie for the career milestone goal. Brooke McQuigge scored next on the power play halfway through the period following a series of quick passes around the offensive zone, Alexie Guay and Nicole Gosling assisted on the tally. Jaden Bogden finished off the scoring in the first period, scoring on a pass from Kirstyn McQuigge to give Clarkson a 3-0 lead.

Petrie played alongside Lappan and Laurence Frenette, but got the start with her normal line Cherkowski and Brooke McQuigge. "We were joking around saying let's just go out and score on the first shift, and it took a lucky bounce and was able to bury it early," she said after the game. "It feels great to get that 100 point monkey off the back."

 Gosling opened the second period scoring on the power play, assisted by Haley Winn and Guay. Guay got her third assist of the game 90 seconds later as Andie Proulx scored her first goal of the season.

In the third period, the Knights scored quickly on the power play as Lappan scored her fourth goal of the season against Dartmouth, and her first of the game 1:18 into the period assisted by Petrie and Sara Swiderski. Midway through the period, Proulx scored again assisted by Bailee Kirwan and Kirstyn McQuigge. Within two minutes, the Knights scored their fourth power play goal. Winn from Brooke McQuigge and Cherkowski at 11:33. In the final seconds of regulation, Bogden tied a career high, scoring her second goal of the game with 10 seconds left, assisted by Kirstyn McQuigge and Nicole Gosling.

Nine Golden Knights recorded multiple points, with four players having three points. Brooke McQuigge and Gosling finished with one goal and two assists each, Guay and Kirstyn McQuigge both had three assists. Proulx, Bogden, Winn, Petrie, and Cherkowski also had two points.

"I think this is exactly what we needed," said Petrie. "Obviously we've been struggling a little bit to put the puck in the back of the net, but after tonight I think we really started humming and generating some good chances… a good start as we look forward to the playoffs and what is to come in the future." 

After the win, the Golden Knights are 28-3-2 this season, 17-3-1 in ECAC conference play. Saturday will be the last game in the regular season as the team looks forward to one week with no games before the ECAC Quarterfinal.

"It definitely helps our confidence going into the postseason," said Maci. "We've played a lot of tough games where they have been tight and contested, and it's good to win those as well, but being able to come out and put goals in like tonight was nice to see."

Tomorrow's game against Harvard, Clarkson will celebrate Senior Day, honoring the eight graduating players who were not part of last year's celebration: Michelle Pasiechnyk, Jaden Bogden, Kirstyn McQuigge, Alexie Guay, Nicole Gosling, Anne Cherkowski, Darcie Lappan, and Dominique Petrie. Puck drop versus Harvard is set for 3:00 p.m. Stream the game on ESPN+, or listen on B99.3 FM.