The Holy Cross women's ice hockey team returns to action when it plays host to Dartmouth on Oct. 17 and 18. The Crusaders and the Big Green will face off at 6 p.m. on Friday and 7 p.m. on Saturday, with both games being shown live on ESPN+.

Holy Cross is off to a 3-2-0 start on the season. The Crusaders defeated Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute twice (2-1 and 3-0), while splitting a series with Delaware (5-2 win, 2-1 loss) and falling to Boston College (4-2). Senior forward Alexia Moreau leads the team in scoring with five points on two goals and three assists, while junior forward Lulu Rourke (three goals, one assist) and junior forward Reghan Chadwick (two goals, two assists) have added four points each. Senior goaltender Abby Hornung and senior goaltender Brooke Loranger have split time in net, combing for an 1.80 goals against average and a .902 save percentage. The Crusaders are coming off a 2024-2025 campaign in which they went 10-20-4 overall and 6-17-4 in Hockey East.

Dartmouth will be playing its first games of the 2025-2026 season this weekend, and is coming off a 2024-2025 campaign in which it went 5-21-3 overall and 3-16-3 in the ECAC. Senior forward Cally Dixon totaled 11 points on seven goals and four assists a year ago, while junior forward Mia Buonarosa tallied nine points on two goals and seven assists. Sophomore goaltender Michaela Hesova is also back, after posting a 2.56 goals against average and a .922 save percentage last season.

After the series with Dartmouth, Holy Cross will play a home-and-home series with Post on Oct. 24 and 26.

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