ITHACA, N.Y. – In her final collegiate field hockey game, Cornell senior Gabby DePetro made her last moment on the pitch count as she converted the game-winning stroke in the shootout period as the Big Red defeated Dartmouth, 5-4, this afternoon on Marsha Dodson Field. DePetro also scored the game-winner vs. the Big Green last season in Hanover. The win was Cornell's sixth in a row over Dartmouth, the most consecutive victories in the series by the Big Red.
 
Cornell goalie Maddie Henry was outstanding in the shootout, saving all four of Dartmouth's chances. The Big Red had its first two attempts stopped by Dartmouth netminder Hailey Valerio, before freshman Avery Smith converted the home team's third shootout attempt. The ensuing Big Green attempt was turned away by Henry to set up DePetro's game-winner on Cornell's next chance.
 
The shootout was a fitting ending to a wild game that saw each team lead for a portion of the contest, to go along with three total ties.
 
Dartmouth had the slim advantage in shots (29-25), while shots on goal were even at 16-16. Both teams made 12 saves with Henry stopping 11, while midfielder Kirsten Pienaar registered her seventh defensive save of the season. Pienaar's seven defensive saves rank second in Cornell history for a single season. Valerio made 10 saves, while getting defensive saves from Jessica Valvano and Sara Falkson.
 
The visitors held a commanding 22-9 advantage in penalty corners but the Big Red defense improved as the game went on and disrupted most of Dartmouth's chances.
 
The Big Green scored early off a penalty corner when Gemma Bautista tipped in a shot from Evie Bird in just the fourth minute of the game. Cornell responded immediately when Juliana Tardif scored off a pass from Maddy Conklin to make it a 1-1 contest at the 7:39 mark.
 
Grace Royer, who finished with her first career hat-trick, handed the Big Red its first lead of the day when she collected a pass from Conklin, faked out Valerio, and scored on an empty net.
 
Back-to-back Dartmouth goals put the visitors up, 3-2, but an impressive individual effort from Royer knotted the game at 3-3 with just 52 seconds remaining in the first half.
 
Royer tallied her third goal of the game just over eight minutes into the second half, but with time running down in the contest Katie Spanos scored to knot the game a final time at 4-4.
 
Neither team managed to get the golden goal in the two overtime periods. Cornell had a 9-3 advantage in shot and a 5-1 edge in penalty corners during the OT sessions, but Valerio made fives stops to preserve the tie.
 
Cornell finishes the season with a 5-12 record overall and a mark of 1-6 in the Ivy League.