by Ryan Fay
The drought is over.
The Dutchwomen snapped a 30 game winless streak in ECAC play with a 3-0 win over Dartmouth (0-3-0 ECAC, 0-4-0 overall) on Friday night at Messa Rink.
Union had been 0-26-4 in conference play since their last league win, a 2-0 victory over Yale all the way back on January 21, 2012.
In addition to ending the winless streak in league play, the win also marked the first time the Dutchwomen (1-0-0, 4-5-0) won their ECAC opener.
Needless to say, it was cause for celebration.
"In our locker room, it was great to hear the screaming and yelling and how excited they were about the win," said seventh-year Union head coach Claudia Barcomb, who called the effort a "team win."
The overall importance of the night wasn't lost on those involved.
"It's huge," said Barcomb. "Our kids have taken a totally different attitude than last year. They want it, and they've put the work in to get it. It's pretty impressive."
Senior forward Mac Purvis, who put Union on the board with a first period goal that trickled through the five-hole of Dartmouth goaltender Katie Milligan, exemplified the attitude change.
"When we got to the rink today, it was do or die," Purvis said.
Purvis' goal, her first of the season, was all Union needed, as junior netminder Shenae Lundberg turned aside all 25 Dartmouth shots for her first shutout of the season.
"She was on," Barcomb said. "She saw all the pucks, our defense moved out kids in front of her, and she was just really sticky."
For Lundberg, the win was a statement.
"We want to show everybody in the ECAC that we're a team to compete with," she said.
Union, which also received tallies from freshman defenseman Kathryn Davis and sophomore forward Kathryn Tomaselli, will look to keep the momentum going with a home matchup against #7 Harvard at 4 p.m Saturday.
"On any given day, anyone can beat anyone," Barcomb said.
Box Score
More postgame
Audio: Barcomb - http://picosong.com/qJZF/
Video: Lundberg (left), Purvis (right)
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