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NORTHFIELD, VT -- The women's hockey team squared off against an
incredibly hot Norwich squad this evening at the Kreitzberg Arena,
and despite battling back in the second period to knot the contest
at two, the Cadets overwhelmed Williams in the final twenty
minutes, and took the game 4-2 for their ninth straight
victory. Norwich improves to a 13-7-1 overall record, while
the Ephs now stand at 6-12-1.
The Cadets opened the scoring in the first period in 4-on-4
action, when sophomore forward Brittane Michaud netted her 2nd
of the year at 16:59. The next score wouldn't come until
the second half of the middle frame, as freshman forward Julie
Fortier registered her 12th of the season at 12:53 to make it
a 2-0 Norwich lead. Both goals were marked unassisted.
Williams responded less than two minutes later with a crisp feed
from junior forward Tracey Ferriter to the stick of freshman
forward Hannah Systrom, who finished the play for her 2nd on the
year. The score gave Ferriter her team-leading 20th
point, as well as a 7th assist to sophomore defenseman Lauren
Zurek. Just over three minutes later, the Ephs capitalized on
a power-play chance, courtesy of a shot from freshman defenseman
Sarah Herr with help from seniors Sam Tarnasky and Mallory
Green. The tying goal was Herr's 2nd this season.
The third period was dominated by the Cadets, starting with
sophomore forward Kelsey Cone's game-winning goal at 8:57,
with assists from junior forward Sophie Leclerc and sophomore
forward Sarah Scardino. Leclerc would later put the game away
with a power-play goal with less than three minutes left, aided by
freshman defenseman Amanda Wilks and freshman forward Melissa
Rundlett. It was Cone's 12th and Leclerc's 14th of the
season.
The Cadets outshot the Ephs 16-5 in the final period and 28-19
in the game. Eph netminder Sara Plunkett made 24 saves while
Norwich's Cindy Fortin stopped 17 for the win.
Williams next opponent will be conference juggernaut Middlebury,
who the Ephs lost to in their opener 5-1. The puck will drop
this Wednesday night at 7:00pm in Middlebury, Vermont at the Kenyon
Arena.
