Box Score The seventh-ranked Middlebury women's ice hockey team battled back in the first period to tie the contest at 1-1, but #5 Hamilton scored early in the second period and held on for a 2-1 victory. The contest was the regular-season finale for both teams, as NESCAC Tournament seedings come out later tonight.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• The Continentals took a 1-0 lead 4:43 into the first period when Sophie Berghammer rifled a left-handed shot from between the circles that tucked into the left side of the net.
• The Panthers tied the contest (1-1) with 9:02 expired in the stanza on a nifty sequence. Skating into the offensive zone, Claudia Vira sent a backhanded pass to Jenna Letterie, who skated down the right boards. Letterie fed a charging Britt Nawrocki who one-timed the puck from the left slot into the back of the net.
• Hamilton took the lead 4:24 into the second period when Nancy Loh collected a loose puck in the neutral zone. She skated down the right side, rifling a wrist shot from the circle that found space over Middlebury goalie Sophia Will's right shoulder.
• The hosts looked to increase their lead just over three minutes into the third period, but Will denied Claire McGennis' bid on the right post with her left pad.
• The Panthers pulled Will for an extra skater with 1:38 left in regulation but were unable to score the equalizer for the 2-1 final score.

NOTES

• Letterie's assist gives her 99 points for her career (37G, 62A).
• Nawrocki has recorded at least one point in 13 of the last 16 games, including two goals and an assist in the weekend series at Hamilton.