The eighth-ranked Middlebury women's ice hockey team tallied goals in each of the three periods en route to a 5-0 shutout over Wesleyan. With the victory, the Panthers complete the weekend sweep over the Cardinals.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Middlebury started a power play with 8:23 expired in the first period, but despite not letting the puck out of the offensive zone for over a minute and a half, Wesleyan was able to kill the penalty. 
• Less than a minute later, Jenna Letterie had a great chance to score while rushing into the zone, but her bid from the top of the right faceoff circle was thwarted by a great stick save by Cardinal netminder Rei Halloran.
• The Panthers broke through with just under five minutes remaining in the opening stanza. Raia Schluter carried the puck down the right boards, pulled back and sent a cross-ice pass toward the left dot. Letterie came barreling into the zone off a fresh line change and one-timed the puck into the net for the 1-0 edge.
• Middlebury made it 2-0 with 10:57 elapsed in the middle frame when Letterie redirected an initial bid by Claudia Vira for her second goal of the game.
• Wesleyan looked to cut the lead in half three minutes later, but Mairead Kennedy's attempt was denied by a blocker save from Panther goalie Sophia Will.
• With just over five minutes left in the second period, Middlebury struck again. Eva Hendrikson sent a pass to Avery McInerny in the slot, before McInerny spun around and slipped the puck past Halloran for the 3-0 advantage.
• The Panthers cashed in on a short-handed tally with 6:58 gone in the final frame. An initial shot by Sabrina Kim was denied by Halloran, but Jordan Hower one-timed the rebound into the back of the net to make it 4-0.
• Middlebury capped the scoring frenzy with 4:08 left in the fourth period during a power play. A slap shot by Vira was turned away by Halloran, but Maddie Bayard gathered the loose puck and slipped it into the goal for the 5-0 triumph.

NOTES

• Letterie finished the weekend with three goals and a helper, while Vira had five assists over the two-game span. 
• Hendrikson dished out a pair of helpers while skating in her 100th career game.
• Nawrocki has tallied at least one point in 10 of the last 11 contests. 
• Earlier in the day, Letterie, Hendrikson and Ashley McDonald graduated from Middlebury during the class of 2022.5 ceremony. 
• Today's contest was the 70th all-time meeting between the Panthers and the Cardinals and Middlebury's 65th victory in the series.