The seventh-ranked Middlebury women's ice hockey team outshot #10 Norwich 43-18, but it was the Cadets that came away with a 4-1 victory that included an empty-net tally.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Norwich took a 1-0 edge with 6:15 expired in the opening period. Aimee Headland stole the puck from a Panther and broke away into the offensive zone, rifling a shot from between the circles for the short-handed tally.
• The Cadets made it 2-0 just over midway through the stanza. Lauren Tuzik sent a long pass to Taylor Girouard who beat a defender and slipped the puck past a sprawling Sophia Will.
• With 2:04 remaining in the period, the Panthers cut the deficit to one (2-1). Sabrina Kim sent a pass from the right pipe to Raia Schluter who flipped the puck under the crossbar.
• Middlebury owned the middle frame, manifesting the lone quality opportunity between either team. With 9:58 expired, Callia Ferraris zipped a pass from the left circle to the right where Britt Nawrocki was ready. Nawrocki made a move around a defender, but her shot was thwarted by Norwich goalie Leocadia Clark.
• The Panthers carried their dominant offensive pressure into the third stanza, and looked destined to tie up the game. Ferraris had a point-blank attempt during a power play at the 6:55 mark, but Clark denied the close-range effort. Schluter looked to tally her second goal with 9:04 elapsed, but her effort from the right dot hit the pipe and careened away.
• Midway through the stanza, Headland forced a turnover and skated into the offensive zone, before pinging her shot off the right pipe and into the goal to give the Cadets a the 3-1 lead.
• The Panthers pulled their goalie with 2:06 remaining, but Norwich tallied an empty-net goal for the 4-1 triumph. 

NOTES

• The teams met for the 17th time, with the Cadets earning their first win in the last seven meetings.

Middlebury returns to NESCAC play this weekend, traveling to Williams on Friday for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop, before hosting the Ephs on Saturday at the same time.