The top-ranked Middlebury women's hockey team scored three goals in Friday's first period and never looked back, blanking Williams 7-0 on Senior Day. Prior to the contest, the program honored seniors Cat Appleyard, Selia Coady, Jordan Hower, Elinor Keehn, Sabrina Kim, Molly MacQueen, Sophia Merageas, Kylie Quinlan, Raia Schluter and Cece Ziegler.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• The Panthers looked to get on the board at the 10:35 mark of the first period. An initial shot by Britt Nawrocki from the left faceoff dot was stopped by Eph netminder Erin Pye, but Hower grabbed the rebound six seconds later and flipped it over Pye's shoulder for the 1-0 lead.
• Olivia McManus collected the puck off a faceoff win and ripped a shot through traffic from the point that went through Pye's legs to double the advantage 2-0 at the 8:08 mark.
• The visitor's best opportunity came when Quinn Dawson fired a bid from between the circles that Merageas saved point blank with 4:44 left.
• Middlebury continued to increase its lead with 2:19 remaining in the period. Liv Fernandez fired a shot toward the net that Nawrocki tipped over Pye's right shoulder for a 3-0 advantage.
• With 46 ticks off the clock in the second stanza, Skyler Moore raced down the ice and ripped an attempt from the right faceoff dot but Merageas smothered the chance. 
• Appleyard tallied the Panthers' fourth goal at the 12:55 mark. Olivia Gordon delivered a pass from the right post that Appleyard sliced over Pye's left pad.
• Maddie Samaan fired a shot from the right circle that Merageas thwarted with 4:46 left in the period. 
• Middlebury scored 23 seconds apart early in the third period on goals by Avery McInerny and Schluter.
• Sophia Hoppe looked to get Williams in the scoring column at the 12:42 mark with a shot from the right faceoff circle that Keehn stopped with her left pad.
• The Panthers tallied their final goal with 45 seconds remaining as Nawrocki slid her shot inside the left post for the final 7-0 score. 

NOTES

• Nawrocki posted a career-best four points with two goals and two helpers. 
• Schluter has tallied a point in eight of the last 11 games.
• The programs met for the 91st time with Middlebury holding a 80-6-5 record in the series. 

The Panthers complete the home-and-home series tomorrow when they travel to Williams tomorrow for a 5:00 p.m. start.