BOSTON, Mass. – A balanced offense lifted the seventh-ranked Cadets of Norwich University to their first New England Hockey Conference win of the year as they defeated women's hockey by the final of 6-1 Friday evening at Edward T. Barry Ice Rink.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 1, #7 Norwich University 6
UMass Boston (0-2-0, 0-1-0 NEHC)
Norwich University (1-0-0, 1-0-0 NEHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cadets got on the scoreboard less than five minutes into the opening period with Saige Biddle scoring an unassisted goal off a Beacons turnover. Mikah Baptiste made it a 2-0 affair around the midway point as she knocked-in her own rebound from point blank range.
Norwich would then add three goals in the second period to take total control of the momentum.
The final goal of the evening for Norwich came on the power-play with Melianne Reynolds finding the back of the net for her first collegiate goal.
UMass Boston ended the shutout bid, with a goal from
Margeaux Butters (Snohomish, Wash.), the first of her college career. Butters squeezed the puck past Norwich's Alex Berg, with the assists going to
Liz Kramp (Farmington Hills, Mich.) and
Rachael Burum (Marshfield, Mass.).
For the second straight game
Victoria Kennedy (Winthrop, Mass.) was solid between the pipes as she made 31 saves. Berg combined for 22 stops to earn her first win of the season.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Norwich University is now 22-4 against UMass Boston all-time
- The Cadets are one of two teams in the New England Hockey Conference ranked in the USCHO.com Top-10 National Poll; Newcomer Elmira College is currently fifth in the country
- The assists for Kramp and Burum were the first of their careers as Beacons
- Through the first two contests, Kennedy has combined for 70 saves respectively
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will host New England College tomorrow at 3 p.m. in a conference game.
