NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Emma O'Neill (Hamburg,N.Y. /Buffalo Bison) scored twice as the nationally ranked Norwich University Cadets took down the University of Southern Maine Huskies 8-0 in Northfield on Saturday afternoon.
When and Where: Saturday, February 5, 2022 – Norwich University – Kreitzberg Arena
Score: Norwich 8, Southern Maine 0
History: This was the 33rd meeting between the two programs. The Cadets now lead the series 30-1-2.
The Records: Southern Maine: 12-9, 9-6 NEHC; Norwich: 16-5, 14-1 NEHC
The Goaltenders: Haley McKim (Moncton, NB/The Mount Academy): 36 saves, .818 save percentage; Alexa Berg (West Fargo, N.D./Gentry) 18 saves, 1.00 save percentage.
How It Happened/Inside the Box Score:
-Aimee Headland (Nottingham, United Kingdom/Northwood School) opened the scoring for the Cadets just 1:20 into the first period.
-The Huskies and Cadets skated an even first period, but the Cadets opened their lead in the second period.
-Norwich saw goals from Melianne Reynolds (Sherbrooke, Quebec/Stanstead College), Ally LaGue (Barre, Vt./North American Hockey Academy), O'Neill, and Ann-Frederique Guay (St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec/Ontario Hockey Academy) in the second period.
The Cadets kept their foot on the gas in the third period as O'Neill, Taylor Girouard (Burlington, Mass./Lawrence Academy), and Julia Masotta (Tewksbury, Mass./Boston Shamrocks) found the back of the net to extend the Norwich lead to 8-0.
-Norwich won 38-of-54 faceoffs and out-shot the Huskies 44-18 on goal.
Up Next: The Huskies travel to New England College on Sunday, February 6 at 3pm for a NEHC game.
