NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The eighth-ranked Norwich University Cadets scored three times in the third period after trailing 1-0 to defeat the University of Southern Maine men's ice hockey team on Friday night.
 
When and Where: Friday, February 3, 2023 – Northfield, Vt.
 
Score: Cadets 3, Huskies 1
 
The Records: Norwich: 16-4-2, 12-1-2 NEHC, Southern Maine: 5-16-2, 4-12-0 NEHC
 
The Goaltenders: Andrew Albano: 4-1-2: 23 saves, one goal allowed, sophomore Kyle Penton (Waltham, Mass./Albany Academy): 4-8-1, 28 saves, two goals allowed. 
 
How It Happened/Inside the Boxscore:

• Sophomore Jeff Pollara (Braintree, Mass.) scored the first goal of the game 4:37 into the first period with Christopher Morrison (Ridgefield, Conn./Nichols School) recording his second assist of the season.
• Pollara now has scored in the past two games and has three goals on the year.
• Each goalie made eight saves in a scoreless second period.
• Norwich tied the game off a Bryan O'Mara goal 7:43 into the third and Alex Lewis put the Cadets ahead just about halfway through the period.
• The Cadets added an empty-net goal by Paul Schmid in the final minute.
• Five different Cadets recorded assists in the game.
• The Huskies blocked 18 shots led by three apiece from Nolan McElhaney (Natick, Mass./Long Island University) and Nick Nault (Goffstown, N.H.).

 
Up Next: The Huskies will play New England College on the road tomorrow at 4PM.