GORHAM, Maine - The No. 5 Norwich University Cadets scored a pair of power play goals in the final four minutes of the third period to pick up a 3-1 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Friday evening in Little East Conference women's ice hockey action in Gorham's USM Ice Arena. Norwich's Alex Leslie scored twice for the Cadets. Graduate student Madison Chagnon (St. Albans, Vt./Rice Memorial) extended her scoring streak to five games with her 10th goal of the season.
 
Freshmen Charlotte Hughes (Mississauga, Ontario) and Gracelyn Koch (Maple Grove, New Brunswick) provided the assists on Chagnon's score. Freshman Megan Gawley (Calgary, Alberta) turned in a great performance in goal with a career-high 53 saves, a mark that is tied for the sixth-most in a game in team history.
 
Today's game also marked the 100th career game for senior Saige MacLeod (Dryden, Ontario). She is the fourth Husky to reach the milestone this season. Chagnon, fifth year senior Jillian Jackson (Fredericton, New Brunswick/Ontario Hockey Academy) and senior Audrey Donahue (Timberlea, Nova Scotia/Kimball Union Academy) each reached the milestone last month.
 
The Records:
Norwich: 18-2-0 (13-0-0 LEC)
Southern Maine: 8-11-1 (7-5-1 LEC)
 
Series History:
Norwich leads the all-time series 38-2-3.
 
The Goaltenders:
Norwich: Madison Brunet: (12-2-0): 59:30, one goal allowed, 11 saves
Southern Maine: Megan Gawley (2-3-0): 60:00, three goals allowed, 53 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Norwich outshot the Huskies 14-7 in the first period, but the teams ended the first 20 minutes of action deadlocked at 0-0.
• The second period looked to be another scoreless affair until Leslie broke the tie with just 1:35 left in the period. The goal was quickly answered by the Huskies just 46 seconds later when Koch forced a turnover and Hughes was able to bring the puck across the blueline to set up Chagnon for a two-on-one opportunity.
• Gawley stopped 23 of the 25 shots that she faced in the third period, but the Cadets converted on two power plays to take the lead. The first goal came from Olivia Boyer with 3:07 left before Leslie scored her second goal of the game with 48 second left on the clock.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Norwich led 56-12 in shots on goal and 32-18 in faceoffs.
• Koch went 12-for-24 on faceoffs to lead the Huskies.
• The Huskies blocked 19 shots led eight by Donahue.
• Norwich finished 2-for-4 on the power play.

 
Up Next:
The teams will play again tomorrow at 3:00 pm on Senior Day. The Huskies will honor their seniors prior to the contest.