Box Score 

PORTLAND, Maine - The Norwich University women's ice hockey team complete its weekend sweep on Saturday afternoon, knocking off ECAC East rival Southern Maine, 4-2.

Norwich (7-7-0, 6-5-0 ECAC East) scored two quick first period goals to jump on top, 2-0 less than nine minutes into the game. Melissa Rundlett started the scoring at the 6:50 mark when she scored a power play goal off assists from Amanda Wilks and Caitie Banfield. Danielle Del Dotto made it 2-0 just 2:04 later when she scored an unassisted goal at the 8:54 mark.

Southern Maine (9-5-2, 8-2-0 ECAC East) cut its deficit in half at the 14:05 mark of the first period when Kylie Blasen scored a power play goal off assists from Katie Paradis and Danielle Ward.

Norwich outshot Southern Maine 9-7 in the first period, which ended with the Cadets in front, 2-1.

Norwich held a 9-7 edge in shots in the second stanza, but neither team was able to score and we went into the final 20 minutes with the score still 2-1 in favor of NU.

The Cadets put the game away with two goals in a span of 15 seconds midway through the third. Sophie Leclerc scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at the 12:51 mark off assists from Kelsey Cone and Keely Blyth. Then, just 15 seconds later, Banfield added an insurance tally off a pass from Brittane Michaud at the 13:06 mark.

Southern Maine capped the scoring at 18:22 of the third period as Amanda Shorey scored off assists from Paradis and Ward.

Norwich goaltender Cindy Fortin made 18 saves to earn the win between the pipes for the Cadets. Kristen Gresko stopped 26 of the 30 shots she faced in the loss for the Huskies.

NU went 1-for-7 on the power play, while USM was 1-for-4 on the man advantage.

Norwich will kick off a four-game homestand next weekend (Jan. 23-24), when the Cadets host ECAC East opponents St. Anselm and New England College at Kreitzberg Arena. The Norwich-St. Anselm game is slated for Friday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. The NU-NEC contest is set for Saturday, Jan. 24, at 3 p.m.