PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Eight different players scored for Norwich as the Cadets used a balanced offense to down Plymouth State 8-2 in the inaugural game at Hanaway Rink on Friday night.

Norwich (4-1, 3-0 ECAC East) won its fourth straight and remained unbeaten in league play thanks to a lethal power play that converted four times on six chances.

Senior F Sarah Scardino opened the scoring with her second tally of the season on a power play to give the Cadets a 1-0 lead. Scardino positioned herself in front of the net and tipped a shot from Amanda Wilks at the point past Plymouth State goaltender Ali Ponte.

Norwich increased the lead to 2-0 just under two minutes later when senior F Brittane Michaud lit the lamp for the first time this season for another NU power play goal. Michaud poked home a loose rebound on the doorstep of the crease after Ponte was down. Renee Lortie and Julie Fortier recorded the assists.

Senior F Melissa Rundlett gave NU a 3-0 lead on another rebound goal with assists from Scardino and Haley Gibson.

Norwich continued its dominance on the power play in the second period when Fortier tallied her fifth goal of the season by putting home a rebound off Parsons' initial shot from the top of the circle to make it 4-0.

Senior F Sophie Leclerc redirected a shot from Caitie Banfield for her team-leading seventh goal of the season to put the Cadets up 5-0 with 4:40 remaining in the second period.

Plymouth State's Brianna Davis broke up Joanie Plamondon's bid for a shutout in her first career start for the maroon and gold. Davis' shot was partially blocked by Plamondon, but the puck trickled over the line before Plamondon could cover it to cut the lead to 5-1 with 1:47 left in the period.

Senior F Kelsey Cone scored her first goal of the season from a zero angle shot at the side boards that found its way through Ponte's five-hole to give Norwich a five-goal lead again.

Plymouth State (0-2, 0-2 ECAC East) answered at the 12:48 mark when Ali Myers banged home a rebound to Plamondon's blocker side to cut the deficit to 6-2.

Sophomore F Jillyane DeBus provided the highlight-reel goal of the night by deking around a defender and then cutting across the top of the crease to kiss a backhand shot off the post and into the back of the net to stretch the Cadets' lead to 7-2 with 4:32 left.

Lortie capped the scoring with another power play goal when she tipped a shot from the point into the corner of the net to give Norwich an 8-2 lead with 19 seconds left.

Norwich outshot Plymouth State 43-9.

Plamondon recorded her first career win setting aside eight shots. Ponte made 35 saves for Plymouth State and was saddled with her second loss of the season.

Norwich travels to Southern Maine tomorrow for a 4 p.m. faceoff with the Huskies in ECAC East action.