NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich women's hockey team did just about everything right on Friday night in a battle against No. 2-ranked Plattsburgh, except for solve Plattsburgh goalie Mandy Mackrell.

The senior goalie was outstanding, making 41 saves to lead Plattsburgh to a 4-2 win over the Cadets in non-conference action at Kreitzberg Arena.

Norwich (7-2-0, 6-0-0 ECAC East) dominated the possession throughout and outshot the Cardinals 43-12, but the Cadets were unable to solve Mackrell until the third period when they were already trailing 3-0.

Plattsburgh (6-0-0, 4-0-0 ECAC West) opened the scoring just 3:25 into the game as the Cardinals' Kylie Klassen capitalized on a power play opportunity.

Klassen deflected a shot from Allison Era at the point between Norwich senior goalie Cindy Fortin's legs and into the back of the net to give Plattsburgh a 1-0 lead.

Plattsburgh added to its lead at the 10:10 mark of the first when Monica Korzon won a faceoff and then took a shot directly off it. The quick shot caught Fortin off guard and beat her low to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.

Norwich coach Mark Bolding pulled Fortin to start the second period to try and spark his team and it worked as Norwich hemmed Plattsburgh into its defensive zone even more in the second period, but the Cadets still couldn't put a puck past Mackrell.

Plattsburgh's Steph Moon added the back-breaker at the 14:30 mark with a shorthanded goal to push the lead to 3-0.

Moon outskated Norwich defenseman Sarianne Lynn to a clearing attempt from Era. With Lynn draped all over her back, Moon was able to roof a shot top-shelf past Kelly Fisk for the third Cardinal goal.

Norwich finally solved Mackrell 23 seconds into the third period when junior forward Melissa Rundlett slapped home a loose rebound that Mackrell couldn't recover from in time to cut the deficit to 3-1. Sophie Leclerc and Jillayne DeBus picked up the assists.

But, Moon tallied her second goal of the game and fourth of the season at the 13:58 mark on a power play to give Plattsburgh its three-goal lead back.

Freshman defenseman Kayla Parsons tallied her first collegiate goal with nine seconds remaining on a slap shot from the point through traffic. Parsons received a pass from Leclerc below the circles and then ripped a shot low that kissed off the far post and into the back of the net.

Mackrell, an All-American from a year ago, improved to 5-0-0 and has given up just three goals so far this year.

Fortin made one save for Norwich in 20 minutes of action. Fisk made seven stops and was saddled with the loss.

Plattsburgh was 2-for-6 on the power play, while Norwich was 1-for-4.

Norwich returns next weekend when the Cadets travel Trinity on Friday to take on the Bantams. They return home on Sunday to take on the two-time defending national champions Amherst Lady Jeffs at 3 p.m.