STAMFORD, Conn. – Junior forward Vanessa Champagne (St. Nazaire, Quebec) scored twice, while senior defenseman Brittany Sharman (Ayer's Cliff, Quebec) and sophomore defenseman Taylor Cross (Saugus, Mass.) each tallied three assists as the Norwich University women's ice hockey team won its ninth straight game with a 5-1 victory over Manhattanville at the Terry Conners Rink.

Norwich (18-3-0, 13-0-0 ECAC East) continued its perfect league record to date and is just three wins shy from becoming the first ECAC East women's team to go through an entire season without a blemish.

Norwich struck first at the 14:00 mark of the first period, on the power play as junior forward Kaycie Anderson (Maple Plain, Minn.) tipped home a shot from the point which then bounced high in the air and fortuitously landed behind Manhattanville junior goaltender Kirsten Shaughnessy to put the Cadets ahead 1-0.

In the second period Manhattanville had their fair share of chances. With just over 15 minutes remaining in the period, the Valiants forced two quick penalties to give them a 5-on-3 power play for 1:54 seconds. Despite firing shots towards goal, no one was able to get the puck past Norwich goaltender Taylor Fairchild (Overland, Park, Kan.) who turned away 11 of the 12 shots she faced.

Manhattanville junior forward Alla Traun had the closest opportunity of the period, entering the zone with fellow junior forward Michele Meggiolaro on a 2-on-1, Traun fired a shot over the shoulder of Fairchild which rang off the crossbar.

The Valiants dominated the second period and entered the third in prime position to steal a victory from the Cadets. The momentum did not last long for the Valiants as junior forward Aubrey Bachand took a retaliatory tripping penalty which the Cadets converted on, just 23 seconds into the power play, as Champagne tipped home defenseman Taylor Cross' shot from the point.

The Cadets scored again five minutes later, this time Madyson Moore (Dubuque, Iowa) put home a rebound after Shaughnessy made the save on the initial shot from the point.

The Valiants rebounded, however, as Morrison picked up the power play goal with 9:21 remaining in the third, making the score 3-1. That was as close as the Valiants would get, as the Cadets tallied two goals late in the third to close out the game, 5-1.

Norwich takes on Nichols on Saturday.