HARRISVILLE, R.I. – The Norwich University women's ice hockey team won its 10th straight game with a 3-0 shutout victory over Nichols on Saturday afternoon in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East action.
Senior forward Meghan Papagno (Wakefield, Mass.) scored her seventh goal in the last seven games, while freshman forward Adelle Murphy (Roseau, Minn.) and Taylor Cross (Saugus, Mass.) each scored as well to lead the Cadets' offense.
Norwich (19-3-0, 14-0-0 ECAC East) clinched its fourth straight ECAC East regular season title with the victory and how now outscored its opponents 57-5 in league play this season.
Taylor Cross got things going for Norwich at the 14:06 mark of the first period with a shot from the left point that found its way through the legs of Palazzo. Senior Tori Charron (Tecumseh, Ontario) was credited with an assist on the play.
The Cadets connected on their next goal at 4:18 of the second period. Sophomore Madison Gallagher (Kirkland, Que.) fired a shot from the right boards which was tipped in by Murphy. Junior Vanessa Champagne (St. Nazarie, Que.) picked up her third assist of the season.
Norwich added its third goal at 12:30 of the same stanza when senior Haley Gibson (Richmond, Ontario) sent it over to her classmate Papagno who wristed a shot by Palazzo and inside the right post to put the game at 3-0.
Nichols senior goalie Francesca Palazzo stopped a season-high 55 shots for Nichols, but it wasn't enough.
The Bison (4-19-0, 2-12-0 ECAC East) had single-digit shots in each period. The Cadets outshot the Bison 58-15 for the game. Senior Megan Gerein (Dubuque, Iowa) led all Bison with four shots while junior Grace Murphy (Montclair, Va.) picked up three shots. Norwich junior Loren Carrier (Chandler, Ariz.) stopped all 15 shots on her way to her fifth shutout of the season.
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