BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Senior Madyson Moore (Dubuque, Iowa) scored a pair of third-period goals to break a scoreless tie and give the nationally-ranked Norwich University women's ice hockey team a 2-0 victory over the University of New England in ECAC Women's East action Saturday afternoon  at the Harold Alfond Forum.

The Cadets, ranked fourth in the most recent U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) national poll, improve to 15-4-3 overall and remain unbeaten in league play at 12-0-2. UNE slips to 4-14-5, 1-11-3 in ECAC East action.

Despite being outshot 31-7 over the first two periods, the Nor'easters were able to keep Norwich off the scoreboard until Moore tallied the game-winner at 4:10 of the third. Junior Taylor Cross (Saugus, Mass.) slid a pass from the left side across the slot to Moore, who was set up in the right circle. Moore's one-timer beat UNE sophomore goaltender Sydney Helmbrecht for her fourth marker of the season. Freshman Katie Jeter (Winthrop, Mass.) had a secondary assist.

Moore would give the Cadets an insurance goal at the 14:47 mark when she received a feed from freshman Erin Joyce (Manchester, N.H.) and worked her way to the low slot before burying a wrist shot.

Sophomore netminder Celeste Robert (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) needed just 11 saves to register her fourth shutout for Norwich, which put up 21 of its 38 shots on goal in the middle period.

Helmbrecht was strong between the pipes for UNE, finishing with a total of 36 stops.

Both teams take to the ice again next Friday. UNE hosts New England College at 4 p.m., and Norwich travels to Nichols on Tuesday for a 7:10 p.m. game before closing the season with Castleton and Holy Cross on Friday and Saturday.

Norwich needs three points in its final three games to clinch its fifth straight ECAC East regular season title. Salve Regina and Saint Anselm each have 24 points and have played one more game than Norwich, who has 26.

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