NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University women's basketball team faced off against top-ranked Emmanuel College on Tuesday night at Andrews Gym and came away from the game with a 71-46 loss in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action.

Norwich (4-11, 1-3 GNAC) was prepared for a frenetic-paced track meet featuring plenty of full-court pressure, but Emmanuel (12-5, 4-0 GNAC) executed that game plan to perfection. The Saints caused 33 turnovers from the Cadets which resulted in 38 points, several of which produced their 12 fast-break points. The visitors also crashed the offensive glass collecting 22 offensive boards.

In the first few minutes of the game, Norwich seemed to cope with the Saints' smothering defense keeping pace with the visitors up to the mid-way point of the first quarter. The Cadets held their own against the press and trailed by two at 10-8 at the 5:05 mark. Six of the hosts' first eight points were scored by Sandra Carlsten (Bandhagen, Sweden).

However, from that point on the Saints crept away thanks to a 9-2 run to end the quarter to build up a 19-10 lead.

The high-paced, end-to-end action favored Emmanuel in the second quarter as they forced 13 Cadet turnovers in the period and outscored the Cadets 20-9 to establish a 39-19 cushion heading into halftime.

The halftime adjustments for the Cadets resulted in a concentrated effort to get the ball into the post to get some easier looks and force the issue with the Saints' post players. The strategy worked as Norwich enjoyed its best production of the game in the third quarter. The team shot 45.5 percent and continued to put itself on the free-throw line where it converted at an elite level.

Kailynne Frederick (Adams, Mass.) was a big beneficiary of the change as the junior racked up 9 of her team-high 17 points in the third period. Unfortunately, the Saints' defensive pressure continued to cause too many miscues which did not allow the Cadets to cut into the deficit.

The visitors rode their early lead down to the wire cruising to the victory.

Norwich for the game shot 31.1 percent including a scintillating 18-for-20 (90 %) from the charity stripe.

Frederick topped the Cadets with her season-high 17 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field and a 9-of-10 mark from the free-throw line. Julia Vigorito (Malden, Mass.) nabbed a team-tying-best eight rebounds, sharing the honor with Frederick. Both Vigorito and Carlsten scored eight points in support of the offense.

Norwich will head out on the road to Maine for its next matchup, a non-conference tilt against Thomas College on Thursday starting at 5:00 p.m.