BEVERLY, Mass- The eleventh ranked Norwich University Women's Ice Hockey team opened their season with a bang by defeating ninth ranked Endicott 5-2 Tuesday night at Raymond Bourque Arena.

The Cadets got off to a fast start when senior Mikah Baptiste (Ottawa, On.) got on the board just under three minutes into the contest. Baptiste would find the scoresheet again at 6:21 of the second period, both times getting assists from her linemates Ann-Frederique Guay (St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec) and Aimee Headland (Nottingham, U.K.). Guay's final stat line included a power play goal in the second period and three assists while Headland had the two assists. Also prominent up front was freshman Olivia Boyer (Saint Paul, Minn.) with a first period goal in her collegiate debut.

Prominent on the back end was graduate student Morgan Tefft (Redwood City, Calif.), freshman Emma Morel (Turnon, France) and junior Neris Archambault (Pepperell, Mass) with an assist each as well as senior Molly Flanigan (Lutz, Fla.) with a goal late in the second period.

In goal the Cadets were anchored by junior Leocadia Clark (Stowe, Vt.) who stopped 31 of 33 shots faced. Norwich will look to build on their momentum out of the gate when they host UMass Boston Saturday afternoon. Puck drop is set for 3 PM at Kreitzberg Arena.