NORTHFIELD, Vt. –  The Norwich University Women's Ice Hockey team concluded their home-and-home series with New England College without conceding a single goal, after defeating the Pilgrims 7-0 Saturday afternoon at Kreitzberg Arena.
 
It was déjà vu all over again with the Cadets striking in the first minute of the game once again. This time courtesy of senior Mikah Baptiste (Ottawa, On.) who would go on to net her third hat trick of the season. Baptiste would add goals in the second and third periods scoring goals at even strength, on the powerplay and shorthanded to give her a New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) leading 20 goals on the season.
 
In addition to Baptiste, Norwich was led by their upperclassmen. Senior Ann-Frederique Guay (St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Que.) scored twice, while graduate students Morgan Tefft (Redwood City, Calif.) and Emma O'Neill (Hamburg, N.Y.) also got on the board. But it was the freshman netminder Jillian Wexler (Plainsboro, N.J.) who kept the Pilgrims off the scoreboard with her second career shutout and fourth straight for the Cadets.
 
"I really liked how we closed out the weekend series," Head Coach Sophie Leclerc Doherty said. "Wexler was solid on the back end while our seniors did an amazing job leading the charge offensively."

Norwich will look to continue their winning streak when they visit Southern Maine Friday Feb 3 at 6 PM.