NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Keene State College women's hockey team kicked off their overnight weekend trip to Vermont on Friday afternoon taking on the No. 2 team in the country, Norwich University, and the Cadets proved their rank as the Owls fell, 10-0.
Records
- Keene State: 0-2-0 (0-1-0 LEC)
- No. 2 Norwich: 2-0-0 (1-0-0 LEC)
How it Happened
The Owls hung in early in the contest as
Ai Chung made 11 saves in goal for KSC over the first 10 minutes of the contest before the Owls were called for their first of three penalties of the day. Chung saved the first three shots that she faced while the Owls were on the penalty kill, but Norwich scored with 43 seconds remaining in the power play to take the 1-0 lead. KSC was successful in killing off their second penalty of the day a few minutes after with Chung only needing to make a pair of saves in net over the two-minute advantage for the Cadets. Chung made eight more saves the rest of the opening period, bringing her first period total to 25 saves to limit Norwich's lead to one heading into the first intermission.
NU came out of the gates early in the second period netting a goal 1:51 into action and had another opportunity shortly after with the Owls' third penalty of the contest.
Brianna Finke recorded the first shot on goal of the contest for KSC while on the penalty kill but just after a minute after Payton Sutherland saved the shot in goal for the Cadets, Norwich capitalized on the extra-skater with 19 seconds remaining on the penalty with their second powerplay goal of the contest for the 3-0 lead 5:07 into the second period. Following the Owls' timeout to regroup the Owls looked to gain momentum winning the following three faceoffs over the next two minutes, but Norwich continued to pepper Chung in net forcing her to make eight saves over the next 9:14 following their third goal. Unfortunately for the Owls, the floodgates opened for the Cadets in the final 5:35 of the period as Norwich recorded four goals over a 5:26 span to take a 7-0 lead heading into the third period.
Following Chung's 39 saves in goal over the opening two periods,
Lilliah Tambourine made her collegiate debut in net for the Owls in the third period and was thrown right into the action, making five saves in as many minutes to open the period. 7:46 into the third Norwich was called for their first (and only) penalty of the contest, but the Owls were unable to capitalize as
Emma McNeil and
Emerson Spinale's shots on goal were both saved by Sutherland and the Cadets killed the penalty off. The rest of the third period Norwich was in complete control as the Cadets scored three more goals despite 12 more saves in goal from Tambourine and NU defeated the Owls 10-0.
Inside the Crease
- Keene State falls to 0-4 in the all-time series between the two teams.
- Chung made 39 saves in net over her 40 minutes of action, while Tambourine made 17 saves over her 20 minutes in her collegiate debut.
- Norwich had the advantage on faceoffs, going 42-for-52 (80.8%), while also outshooting KSC 89-5 on shots and 66-4 in shots on goal.
- KSC recorded seven blocked shots to just one from the Cadets with Kenzie Oram leading the Owls with two blocked shots in the contest.
Up Next
Keene State returns to action in LEC play on short rest as the Owls continue their Vermont weekend trip at Vermont State University Castleton on Saturday, November 7, at 3:00 PM.
Norwich also plays their next contest on Saturday, November 7, at 3:00 PM as the Cadets host Western Connecticut State University in another LEC matchup.
