NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Junior Zoe Killisch (Vienna, Austria) and sophomore Chantelle Ross (Ottawa, Ontario) each found the back of the net, but Plymouth State University dropped a non-conference women's ice hockey game to Norwich University, 6-2, at Kreitzberg Arena on Friday evening.
 
Norwich got out to a quick start, scoring twice in the first nine minutes and going up 3-0 early in the second period, but the Panthers clawed back with consecutive goals midway through the stanza to pull within one, 3-2. The hosts took advantage of a power play opportunity late in the period before scoring twice more to put the game out of reach.
 
Plymouth State slips to 2-2-1, while the Cadets win their fourth straight to improve to 4-1-0.
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 2, Norwich 6
  • Plymouth State (2-2-1)
  • Norwich (4-1-0)

How it Happened:

• Norwich opened the scoring with a tally 7:16 into the first period, then doubled the lead just under two minutes later to take the early advantage.
• Despite the deficit, PSU's defense limited the Cadets to just seven shots on goal in the frame, below the team's average of 11.
• The hosts extended the lead just 31 seconds into the middle stanza, but Plymouth State stormed back.
• Killisch put the Panthers on the board with her team-leading third goal of the year at the 7:19 mark, and just over a minute later Ross closed the gap to 3-2.
• Norwich turned up the offensive pressure from there, firing 14 shots through the remainder of the period to tack on another pair of goals.
• The Cadets put the game away in the third period.

By the Numbers:

• Norwich peppered the PSU goalies with 50 shots, while the Panthers fired off nine.
• PSU went 0-for-1 on the power play, while the hosts were 1-of-3.
• Sophomore Meghan Hamilton (Walpole, Mass.) and juniors Siri Brett (Wenatchee, Wash.) and Georgia McLellan (Kamloops, British Columbia) picked up assists for the Panthers.
• Killisch (3G, 2A) and Brett (1G, 4A) share the team-lead with five points apiece.
• Junior Olivia Petito (St. Augustine, Fla.) and freshman Amelia Julian (Apple Valley, Minn.) split time between the pipes. Petito (1-1-1) made 25 saves over the first 37:15, while Julian turned aside 19 in the final 22:45.

Up Next:

• The two teams will have a short turnaround before dropping the puck again tomorrow (Mar. 13) at noon.