College Roundup: Babson women crush Norwich, 88-38

BABSON PARK, Mass.

- Norwichs four-game winning streak came to a halt during Mondays 88-38 loss to Babson College in non-conference womens basketball action at Staake Gymnasium.

The Beavers were in top form defensively and Haley Brewster was the lone Cadet in double-figures.

She knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and finished with 14 points.

Teammate Kiley O'Brien contributed seven points.

Norwich came out of the gate firing after the Beavers took a quick 3-0 lead 22 seconds into the game.

The Cadets pulled ahead 4-3 on back-to-back baskets by Brewster and O'Brien.

The Babson response was fast and furious, as the hosts rattled off nine straight points to reclaim control.

A pair of Brewster foul shots brought the lead back down to 12-6, and the Cadets remained within single digits after a Lily Briggs jumper closed the gap to nine points halfway through the opening stanza.

The Cadets brief momentum was quickly spoiled, with Babson embarking on a 10-0 run to end the frame.

The Cadets attempted to whittle the Beavers' advantage down again on buckets from Brewster and Sage MacAuley, but stellar outside shooting from Babson helped pad the lead to as many as 31 points before halftime.

Norwich kept the deficit within that same window throughout the third quarter, but the Beavers' offense exploded again in the final 10 minutes to capture the 50-point victory.

The Cadets will attempt to bounce back Friday during the 2024 Ed Hockenbury Classic in Andrews Gym with a 5 p.m.

contest against Wellesley College.

The field also includes Keene State College and Middlebury College, with the Owls and Panthers facing off at 7 p.m.

Friday .

The losers will battle in Saturdays consolation game at 12:30 p.m., while the winners will play each other in the championship at 2:30 p.m.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY Panthers win tourney PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.

The third-ranked Middlebury College women's ice hockey team made a statement by shutting out No.

6 Plattsburgh State 4-0 in the Cardinal/Panther Classic title tilt.

With the win, Middlebury claimed back-to-back games against Plattsburgh State for the first time in 13 years.

Middlebury lit the lamp at the 12:07 mark.

Raia Schluter forced a Cardinal turnover and sent a pass toward the left post.

Britt Nawrocki poked the loose puck past goalie Chloe Lewis for the 1-0 edge.

The Panthers added another tally less than a minute later.

A Cardinal pass bounced off the skate of Olivia McManus to Maeve McAdams.

Racing toward the Plattsburgh State defensive zone, McAdams tapped a pass to Kate Flynn, who finished lower right to make it 2-0.

Middlebury scored its third goal with 14:13 elapsed.

Alison Giebler fired a pass from just inside the blue line to Kylie Quinlan.

A tap pass came to the stick of Olivia Gordon, allowing her to spin around and rifle a shot that tucked in the right post past goalie Ava Varecka for a 3-0 advantage.

Middlebury increased the lead to 4-0 with an extra skater at the 6:52 mark.

Flynn sent a pass to McManus, who fired a screamer that was redirected by Cat Appleyard underneath the pads of Plattsburgh netminder Maddy Stetson..

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