BRUNSWICK, Maine – The second-ranked Middlebury women's hockey team secured a 3-0 win over Bowdoin on Friday evening.

The Panthers (18-2-3, 13-1-1 NESCAC) are the top team in the NESCAC. Bowdoin has secured a spot in the playoffs and sits at 8-12-3 (4-10-1 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• Middlebury took a 1-0 lead 7:09 into action. Katie Hargrave disrupted a Bowdoin play from defender to defender in the zone. The tangle allowed Sidney Portner to collect the loose puck and skate directly on Dani Marquez. Portner went bar-down for the game's first.
• Hargrave notched an assist on the team's second goal six minutes later. Again, Hargrave broke up a Bowdoin play and found Jenna Letterie in the neutral zone for a breakaway. Letterie skated one-on-goal and slotted the puck top shelf.
• Marquez kept the Polar Bears within striking distance with multiple big saves in the second. The Panthers broke out for a shorthanded opportunity midway through the second, but Marquez slid across the crease and made a pad save on Letterie's shot to the far side.
• Middlebury iced the game with an empty-netter with 1:16 to play in the game. Alexis Ryan collected a loose puck behind the Panther net and banked a pass off the right side boards to Letterie. Just outside her team's own blue line, Letterie sent the puck down ice and into Bowdoin's net.

By the Numbers

• Lin Han stopped all 13 shots she faced for Middlebury.
• Marquez made 33 stops for Bowdoin.
• The Panthers were 0-for-3 on the power play.
• The Polar Bears were 0-for-2 on the power play.

Up Next

• The two teams conclude the regular season tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.