RUTLAND, Vt. -- The Castleton University women's ice hockey team dropped a 5-0 decision Saturday afternoon to Norwich at Spartan Arena.
 
Today's contest marked the 12th season in which the team partnered with the Rutland Regional Medical Center's Foley Cancer Center to raise awareness and funding for breast cancer research.
 
With the Spartans (3-4-1), the team was stuck in their defensive zone for the majority of the first period, the Cadets (3-1-0) struck first at the 10:17 mark. Aimee Headland gave the Cadets a 1-0 advantage after collecting the puck at center ice and beating goaltender Katlyn Hathaway one-on-one.
 
Hathaway would finish the game with 25 saves, including stopping 10 of 12 shots in the third period. Her counterpart Alexa Berg would tally 21 saves as she recorded her first shutout of the season.
 
The Cadets double the lead just over five minutes as Ann-Frederique Guay cut back door and swept in a pass from Nikki LaGue, beating Hathaway glove side. Guay would go on to score two more goals during the contest, becoming the first player to score a hattrick for the Cadets this season.
 
The Spartans were able to keep up with the Cadets as both teams recorded seven shots on the goal during the second period, but the Cadets capitalized at the 12:32 mark of the period. Guay tallied her second goal of the game as she collected the puck on the near boards and roofed a shot past Hathaway, giving the Cadets a 3-0 lead.
 
The Cadets would add two more goals in the third period to solidify the 5-0 victory as Kenady Nevicosi scored her first goal of the season and Guay completed her hattrick at the 18:56 mark of the period.
 
Castleton returns to action Friday, March 12, as the Spartans travel to Henniker, N.H. to take on New England College. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7 p.m.