Purple Knights' losing streak stretches to eight games

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SMC senior captain Kelly Rose Losi (right) poses with (left to right): Norwich captain Sophie LeClerc, Ashley Currier, Norwich Sports Information Director Charlie Crosby, and Danielle Currier prior to Saturday's Skate For The Cure Night. $2,267 was raised for the SD Ireland Cancer Research Fund in honor of Crosby, who has battled leukemia for the last nine years (photos taken by Frank Vanecek).

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NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team (2-14-1, 1-8-1 ECAC East) suffered its second loss in as many days to nationally-ranked Norwich, falling 6-0 at Kreitzberg Arena on Saturday. The Cadets reached the 60-shot mark for the second night in a row, and held the Purple Knight offense to just five shots on goal.

The nation's leading point-getter, senior Sophie Leclerc (Barre, Vt./Spaulding) scored twice and tallied an assist for the Cadets, while junior Sarianne Lynn (Wethersfield, Conn./St. Lawrence University) netted a goal and had two assists to help stretch the Norwich unbeaten streak to six games.

For Saint Michael's, sophomore goalie Erin Stevens (Watertown, Conn./Connecticut Polar Bears) made 54 saves in the loss, her second-highest single game performance of the season.

The Purple Knights return to action on Friday at Castleton at 4 p.m.

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