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Scoring goals in the last minute of a period can cause a monumental momentum shift in hockey.
A pair of such goals spurred Middlebury to its third consecutive Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.
The Panthers received goals in the last minute of periods from Annmarie Cellino and Emily Quizon en route to a 3-1 victory over host
But Middlebury’s Shannon Sylvester opened the scoring
The score remained 1-0 into the final minute of the opening period until Cellino recorded a short-handed goal with 13 seconds remaining. It was Cellino’s seventh short-handed score of the season, which led the nation.
The Cardinals rallied in the final period on a power-play goal by Elise Campbell, but Middlebury goalie Kate Kogut shut the door after that.
The second-ranked Panthers ended with a 27-2 mark, which tied a school record set during the 1999-2000 season. Middlebury is 9-2 all-time in the NCAA tournament.
Before the loss in the national title game,
Kogut, Quizon, Cellino and Shannon Tarrant were named to the all-tournament team for Middlebury, while Chantalle Rye and Jessica Moreau earned the honor for
First round
Semifinals
Wis.-Stevens Point 0 1 0 — 1
First period: PS — Jessica Moreau (Sharis Smith),
Penalties: WSP — Jesse Suter (interference)
Second period: WSP — Jackie Drews (Madison Darud),
Penalties: WSP — Nicole Greeneway (tripping))
Third period: PS — Moreau (unassisted),
Penalties: PS — Blanchard (obstruction hooking)
Saves: Amy Statz (Wis.-Stevens Point) 8; Breanne Doyle (
Middlebury 2, Gust. Adolphus 1
Gust. Adolphus 0 0 1 — 1
Middlebury 0 2 0 — 2
First period: No scoring.
Penalties: M — Tania Kenny (checking)
Second period: M — Emily Quizon (Tarrant, Karen Levin),
Penalties: GA — Stefanie Ubi (roughing)
Third period: GA — Kelly Crandall (Margaret Dorer, Andrea Peterson),
Penalties: GA — Abby Randall (tripping)
Saves: Kate Kogut (Middlebury) 25; Kitty Hurley (Gust. Adolphus) 21.
Third-place game
Wis.-Stevens Point 2, Gust. Adolphus 0
Wis.-Stevens Point 1 0 1 — 2
Gust. Adolphus 0 0 0 — 0
First period: WSP — Katy Lankey (Jackie Drews),
Penalties: WSP — Trish Piskula (tripping)
Second period: No scoring.
Penalties: WSP — Piskula (checking)
Third period: WSP — Michelle Sosnowski (Jamie Lewandowski),
Penalties: WSP — Drews (checking)
Saves: Amy Statz (Wis.-Stevens Point) 29; Kitty Hurley (Gust. Adolphus) 11.
Championship game
Middlebury 3,
Middlebury 2 1 0 — 3
First period: M — Shannon Sylvester (Annmarie Cellino, Shannon Tarrant),
Penalties: M — Sylvester (interference)
Second period: M — Emily Quizon (unassisted)
Penalties: M — Molly Vitt (hooking)
Third period: PS — Elise Campbell (unassisted)
Penalties: M — Velez (checking)
Saves: Kate Kogut (Middlebury) 24; Breanne Doyle (
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