Mar 22, 2010 10:32:37 AM

Amherst won its second consecutive Division III Women's Ice Hockey title Sunday in St. Peter, Minnesota, beating Norwich, 7-2. The Jeffs' Emily Vitale scored two of the team's seven goals.

"Last year, we had nothing to lose, and we just went for it," Vitale said. "This year, we knew what the feeling was like and wanted to be in this position again." [More]

Semifinals

Amherst                      1          1          2          4

Gustavus Adolphus    0          0          0          0

First period scoring: A – Stephanie Clegg (Kristen Dier) 13:48.

Penalties: GA – Mollie Carroll (cross-checking), Lindsey Hjelm (tripping), Hjelm (slashing). A – Clegg (tripping).

Second period scoring: A – Dier (Randi Zukas, Kate Dennett) 11:25.

Penalties: A – Courtney Hanlon (charging). GA – Hjelm (interference).

Third period scoring: A – Megan Curry (unassisted) 7:20, Dennett (Hanlon) 19:29.

Penalties: A – Alyssa Chwick (cross-checking). GA – Allie Schwab (boarding), Kelsey Johnson (contact to the head).

Goalkeeper saves: Amherst (Caroline Hu) 24, Gustavus Adolphus (Danielle Justice) 17. Shots on goal: Amherst 21, Gustavus Adolphus 24.

Norwich          1          1          1          3

Elmira              0          1          1          2

First period scoring:N – Brittane Michaud (Melissa Rundlett, Sarianne Lynn) 7:32.

Second period scoring: N – Rundlett (Julie Fortier) 5:23. E – Lauryn DePaul (Jillayne DeBus, Anastasia Steele-Norton) 7:42.

Penalties: N – Sophie Leclerc (hooking). E – DeBus (slashing).

Third period scoring: N – Fortier (unassisted) 13:30. E – Madison Johnston (unassisted) 11:47.

Goalkeeper saves: Norwich (Cindy Fortin) 32, Elmira (Lauren Sullivan) 32. Shots on goal: Norwich 35, Elmira 34.

Third-place game

Elmira                          0          3          1          4

Gustavus Adolphus    0          1          0          1

First period scoring: none

Penalties: GA – Tam Meuwissen (checking), Kirstin Peterson (checking).

Second period scoring: E – Amber Tirri (Carly Richardson) 2:43, Lauryn DePaul (Amanda Ritzel, Caitlin Manahan) 7:23, Caitlin Metcalf (Tiffany Hart, Alex Bresler) 8:38. GA – Allie Schwab (Melissa Mackley) 11:30.

Penalties: E – Hart (elbowing), Metcalf (hooking), DePaul, (tripping), Jamie Kivi (interference). GA- Schwab (tripping).

Third period scoring: E – Alex Bresler (Madison Johnston, Kivi) 18:03.

Penalties: E – Lindsay Mitchell (cross checking). GA – Hjelm (tripping).

Goalkeeper saves: Elmira (Lauren Sullivan) 30. Gustavus Adolphus (Emily Klatt) 22. Shots on goal: Elmira 26, Gustavus Adolphus 31.

Championship game

Amherst          1          2          4          7

Norwich          0          0          2          2

First period scoring: A – Geneva Lloyd (Ellen Swiontkowski) 11:43.

Penalties: A – Kirsten Dier (checking).

Second period scoring: A – Alyssa Chwick (Swiontkowski, Julia Koch) 3:06, Braidie Campbell (Dier, Koch) 7:05.

Penalties: A – Randi Zukas (roughing), Dier (tripping), Cianna Wyshnytzky (checking). N – Julie Fortier (hooking), Sophie Leclerc (unsportsmanlike conduct), Sarianne Lynn (hooking), Sarah Scardino (hooking).

Third period scoring: A – Stephanie Clegg (Courtney Hanlon, Zukas) 0:34, Emily Vitale (Swiontkowski) 3:07, Vitale (Lloyd, Swiontkowski) 14:09, Molly Malloy (Zukas, Kate Dennett) 18:50. N – Brittany Casey (Leclerc, Kelsey Cone) 5:09, Katie Leupp (Leclerc) 9:41.

Penalties: A – Swiontkowski (roughing). N – Shannon Silver (roughing).

Goalkeeper saves: Amherst (Caroline Hu) 19. Norwich (Cindy Fortin) 22. Shots on goal: Amherst 29, Norwich 21.