Skidmore drops 3-0 decision at no. 1 Norwich

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NORTHFIELD, VT — The Skidmore College ice hockey team suffered a 3-0 loss to No. 1-ranked Norwich University in ECAC East action at Kreitzberg Arena on Saturday night, Dec. 3.

The Thoroughbreds fall to 4-6-0 and 3-5-0 in the ECAC East, while the Cadets improve to 8-0-0 overall and 6-0-0 in league play.

Chris Duszynski opened the scoring at the 17:15 mark of the first period when he took a pass from Igor Martinez in the high slot, turned and fired a shot past Skidmore goalie Colin Bessey's '12 glove to make it 1-0 Cadets.?

In the second, Duszynski gave Norwich a little breathing room with his second goal of the night and third tally of the season on the power play to make it 2-0 Cadets at the 18:17 mark of the period.

Tory Allan capped the scoring at the 4:50 mark of the third period when he corralled a loose puck on top of the goal crease and shoveled it home to make it 3-0 Norwich.?

Bessey made 22 saves for Skidmore and fell to 4-6-0 on the year, while Chris Czarnota improved to 2-0-0 after stopping all 24 shots he faced.?

The Thoroughbreds have one game remaining in the calendar year, when they take on Middlebury on Dec. 31.

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