NORTHFIELD, Vt.  –  The Norwich University Men's Ice Hockey team was shutout by Babson 4-0 Saturday night at Kreitzberg Arena. This marks the second straight season the Beavers have defeated the Cadets in the postseason.
 
Norwich came out of the gate with the early territorial advantage, but later as the first period went along Babson took over and eventually Thomas Kramer, their leading scorer, would break the ice late in the opening frame. It was much the same story in the second period with the Cadets trailing 2-0 at intermission.
 
Norwich attempted a desperate comeback in the third outshooting Babson 14-5, but Nolan Hildebrand shut the door on the Cadets. Against the flow of play, the Beavers would strike again in the third before adding an empty net goal at the end.
 
"Obviously, I was disappointed with the result, but I was pleased with how the group fought until the end," Head Coach Cam Ellsworth said. "We had quite a few chances, but we just couldn't get one in tonight."
 
The Cadets hope of making the NCAA Tournament hinges upon next week's New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Championship game between Babson and Hobart in Geneva, N.Y.