SYRACUSE, N.Y. — First-year defenseman Mattie Norton (Glen Carbon, Ill./St. Louis Lady Blues) of No. 1 Plattsburgh State women’s ice hockey has been named the Northeast Women’s Hockey League (NEWHL) Rookie of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, Nov. 14, as announced by the conference office.
Norton earned the award by tallying two power-play goals, three assists, five points, four blocked shots, five shots on goal and a +2 rating to help Plattsburgh State to a 3-0-0 record on the week.
Norton began the week with two power-play goals, one assist, three points and three blocked shots in the Cardinals’ 4-1 win over No. 7 Norwich University on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Norton’s first goal of the game erased a 1-0 deficit by making the score 1-1 at 4:50 of the second period. She then assisted on the Cardinals’ third goal of the game before scoring their fourth goal. With the win over the Cadets, Plattsburgh State extended its NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey record home-winning streak to 42 games.
After recording a +1 rating and three shots on goal in the Cardinals’ 7-0 NEWHL win at Buffalo State on Friday, Nov. 12, Norton concluded her week with two assists, a blocked shot and a +1 rating in the Cardinals’ 5-0 NEWHL shut-out victory at Oswego State on Saturday, Nov. 13.
This is the first NEWHL Rookie of the Week honor of Norton’s career.
Plattsburgh State continues the 2021-22 regular season with a two-game NEWHL series against Morrisville State at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, and at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20, inside the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena.
UFirst Federal Credit Union is the official Zamboni sponsor of Plattsburgh State men’s and women’s ice hockey.
