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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The No. 1/2 Plattsburgh State women's ice hockey team notched a crucial 2-1 non-conference win over No. 4/6 Middlebury College on Tuesday evening at Chip Kenyon '85 Arena behind a performance for the ages from senior goaltender Brooke Wolejko (South Windsor, Conn./St. Lawrence University).
 
Plattsburgh State is ranked at No. 1 in the D3hockey.com Women's Top-10 Poll and No. 2 in the USCHO.com Women's Division III Top-10 Poll. Middlebury is ranked at No. 4 in the USCHO.com Women's Division III Top-10 Poll and No. 6 in the D3hockey.com Women's Top-10 Poll.
 
Wolejko made 41 saves in the victory, which is tied with Mandy Mackrell (Dec. 3, 2010) for the second-most in a single game in program history.
 
Middlebury finished with a 42-24 edge in shots on goal, and neither team scored on the power play. The Cardinals were 0-for-4 with the extra skater, while the Panthers were 0-for-3.
 
Plattsburgh State rises to 16-2-1 overall with the win and kicks off a Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) series at Oswego State on Friday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. Middlebury drops to 12-4-1 overall with the loss and saw its 10-game unbeaten streak snapped. The Panthers next host Wesleyan University on Friday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m.
 
Senior forward Melissa Sheeran (Schaghticoke, N.Y./Millbrook School) put the Cardinals on the board 7:29 into the first period. Sophomore defenseman Hannah Kiraly (Glendale, Ariz./Northern Cyclones) played the puck to sophomore forward Meghan Kraus (Bellingham, Wash./Northern Cyclones) from behind the goal line in Plattsburgh State's defensive zone, and Kraus skated down the right wing on a 3-on-2 opportunity. Kraus centered a pass to Sheeran, who scored blocker side from the slot.
 
Middlebury knotted the tally at 1-all 4:06 into the second period. Senior forward Maddie Winslow dug the puck out from below the goal line, and sophomore forward Sidney Portner elevated a shot from close range over the goaltender.
 
Finally, with 5:26 gone in the third, senior forward Kayla Meneghin (Clifton, N.J./The Gunnery) delivered the eventual game-winner. Junior forward Courtney Moriarty (Estero, Fla./Northfield Mount Hermon) played the puck to junior forward Mackenzie Millen (Anchorage, Alaska/North American Hockey Academy) along the left boards, and Millen sped into the zone to create a one-on-one opportunity with the goalie. The Panther netminder made a pad save at point blank range before Meneghin crashed the net and knocked the puck past the goal line.
 
Sophomore goaltender Lin Han suffered the loss for the Panthers, making 22 stops.