GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Adrian College women's hockey team closed out the regular season on a high note as they beat St. Norbert College 2-1 in the season finale. The Bulldogs enter the O'Brien Cup Playoffs with a record of 15-7-3 overall and 13-4-2 in the conference.

After both teams combined for eight shots on goal in the first period (Adrian 7, St. Norbert 1), the Green Knights got on the board first netting a power play goal in the second period with less than five minutes left.  St. Norbert out-shot the Bulldogs 10-8 in the second period as they led 1-0 going into the final period.

Adrian came out of the locker room firing shots at the net as freshman Danielle Smith (Highland, Mich.) was finally able to breakthrough for the Bulldogs scoring her sixth goal of the season. Smith's goal was assisted by junior Olivia Rork (Wayne, Mich.) and sophomore Ashley Gniewek (Southgate, Mich.).

Adrian peppered the Green Knights goalie with 13 shots in the final period but it was the one by senior Jessica Grubbs (Woodbridge, Va.) that meant the most. After senior Nicky Futers (Sarnia, Ont.) won the faceoff in the St. Norbert zone, Grubbs took control of the puck and fired off a shot to the glove side of Green Knights goalie Kaley Gibson, who was unable to snare the shot.  

The Green Knights pulled their goalie for the last two minutes of the game but freshman goaltender Emily Michelin (Highland, Mich.) was able to hold off several shots to preserve the win.

Michelin finished the night with 15 saves between the pipes and improved her record to 12-5-2.

Adrian out-shot St. Norbert 28-16 on the night. The Green Knights were 1-5 on the power play while the Bulldogs were 0-3.

As the second seed in the NCHA playoffs, Adrian will host the seventh seed next weekend in a two-game series, with dates and times to be determined.