ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES
10 ECAC West Championships
17 NCAA Tournament Appearances
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENT Friday & Saturday, November 21st & 22nd, 2014 Geneva Recreation Complex “The Cooler” -- Geneva, NY -- 7:30 p.m.
Hobart College STATESMEN (4-2-0, 3-1-0 ECAC West)
2014-15 Schedule (1-1-1, 1-1-1 ECAC West)
Last Time Out
Elmira skated away with their first win of the season last Friday when
Day Date Opponent Time-Result the Soaring Eagles edged Utica College, 4-3. Elmira took a comNOV. 7 at Neumann* L, 2-3 OT manding 4-1 lead but two third period goals from Utica made things 8 at Manhattanville* T, 1-1 OT interesting down the stretch. 14 Utica* W, 4-3 21 at Hobart* 7:30 p.m. Home Opening Win 22 at Hobart* 7:30 p.m. Elmira’s win over Utica College last Friday marked the third consec 29 at Amherst 3:00 p.m. 30 at Babson 3:00 p.m. utive home opening win for the Soaring Eagles. Elmira is now 9-4-3 DEC. 2 at Fredonia 7:00 p.m. in home openers dating back to the 1999-00 season. 5 Nazareth* 7:00 p.m. 6 Wesleyan# 3:00 p.m. Best in the West JAN. 6 Buffalo State 7:00 p.m. Elmira’s defense has proved to be a tough one to score on this season. 9 at SUNY Geneseo 7:00 p.m. The Soaring Eagles have allowed seven goals in three games for an 10 Brockport State 7:00 p.m. ECAC West-leading 2.33 goals per game allowed average. 13 at SUNY Potsdam 7:00 p.m. 16 Oswego State 7:00 p.m. Coach Aaron Saul ’98 17 Salve Regina 7:00 p.m. Now in his sixth season at the helm of the Elmira College men’s ice 23 Manhattanville* 7:00 p.m. hockey program, Coach Saul is sitting on 97 career wins, 78 of which 24 Manhattanville* 7:00 p.m. have occurred during his tenure with the Soaring Eagles. Coach 30 at Nazareth* 7:00 p.m. 31 at Nazareth* 7:00 p.m. Saul is also one of just six coaches in EC program history, and one FEB. 6 Neumann* 7:00 p.m. of just three coaches with multiple ECAC West Conference Tourna 7 Neumann* 7:00 p.m. ment titles. 13 at Utica* 7:30 p.m. 14 at Utica* 7:30 p.m. deMelo’s Third Period 20 Hobart* 7:00 p.m. Home contests are bolded *Denotes ECAC West contest #Game to be played at First Arena in Elmira, NY
Against Utica, Ryan deMelo ’15 made 28 saves, 18 of which came in the third period alone. His 18 save effort is tied for the third highest single-period total of his career. deMelo’s career-high came in last season’s season finale against Hobart when he made 23 saves in the second period.
Sports Information: Don Sherman (dsherman@elmira.edu); Steffan Waters ’13 (stwaters@elmira.edu); Nick Zwald (nzwald@elmira.edu) Phone: 607.735.1131 Fax: 607.735.1768 Website: athletics.elmira.edu Address: One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901