ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES
7 ECAC West Championships
11 NCAA Tournament Appearances
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENT
3 NCAA National Championships
Last Time Out
Elmira continued to roll this past weekend when it began the final push through ECAC West play with a two-game set against Neumann University at the MAC. The Soaring Eagles offense kicked into high gear against the Knights, tallying 14 goals over the course of the two games, securing a 6-2 victory on Saturday and an 8-0 whitewash on Sunday. The Purple and Gold tallied at least two goals in all six periods over the weekend. The EC blue-line led the way in the most recent contest on Sunday, as Elmira defenders accounted for four of the eight goals, headlined by Kristin Chivers ’19 two tallies during the third period.
National Honors for Farole Chatham University COUGARS (6-7-1, 2-5-1 ECAC West) Friday, January 22nd, 2016 Alpha Ice Complex -- Pittsburgh, PA -- 5:00 p.m.
Senior McKenna Farole ’16 has always been a reliable stay-at-home defender over the course of her collegiate career; however, she got in on Elmira’s offensive output in the weekend set against the Knights. Still searching for her first point on the year entering Saturday, she recorded a primary assist on a goal by Meg Lahey ’19 to lift Elmira to 4-1 lead in the second period of EC’s 6-2 victory. That opened the floodgates for Sunday, as Farole chalked up three points, which included her first collegiate goal to power the Soaring Eagles to the 8-0 win. She was recognized on Tuesday, garnering a spot on the D3hockey.com National Team of the Week.
Chivers Continues to Cook
Kristin Chivers ’19 has been a key ingredient in Elmira’s recipe for success this season. The rookie blue-liner continued to be a headache for opposing teams on both ends of the ice over the past week. She opened the week with an assist in EC’s 2-2 tie against nationally-ranked Amherst. Her weekend set against Neumann was all about the goal scoring, as she pumped home a power-play marker 2015-16 SCHEDULE (13-1-1, 8-0-0 ECAC WEST) on Saturday and fired in two more third period goals on Sunday. The big week Day Date Opponent Time-Result stretches her point streak to four consecutive games, while it also netted her ECAC West Rookie of the Week honors. The Antioch, IL, native ranks fourth naOCT. 31 #6 Adrian L, 1-4 tionally in points per game among defenders (1.07), while she ranks fifth amongst NOV. 1 #4 Norwich W, 7-2 all rookies - first amongst rookie defenders - in the country. 13 SUNY Cortland* W, 5-1 14 SUNY Cortland* W, 4-0 Top-10 Defense 21 Utica* W, 4-1 Elmira has been near the top of the charts in terms of scoring defense throughout the season. EC’s strong play on the back end continued this past weekend as the 22 Utica* W, 2-1 team conceded just two goals, while it posted its third shutout of the season on 27 #3 Middlebury W, 3-1 Sunday. On the year, the Soaring Eagles have conceded just 19 times through 15 28 #9 Gustavus Adolphus W, 2-1 games, a 1.27 goals against average that ranks sixth in NCAA Division III. It is the DEC. 5 SUNY Potsdam* W, 5-0 best defensive start for the program since it allowed just 11 goals through the first 6 SUNY Potsdam* W, 3-2 15 games of its National Championship season in 2012-13. JAN. 2 Williams W, 2-1 9 #9 Norwich W, 2-1 Unbeaten Streak Still Intact 12 #3/6 Amherst T, 2-2 OT With the two wins over Neumann, the Soaring Eagles stretched their unbeaten 16 Neumann* W, 6-2 streak to 14 straight games. Elmira is one of five teams in the country with double-digit unbeaten streaks; Plattsburgh State leads the country at 15, the Univer 17 Neumann* W, 8-0 sity of Wisconsin-River Falls sits at 12, while Adrian College and St. Thomas check 22 Chatham* 5:00 p.m. in with 10. 23 Chatham* 3:00 p.m. 30 Plattsburgh State* 3:00 p.m. All-Time Series 31 Plattsburgh State* 3:00 p.m. Elmira has thoroughly dominated the all-time series with Chatham, winning all FEB. 5 Buffalo State* 4:00 p.m. 26 of the previous matchups between the two programs. The Cougars have only 6 Buffalo State* 3:00 p.m. found the back of the net six times total in those 26 contests, while EC has shut 13 William Smith* 3:00 p.m. out Chatham in each of the last five meetings and eight of the last nine overall. 14 William Smith* 4:00 p.m. Scouting Chatham 19 Oswego State* 7:00 p.m. The Cougars have gotten off to one of their best starts in program history, enter 20 Oswego State* 3:00 p.m. ing the weekend with a 6-7-1 overall record and a 2-5-1 mark in ECAC West play. 27 ECAC West Quarterfinals TBA Despite the middling record, Chatham is unquestionably playing its finest hockey MAR. 5 ECAC West Semifinals TBA of the season, riding a four-game unbeaten streak into the weekend set against 6 ECAC West Championship TBA the Soaring Eagles. Although Chatham has traditionally had a tough time con 12 NCAA Quarterfinals TBA tending with the ECAC West’s top teams, the Cougars showed they are not a team to be trifled with this season, a lesson learned the hard way by Oswego State. Chatham went 1-0-1 against the Lakers over the past weekend, while it did not Home contests are bolded concede a goal in either game. The team boasts a balanced scoring offense, with *Denotes ECAC West contest no player tallying more than six points on the year. Erika Martin (3g-3a) and Erika Bronk (1g-5a) lead the club in scoring. The sophomore goalie tandem of Sydney Isbell and Kasandra Peterson has been strong in the Chatham net this season. Isbell leads the team with a .929 save percentage and has posted a solid 2.05 goals against average. Peterson boasts the slightly better goals against average at 1.99, ElmiraCollegeAthletics @ECSoaringEagles ECSportsInfo ECSoaringEagles while also marking an excellent .923 save percentage.
Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 Alpha Ice Complex -- Pittsburgh, PA -- 3:00 p.m.
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