Elmira College Women's Ice Hockey Game Notes - January 16th & 17th

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ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES

7 ECAC West Championships

11 NCAA Tournament Appearances

THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENT

Neumann University KNIGHTS (3-9-1, 1-6-1 ECAC West)

3 NCAA National Championships

Last Time Out

Elmira faced a stiff test in its last outing against No. 3/6 nationally-ranked Amherst College on Tuesday night. Sarah Hughson ’18 got things started for the Soaring Eagles early in the first period, as she tucked-in a wraparound goal to open the game’s scoring. Amherst answered just about three minutes later to even the game, but Katie Granato ’19 put the Purple and Gold back in front 1:35 into the second period on one of the nicest backhand bar-down shots you will see this season. It looked as though EC was going to skate away with its fifth nationallyranked win of the season, but with less than five minutes to play in regulation, Amherst scored the eventual game-tying goal, which put an end to Elmira’s 11game win streak. For Elmira, it was the first time this season they have not won a game when entering the third period with a lead (8-0-1).

National Honors for Durnell

Saturday, January 16th, 2016 Murray Athletic Center -- Pine Valley, NY -- 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 17th, 2016 Murray Athletic Center -- Pine Valley, NY -- 3:00 p.m.

Louisa Lippiatt Durnell ’18 was honored Tuesday afternoon for her outstanding play the previous weekend, as the second-year forward earned a spot on the D3hockey.com National Team of the Week. Durnell has been one of Elmira’s most consistent performers throughout the 2015-16 season. In 11 appearances, she has logged at least one point in nine games. Durnell is second on this year’s team in points with 11, which is just four shy of tying her season total from a year ago.

25-Shot Mark

In Elmira’s Tuesday night bout with No. 3/6 Amherst College, EC was held to 22 shots on goal, marking the fifth time this season the Soaring Eagles have produced less than 25. Elmira is 3-1-1 this year when it has not hit the 25-shot mark, 2015-16 SCHEDULE (11-1-1, 6-0-0 ECAC WEST) but going back to the 2013-14 season shows that Elmira is 7-8-1 in those same Day Date Opponent Time-Result games. However, when Elmira has produced 25-or-more, the Soaring Eagles record stands at a staggering 51-2-2. OCT. 31 #6 Adrian L, 1-4 NOV. 1 #4 Norwich W, 7-2 Chivers Stays Hot 13 SUNY Cortland* W, 5-1 Kristin Chivers ’19 has been a key ingredient in Elmira’s recipe for success this 14 SUNY Cortland* W, 4-0 season. In her first year with the Purple and Gold, Chivers leads the team in points 21 Utica* W, 4-1 (13) and assists (11). She is averaging 1.00 points per game, which places the An 22 Utica* W, 2-1 tioch, IL, native in a two-way tie for second place in the country in that category. 27 #3 Middlebury W, 3-1 Chivers is also averaging 0.85 assists per game, which is tied for ninth in the nation, making her one of just three defenders in NCAA Division III to rank inside 28 #9 Gustavus Adolphus W, 2-1 the Top-35. DEC. 5 SUNY Potsdam* W, 5-0 6 SUNY Potsdam* W, 3-2 Options in Net JAN. 2 Williams W, 2-1 Coach Jackson has had the luxury of having two of the elite goaltenders in the 9 #9 Norwich W, 2-1 country at his disposal this season. Kelcey Crawford ’18 and Kyle Nelson ’17 have 12 #3/6 Amherst T, 2-2 OT enjoyed noteworthy seasons thus far in the 2015-16 campaign. Both netmind 16 Neumann* 3:00 p.m. ers rank inside the Top-15 in goals against average, with Crawford holding down 17 Neumann* 3:00 p.m. the seventh spot and Nelson holding steady at 14th. The duo also sits inside the 23 Chatham* 5:00 p.m. Top-10 in winning percentage, with Nelson in third (.900) and Crawford in eighth 24 Chatham* 3:00 p.m. (.875). 30 Plattsburgh State* 3:00 p.m. Unbeaten Streak Still Intact 31 Plattsburgh State* 3:00 p.m. Although Elmira was unable to extend its win streak, the Soaring Eagles did howFEB. 5 Buffalo State* 4:00 p.m. ever push its unbeaten streak to 12 games, which is the second-longest active 6 Buffalo State* 3:00 p.m. streak in the country. Elmira is one of four teams in the country with double-digit 13 William Smith* 3:00 p.m. unbeaten streaks; Plattsburgh State leads the country at 13, while the University 14 William Smith* 4:00 p.m. of Wisconsin-River Falls and Amherst College are at 11. 19 Oswego State* 7:00 p.m. 20 Oswego State* 3:00 p.m. Scouting Neumann 27 ECAC West Quarterfinals TBA It has been a challenging year to say the least for the 2015-16 edition of Neumann MAR. 5 ECAC West Semifinals TBA University women’s ice hockey. The Knights opened the season with six straight losses and earned just one win in its first 11 games of the year. However, the 6 ECAC West Championship TBA Knights look to be playing much better recently, as the Neumann women have 12 NCAA Quarterfinals TBA earned back-to-back wins in their last two outings against Salve Regina University and Salem State University. One area Neumann will need to do a better job at Home contests are bolded this weekend is limiting its penalty minutes. The Knights are averaging an NCAA *Denotes ECAC West contest Division III-leading 12.1 penalty minutes per contest, which could pose a problem with Elmira’s 11th-ranked power-play unit. Bek Lucas has been a bright spot for Neumann this season, as the second-year forward leads the team in points (10), goals (7), and shares the team lead in assists (3). Megan Russelo shares the team lead in assists with three.

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