Elmira College Women's Ice Hockey Game Notes - NCAA Semifinals - March 18th

ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES

7 ECAC West Championships

12 NCAA Tournament Appearances

FRIDAY’S OPPONENT

Last Time Out

Elmira punched its ticket to the NCAA Semifinals with a 3-1 road win over second-ranked Adrian College last Saturday night at the Arrington Ice Arena in the NCAA First Round. The Soaring Eagles utilized a pair of power-play goals to secure its third trip to the Final Four in the past four seasons. Maddie Evangelous ’19 opened the scoring with a power-play goal 14:38 into the first period. The Falcons answered with a power-play score of their own 3:06 into the third period to even the game at 1-1. Special teams continued to be a theme in the third, as Katie Granato ’19 punched-in EC’s second power-play goal of the evening at the 4:19 mark of the final frame. Elmira clung to its one-goal lead for the majority of the third period until junior captain Johanna Eidensten ’17 tallied an empty-netter to all but seal a Soaring Eagle victory.

University of Wisconsin-River Falls FALCONS (22-5-2, 9-3-0 WIAC) Friday, March 18th, 2016 Stafford Ice Arena -- Plattsburgh, NY -- 7:00 p.m.

2015-16 SCHEDULE (22-4-1, 16-2-0 ECAC WEST)

Day OCT. NOV.

DEC.

JAN.

FEB.

MAR.

Date 31 1 13 14 21 22 27 28 5 6 2 9 12 16 17 22 23 30 31 5 6 13 14 19 20 5 12 18

Opponent #6 Adrian #4 Norwich SUNY Cortland* SUNY Cortland* Utica* Utica* #3 Middlebury #9 Gustavus Adolphus SUNY Potsdam* SUNY Potsdam* Williams #9 Norwich #3/6 Amherst Neumann* Neumann* Chatham* Chatham* #1 Plattsburgh State* #1 Plattsburgh State* Buffalo State* Buffalo State* William Smith* William Smith* Oswego State* Oswego State* #9 Utica^ #2 Adrian# #3 Wisconsin-River Falls$

Time-Result L, 1-4 W, 7-2 W, 5-1 W, 4-0 W, 4-1 W, 2-1 W, 3-1 W, 2-1 W, 5-0 W, 3-2 W, 2-1 W, 2-1 T, 2-2 OT W, 6-2 W, 8-0 W, 4-1 W, 4-1 L, 2-4 L, 1-7 W, 3-1 W, 5-0 W, 5-2 W, 7-1 W, 8-1 W, 3-1 L, 1-5 W, 3-1 7:00 p.m.

Home contests are bolded *Denotes ECAC West contest ^ Denotes ECAC West Semifinals (at Plattsburgh, NY) # Denotes NCAA First Round (at Adrian, MI) $ Denotes NCAA Semifinal (at Plattsburgh, NY)

ElmiraCollegeAthletics @ECSoaringEagles ECSportsInfo

3 NCAA National Championships

Freshmen Contributions

Elmira’s freshman class has been nothing short of spectacular this season, as the group of first-year skaters have had an immediate impact since their arrival on campus last fall. Elmira’s first-year players have totaled 100 points (42g-58a) as a collective unit, accounting for 39.2-percent of EC’s scoring during the 2015-16 campaign. The Class of 2019 is the highest-scoring group of freshmen since the Class of 2014, who accounted for 43.3-percent of Elmira’s points in their rookie season in 2010-11.

Balanced Scoring

The 2015-16 season has been one of great success for Elmira, with much of that success coming from EC’s balanced offensive approach. Elmira is the only team in this year’s NCAA Division III Final Four without a player in the Top-25 in points per game; Louisa Lippiatt Durnell ’18 is EC’s leader in points per game at 1.04. A total of 13 players have registered 10-or-more points this season, which is the highest total the program has had since the 2012-13 National Championship team that sported 14 skaters with 10-plus points.

Power-Play Threat

Rookie forward Maddie Evangelous ’19 has separated herself as one of the team’s top skaters on the power play this season. The Hudson, MA, native owns a teamleading seven power-play goals, after scoring with the extra skater in last weekend’s NCAA First Round game against Adrian. Evangelous’ seven power-play goals are tied for fifth-most in the country, as the first-year skater is one of just three freshmen this year to rank inside the Top-10.

First Time in Program History

Head Coach Dean Jackson ’03 has enjoyed a great deal of success since taking the reins of the program during the 2012-13 National Championship season. During his four years with the team, Jackson has amassed an impressive 93-18-4 (.826) record and has guided the Soaring Eagles to four consecutive NCAA Tournament berths. Jackson becomes the first coach in program history on the women’s or men’s side to accomplish that feat.

Also a Program First

Not only has Coach Jackson become the first EC coach to make four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, he is also the first coach in program history to guide the Soaring Eagles to four straight 20-win seasons. Additionally, Coach Jackson has the second-most wins in program history (93) and is nine shy of taking over the top spot from former coach Paul Nemetz-Carlson, who totaled 102 in five seasons with the Purple and Gold from 2003-08. Nemetz-Carlson currently serves as the Director of Women’s Ice Hockey Operations for NCAA Division I Quinnipiac University.

ECSoaringEagles

Sports Information: Don Sherman (dsherman@elmira.edu); Dan DeCaria (ddecaria@elmira.edu); Travis Larner (tlarner@elmira.edu)

Phone: 607.735.1131 Fax: 607.735.1768 Website: athletics.elmira.edu Address: One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901

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ELMIRA QUICK FACTS Location . .............................................................Elmira, NY Founded....................................................................... 1855 Enrollment.................................................................. 1,200 School Colors.................................................Purple & Gold Team Nickname............................................ Soaring Eagles Conference..........................................................ECAC West President..................................................Dr. Norman Smith Athletic Director...................................... Pat Thompson ’75 Athletic Department......................................607-735-1730 Ice Arena .........................................Murray Athletic Center Capacity . .................................................................... 3,000 Athletics Affiliation................................... NCAA Division III

20-Win Season

HOCKEY INFORMATION Head Coach ..............................................Dean Jackson ’03 Assistant Coach ........................................Kelsea Martalock First Season ............................................................ 2001-02 ECAC West Playoff Appearances..................................... 14 ECAC West Tournament Titles........................................... 7 NCAA Playoff Appearances.............................................. 11 2014-15 Overall Record.............................................26-3-1 2014-15 ECAC West Record.......................................18-0-0

Scouting the Falcons

2015-16 EC WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY (22-4-1) Scoring First................................................................16-0-1 Opposition Scored First................................................6-4-0 Leading after first period............................................14-0-0 Trailing after the first period.........................................2-3-0 Tied after the first period.............................................6-1-1 Leading after the second period.................................19-0-1 Trailing after the second period...................................1-4-0 Tied after the second period........................................2-0-0 2014-15 EC WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY (26-3-1) Scoring First................................................................22-0-0 Opposition Scored First................................................4-3-1 Leading after first period............................................19-0-0 Trailing after the first period.........................................4-3-0 Tied after the first period.............................................3-0-1 Leading after the second period.................................21-0-0 Trailing after the second period...................................2-2-0 Tied after the second period........................................3-1-1 2013-14 EC WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY (21-6-1) Scoring First................................................................19-3-0 Opposition Scores First.................................................2-3-1 Leading After First Period...........................................16-1-0 Trailing After First Period..............................................0-1-1 Tied After First Period...................................................5-4-0 Leading After the Second Period................................19-2-0 Trailing After the Second Period...................................0-2-1 Tied After the Second Period........................................2-2-0 2012-13 EC WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY (24-5-1) Scoring First................................................................24-1-1 Opposition Scores First.................................................0-4-0 Leading After First Period...........................................18-0-1 Trailing After First Period..............................................0-2-0 Tied After First Period...................................................6-3-0 Leading After the Second Period................................21-1-1 Trailing After the Second Period...................................0-3-0 Tied After the Second Period........................................3-1-0

Despite losing 63.1-percent of its scoring from a season ago, Elmira was still able to log another 20-win season and a postseason bid to the NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championships. Elmira has produced five consecutive seasons with 20-or-more wins, bringing the program total to 11.

Not In Five Years

Rookie talent Kristin Chivers ’19 has been a force, not only on defense, but also in the attacking zone for Elmira throughout her freshman campaign. The Antioch, IL, native leads the Soaring Eagles with 25 points on seven goals and 18 assists. Chivers’ 25-point total is the highest by an Elmira freshman since the 2010-11 season.

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls enter Friday’s semifinal matchup with a 22-5-2 overall record, after claiming a 4-1 win over the University of St. Thomas in the first round of the NCAA Championships. Haley Nielsen led the charge against the Tommies with a three-point performance on two goals, including the game-winner, and an assist. The Falcons are unbeaten in their last seven games ( 6-0-1) and have registered three one-goal wins during that stretch, two of which came on the road. UW-River Falls is paced on offense by a trio of players, who account for 46.7-percent of the Falcons’ scoring. Chloe Kinsel leads the pack with 44 points on a team-high 25 points and 19 assists; Kinsel ranks 10th in the nation in points per game (1.52). Dani Sibley and Carly Moran are no slouches either, as duo has logged 38 and 33 points, respectively. Both Sibley and Moran have scored 20 goals apiece this season. Angie Hall has been a mainstay between the pipes, as the second-year netminder has played 95.6-percent of the minutes in goal.

She has 22 wins on the year, as well as a .922 save percentage and a 1.61 goals against average.

Soaring Eagles vs. Falcons

Friday’s NCAA Semifinal bout will be the fourth all-time meeting between Elmira and UW-River Falls, with all three previous meetings taking place in the NCAA Tournament. Elmira owns a pair one-goal wins against the Falcons, as well as a 3-0 victory in 2009.

No Stranger to the NCAA

Elmira had to wait to the bitter end of Monday’s NCAA Selection Show, before finally finding out that it would be a part of the tournament field. EC is no stranger to hearing its name called on selection day, as the Purple and Gold are set to make their 12th appearance in the “big dance”. Elmira’s 12 NCAA Tournament appearances are tied with Plattsburgh State for the second-most all-time. Middlebury College paces all programs with 13 appearances, as the Panthers secured the automatic bid for taking home the NESCAC Championship this season. Plattsburgh leads all programs with four national titles, while Elmira and Middlebury are tied for second with three titles apiece.

ECAC West All-Conference

Kristin Chivers ’19 headlined a group of five skaters who took home ECAC West All-Conference honors at the conclusion of the regular season. The rookie defender became the first EC player in nine years to earn First Team honors during her debut season, while she also garnered a spot on the conference’s All-Rookie Team. Along with Chivers, Olivia Nystrom ’16, McKenna Farole ’16, and Maddie Evangelous ’19 also received accolades from the conference office. Nystrom, a former All-Rookie selection, took home ECAC West All-Conference Second Team honors; Farole earned her first year-end accolade from the ECAC West with an Honorable Mention nod; Evangelous was voted to the All-Rookie Team.

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Series History

Elmira vs. Wisconsin-River Falls Record: 3-0-0

2014-15 2008-09 2002-03

Elmira, 3-2 Elmira, 3-0 Elmira, 2-1

2015-16 Season Awards NAME

Kristin Chivers Kristin Chivers Olivia Nystrom McKenna Farole Maddie Evangelous Johanna Eidensten Johanna Eidensten Maddie Evangelous Maddie Evangelous Kelcey Crawford McKenna Farole Kristin Chivers Louisa Lippiatt Durnell Olivia Nystrom Phoebe Piku Phoebe Piku Kelcey Crawford Louisa Lippiatt Durnell Maddy Jerolman Meghan Fonfara Kristin Chivers Meghan Fonfara Kristin Chivers Maddie Evangelous

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

AWARD

All-ECAC West First Team ECAC Women’s West All-Rookie All-ECAC West Second Team All-ECAC West Honorable Mention ECAC Women’s West All-Rookie D3hockey.com National Team of the Week ECAC West Player of the Week D3hockey.com National Team of the Week ECAC West Player of the Week ECAC West Goaltender of the Week D3hockey.com National Team of the Week ECAC West Rookie of the Week D3hockey.com National Team of the Week D3hockey.com National Team of the Week D3hockey.com National Team of the Week ECAC West Player of the Week ECAC West Goaltender of the Week D3hockey.com National Team of the Week ECAC West Rookie of the Week D3hockey.com National Team of the Week D3hockey.com National Team of the Week D3hockey.com National Team of the Week D3hockey.com National Team of the Week ECAC West Rookie of the Week

USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll

Team (First Place Votes) Plattsburgh State (14) Adrian (1) Wisconsin-River Falls Middlebury Elmira Amherst St. Thomas Norwich Lake Forest Utica

Record 26-1-0 25-2-1 21-5-2 20-4-3 21-4-1 22-2-3 20-5-2 21-7-0 20-4-3 19-8-1

Points 149 136 104 98 90 88 58 35 33 18

Last Poll 1 2 5 6 3 4 9 7 8 NR

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin-Stevens Point 11, St. Norbert 4, Bethel 1.

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

D3hockey.com Women’s Poll

Team (First Place Votes) Plattsburgh State (15) Adrian Middlebury Elmira Amherst Wisconsin-River Falls Norwich St. Thomas Lake Forest Utica

Record 26-1-0 25-2-1 20-4-3 21-4-1 22-2-3 21-5-2 21-7-0 20-5-2 20-4-3 19-8-1

Points 150 129 121 103 93 78 55 43 32 18

Others receiving votes: St. Norbert 2, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1.

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Last Poll 1 3 5 2 4 7 6 10 8 9

DATE

02/25 02/25 02/25 02/25 02/25 02/23 02/22 02/17 02/15 02/08 01/19 01/19 01/12 01/05 01/05 01/04 01/04 12/01 11/30 11/25 11/25 11/17 11/17 11/16

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2015-16 ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY

NAME Kyle Nelson ’17 Maddie Evangelous ’19 Erin Kishoni ’18 Anna Tude ’17 Olivia Nyström ’16 Rachel Grampp ’18 Ari Smith ’18 Kristin Chivers ’19 Bobbi Strople ’19 Shannon Strawinski ’19 McKenna Farole ’16 Johanna Eidensten ’17 Sydney Fischer ’17 Phoebe Piku ’16 Maddy Jerolman ’19 Louisa Lippiatt Durnell ’18 Kyra McDonald ’18 Meghan Fonfara ’18 Meg Lahey ’19 Sarah Hughson ’18 Gyllian Smith ’18 Katie Granato ’19 Jessica Prance ’17 Kelcey Crawford ’18

POS. G F D F F D F D F-D F D F F D F F D F D F F F F G

HT. 5’6” 5’1” 5’1” 5’7” 5’6” 5’8” 5’8” 5’5” 5’6” 5’5” 5’8” 5’7” 5’7” 5’7” 5’3” 5’5” 5’4” 6’0” 5’7” 5’4” 5’9” 5’9” 5’10” 5’4”

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COACHING STAFF

ELMIRA COLLEGE CAPTAINS

Head Coach: Dean Jackson ’03 Assistant Coach: Kelsea Martalock

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

#2 Maddie Evangelous . .....................ev-ANN-gel-liss #7 Anna Tude................................................ Too-DAH # 9 Olivia Nyström..................................... NEE-strum Olivia Nyström ’16 (A) # 15 McKenna Farole................................ FAH-roll-ee # 16 Johanna Eidensten......................... EYE-den-sten # 18 Phoebe Piku............................. FEE-Bee PEE-Koo # 19 Maddy Jerolman........................... jerr-UHL-man # 21 Kyra McDonald......................................KEER-ah # 23 Meg Lahey............................................. LAY-HEE # 25 Gyllian Smith.................................... Like “Jillian”

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Johanna Eidensten ’17 (C)

Phoebe Piku ’16 (A)

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Date 10/31/15 11/01/15 11/13/15 11/14/15 11/21/15 11/22/15 11/27/15 11/28/15 12/05/15 12/06/15 01/02/16 01/09/16 01/12/16 01/16/16 01/17/16 01/22/16 01/23/16 01/30/16 01/31/16 02/05/16 02/06/16 02/13/16 02/14/16 02/19/16 02/20/16 03/05/16 03/12/16

Opponent #6 ADRIAN at #4 Norwich CORTLAND at SUNY Cortland UTICA at Utica at #3 Middlebury vs #9 Gustavus Adolphus at SUNY Potsdam at SUNY Potsdam WILLIAMS #9 NORWICH #6 AMHERST NEUMANN NEUMANN at Chatham at Chatham #1 PLATTSBURGH #1 PLATTSBURGH at Buffalo State BUFFALO STATE WILLIAM SMITH at William Smith at Oswego State at Oswego State vs Utica College at #2 Adrian

TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct.

Goals/Gam e Sh o t s / G a m e POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent SHORT-HANDED Goals-Shot attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play Sh o rt -h a n d e d Empty net Penalty Unassisted Overtime Sh o o t o u t Delayed Penalty PENALTIES Num ber Minutes Pe n a l t i e s / G a m e Pen minutes/Game SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att)

Score 1-4 7-2 5-1 4-0 4-1 2-1 3-1 2-1 5-0 3-2 2-1 2-1 2-2 6-2 8-0 4-1 4-1 2-4 1-7 3-1 5-0 5-2 7-1 8-1 3-1 1-5 3-1

L W W W W W W W W W W W Tot W W W

Att. 101 225 539 118 412 317 375 212 67 96 150 149 211 371 145 85 35 473 513 150 643 412 81 111 223 248 675

Record: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ##

ELMIRA

OPP

102-830 .123 3.8 30.7

44-547 .080 1.6 20.3

12 9 20 2 19 27 22 16 14 15 7 18 24 10 21 6 28 17 23 11 13 1 8 25 TM

21-98 .214 151 .139

14-105 .133 119 .118

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6-43 .140

2-17 .118

21 6 3 0 6 0 0 0

14 2 0 0 8 0 0 0

123 254 4.6 9.4 0-0

112 224 4.1 8.3 0-0

W L L W W W W W W L W

Overall 22-4-1 16-2-0 6-2-1

Player

gp

Kristin Chivers Olivia Nystrom L. Lippiat Durnell Maddie Evangelous Maddy Jerolman Katie Granato Meghan Fonfara Johanna Eidensten Shannon Strawinski McKenna Farole Anna Tude Phoebe Piku Sarah Hughson Rachel Grampp Kyra McDonald Erin Kishoni Jessica Prance Sydney Fischer Meg Lahey Ari Smith Bobbi Strople Kyle Nelson Brynn Rickard Gyllian Smith TEAM Total Opponents

Goalie 31 Kelcey Crawford 1 Kyle Nelson TM EMPTY NET

Total Opponents

Home 8-3-1 6-2-0 2-1-1 g

a

min

ga

gp

17 14 7 27 27

861:32 23 762:26 21 1:02 0 1625:00 44 1625:00 102

sh

gaavg

1.60 1.65 1.62 3.77

ELMIRA

4119 12/343 2/230

1st

2nd

3rd

Total 102 44

1st

2nd

3rd

Total 830 547

1st

2nd

3rd

Total 503 728

28 15

37 16

37 13

Shots by Period Elmira College Opponents

254 278 298 167 182 197

Saves by Period Elmira College Opponents

152 166 184 226 241 261

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pts

27 7 18 25 56 27 15 9 24 87 23 7 17 24 50 24 11 9 20 59 26 9 11 20 69 24 10 7 17 55 23 10 4 14 54 27 8 6 14 50 23 4 9 13 31 26 3 10 13 26 26 3 9 12 39 26 0 12 12 41 23 5 6 11 29 21 3 5 8 25 23 0 8 8 27 23 1 5 6 27 21 3 0 3 21 22 1 2 3 16 17 1 2 3 36 19 1 2 3 22 9 0 2 2 3 14 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 27 102 153 255 830 27 44 54 98 547

Attendance Summary Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg Goals by Period Elmira College Opponents

Away 13-0-0 10-0-0 3-0-0

Neutral 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0

sh% pen-min

.125 .172 .140 .186 .130 .182 .185 .160 .129 .115 .077 .000 .172 .120 .000 .037 .143 .062 .028 .045 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .123 .080

1-2 4-8 6-12 4-8 8-16 1-2 11-22 3-6 14-28 10-28 5-10 23-46 2-4 4-8 4-8 4-8 1-2 7-14 2-4 1-2 1-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 5-10 123-254 112-224

saves save%

261 242 0 503 728

pp sh

2 0 2 7 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 14

w-l-t

.919 13-3-0 .920 9-1-1 .000 0-0-0 .920 22-4-1 .877 4-22-1

Opponent

2558 13/197

0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2