ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES
7 ECAC West Championships
3 NCAA Championships
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS NCAA Quarterfinals Saturday, March 15, 2014 Kreitzberg Arena - Northfield, VT -- 3:00 p.m.
Norwich University CADETS (25-3-0, 16-0-0 ECAC East)
2013-14 Schedule (21-5-1, 15-1-0 ECAC West) Oh Yeah, We’re Dancing! Day Date Opponent Time-Result For the second consecutive year, the Elmira College women’s ice hockey team has received an at-large bid into the NCAA WomNOV. 2 vs. #9 Manhattanville T, 2-2 OT 3 at #5 Norwich L, 2-3 en’s Ice Hockey Tournament. This year’s at-large selection is the 9 Utica* W, 4-1 third in program history and Elmira’s 10th overall trip to the 10 at Utica* W, 3-1 NCAA Tournament. 15 at SUNY Potsdam* W, 8-3 16 at SUNY Potsdam* W, 3-0 23 Williams W, 5-1 30 at #2 Middlebury L, 3-5 DEC. 1 vs. Amherst W, 3-2 7 at Chatham* W, 5-0 8 at Chatham* W, 10-0 JAN. 4 at #2 Middlebury L, 2-3 OT 10 #4 Norwich W, 3-1 11 at Hamilton W, 2-1 18 at Stevenson W, 5-0 24 at Oswego State* W, 5-2 25 at Oswego State* W, 2-1 OT FEB. 1 Buffalo State* W, 4-1 2 Buffalo State* W, 6-2 7 #1 Plattsburgh State* W, 2-0 8 #1 Plattsburgh State* L, 1-2 OT 14 at SUNY Cortland* W, 4-1 15 at SUNY Cortland* W, 6-0 22 Neumann* W, 6-0 23 Neumann* W, 4-1 MAR. 8 Oswego State# W, 3-0 9 at #1 Plattsburgh State& L, 3-4 15 at #2 Norwich% 3:00 p.m. Home contests are bolded *Denotes ECAC West contest #Denotes ECAC West Semifinals & ECAC West Finals %Denotes NCAA Quarterfinals
Going for Number Four
The Soaring Eagles boast three national championships in program history, tying them with Middlebury College for the most NCAA titles of any team in NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey. If Elmira is able to run the gauntlet and capture their fourth national championship, they will be the fourth team in any division of women’s ice hockey to win four or more NCAA Tournament titles - the other three being Division I institutions.
NCAA Quarterfinals
Entering Saturday’s matchup against the Cadets of Norwich University, Elmira owns a 4-2 record in NCAA Quarterfinal games. Of their previous six appearances, four have been played on the road, with Elmira going 2-2 in those games. EC’s most recent NCAA Quarterfinal road win came during last year’s title run when Elmira defeated Bowdoin, 4-0.
EC vs. Norwich in the NCAA’s
Saturday’s contest against Norwich marks the third meeting between the two teams in NCAA Tournament history. The NCAA Tournament series is split as each team has won a game. In 2008-09 Elmira defeated the Cadets 3-2 and in 2009-10, Norwich beat the Soaring Eagles by the same score, 3-2.
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