CORTLAND, N.Y. – Senior Olivia Nystrom (Vaxholm, Sweden/Ormsta HC) tallied two goals to lead the nationally third-ranked Elmira women’s ice hockey team to a 4-0 win at Cortland Saturday afternoon in ECAC West action at Alumni Arena.
Senior goalie Deanna Meunier (Parsippany, NJ/New Jersey Rockets) registered 33 saves for the Red Dragons (1-4-1 overall, 0-3-1 ECAC West). Sophomore goalie Kelcey Crawford (Purcellville, VA/Proctor Academy) made 12 saves in earning the shutout.
Junior Anna Tude (Stockholm, Sweden/Balmoral Hall Blazers) recorded a goal and an assist for the Soaring Eagles (3-1, 2-0). Freshman Maddie Evangelous (Hudson, MA/Worcester Academy) netted a goal, junior Johanna Eidensten (Taby, Sweden/Danderyds) collected two assists and three others each chipped in with one assist.
Elmira took a 2-0 lead after one period as Tude scored on a deflection at 8:54 and Evangelous knocked in a loose puck on the power play at 18:38. Nystrom pushed the lead to 3-0 when she finished off a 2-on-1 at 16:42 of the second period, and she finished the scoring with a deflection at the left post at 5:31 of the third period.
Score by periods:
Elmira 2-1-1 4
Cortland 0-0-0 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Elmira: Olivia Nystrom 2-0, Anna Tude 1-1, Maddie Evangelous 1-0, Johanna Eidensten 0-2, Louisa Lippiatt Durnell 0-1, Erin Kishoni 0-1, Kyra McDonald 0-1
Cortland: no scoring
Saves: Kelcey Crawford (Elmira) 12 saves (0 GA in 60:00); Deanna Meunier (Cortland) 33 saves (4 GA in 59:57), Empty Net :03
Shots on goal: Elmira 37 (17-9-11), Cortland 12 (1-1-10)
Penalties: Elmira 7-14:00, Cortland 5-10:00
Power Play: Cortland 0-5, Elmira 1-3
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-4-1, 0-3-1 ECAC West; Elmira (Soaring Eagles) 3-1, 2-0 ECAC West (ranked 3rd nationally in Div. III)
