ELMSFORD, N.Y. — The Elmira College women’s ice hockey team rolled to a 7-1 United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) victory on the road Friday night against Manhattanville College.
The nine different Soaring Eagles (2-0-0, 2-0-0 UCHC) registered a point against the Valiants (0-3-0, 0-3-0 UCHC), and as a team, Elmira finished with a sizable 53-to-8 advantage in shots on goal. EC netted two goals on the power play, while the defense held Mville off of the scoreboard for over 51 minutes.
For the second game in a row, senior forward Jess Adams ’21 led the team in scoring. Against the Valiants, she potted one goal with three assists for a game-high four points. Classmate Tristen Tolan ’21 was the only player to score multiple goals, as she scored twice as part of a three-point outing (2g-1a). Kelly Matthews ’23 (1g-1a), Jenny Heath ’22 (1g), Emma Crocker ’21 (1g), Holley Riva ’23 (1g), Devyn Gilman ’21 (1a), Mary McCafferty ’22 (1a), and Eliza Beaudin ’22 (1a) also contributed to the Elmira attack.
EC logged the first six goals of the game and built up 6-0 lead midway through the third period. Tolan’s first tally, which went down as the eventual game-winner, put the Soaring Eagles ahead 2-0 with 4:26 to go in the opening period. Crocker’s power-play goal widened the margin to 3-0 in the second period, and Tolan began the scoring in the final stanza with an unassisted goal.
Up 6-1, Heath added an exclamation point to the win with her second goal of the young season, the second power-play marker of the night for the Soaring Eagles, which came with 5:57 left in regulation.
In goal, Elizabeth Hanson ’21 made six saves in 45:28 minutes, before giving way to second-year netminder Maggie Gilman’23, who stopped one shot in 14:32.
In Their Own Words…
Head Coach Tim Crowley when asked about Friday’s road win at Manhattanville…
“I thought we played well again and were able to finish off some nice plays. It was good to get a win on the road and have everybody contribute throughout the lineup.”
News and Notes
- Elmira improved to 2-0-0 overall and 2-0-0 against UCHC opponents.
- The Soaring Eagles have outscored opponents 11-1 through the first two games of the season.
- Adams led all skaters in points for the second consecutive contest.
- Adams, Heath, and Matthews have scored a goal in both games so far in 2021.
- Crocker’s goal moved the senior one point closer to 100, as she currently owns 93 career points (39g-54a) in 82 games played.
- Hanson improved to 2-0-0 in goal for Elmira and has stopped 24 of 25 shots in two games.
Up Next
Elmira and Manhattanville will finish their home-and-home series on Saturday, February 27, at 4:00 p.m. inside the Murray Athletic Center.
(Elmira Women’s Hockey Photo)
