ELMIRA, N.Y.-No. 2 Elmira College (9-1, 6-0 ECAC West) defeated the SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team (2-6-1, 2-6-1) 8-1 on Saturday afternoon at First Arena in Elmira. Sophomore defenseman Kady Hart (Potsdam, N.Y./Potsdam Ice Storm) scored her first collegiate goal for the Bears.
The Soaring Eagles continued their momentum from the previous day, outshooting the Bears 14-6 in the opening period. Anna Tude put Elmira up 1-0 just three 3:38 into the contest. Cassidy Delainey doubled the advantage at the 15:50 mark and Elmira took the 2-0 lead into the first intermission.
Hart scored 2:05 into the second period with assists from sophomore forwards Jordan Ott (Hilton, N.Y./Rochester Edge) andRoberta Beatty (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan/Ontario Hockey Academy) to close to gap to 2-1. The Soaring Eagles answered with four straight goals over the rest of the middle stanza. Ashton Hogan scored two goals four minutes apart to make it a 4-1 game at the 11:22 mark. Delainey notched her second on the power play at 13:26 and Sarah Hughson put Elmira up 6-1 at 17:17.
The Soaring Eagles tacked on two more in the third period. Phoebe Piku scored at 7:16 and Sydney Fischer closed the scoring at 13:19.
In goal freshman Brianna Fiddler (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Scanlon Creek) made 26 saves in first collegiate start over the first two periods. Junior Abby Tardelli (Potsdam, N.Y./Potsdam Ice Storm) stopped 21 shots in the third period. Kelcey Crawford finished with 16 saves for Elmira to earn the victory.
