2018-19 Elmira College Hockey Game Notes 8 Conference Championships 14 Ncaa Tournament Appearances 3 Ncaa National Titles
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2018-19 ELMIRA COLLEGE HOCKEY GAME NOTES 8 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 3 NCAA NATIONAL TITLES 2018-19 SCHEDULE GAME 26 - UCHC SEMIFINALS OCTOBER 27 #1/1 Norwich W, 4-2 #1/3 ELMIRA COLLEGE NOVEMBER SOARING EAGLES 2 at Neumann* W, 7-1 (22-2-1, 18-0-0 UCHC) 3 at Neumann* W, 2-1 9 Lebanon Valley* W, 12-0 10 Lebanon Valley* W, 3-0 MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE 24 at #4/4 Middlebury1 T, 1-1 (OT) VALIANTS 25 vs. #2/2 Plattsburgh1 L, 1-4 (17-7-2, 12-5-1 UCHC) UCHC CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE DECEMBER GAME 26 Matchup: Elmira vs. Manhattanville }Top-seeded Elmira will face the No. 4-seed- 7 at Amherst W, 2-1 Date: Saturday, March 2 ed Valiants at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, 8 at Williams L, 2-4 Time: 3:00 p.m. (EST) in the first semifinal contest. 14 Nazareth* W, 4-0 Site: Pine Valley, N.Y. 15 Nazareth* W, 6-3 Arena: Murray Athletic Center Ice Arena }At 7:00 p.m. on Saturday evening, the No. Live Streaming: bit.ly/ElmiraLive 2 seed, the Nazareth Golden Flyers, will take JANUARY Live Audio: rlmsports.net on third-seeded William Smith in the other 2 Live Stats: bit.ly/ElmiraLive 4 at #3/3 Norwich W, 3-0 semifinal. 2 Live Updates: @ECSoaringEagles 7 vs. #1/2 Plattsburgh W, 4-1 Series History: 22-5-3 11 at Manhattanville* W, 2-0 }The two advancing teams will compete for the second annual UCHC Championship on 12 at Manhattanville* W, 2-0 SEMIFINAL PREVIEW Sunday, March 3, at 3:00 p.m. inside the Mur- 18 King’s (Pa.)* W, 12-1 }Following a bye through the quarterfinal ray Athletic Center. 26 William Smith* W, 4-0 round, the No. 1/3 nationally-ranked Elmira 27 at William Smith* W, 5-1 College women’s ice hockey team will be- ELMIRA IN THE RANKINGS 29 King’s (Pa.)* W, 16-0 gin its United Collegiate Hockey Conference }Elmira has held onto its No. 1 national rank- (UCHC) title defense with a semifinal match- ing in the D3hockey.com Women’s Top 10, as FEBRUARY up vs. the fourth-seeded Valiants. the Soaring Eagles earned 142 points and 10- 1 Chatham* W, 6-0 of-15 first-place votes. 2 Chatham* W, 7-0 }Manhattanville advanced to the semis after defeating fifth-seeded Utica by a 3-2 final 8 at Utica* W, 5-2 }The Soaring Eagles are the only team in the score on Saturday, February 23. 9 Utica* W, 6-1 UCHC in the D3hockey.com Women’s Top 10, although Manhattanville is receiving votes. 15 at Stevenson* W, 3-0 }Elmira, which earned home-ice advantage 16 at Stevenson* W, 5-1 during the UCHC Championships with a per- }According to the U.S. College Hockey On- fect 18-0-0 conference record, swept its line (USCHO) Division III Women’s Poll, EC is MARCH regular-season series vs. Manhattanville in a third in the country with 125 points, trailing 2 Manhattanville3 3 p.m. pair of 2-0 contests. both St. Thomas (146 points) and Plattsburgh 3 UCHC Championship 3 p.m. State (131 points). }The last time Elmira and Manhattanville Home contests are bolded face each other in a postseason game dates TITLE DEFENSE *United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) contest all the way back to the 2002-03 NCAA Division }Winners of the inaugural UCHC Champion- III Championship on March 22, 2003, when the 1Cardinal/Panther Classic in Middlebury, Vt. ship last winter, the Soaring Eagles will look 2 Soaring Eagles beat the Valiants 5-1 to cap- to successfully defend their title again in East/West Hockey Classic in Northfield, Vt. ture their second consecutive national title. 3UCHC semifinals in Pine Valley, N.Y. 2019. }EC is 12-3-0 in home games against Mville. }A repeat effort would give Elmira its ninth The Valiants last won at the MAC when they all-time conference championship. split a two-game series in November of 2010. ATHLETICS.ELMIRA.EDU 8 11-0-0 0 Elmira placed eight players on The Soaring Eagles boast a per- The number of goals Elmira al- the 2018-19 UCHC annual awards fect home record of 11-0-0 this lowed in two regular-season @ECSoaringEagles @ECSoaringEagles list, headlined by the Player of season, including 10 wins over meetings with Manhattanville in the Year, senior forwad Katie UCHC opponents at the Murray 2018-19. EC goaltender Stephanie Granato, and the Defensive Play- Athletic Center. Dating back to Martin held the Valiants scorless er of the Year, senior defender last season, EC has won 22 con- by making a combined 38 saves /ElmiraCollegeAthletics /ECSportsInfo Meg Lahey. secutive home contests. in a pair of shutouts on the road. 2018-19 ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY NOTES ELMIRA QUICK FACTS UCHC ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS SERIES HISTORY Location .............................................................Elmira, NY }Elmira saw eight student-athletes win Founded .......................................................................... 1855 year-end awards from the UCHC. ELMIRA VS. MANHATTANVILLE Enrollment ....................................................................1,200 }Elmira and Manhattanville will meet for School Colors ..............................................Purple & Gold }Katie Granato was elected the 2018-19 the 31st time in the semifinals of the UCHC Team Nickname ....................................... Soaring Eagles UCHC Player of the Year after leading the Championships. Conference ....United Collegiate Hockey Conference league in points (42) and goals (25). President ........................... Dr. Charles “Chuck” Lindsay }The Soaring Eagles lead the series 22-5-3 Athletic Director .....................................Renee Carlineo }Meg Lahey won the Defensive Player of and are 4-0-0 against the Valiants since they Athletic Department ...................................607-735-1730 the Year award. The senior blueliner led the both joined the UCHC ahead of the 2017-18 Ice Arena ...................................Murray Athletic Center UCHC in assists (25) and was tied for first in campaign. Capacity ......................................................................3,000 defenseman scoring with 28 points. Athletics Affiliation ..............................NCAA Division III }EC has won five in a row over Manhattan- }Joining Granato and Lahey on the All-UCHC ville and is unbeaten in the past 10 games HOCKEY INFORMATION (9-0-1). Head Coach ...................................................Tim Crowley First Team was Maddy Jerolman. Assistant Coach ............................Mandy Montgomery The last time Mville beat the Soaring Eagles Volunteer Assistant ....................................... Erin Gehen }On the All-UCHC Second Team was Maddie First Season .......................................................... 2001-02 Evangelous, Kiana Melvin, and Stephanie occured on November 13, 2010, by a 2-1 score, Conference Playoff Appearances ...............................16 Martin. as the two teams split a two-game series at Conference Tournament Titles .....................................8 the MAC. NCAA Playoff Appearances ...........................................14 }Eliza Beaudin was named an Honorable 2017-18 Overall Record ...........................................25-3-2 Mention, in addition to a member of the All- ELMIRA LEADS 22-5-3 (30 GAMES) 2017-18 Conference Record ................................... 15-0-1 Rookie Team alongside Martin and Amanda YEAR SITE W L T RESULT Zenstein. 2018-19 MAN W 2-0 2018-19 EC WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY 2018-19 MAN W 2-0 Scoring First ..............................................................21-0-1 SCOUTING MANHATTANVILLE 2017-18 ELM W 6-0 Opposition Scored First ...........................................1-2-0 }The Valiants qualified for the UCHC Cham- 2017-18 ELM W 3-2 Leading after first period ......................................15-0-1 pionships for the second consecutive year, 2014-15 NEU W 6-0 Trailing after the first period ................................. 1-1-0 earning the No. 4 seed with a 12-5-1 confer- 2013-14 NEU T 2-2 (OT) Tied after the first period ...................................... 6-1-0 ence record during the regular season. 2012-13 ELM W 3-0 Leading after the second period ......................20-0-0 2012-13 NEU W 3-1 Trailing after the second period ..........................0-2-0 }Manhattanville beat Utica in the quarterfi- 2011-12 MAN W 3-0 Tied after the second period .................................2-0-1 nal round, 3-2, to advance to the semis. 2011-12 NEU W 7-3 Goal margin (1) ............................................................2-0-0 2010-11 ELM L 1-2 Goal margin (2) ............................................................3-1-0 } 2010-11 ELM W 4-3 Goal margin (3+)..........................................................7-1-0 The Valiants are looking to make a run at a conference title game for the first time 2009-10 ELM W 3-1 2009-10 MAN L 2-3 2017-18 EC WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY since falling to Norwich in the 2016-17 NEHC 2009-10 MAN W 3-1 Scoring First ...............................................................22-1-1 Championship game. Opposition Scored First ...........................................3-2-1 2008-09 ELM W 3-2 Leading after first period ......................................18-0-1 }Mville’s last conference championship was 2007-08 ELM W 3-2 Trailing after the first period .................................2-1-0 won during the 2010-11 season, as they beat 2007-08 MAN W 3-2 Tied after the first period .......................................5-2-1 Norwich 4-2 to hoist the ECAC East trophy. 2006-07 ELM W 5-4 Leading after the second period ....................... 21-0-2 2006-07 MAN T 2-2 (OT) Trailing after the second period ...........................1-2-0 }In 2018-19, the Valiants have performed 2005-06 MAN L 3-7 Tied after the second period .................................3-1-0 nearly identical at home and on the road; 2005-06 ELM W 3-0 Goal margin (1) ............................................................3-2-0 they are 8-4-0 on home ice and 7-3-1 in true 2004-05 MAN W 4-2 Goal margin (2) .......................................................... 3-0-0 road contests. 2004-05 ELM L 0-2 Goal margin (3+)........................................................19-1-0 2003-04 MAN T 2-2 (OT) }Defense has been Manhattanville’s call- 2003-04 ELM L 0-2 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION ing card this season, as it ranks third in the 2002-03 ELM W 5-1 Director of Sports Information ............