Kristin Chivers '19 was one of two Soaring Eagles to register multiple points for the No. 5/6 women's ice hockey team in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championships against No. 2-ranked Adrian College on Saturday afternoon. The 2016-17 ECAC West All-Conference Honorable Mention selection posted a pair of assists in the thrilling 5-4 overtime loss to the Bulldogs, equaling her previous season high.
The Antioch, Illinois, native picked up her first assist on a power-play goal off the stick of Meghan Fonfara '18, which gave Elmira its only lead of the contest, 2-1, at the 4:42 mark of the second period. After EC won a faceoff in the offensive zone, the puck was passed to Chivers at the top of the slot. After swinging it to the right wing side, she passed it back to the left side to Maddie Evangelous '19, who ripped a shot from the faceoff circle to Fonfara at the near post for the deflection.
The reigning AHCA All-American defender also received her second point of the game on special teams, as her pass to Maddy Jerolman '19 set up a breakaway opportunity for her classmate, which knotted the score at 4-4 late in the third period. Chivers gathered the puck behind the net and cleared it down the right-wing side. That pass caromed off the boards to a streaking Jerolman, who raced by her defender and snuck a shot five-hole past Adrian goalie Brooke Gibson.
Chivers finished her sophomore season tied for seventh in the ECAC West in defenseman scoring with three goals and 12 assists for 15 points, while she played a key role on a defensive unit that ranks second in the league and ninth in all of Division III with a mere 1.43 goals allowed per game.
