Katie Granato '19 had a masterful performance for the No. 2/3 EC women's ice hockey team on Saturday afternoon against the defending national champions from Norwich University. The fourth-year forward helped the Soaring Eagles knock-off No. 1 Norwich by a 4-2 final score by logging the third hat trick of her collegiate career.
The Naperville, Illinois, native needed little time before finding the back of the net for her first goal of the season. On Elmira's first shift just 16 seconds into the contest, she ripped a shot from a tough angle from the right faceoff circle, giving the Soaring Eagles an early 1-0 lead. With the game tied at 2-all midway through the third period, Granato tallied back-to-back goals in 34 seconds, including a power-play goal, to give EC the lead for good.
It marks the second consecutive season that a Soaring Eagle has opened with a hat trick, as former AHCA First-Team All-American
Sarah Hughson '18 did so against Oswego State at the start of the 2017-18 campaign.
Granato and the Soaring Eagles will open United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) play this weekend when they head to Aston, Pennsylvania, for a two-game set against Neumann University. Action begins on Friday, November 2, at 7:00 p.m.
