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Elmira, NY -- The No. 2 nationally ranked Elmira College women's ice hockey team will look to bring in the New Year with a win as the Soaring Eagles host No. 4 Middlebury College for a non-conference tilt on Saturday, January 3rd at 3:00 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
It has been nearly a month since the Soaring Eagles last played when Elmira hosted SUNY Potsdam for a pair of ECAC West contests.  Elmira swept the weekend series with the Bears, outscoring Potsdam 15-1 in EC's two victories.
 
Big Weekend for Ry
Ashley Ryan '15 continued to wreak havoc on opposing defenses, with her latest victim being SUNY Potsdam.  In two games, Ryan logged nine points on two goals and seven assists.  Her nine-point weekend solidified her spot as the nation's leading point-scorer with 2.60 points per game.
 
Lethal PP Unit
Elmira's power-play unit has played a large role in EC's success this season as the Purple and Gold have scored on 33.9 percent of their power-play chances, the third-best percentage in the country.  Leading the charge on the power play has been Cassidy Delainey '15 and Ashton Hogan '15.  Delainey is tied for the national lead with six power-play goals while Hogan is tied for third with five power-play scores.
 
One Way Traffic
The Soaring Eagles have been in the driver seat for the majority of the season, controlling games from the opening faceoff.  Elmira has scored 59 goals this season and has limited opponents to just 18 goals.  To put in perspective how good Elmira has been, the Soaring Eagles have scored 18 goals in just the third periods of games they have played this year, equaling the total amount of goals EC has allowed the entire season.
 
A Look at the Panthers
Middlebury College enters today's contest with a 5-2-0 overall record and a No. 4 national ranking. Carrying the offensive load for the Panthers has been senior Emily Fluke who has 13 points on five goals and eight assists.  Middlebury has split time in net between Madeline Marsh and Annabelle Jones, although, Marsh has started in three of Middlebury's last four games.  Marsh boats an unblemished 4-0-0 record and a team-leading 86 saves.  Jones is 1-2-0 on the year with 58 saves.  Historically, Jones has gotten the call more times than not as she owns a career record of 40-12-9 compared to Marsh's 12 career appearances.