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Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College men's ice hockey team welcomes Neumann University to the Murray Athletic Center Ice Arena for a pair of ECAC West Conference games.  The first of two games is scheduled for tonight, February 6th at 7:00 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
Elmira suffered a pair of ECAC West Conference losses to Nazareth College in their last weekend series.  The Soaring Eagles trailed 1-0 after the first 20 minutes of play but a second period power-play goal by Tommy Sumi '16 evened things at one apiece.  Unfortunately, the Golden Flyers would knock-in a late goal in the third period, sinking Elmira's hopes of a comeback as the Purple and Gold fell on the road, 2-1.
 
Sixth in the Nation
Jarryd ten Vaanholt '16 has been a steady point contributor for the Soaring Eagles this year, much of which has to do with his ability to rack up assists.  ten Vaanholt leads the ECAC West in assists with 19 and his 0.95 assists per game average is the sixth-highest in all of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey.
 
Looking to Break the Streak
Elmira is 1-3 in their last four games and have dropped two straight contests, their second-longest winless streak of the year.  However, following Elmira's three-game skid earlier this season, the Soaring Eagles pieced together their longest unbeaten streak of the 2014-15 season, going 4-0-1 in their next five games.
 
Home at the Dome
With a 5-2-2 home record, Elmira has shown that they can compete with the best teams in the country when playing at the Murray Athletic Center.  Since Coach Aaron Saul '98 took the reins of the men's program in 2009, the Soaring Eagles are 46-23-3 in home games, including a 22-15-1 mark in regular season ECAC West Conference games.
 
Scouting Neumann
The Knights of Neumann University enter tonight's ECAC West Conference tilt with a 9-7-4 overall record and a 5-4-1 mark in conference play.  Neumann has not done as well as they hoped in their last six games, going 1-3-2 in those contests, with two of those losses coming against conference foe Hobart College.  2013-14 ECAC West Conference Co-Rookie of the Year, Shayne Morrissey '17, has continued his impressive play this season as he leads the Knights with 18 points on six goals and a team-leading 12 assists.  Neumann is 6-4-3 this season when Morrissey registers a point and are 2-2-0 when he scores a goal.  Additionally, the Knights are 2-0-0 when Morrissey scores twice or more.