ELMIRA STATS

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Plattsburgh, NY -- It all comes down to tonight as the top two teams in the country, No. 1 Plattsburgh State and No. 2 Elmira College, square off for the fifth time this season to see who will lift the 2015 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey National Championship trophy.  Tonight's NCAA Championship game is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Stafford Ice Arena in Plattsburgh, NY.  

Here We Go Again
Elmira College is back in the NCAA National Championship game for a second time in the last three years.  The last time Elmira reached the final game of the NCAA Tournament was in 2013, a year that the Soaring Eagles skated away with their third NCAA National Championship title in program history. 

NCAA Tournament History vs. Plattsburgh
Elmira and Plattsburgh have faced each other three times in NCAA Tournament games prior to tonight's contest in 2008, 2006, and 2005.  Plattsburgh holds a 2-1 edge in the NCAA Tournament series, winning a semifinal game in 2008 and a quarterfinal game in 2006.  Elmira's lone win occurred in the semifinals in 2005.  Tonight's game will be the first meeting between the two teams in the National Championship, which is very fitting, as tonight's winner will set a new NCAA Division III record for most NCAA National Championship titles by a single team. 

Round 5: Plattsburgh vs. Elmira
Elmira and Plattsburgh will square off one last time during the 2014-15 season in the NCAA National Championship game.  Tonight's contest will be the fifth meeting of the season between the two storied programs, with each team winning two of the earlier season matchups.  Elmira has faced Plattsburgh three times at the Stafford Ice Arena this season, going 2-1.  However, Plattsburgh has the most recent win in the season series, one that came in the form of a 4-0 victory in the ECAC West Championship game on Elmira's home ice.  

First to Score Wins
In their previous four meetings this season, the team who scored first won each and every time.  Three out of the four games saw the first goal scored in the first period.  The quickest goal scored between the two teams came from the stick of Erin Weston, who scored 2:30 into their third meeting of the season, a 6-2 win for the Soaring Eagles. 

Tonight's Key Players
For Plattsburgh, keep an eye on Shannon Stewart and Giovanna Senese who have combined for 10 points in the four games against Elmira this season.  Stewart has six points on two goals and four assists, while Senese has scored three times and assisted on one other. For Elmira, seniors Erin Weston and Ashton Hogan have been key in the three matchups.  Both players have logged three points apiece in the previous four meeting, with Weston's coming on one goal and two assists and Hogan's on two goals and one assist.