Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College men's lacrosse team will travel to compete against Alfred State in EC's final game of the regular season tomorrow, April 25th. The non-conference game is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.
Last Time OutThe Purple and Gold are coming off a 15-4 loss against Empire 8 Conference foe Stevens Tech on Wednesday.
Eric Hallman '15 and
PJ Tessier '17 led on offense with two points apiece. Hallman scored two goals while Tessier scored a goal and tallied an assist.
Cameron Prior '17 also made 38 stops between the pipes for the Soaring Eagles in the game.
EC Single-Game RecordPrior's 38 saves against Stevens Tech is not only a career-high but an EC single-game record for most saves in a single-game. He surpasses the previous record of 35 saves made by Tom Depape '95 on May 8th, 1993 against Keuka College.
Scouting Alfred StateThe Pioneers enter the contest with a 3-13 overall record and have won the past two of three games against Niagara CCC and Houghton College. Alfred State is most recently coming off a 22-1 loss against Keuka College on Thursday. Aaron Buck '18 leads the Pioneer offense with 52 points on 33 goals and 19 assists while Ryan Amldon '17 leads between the pipes with 189 saves, a save percentage of a 49.5 percent, and a goals against average of 14.75.
Series HistoryElmira holds a 1-0 series advantage as the EC men competed against Alfred State for the first time in over 12 years last season and defeated the Pioneers, 22-3.
