ELMIRA, N.Y. -- It's safe to say winter has finally arrived in Upstate New York, as not only have the first snowflakes of the year landed, but the Elmira College basketball and ice hockey seasons are all in full swing. Three of the four teams will be in action again during the upcoming week, highlighted by home games for the men's ice hockey and women's basketball teams. The Elmira men's ice hockey team is set to kick off a nine-game stretch of non-conference action with a road trip to SUNY Potsdam on Tuesday, November 22nd, at 7:00 p.m. The Soaring Eagles will then return home and welcome Nichols College to the Murray Athletic Center for back-to-back games on Saturday, November 26th, and Sunday, November 27th. The weekend series, which begins at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, marks the first-ever meeting between the Soaring Eagles and the Bison. After finishing a southern excursion with a road trip to Winchester, Virginia, to play the Hornets of Shenandoah University on Tuesday, November 22nd, the Soaring Eagles will open a four-game homestand with a non-conference bout against Gallaudet University on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. The home opener is the first of three games in a five-day span at Speidel for the EC women. Coming off of their first victory over SUNY Maritime College in the consolation round of the Max Ziel Tournament, the Purple and Gold will travel to Rochester, New York, to participate in the Lexington Rochester Airport Hotel Tournament, hosted by the University of Rochester. Elmira will square off against Vassar College in the opening round of the tournament on Saturday, November 26th, at 7:00 p.m. The trip to U of R will mark Head Coach Randie Torgalski's first visit to his alma mater since his debut season at Elmira in 2008-09. Elmira swept the Bengals of Buffalo State in a two-game series in Buffalo, New York, last weekend. Friday night's ECAC West Conference contest required overtime, as the Bengals tallied in the third period to knot the game at 1-all. Sarah Hughson '18 lifted EC to victory in the extra session, as she tipped in the game winner 2:48 into overtime. The following afternoon, Katie Granato '19, who scored the first goal and assisted on the game-winner on Friday, netted a pair of goals to guide Elmira to a 4-0 shutout victory.