Complete Game Notes

ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The fifth-ranked Elmira College women's ice hockey team resumes its ECAC West Conference schedule with a home-and-home series with the Herons of William Smith College. Elmira welcomes William Smith to the Murray Athletic Center on Friday, January 20th, for a 7:00 p.m. league contest, before heading to Geneva, New York, the following afternoon for a 4:00 p.m. bout.
 
WEEKEND OVERVIEW                   

• The fifth-ranked Soaring Eagles are riding high on a three-game win streak, which includes a 6-1 win over Williams last time out, as Elmira battles William Smith College in ECAC West action.
• With an 8-0-0 conference record, the Soaring Eagles sit atop the ECAC West standings, while the Herons' 1-6-1 league mark has them standing alone in eighth. 
• This weekend's home-and-home series against William Smith will mark the fifth and sixth all-time meetings between the two programs.
• This weekend's set of games against William Smith is the second of three ECAC West home-and-home series for the Soaring Eagles (Cortland, William Smith, Utica).
• Elmira is unbeaten on its home ice this season (4-0-1), while all four of William Smith's victories during the 2016-17 season have come in road contests.

 
HATS OFF TO EVANGELOUS                

• Maddie Evangelous '19 was one of two players to finish with three points in Elmira's 6-1 road win over Williams. Katie Granato '19 also logged three points against the Ephs.
• Evangelous scored three goals against the Ephs, one in the first period and two in the second stanza, to register her first career hat trick.
• The three-goal effort by Evangelous was the first hat trick by a Soaring Eagle since Meghan Fonfara '18 scored thrice against SUNY Cortland on November 13, 2015.
• Evangelous' three tallies helped the second-year forward claim the team lead in points (18) and share the team lead in goals (8) with Granato.
• Half of Evangelous' points have come in Elmira's last four games. She has logged five goals and four assists for nine points in those four contests (2.25 ppg).

 
WILLIAM SMITH AT A GLANCE               

• The Herons head into Friday's clash against Elmira with a 4-9-2 overall record and a 1-6-1 mark in ECAC West games.
• All four William Smith wins have taken place on the road (4-5-1), as the Herons still search for their first win at The Cooler.
• Of William Smith's nine losses, four have been decided by one goal. The Herons are 1-4-0 in one-goal games this season, with the team's lone win coming against Salve Regina, 1-0, back in late October.
• William Smith has faced five nationally-ranked opponents this season and is 0-4-1 in those games. The team's lone tie was against No. 8/7 Connecticut College, 1-1, on January 2nd.
• The Herons have struggled to put the puck in the back of the cage this season. William Smith is averaging 1.67 goals per game, a mark that ranks last in the ECAC West. However, the Herons have only been shut out twice this season.
• Five players share the team lead in goals with three apiece.
• Krista Federow is William Smith's leading point scorer with 10 on three goals and a team-high seven assists. However, Federow has been held to just three points in her last six appearances.
• Junior Maggie Salmon has been steady between the pipes. She is 3-6-1 in 10 appearances and owns a conference-leading 394 saves. Her .947 save percentage ranks 11th in the country.