Score: #1/1 Elmira College 5, William Smith College 1
Records: Elmira (15-2-1, 11-0-0 UCHC), William Smith (13-6-0, 11-3-0 UCHC)
Location: The Cooler – Geneva, N.Y.
 
GENEVA, N.Y. -- The No. 1/1-ranked Elmira College women's ice hockey team completed the season series sweep of William Smith College, as the Soaring Eagles cruised to a 5-1 United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) win over the Herons on Saturday evening. With the win, Elmira moved into a three-way tie for first place in the UCHC standings with 22 league points.
                   
Similar to yesterday's 4-0 win, Elmira controlled today's contest with a lopsided shot count. The Purple and Gold produced double-digit shots in each of the three periods and finished with a 43-22 advantage. William Smith went on the power play six times and produced one extra-skater goal, while Elmira came up empty on five power-play chances.
 
Ariella Haas '22 fueled the Elmira offense with three goals, her second hat-trick performance in EC's last three games. All three of Haas' goals were registered in the second period, including today's game-winning tally.
 
Maddy Jerolman '19 and Mary McCafferty '22 finished with two points apiece. Jerolman scored the game-opening goal 5:06 into the first period and assisted on Elmira's fifth goal of the contest. McCafferty, on the other hand, earned assists on two of Haas' second-period goals.
 
Second-year forward Emma Crocker '21 scored Elmira's fifth goal of the contest, her third of the 2018-19 campaign.
 
Rounding out today's point-scorers were Eliza Beaudin '22, Katie Granato '19, Meg Lahey '19, Kiana Melvin '20, Morgan Mordini '22 and Amanda Zenstein '22, all of whom finished with one assist apiece.
 
In goal, Stephanie Martin '22 continued to shine for the Soaring Eagles, as the first-year netminder produced 21 saves in a winning effort. Martin improved to 13-1-1 on the year and remained perfect in UCHC play with a 9-0-0 league record.
 
In His Own Words…
Head Coach Tim Crowley shares his thoughts on EC's win…
"We've really had everyone going as of late, which makes such a difference. The team's buy-in with our systems and structure has helped us carry our momentum. Ari [Haas] is playing with a ton of confidence and her line mates today were just as good. Mary and Morgan both made a lot of play today."
 
News and Notes

• Elmira moved into first place in the UCHC standings with 22 league points (11-0-0).
• Elmira completes the series sweep of William Smith, outscoring the Herons 9-1.
• The Soaring Eagles extended their win streak to nine games.
• EC has outscored its opponents, 42-6, in the last nine games.
• Haas produced her second hat trick of the season.
• Haas has scored seven goals in EC's last three games.
• McCafferty logged her first career point and assist.
• Beaudin extended her point streak to five games.
• Granato has produced at least one point in 10 of the last 11 contests.
• Granato moved into sole possession of eighth place in EC history for career points (122).
• Jerolman logged recorded her 89th career point.

 
Up Next
Elmira returns to action this Tuesday, January 29, when the Soaring Eagles conclude the season series with King's College (Pa.). The puck is set to drop at 5:00 p.m. at the Murray Athletic Center.