GENEVA, N.Y. – The fifth-ranked Elmira College Women's Hockey team headed to overtime for the first time this season and recorded a 3-2 victory on the road against William Smith College on Friday night in New England Hockey Conference action.
JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira 3, William Smith 2 (OT)
LOCATION: Geneva, N.Y. | The Cooler Ice Complex
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (4-0-0, 3-0-0 NEHC), William Smith (2-3-0, 1-2-0 NEHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Elmira headed to overtime for the first time this season as the Soaring Eagles skated 3-on-3 against the William Smith Herons.
Mary McCafferty '22 found herself all alone on a breakaway just over two minutes into the extra frame and would beat William Smith goalkeeper Amanda Aalto to secure a 3-2 victory for the Purple & Gold.
Both teams would be unable to find the back of the net in the first period as the Soaring Eagles held a 19-9 advantage in shots on goal.
Morgan Mordini '22 and
Claire Meeder '23 each registered four shots on goal in the opening frame for EC.
The Soaring Eagles would break the scoreless tie at the 3:41 mark of the second period as
Brooke McArdle '22 found a loose puck in front of the net after heavy pressure to get EC on the scoreboard. Meeder and
Erika Goleniak '25 would be credited with the assists on McArdle's tally.
Holley Riva '23 extended EC's lead to 2-0 at the 7:53 mark of the second period after getting behind the William Smith defense for a breakaway followed by a back-handed shot that beat Aalto. McArdle and
Jenny Heath '22 each picked up assists on the play for Elmira.
William Smith made the most of its 22 shots on goal in the contest as the Herons trimmed the deficit to 2-1 at the 9:02 mark of the second period with a 5-on-3 power-play goal. The Herons added the equalizer early in the third period as Emily Rourke beat Elmira goalkeeper
Leonie-Louise Kuehberger '25 to make it 2-2 less than five minutes into the final frame.
Kuehberger finished the night with 20 saves in net for the Soaring Eagles while improving to 3-0 on the season. Elmira finished the contest 1-for-5 on the power play, while the Herons went 1-for-2. The Soaring Eagles also held a 52-22 advantage in shots on goal.
UP NEXT:
The Soaring Eagles face William Smith again on Saturday afternoon as the Herons make the trip to the Murray Athletic Center for a 3:00 p.m. faceoff.
