NORTHFIELD, VT. – The third-ranked Elmira College Women's Ice Hockey program skated to a 2-2 tie against eighth-ranked Adrian College on Sunday in the consolation game of the East-West Hockey Classic.
Morgan Mordini '22 paced the Soaring Eagles with a goal and an assist.
JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: No. 3 Elmira 2, No. 8 Adrian 2
LOCATION: Northfield, VT | Kreitzberg Arena
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (10-2-1, 8-0-0 NEHC), Adrian (6-2-1, 4-0-0 NCHA)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Looking to get back into the win column, the Soaring Eagles would take a 1-0 lead late in the first period against Adrian.
Madi Morton '24 connected with a power-play goal at the 18:46 mark of the frame as
Mary McCafferty '22 and Mordini would be credited with the assists.
Despite taking a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, the Soaring Eagles needed 13 saves in net from
Leonie-Louise Kuehberger '25. Adrian netminder Sophie Goldberg stopped three of the four shots that she faced.
Adrian capitalized early in the second period to knot the score 1-1 as Elmira would be called for a penalty less than a minute into the frame. Jocelin Hudanish found the back of the net at the 1:30 mark for the Bulldogs to pull her team even.
The Soaring Eagles would eventually regain the lead as Mordini beat the Adrian goalkeeper at the 10:19 mark to make it 2-1.
Eliza Beaudin '22 would be responsible for setting up the goal as Elmira took the advantage into the third period.
The Bulldogs made the most of another power-play opportunity in the third period as Karmen Anderson beat Kuehberger to tie the game 2-2 at the 5:16 mark. Elmira turned up the pressure offensively as the frame moved along, but would be unable to beat Goldberg, who registered 16 saves.
Skating 3-on-3 in the five-minute overtime period both sides had good chances for a game-winning goal but would come up empty. The Soaring Eagles had a rush late in the frame with no defenders back for the Bulldogs but would be denied by Goldberg. Elmira closed the contest by killing off a late 4-on-3 opportunity for Adrian.
UP NEXT:
The Soaring Eagles return to the ice following the holiday break with an NEHC matchup against New England College on Friday, January 7 at 6:00 p.m. Elmira will then head back to Vermont to face Norwich on January 8 at 3:00 p.m.
