Box Score SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Elmira College Men's Ice Hockey team dropped a 3-2 decision to the Thoroughbreds from Skidmore College on Saturday evening. Despite a last minute effort that saw Chance Gorman '24 score his second of the contest, the Purple & Gold would come up short.

JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira: 2, Skidmore: 3
LOCATION: Saratoga Springs, New York | Saratoga City Rink
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (6-3-1, 3-2-1 NEHC), Skidmore (5-4-1, 2-3-1 NEHC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Thoroughbreds would crack the scoreboard nearing the midway point in the first period as Mason Beecher found the back of the net past Elmira goalkeeper Chris Janzen '21 to give the hosts an early 1-0 lead.
 
Just four minutes later, Skidmore would once again score on a goal from Will Dow-Kenny and take a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. From there, Gorman would score at the 7:48 mark in the second period, on a power-play opportunity, with assists from Jared Smith '24 and Jake Russo '23 to cut the deficit in half at 2-1.
 
Headed into the third period, it was the Thoroughbreds who would score on a power-play chance of their own to extend the lead once again at 3-1 at the midway point in the period. Nearing the end of the game, Janzen would spend some time off the ice as the Soaring Eagles looked to capitalize, which they would as Gorman scored his second of the game on assists from Amedeo Mastrangeli '24 and Nicholas Domitrovic '24 with just 56 seconds remaining.
 
The Thoroughbreds would successfully stop the EC attack in the final minute of the game, skating away with a 3-2 victory.
 
For the night, Janzen finished with 30 saves while Skidmore keeper Tate Brandon would finish the game with an identical 30 saves.

UP NEXT:
The Soaring Eagles return to the ice on Tuesday when they head to Brockport for a matchup with the Golden Eagles. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM.