NORTHFIELD, VT. – The Soaring Eagles women's hockey team went head-to-head with No. 12 ranked Plattsburgh State in the opening day of the East-West Classic. A thrilling overtime victory saw Elmira secure the 5-4 victory over the Cardinals.

PLAY-BY-PLAY
It took the Soaring Eagles less than five minutes to take an early advantage over the Cardinals, seeing Anna Lugge send the puck into the back of the net (1-0). A pesky Plattsburgh offense saw them evening the playing field at 6:59, 1-1. Back-to-back saves from Sara Sevcikova gave Elmira the opportunity to recapture the lead, but the Cardinals managed to muster their second goal of the evening (2-1). Annie Audet and Lugge worked together to move the puck up the ice, finding Mo McBride to even the score at two apiece to close the first period.

An evenly contested second period saw the Cardinals outshooting the Soaring Eagles 14-10. Goaltender Sevcikova put work in for Elmira, recording 13 saves in the second period alone compared to the Cardinals' nine. At the 15-minute mark, MK Boyle netted her eighth goal of the season in a power-play opportunity to recapture Elmira's lead (3-2). The Cardinals were relentless, tying the game once again in the final two minutes of the period.

The third period opened with Plattsburgh netting their fourth and final goal of the evening to steal the lead from Elmira, 4-3. At the six-minute mark, McBride and Gabby Doughtery worked to find the stick of Lugge who netted her second goal of the evening to neutralize the field, 4-4. Elmira held Plattsburgh to just three shots in the third period while Elmira created six shots on the offensive third of the ice. At the end of regulation, both teams were at a stalemate and brought the game into overtime. On the Soaring Eagles second shot attempt, Iliana Smith found the back of the net courtesy of a Lugge assist to secure the 5-4 overtime victory.

SCORING

PERIOD	TIME	SCHOOL	GOAL	ASSIST(S)
1st	4:53	Elmira	Anna Lugge
1st	6:59	Plattsburgh	Taya Balfour	Molly Riggi, Tessa Morris
1st	10:21	Plattsburgh	Kayson Ruegge	Maeghan Forsyth, Tessa Morris
1st	19:30.6	Elmira	Mo McBride	Annie Audet, Anna Lugge
2nd (PP)	15:07	Elmira	MK Boyle	Piper Andrews, Sarah Waszkielewicz
2nd	17:54	Plattsburgh	Riley Keller	Parker Riley, Taya Balfour
3rd	2:10	Plattsburgh	Bailey MacKellar
3rd	6:06	Elmira	Anna Lugge	Mo McBride, Gabby Doughtery
OT	3:02	Elmira	Iliana Smith	Anna Lugge

UP NEXT
The Soaring Eagles will compete in the championship game against No. 14 ranked Norwich University tomorrow afternoon to conclude the East-West Classic. The game is set for 4:00 PM.