NORTHFIELD, VT. – The Soaring Eagles women's hockey team competed in the East-West Classic title game against No. 14 Norwich, where Elmira dropped the contest 5-2.
 
Iliana Smith and Anna Lugge earned All-Tournament honors for their performance during the East-West Classic.

PLAY-BY-PLAY
Through the first two periods of play, Norwich was seen recording 12 shots on pipe in the first and second period. Elmira was only seen notching three in the first period and five in the second period. Within the first six minutes of play, Norwich took a 1-0 lead over the Soaring Eagles. Sara Sevcikova had her work cut out for her, recording six saves before Norwich managed to find the back of the net and garner a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period. 
 
The Cadets carried their offensive momentum into the second period, recording their final three goals of the contest to hold a 5-0 lead at the end of the third period. Elmira tried to create opportunities but were unable to chip at the deficit. In the first six minutes of the final period, a power-play opportunity saw Alayna Toole and Savannah Barber find the stick of Amber Meluzio to net a goal for the Soaring Eagles (5-1). In the ninth minute of play, another power-play opportunity saw Iliana Smith and Annie Audet find the stick of Toole to cut the deficit even further (5-2). Even though the Soaring Eagles mustered a pair of goals, it was ultimately not enough as EC dropped the contest 5-2.

SCORING

PERIOD	TIME	SCHOOL	GOAL	ASSIST(S)
1st	6:16	Norwich	Geena Cookinham	Breanna Ricker
1st	18:39	Norwich	Marja Linzbichler	Madison Anderson, Ellin Rees
2nd	7:22	Norwich	Geena Cookinham
2nd	10:05	Norwich	Lauren Tuzik
2nd	17:12	Norwich	Anna Lisac	Madison Anderson
3rd (PP)	5:26	Elmira	Amber Meluzio	Alayna Toole, Savannah Barber
3rd (PP)	8:56	Elmira	Alayna Toole	Iliana Smith, Annie Audet

UP NEXT
The Soaring Eagles will remain on the road and travel to William Smith College in Genevea, NY on Friday, January 16. The contest is set for 7:00 PM.