Fairport, N.Y. – The Elmira College women's ice hockey team traveled to the Rochester Ice Center on Saturday afternoon for a UCHC matchup with St. John Fisher University. The Soaring Eagles scored five unanswered goals through the first two periods as they cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals.
LEADERS
Abby Eselunas scored twice for Elmira, including a power play goal, while
Mo McBride,
Anna Lugge,
Piper Thompson, and
Reagan Lynch each found the back of the net. McBride, Lugge, and Thompson each finished with a goal and an assist, while Lugge won 10 of 13 faceoffs.
Olivia Last made 26 saves in goal for the Soaring Eagles.
PLAY-BY-PLAY
Elmira controlled much of the opening period, generating several early scoring opportunities while holding St. John Fisher to seven shots on goal. The Soaring Eagles broke through at the 11:26 mark when McBride scored her seventh goal of the season off an assist from Thompson to give EC a 1-0 advantage. Just over five minutes later, Lugge doubled the lead after finding herself one-on-one with the Cardinals' goaltender and beating her glove side. Elmira carried a 2-0 lead into the first intermission after outshooting Fisher 20-7 in the opening frame.
The Soaring Eagles continued to apply pressure in the second period, but the Cardinals kept EC off the scoreboard through the opening 13 minutes. Elmira eventually broke through at the 13:49 mark when a three-on-one opportunity resulted in Thompson finding the back of the net off a feed from Lugge. Just 38 seconds later, Eselunas extended the advantage to 4-0, roofing a wrist shot past the Fisher goaltender off an assist from McBride. EC was not finished, as Eselunas struck again at the 16:06 mark, firing a wrist shot from the left faceoff dot on the power play for her second goal of the afternoon.
Ella Procyk picked up the assist as Elmira entered the second intermission holding a commanding 5-0 lead.
St. John Fisher got on the scoreboard early in the third period when Avery Szczesek scored just over two minutes in. The Soaring Eagles responded just over a minute later, as Lynch used her speed to get around a Cardinals defender before slotting the puck home to restore the five-goal advantage.
Iliana Smith picked up the assist on the play. Elmira held Fisher off the scoreboard for the remainder of the contest, killing off two third-period penalties to secure the 6-1 victory.
The Soaring Eagles finished with a 39-27 advantage in shots on goal while going 1-for-5 on the power play and successfully killing off all four of Fisher's opportunities.
SCORING
UP NEXT
The Soaring Eagles will travel to Utica University on Friday, November 20, to face the Pioneers at 4:00 PM before returning home for a rematch on Saturday, November 21, at 6:00 PM.
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