ELMIRA, N.Y. - The Elmira College flag football team soared to a 66-0 shutout victory over Daemen University at Campus Field yesterday afternoon.
Hannah Smith recorded 216 passing yards with seven touchdowns with
Amarionah Dixon tallying three of the seven.
PLAY-BY-PLAY
The Soaring Eagles kicked off a dominant first quarter in just their first drive of the game. Oliva Kehler returned Daemen's punt seven yards to the Daemen 18, seeing
Hannah Smith pass to Faith Inger for the first touchdown of the game (6-0). EC went for a one-point attempt to elevate Elmira 7-0. Daemen looked to work down field but a pick-six from
Amarionah Dixon moved the Soaring Eagles to 14-0.
EC continued to soar with
Jenica Jones opening with a five-yard rush to the Daemen 15. A pitchback to
Nyla Capen and
Olivia Kehler pushed the ball 12-yards up field, seeing Smith compete a five-yard touchdown pass to
Kylie Hook to give EC the 20-0 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
The Soaring Eagles opened the second quarter at the Daemen 28 with Jones rushing for a gain of 20-yards. Smith found Capen in the end zone with a successful PAT rush for a 28-0 lead. Elmira's defensive efforts held Daemen scoreless, seeing them regain possession at the Daemen 14. On the first play of the drive, Capen rushes in for the touchdown followed by a successful Smith to Jones PAT pass (35-0) closing the first half.
The third quarter opened with an Elmira interception from
Faith Ingber, returned for a 35-yard touchdown (41-0). The Soaring Eagles continued to tack onto their score with a 16-yard touchdown featuring Smith to Dixon, giving Elmira the 47-0 advantage. EC's defense continued to hold Daemen scoreless, seeing Dixon mark another pick-six and successful pass PAT attempt (52-0) to close the quarter.
The final quarter of play saw Daemen work the ball up field the best they had all day but was no match for a strong EC defensive unit. Dixon picked up her third interception of the game, moving Elmira to a 59-0 lead. In Elmira's second drive of the game, Smith found Ingber on the sideline for 34-yards placing them at the Daemen 25. Jones collected 10 rushing yards followed by Dixon with a 13-yard reception for another touchdown. The Soaring Eagles secured the 66-0 victory over the Wildcats for their second program win.
LEADERS
Offensively, Smith recorded 216 yards with seven touchdowns and a game-long of 40-yards. She threw for 17 completions. Jones rushed for 101 yards followed by Capen with 14. Dixon tallied 72 receiving yards and three touchdowns while Ingber recorded 71 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Ingber recorded 13 tackles while Dixon had six and
Tania Gonzalez recorded five.
UP NEXT
The Soaring Eagles will hit the road for the first ever Empire 8 matchup in program history. They will head to Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York on Tuesday, March 24. Kickoff is set for 4:00 PM.
