Elmira College Athletics

Honors & Awards
2017-18 UCHC All-Rookie Team
UCHC Goalie of the Week (11/28/17, 3/1/18)
UCHC Rookie of the Week (11/14/17)
EC Athlete of the Week (11/13/17, 2/26/18)

2018-19 Season
Made 11 appearances in net as a sophomore, making eight starts while going 4-4-1 with a 3.90 goals-against average in 492:52 minutes...Tallied 229 saves and finished the season with an .877 save percentage...Posted a season-high 38 saves to pick up a win over SUNY Potsdam (10/30)...Recorded 22 saves in 60 minutes of action to earn a UCHC win over Nazareth (11/17)...Made 24 saves and played the full 65 minutes to preserve a 4-4 overtime tie against Wilkes (1/22).

2017-18 Season
Paced all EC goaltenders in games played (17), starts (16), minutes (966:16), saves (453), save percentage (.910), goals-against average (2.79) and wins with a 9-5-2 overall record...Ranked sixth in the UCHC and tops among freshmen in the conference in goals-against average and save percentage, while finishing second in winning percentage (.625)...Debuted with a 40-save effort to lead EC to a 5-1 upset of No. 7/11 Utica (11/11) inside the Adirondack Bank Center...Crowned UCHC Rookie of the Week after the nationally-ranked win over the Pioneers...Tied a season-high with 43 saves in a 3-2 win over No. 4/4 SUNY Geneseo (11/25)...Won back-to-back UCHC contests with 28 saves in a 6-1 triumph against King’s (Pa.) (1/20) and 25 stops in a narrow 3-2 victory vs. Nazareth (1/26), which kick-started a streak of six consecutive starts without a loss (5-0-1)...Earned an overtime draw against Stevenson (2/3) in his last start at the MAC, making 24 saves in a 2-2 tie...Made his final five starts on the road, including all three postseason games in the UCHC Tournament...Turned aside 31 shots in the quarterfinal round to lead the Soaring Eagles past Manhattanville (2/21) by a 4-3 score...Logged a season-high-tying 43 saves to help the Purple and Gold punch their ticket to the inaugural UCHC title game, defeating Stevenson (2/24) in the semifinals by a 5-3 score...Earned final UCHC Goaltender of the Week Award following the pair of postseason wins.

Before Elmira
A 2014 graduate of Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey, where he lettered in ice hockey for the Crusaders…Was named the sixth-best goalie in the state of New Jersey following his senior season, in which he registered 10 wins, a .940 save percentage and four shutouts…Spent the 2016-17 junior season between the pipes for the Dell Ducks of the U.S. Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Elite Division…Posted a 22-6 record for the Ducks and paced the team in minutes (1,565:42), saves (695), save percentage (.942) and goals-against average (1.65)…Backstopped the Philadelphia Little Flyers for two seasons from 2014-16.

Personal
Gennaro’s major is undecided.