Nationally ranked No. 3 Elmira
College scored three goals in
the third period and pulled away
to a 5-1 non-conference win
against host Hamilton College at
Russell Sage Rink on Nov. 24.
Elmira (4-2 overall) grabbed a
1-0 lead at 6 minutes, 55
seconds of the first period on a
power-play goal. The
Soaring Eagles scored on a wrist
shot from above the left circle
that beat goalie Becca
Hazlett '13 (Grosse
Pointe Park, Mich. /Taft School)
high on the glove side. Hazlett
was screened by an Elmira
player on the shot. The Soaring
Eagles made the score 2-0 at
5:31 of the second period
when they poked in a rebound
after a shot was saved by
Hazlett.
Elmira continued to pour it on
in the third period. Just 33
seconds in, the Soaring Eagles
got off a soft shot from just
outside the crease that Hazlett
partially stopped. The puck
continued to trickle towards the
goal line, and an Elmira
player was there to swipe it
into the back of the net from
the right side. Another
power-play goal for the Soaring
Eagles made the score 4-0 at
4:26.
The Continentals (0-3) ended
their season-opening scoreless
streak with 4:10 left in the
period. Amy Allen '10 (Bright's
Grove, Ontario /Loomis Chaffee
School ) fired a slap shot
from above the right circle that
the goalie stopped, but couldn't
control. Kayla Safran
'13 (Closter, NJ
/Northern Valley Regional HS
(New Jersey Rockets) ) was
waiting in front for the rebound
and her first collegiate goal.
Elmira put an exclamation point
on the victory with 29 seconds
remaining when a player got
loose on a breakaway and placed
a low wrist shot between
Hazlett's pads. Hazlett finished
with 32 saves. The Soaring
Eagles enjoyed a 37-24 advantage
in shots.
Hamilton hosts Wesleyan
University for a New England
Small College Athletic
Conference game on Saturday,
Nov. 28, at 5 p.m.
