Box Score BOXSCORE
PINE VALLEY, N.Y. – The New England College women's ice hockey team lost 4-0 at Elmira College on Saturday afternoon at the Murray Athletic Center in Pine Valley, New York in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) action.
THE BASICS
Score: New England College 0, Elmira 4
Records: Pilgrims 4-9-1, 1-6-1 NEHC | Soaring Eagles 11-5-0, 10-0-0 NEHC
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Facing the top-seeded team in the NEHC, the Pilgrims played one of their best defensive periods of the season in the first, as NEC senior goalie Sean D'urso (Andover, Mass.) posted 22 saves in her first action of the season to keep the game scoreless at 0-0.
- In the second period, however, the Soaring Eagles adjusted and found openings in the NEC defense, scoring four goals off the sticks of freshman forward Emma Bradbury (Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia), sophomore forward McKenzie Schmidt (Baldwinsville, NY), junior defender Madi Morton (Colorado Springs, CO) and graduate forward Mary McCafferty (Wall Township, NJ) in a balanced attack.
- D'urso and the defense toughened up in the third period, but the 'Grims were unable to break into the scoring column.
- NEC freshman defender Gabrielle Iwinski (Batavia, Ill.) led the Pilgrims in shots for the second game in a row, tallying four shots.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- D'urso finished with a career-high 71 saves in her first game of the season, the most by a Pilgrim goalie this season and just five off the school record.
- Elmira sophomore goalie Leonie-Louise Kuehberger (Hingham, MA) picked up the win for the Soaring Eagles.
- Total shots on goal were 75-12 in favor of Elmira.
UP NEXT
- NEC is back on the ice on Tuesday evening when they open their 2023 calendar year home schedule with a 4:00 p.m. game against Western New England University.
- Elmira is back in action on Friday evening when they host Salem State University in a 6:00 p.m. contest.
