Women's Hockey Soars over Chatham

ELMIRA, NY - The Soaring Eagles Women’s Hockey Team entered their first conference matchup of the 2007 campaign against the Cougars of Chatham University with the confidence of a seasoned team. From the moment the first puck dropped the Soaring Eagles dominated.

It did not take long for the Purple and Gold to show their level of talent. They would take control of the game 7:28 into the first period. First year Forward Laura Mulligan’11 (Ridgefield, CT -- Connecticut Polar Bears) earned her first career goal on an assist from Catherine Shears ’09 (Cornerbrook, NF -- Appleby College). The real star of the first period was the Soaring Eagle defense which shut down the Cougar attack, holding them to 0 shots on goal.

Entering the second period EC continued to steam roll. Farren Hart ’08 (Perth, ONT --St. George’s School), scored her first goal of the season 29 seconds into the period on an assist from Erika Godwin ’09 (Ottawa, ONT -- Nepean Wildcat Mid AA) and Shears. The Soaring Eagles would tally three more goals by the end of the second period including a goal from Team Captain Kayla Coady ’09 (Charlottetown, PEI -- Berkshire School) five minutes in.

In the third and final period, the Soaring Eagles continued to dominate the game. Coady would earn a hat trick scoring both her second and third goals in the period. Elmira would continue to keep the puck in the Cougar zone by out shooting Chatham 16-6 in the final period. Despite a final surge from the Chatham, Elmira would prove to be too much as they would score their tenth and final goal of the game on a shot from Karen Colehour ’10 (Schenectady, NY -- Troy-Albany Ice Cats U-19) who was assisted by team leader Jenna McCall’10 (Thamesford, ONT -- Blue Water Hawks).

The Soaring Eagles return to action tomorrow afternoon and will again play host to Chatham University at 2 p.m. at the Murray athletic Center.

Chatham University 0, Elmira College 10
Box Score

Chatham University (0-1-0, 0-1-0 EW)      0          0             0          -         0
Elmira College (1-0-0, 1-0-0 EW)             3           4             3         -         10

Scoring:
1st Period:
E- SH Laura Mulligan (Catherine Shears) 7:28
E- Lauryn DePaul 11:17
E- Lyndsay Laxton (Amy Hunnewell, Jamie Huntley) 11:53
2nd Period:
E-Farren Hart (Erika Godwin, Catherine Shears) 00:29
E- Tory MacNeil (Kayla Coady, Melanie Henshaw) 1:40
E- Kayla Coady (Tory MacNeil, Melanie Henshaw) 4:59
E- Melanie Henshaw (Catherine Shears) 13:56
3rd Period:
E- Kayla Coady (Tory MacNeil) 5:06
E-Kayla Coady 13:05
E- Karen Colehour (Jenna McCall) 14:32
Shots: C-9, E-74; Saves: C-Brenn Scott 64, E-Allison Cubberley 9
Power-play: C 0-5, E 0-5