MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (Saturday, January 25, 2025)-- Salve Regina University shutout Elmira College 1-0 to secure their second win against the Soaring Eagles in two days. With this win the Seahawks move to second in the NEHC conference standings behind Norwich University.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 1, Elmira 0
Records: Salve Regina (11-8-0, 9-3-0 NEHC), Elmira (11-7-1, 8-3-1 NEHC)
History: Yesterday's 3-1 victory over Elmira was the first time the teams met in women's ice hockey. Samantha McKenzie got the scoring going 13 minutes into the contest and Emily Wroblewski netted two goals across the first and second periods to obtain the win.

NOTEWORTHY

• Neither team scored in period one but the Soaring Eagles managed to fire off 13 shots on net, while the Seahawks sat at three.
• There were several times both teams came close to scoring however the first and only goal of the afternoon came at the 3:20 mark in the second period. 
• Samantha McKenzie saw an opportunity after receiving a pass from Gina Richard and sent a slap shot off the pad of Soaring Eagle's goalie Sara Sevcikova. Riley Esposito scooped up the rebound and tapped it into the net. This gave Salve Regina a 1-0 lead that Elmira could not match. 
• Even though Sevcikova exited the ice for the final 52 seconds of the game the Seahawks held off the visitor in a shutout. 
• Goalie Taylor Hannafan made 37 saves in her first college shutout. She now has six wins and 236 saves this season. 
• Soaring Eagles 'Sevcikova totaled 14 saves. 

THOUGHTS FROM COACH LUN:
"We knew what to expect. Elmira is a good team over there with a lot of weapons. We stuck to our game plan and kept it simple. We relied on very strong goal tending and got some timely goals. For as young as we are, the group pulled through and played a veteran game. We got what we needed to get done and I'm proud of the group. We got shelved a little bit but we found our way through a storm. Defensively from a team perspective, we play strong. Elmira is a very good offensive team. The shot differential shows that. I think we kept them to to a lower percentage scoring chances for the most part and did a good job of keeping things outside. The defensive efforts starts from the crease out. Our goalie played awesome this weekend. We did what we needed to do to to keep those scoring chances low. From a forward perspective, they were making plays at they needed to make to exit zones and get pucks deep and so that's all part of our defensive strategy as well."

ON THE HORIZON
Next week women's ice hockey visits New England College on Friday, January 31, at 6 p.m.