BEVERLY — The No. 14 Endicott men’s ice hockey team (17-5-5) travels to No. 10 Elmira (19-7-1) on Saturday, March 9 for an NCAA Tournament First Round matchup at 7 PM. Here’s a preview of the contest.
TICKET/VENUE INFO
- Tickets will be available to purchase at the Murray Athletic Center main entrance at 6 PM
- CASH ONLY: $6 for adults, $4 for college students with ID, and $3 for children
- Please note, there is no ATM available at the Murray Athletic Center
- No artificial noisemakers will be allowed at Murray Athletic Center (Ice Arena), per NCAA rules and guidelines. Signs and/or posters that are made with good intentions will be permitted
FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Soaring Eagles are 1-0-0 all-time against the Gulls; Elmira defeated Endicott, 6-5, in overtime on January 3, 2020, in game one of the W.B. Mason Winter Classic — hosted by Plattsburgh State.
- Elmira enters Saturday’s matchup with the following NCAA ranks: No. 1 power play (.326), No. 6 scoring offense (4.15), No. 30 penalty kill (.840), No. 30 scoring defense (2.52), No. 11 scoring margin (1.63)
- Endicott’s NCAA ranks include: No. 10 power play (.258), No. 13 scoring offense (3.70), No. 9 penalty kill (.882), No. 9 scoring defense (.200), No. 9 scoring margin (1.70)
- The Soaring Eagles earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament following their 4-1 loss to No. 12 Skidmore in the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Semifinals on Saturday, February 24.
- Nicholas Domitrovic, Jordan Gonzalez, and Shawn Kennedy were all named to the All-NEHC Second Team for Elmira earlier this year.
LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | NCAA BRACKET | ELMIRA PREVIEW
TEAM INFO
ENDICOTT: ROSTER | STATS | SCHEDULE | NEWS
ELMIRA: ROSTER | STATS | SCHEDULE | NEWS
WHAT’S NEXT
The winner between No. 14 Endicott (17-5-5) / No. 10 Elmira (19-7-1) will visit No. 3 Trinity (23-3-1) in NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 16.
(Photo Credit – Emma Purple ’24)
