ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Elmira College men’s ice hockey program will host its first NCAA Tournament game since the 2009-10 season on Saturday as the Soaring Eagles welcome the Endicott College Gulls to the Murray Athletic Center for a First Round matchup in the 2024 NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship. Important information regarding tickets for the game can be found below.
Elmira College Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Endicott (NCAA First Round)
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Murray Athletic Center
Address: 170 Huck Finn Rd, Horseheads, NY 14845
Live Broadcast: https://rebrand.ly/taz3ket
Live Stats: https://rebrand.ly/taz3ket
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Tickets will be available for purchase at the Murray Athletic Center main entrance one hour before puck drop at 6:00 P.M.
- There will be several ticket tables available inside the main entrance and we ask that fans utilize each of the tables to help create shorter crowd lines.
- All ticket sales will be CASH ONLY and will be sold at the door.
- Ticket prices will be – $6 for adults, $4 for college students with ID, and $3 for children.
- No artificial noisemakers will be allowed for entrance into the Murray Athletic Center per NCAA rules and guidelines. Signs and/or posters that are made with good intentions will be permitted into the Murray Athletic Center.
GAME PREVIEW:
- The Elmira College men’s ice hockey program makes its 19th NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament appearance and first, since the 2021-22 season as the Soaring Eagles host Endicott College on Saturday for just the second meeting all-time between the programs with the puck drop inside the MAC scheduled for 7:00 P.M.
- January 3rd, 2020, was the lone contest played between the Soaring Eagles and Gulls as the Purple & Gold rallied from a 5-3 deficit in the third period to secure a 6-5 win in overtime at the W.B. Mason Winter Classic, hosted by Plattsburgh State.
- Elmira secured its second at-large bid over the past three seasons to the NCAA Tournament after going 7-5 during the season against nationally ranked opponents and entering the tournament tied for sixth in the USCHO DIII Men’s PairWise Rankings. Two of EC’s victories against nationally ranked opponents this season came against fellow tournament participants, Geneseo and Utica, as both were ranked in the top five at the time.
- Saturday will mark Elmira’s 46th contest in the NCAA Tournament as the Soaring Eagles have totaled 16 victories with seven appearances in the semifinals and two appearances in the finals (1979-80, 1987-88).
- Endicott is making its fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament after earning the auto-bid following a 2-1 victory against Salve Regina in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship game. The Gulls captured their fourth CCC Championship in program history, becoming the first program to win back-to-back CCC men’s ice hockey titles.
- The Gulls received a first-round bye in last year’s NCAA Tournament and would go on to defeat No. 9 Norwich, 3-0, in the quarterfinals before dropping a 3-1 decision to eventual national champion, Hobart. Endicott made its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2016-17 (as a second-year program) and defeated No. 4 Hobart in the first round before dropping a 2-1 decision in double overtime against No. 8 Trinity.
