GORHAM, ME. – A first-period power-play goal from Morgan Mordini ’22 would prove to be enough for the Elmira College women’s ice hockey program as the Soaring Eagles opened their conference slate with a 3-0 victory against Southern Maine on Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.
Mordini and Claire Meeder ’23 each tallied three points on the night as Meeder netted a pair of goals for the Purple & Gold.
JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira 3, Southern Maine 0
LOCATION: Gorham, Maine | USM Ice Arena
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (2-0-0, 1-0-0 NEHC), Southern Maine (0-3-0, 0-1-0 NEHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Southern Maine would get some huge stops early in the contest from its netminder before the Soaring Eagles would get a power-play opportunity at the 5:53 mark. Elmira would convert on its lone opportunity with an extra skater as Mordini poked a loose puck into the back of the net to give the Purple & Gold a 1-0 advantage. Meeder and Lexi Hoffmann ’24 notched the assists on Mordini’s second goal of the season.
The Soaring Eagles added to their lead halfway through the second period as Meeder would tally her first goal of the contest at the 10:10 mark. Meeder’s second goal of the season would be assisted by Mordini to make it 2-0 in favor of Elmira. Meeder capped her two-goal night with a tally at the 14:35 mark of the third period as she would take a feed from Emma Bradbury ’26 and Mordini to give the Purple & Gold a 3-0 advantage.
Southern Maine would get a late power-play opportunity as the Huskies would go a skater up at the 15:26 mark of the third period. The Soaring Eagles’ penalty kill would hold the Huskies without a shot despite having the extra skater on the ice.
Meeder finished the contest with nine shots and has 18 through two games this season for Elmira, while Mary McCafferty ’22 and Meeder combined to go 20-of-29 in the face-off circle. Meeder, Mordini, Hoffmann, and Madi Morton ’24 each finished the night +3 in the plus/minus category as the Soaring Eagles held a 43-14 edge in shots.
Leonie-Louise Kuehberger ’25 improved to 2-0 on the season for the Soaring Eagles after stopping all 14 shots that she faced, including seven in the second period. Haley McKim finished with 40 saves in net for Southern Maine after stopping 17-of-18 shots that she faced in the first period.
UP NEXT:
The Purple & Gold return to the ice on Saturday for an NEHC matchup against Salem State beginning at 3:00 P.M. Elmira returns to the Murray Athletic Center on November 11 to host William Smith College at 6:00 P.M.
