PINE VALLEY, N.Y. – Kyle Curtin ’26 recorded the second shutout of his career after making 42 saves and the Elmira College men’s ice hockey program tallied three power-play goals as the Soaring Eagles notched a 4-0 victory on Saturday against UMass Boston in New England Hockey Conference action at the Murray Athletic Center.
JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira 4, UMass Boston 0
LOCATION: Pine Valley, New York | Murray Athletic Center
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (11-9-1, 8-5-1 NEHC), UMass Boston (9-12-0, 6-8-0 NEHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Soaring Eagles would come out of the gates aggressive in the first period against the Beacons as Kerfalla Toure ’26 netted the first goal of the contest at the 5:09 mark to make it 1-0 in favor of the Purple & Gold. The assists on Toure’s goal would be credited to Amedeo Mastrangeli ’24 and Shawn Kennedy ’24.
A string of back-to-back power play opportunities late in the first period would pay dividends for the Soaring Eagles as Jake Russo ’23 took a feed from Chance Gorman ’24 to make it 2-0 at the 16:32 mark. Gorman responded just 25 seconds later for Elmira with a goal in his third straight contest to put the Soaring Eagles up 3-0 over the Beacons.
The Soaring Eagles would successfully fight off a barrage of penalty kills early in the second period and later answered with another power-play goal as Janis Vizbelis finished a tic-tac-toe passing sequence to make it 4-0 at the 15:46 mark. Nicholas Domitrovic ’24 and Daniel Dimon ’24 both were credited with the assists on the goal by Vizbelis.
In net for Elmira, Curtin stood tall and turned away all 21 shots that would come his way in the second period en route to making a career-high 42 saves for his second shutout of the season. Elmira finished the contest 3-for-5 on the power play while UMass Boston went 0-for-4 including three opportunities in the second period.
UP NEXT:
The Purple & Gold hit the road for a pair of NEHC contests against Castleton and Skidmore on February 3-4 before returning home to the Murray Athletic Center for the final weekend of the regular season.
