PINE VALLEY, N.Y. – The Elmira College men’s ice hockey team would find itself in an early 2-0 deficit against the #1 nationally-ranked Statesmen from Hobart College on Friday evening, as the visiting team went on to take the matchup 7-2 inside the Murray Athletic Center.
After surrendering an early pair of goals in the first five minutes of play, the Soaring Eagles would answer back to trim the deficit in half going into the second on a goal from Janis Vizbelis ’24, but five unanswered goals in the second period from the Statesmen would prove to be the difference.
Both of Elmira’s tallies on the evening would come from Vizbelis, while Daniel Dimon ’24, Amedeo Mastrangeli ’24, Shawn Kennedy ’24, and Nicholas Domitrovic ’24 would all earn assists on the evening.
JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: No. 3 Elmira 2, No. 1 Hobart 7
LOCATION: Pine Valley, NY | Murray Athletic Center
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (15-4-1, 8-4-1 NEHC), Hobart (17-2-1, 11-1-1 NEHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Statesmen would need just 2:31 to start the scoring, as Matthieu Wuth scored on a shot from just inside the blue line. Just under three minutes later, Hobart would extend its lead as a rebounded shot was put home by Brandon Sacchetti to put the visitors ahead 2-0.
- Just past the midway point in the opening period, the Soaring Eagles would see Mastrangeli save the puck from entering the neutral zone, which was passed to Dimon before finding Vizbelis in front of the right side of the net for the score, trimming the deficit to 2-1.
- In the second, the Statesmen would answer with five consecutive goals, which ultimately extended its lead to 7-1 heading into the third before a goal just under three minutes into the third from Vizbelis.
- Kyle Curtin ’26 would be tabbed with the loss between the pipes for the Soaring Eagles, making 21 saves in 31:59 of play. Jeffrey Zero ’23 would play the final 28 minutes, allowing two goals while making 18 saves.
UP NEXT:
The Soaring Eagles will look to avenge its Friday evening skid with a trip to Geneva to take on the Statesmen once again. Puck drop inside The Cooler is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
