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Elmira College Women's Ice Hockey Set to Host 2019 UCHC Championships on March 2-3

Elmira, NY (02/28/2019) — After going a perfect 18-0-0 in league play, the No. 1/3 nationally-ranked Elmira College women's ice hockey team will host the semifinal and championship rounds of the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) Championships at the Murray Athletic Center, located in Pine Valley, New York, on March 2-3.

The top-seeded Soaring Eagles (22-2-1, 18-0-0 UCHC) will open the semifinal round against fourth-seeded Manhattanville College (17-7-2, 12-5-1 UCHC) at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. The evening will conclude with second-seeded Nazareth College (19-4-2, 13-4-1 UCHC) facing third-seeded William Smith College (17-7-2, 12-4-2 UCHC) at 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, March 3, the UCHC championship game will take place at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets for each game are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for senior citizens and students with ID. Children ages 12 and under receive free admission. Tickets will be sold in the main lobby at the Murray Athletic Center on each day of competition. A ticket purchased for the first semifinal game (3:00 p.m.) on Saturday, March 2, will grant you access to the 7:00 p.m. semifinal game as well.

In addition, there are 200 free tickets available for Elmira College students. Tickets can be picked up on the day of the game in the main lobby of the Murray Athletic Center on a first come, first serve basis with a limit of one ticket per student.

For those unable to attend, live stats, streaming video and audio play-by-play will be available here.

Elmira, winners of 16 consecutive games, earned the top seed by winning all 18 UCHC games throughout the 2018-19 campaign. The Soaring Eagle became the first program in the UCHC's brief history to conclude the regular season with a perfect 18-0-0 league record, this after going 15-0-1 during the inaugural season of the UCHC in 2017-18, which yielded a tournament title for the Purple and Gold.

First-year program Nazareth enjoyed a phenomenal season, earning 13 conference wins en route to clinching the No. 2 seed. Aside from losing two games to Elmira, the only other league blemishes on Nazareth's record came against Neumann and Manhattanville, both by identical 5-1 scores. The Golden Flyers are playing some of their best hockey entering the postseason, as they are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games.

William Smith will be eyeing their first appearance in a UCHC title game, after racking up 12 league wins during the regular season and locking up the No. 3 seed. The Herons advanced to the UCHC Semifinals thanks to a 6-0 rout of Neumann in the quarterfinal round. William Smith opened the year with a 10-game win streak, but the Herons are just 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests.

Manhattanville is seeded fourth in this year's conference tournament and head into the postseason playing some of its best hockey of the season. The Valiants are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games and are riding high on a four-game winning streak. During that 10-game stretch, Manhattanville has picked up wins against William Smith (4-2) and Nazareth (5-1). Manhattanville advanced through the UCHC Quarterfinals by defeating fifth-seeded Utica, 3-2, at the Playland Ice Casino in Rye, New York.

For more information on the UCHC and the 2019 UCHC Women's Championships, please visit the conference website at www.theuchc.com. Up-to-date information on the Soaring Eagles can also be found at athletics.elmira.edu.

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The No. 1/3 nationally-ranked Elmira College women's ice hockey team will host the semifinal and championship rounds of the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) Championships at the Murray Athletic Center, located in Pine Valley, New York, on March 2-3.

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