March 15, 2010
Women's Ice Hockey Weekly Release #15
HADLEY, Mass. Trinitys season came to a close on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Elmira. The Bantams, making their first appearance in the national tournament, suffered a 2-1 setback to the Soaring Eagles. Amherst received a first round bye in the NCAA Tournament and will look to repeat as the national champion this weekend when the Jeffs take on host Gustavus Adolphus (22-4-2) in the semifinals.
March 13, 2010
Elmira Edges Trinity, 2-1, in NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
Pine Valley, N.Y. The Elmira womens ice hockey team earned a 2-1 victory over visiting Trinity College in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The game was played very evenly as the shot total was 24 for the Soaring Eagles and 24 for the Bantams.
March 8, 2010
Women's Ice Hockey Weekly Release #14
HADLEY, Mass. Amherst junior forward Courtney Hanlon (Fullerton, Calif.) and Trinity senior goaltender Isabel Iwachiw (New York, N.Y.) shared NESCAC Player of the Week honors for March 8, 2010. Hanlon tallied the championship-clinching goal at 5:57 of overtime on Sunday, propelling the Jeffs to the 2010 NESCAC title over Trinity, 2-1.Iwachiw helped the Bantams reach the final of the NESCAC Womens Ice Hockey Championship for the first time in program history, combining for 93 saves and a .969 save percentage over the weekend.
March 7, 2010
Amherst Wins Women's Ice Hockey Title in Overtime, 2-1
AMHERST, Mass. The top-seeded Amherst College womens ice hockey team played host to No. 2 Trinity this afternoon at Orr Rink in the 2010 NESCAC Championship title game. Trinity scored the opening goal of the game in the first period, but Amherst forced overtime and took home the programs third NESCAC crown 2-1 on Courtney Hanlons (Fullerton, Calif.) game-winner in the extra session.
March 6, 2010
Amherst Outlasts Bowdoin 3-2 in Overtime in Women's Ice Hockey Semifinals
AMHERST, Mass. First year forward Geneva Lloyd (Calgary, Alberta) scored the game-winning goal at 11:14 of overtime off a face-off draw to give the top-seeded Amherst College womens ice hockey team a 3-2 victory over No. 5 Bowdoin in the semifinals of the NESCAC Women's Ice Hockey Championship at Orr Rink in Amherst, Mass. The Lord Jeffs rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to force overtime and will play the winner of the Trinity/Middlebury game on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.