GORHAM, Maine – Bailey Krawczyk, Seth Ferguson, and Nathan Young each recorded a goal and an assist for the Elmira College Soaring Eagles in a 4-1 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Friday night in Gorham. Senior captain Jeff Pollara (Braintree, Mass) scored the lone goal for the Huskies with assists from juniors Conor Donovan (Nahant, Mass./Swampscott) and John Hagan (Canton, Mass./Tilton School). Senior goalie Mason Palmer (Cumming, Ga./Georgia Connections Academy) made 22 saves in the loss.
 
The Records:
Elmira: 1-1-1 (1-0-0 NEHC)
Southern Maine: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 NEHC)
 
Series History:
Tonight's game was the 10th meeting between the two teams. Elmira leads the series 6-2-3. Huskies went 1-0-1 against the Soaring Eagles last season. Southern Maine upset the then No. 11 Soaring Eagles 3-2 in overtime in Gorham on November 11 and tied with Elmira 4-4 on January 18 when Elmira was ranked No. 2 in the nation.
 
The Goaltenders:
Elmira: Brody Haynes (1-1-1), 60:00, one goal allowed, 23 saves
Southern Maine: Mason Palmer (1-1-0): 59:31, three goals allowed, 22 saves
 
How It Happened:

• The first period ended 0-0 with the shots on goal at 7-6 in favor of the Huskies. The Southern Maine penalty killing unit had a great shift with four blocked shots. Seniors Mathieu Sabourin (Alexandria, Ontario), Zach Desmarais (St. Cyrille, Quebec) and Jackson Legro (Brentwood, N.H.) and sophomore Adrian Jubran (Knoxville, Tenn./James Madison) had the blocks.
• Krawczyk scored the first Elmira goal 7:00 into the second period on the power play with Ferguson and Young assisting.
• Pollara's goal came 13:58 into the period to tie the game. Hagan tapped a pass to Donovan along the boards who then slid the puck between two Elmira skaters to find an open Pollara. However, Elmira quickly regained the lead on a Carter Wisely goal that was assisted by Stephen MacDonald and Kenny Maxwell.
• Ferguson added a third goal for the Soaring Eagles in the closing minutes of the third before Young potted an empty-netter in the final minute.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Elmira led 26-24 in shots on goal.
• The Huskies led 34-28 in faceoff wins led by sophomore Owen Drummey (Falmouth, Maine) who went 10-for-16.
• Each team blocked 12 shots.

 
Up Next:
The teams play again tomorrow at 4:00 pm.