ECAC WEST NEWSLETTER
Volume 3, Number 8
December 17th, 1996
MERCYHURST CAPTURES TOURNEY; TIGERS ALONE IN 2ND - It was bad news and
good news for Mercyhurst this week. The Lakers lost the battle for 2nd
place to RIT, but rebounded to capture their own tournament.
STANDINGS
W L T Pts GF GA
Niagara (8-6-2) 2 0 2 6 25 14
RIT (7-1-2) 2 0 1 5 14 8
Elmira (8-2-2) 1 1 1 3 13 13
Mercyhurst (7-5-2) 1 1 1 3 15 15
Canisius (7-3-1) 1 2 1 3 23 24
Hobart (3-9-1) 0 3 0 0 14 30
Note: Niagara, in their first season in the ECAC West, is ineligible for the
playoffs.
RECENT RESULTS
12/10:
RIT 6 at Mercyhurst 3
Hamilton 8 at Hobart 3
12/13:
Findlay 1 at Mercyhurst 7 (Mercyhurst Tournament)
Brockport 4 at RIT 7
12/14:
Elmira 3 vs. Fredonia 3 (Hamilton Tournament)
Mercyhurst 4 vs. Oswego 3 (Mercyhurst Tournament)
Hobart 6 at Brockport 9
12/15:
Elmira 4 at Hamilton 8 (Hamilton Tournament)
SCORING LEADERS
GP G A Pts
S. Toll, RIT 3 7 2 9
J. Evangelista, Mercyhurst 3 6 2 8
P. DeSantis, Niagara 4 6 2 8
S. Ludeviks, Mercyhurst 3 5 3 8
J. Oort, Canisius 4 2 5 7
R. Othmann, Canisius 4 2 5 7
J. Braun, Canisius 4 0 7 7
GOALTENDING LEADERS GP Save % GAA
G. Gardner, Niagara 4 .880 2.50
J. Morris, RIT 3 .937 2.59
TEAM-BY-TEAM REPORT:
CANISIUS (7-3-1): The Ice Griffs were idle last week. Their next games
will be 1/10 and 1/11 when Canisius will compete in a tournament
hosted by Buffalo State. Oswego and Skidmore are the other teams
participating.
ELMIRA (8-2-2, ranked #2 the NCAA Division III Eastern Poll): The
Soaring Eagles went 0-1-1 at the Hobart Tournament, settling for a 3-3
tie with #3 Fredonia before falling to #7 Hamilton 8-4. Elmira's next
action will be 1/3 and 1/4, when they host a tournament featuring
Findlay, Niagara and Trinity.
HOBART (3-9-1): The Statesmen went 0-2 on the week, losing 8-3 to #7
Hamilton followed by a hard-fought 9-6 loss at Brockport. Hobart is
idle until 1/11/97, when they host Cortland.
MERCYHURST (7-5-2, ranked #3 in the NCAA Division II poll)) : The
Lakers lost a key conference game to RIT on Tuesday, but rebounded to
capture their first tournament by besting Findlay 7-1 and Oswego 4-3.
Next up for the Lakers is a trip to Simsbury, CT, where they'll
participate in the UConn Tournament. Mercyhurst will face Potsdam in
the first round, followed by either Southern Maine or the host Huskies.
NIAGARA (8-6-2): The Purple Eagles have concluded the 1996 portion of
their schedule. They return to action on 1/3 and 1/4 at the Elmira Tournament.
RIT (7-1-2, ranked #5 in the NCAA Division III Eastern Poll) : The
Tigers went 2-0 on the week, outlasting host Mercyhurst 6-3 and then
coming from behind to defeat local rival Brockport on home ice. RIT
trailed 4-1 at one point before scoring 6 unanswered goals to put the
game away. Tiger forward Steve Toll leads the nation in scoring with
19 goals and 17 assists in 10 games. In a rematch of last year's NCAA
D-III Championship, RIT plays a pair at #1 Middlebury on 1/4 and 1/5
UPCOMING GAMES
1/3:
Elmira vs. Findlay/Niagara/Trinity at the Elmira Tournament
1/4:
Niagara at the Elmira Tournament
Elmira at the Elmira Tournament
Mercyhurst vs. Potsdam (UConn Tournament)
RIT at Middlebury
1/5:
Mercyhurst vs. UConn/S. Maine (UConn Tournament)
RIT at Middlebury
GAME OF THE WEEK: They don't get much bigger than this - #5 RIT at #1
Middlebury in a pair of rematches of last year's NCAA Division III
national championship game.
ECAC WEST vs.
SUNYAC 14-8-3
ECAC East 4-4-0
ECAC N/C/S 7-0-0
Other 4-4-1
TOTAL 29-16-4
Chris Lerch
US College Hockey Magazine
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