Advance Ticket Sale/Webcast Link for NESCAC Men's Ice Hockey Semis & Finals
Ephs head to Amherst to play Middlebury in NESCAC men's
ice hockey semifinals
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Third-seeded Ephs rode an
overtime goal by first year Connor Olvany to a 3-2 win over
visiting Bowdoin to punch their first ticket to the NESCAC
semifinals since 2000.
The Ephs will play second-seeded Middlebury at 4:00 PM on Friday
at Amherst College's Orr Rink. At 7:30 PM top-seeded Amherst
squares off against fourth-seeded Trinity at 7:30 PM. Friday's
winners will meet at 7:30 PM on Saturday in Orr Rink to determine
the NESCAC title and the automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament that
accompanies the title.
Advance ticket sale Wednesday and Thursday in Lasell
Gym lobby (Spring St. entrance) from 9:00 AM until noon and then
1:00 to 4:00 PM. Ticket Prices: Adults: $5.00 and
Students: $2.00.
Connor Olvany also assisted on the Ephs' second goal in the win
over Bowdoin and was named the NESCAC Player of the Week for the
game-winning tally that came at 9:10 of the first overtime session.
First year goalie Ryan Purdy also fashioned a stellar performance
by turning aside 46 of 48 Polar Bear attempts including one
dramatic kick save when he was without his goalie stick. Purdy
raised his record to 10-4 and lowered his goals against average to
2.25.
Williams (15-8-2/12-5-2 NESCAC) and Middlebury (18-6-1/14-4-1
NESCAC) met once in the regular season at Middlebury and the
contest ended in a 4-4 tie as the Ephs got late goals from Chris
Fahey and Justin Troiani to force overtime.
Middlebury advanced to the semifinals with a 6-2 win over Hamilton
at home on Saturday. Both the Ephs and the Panthers are 3-2 in
their last five contests.
