SUNY Potsdam Athletics

POTSDAM, N.Y.—Senior forward Mo McBride (Montpelier, Vt./Kimball Union Academy) scored all four goals to lead No. 13 Elmira College (1-0) to a 4-1 win over the SUNY Potsdam women's hockey team (0-1) on Friday evening.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Soaring Eagles struck twice in the first 4:18.
• Just 1:54 into the contest McBride scored on a shot from the right faceoff circle. Junior forward Savannah Barber (Brookings, S.D./Middlesex Bears) and freshman forward Georgia MacInnis (St. Thomas, Ontario/Millbrook School) had the assists.
• At 4:18, McBride scored again, this time from the slot. Sophomore defenseman Bella Tomasso (Parkland, Fla./Florida Alliance) had the assist.
• Elmira was called for a trip at 12:37 and the Bears made them pay.
• At 14:16, sophomore forward Coralie Paradis (Montreal, Quebec/Bourget College) scored from the slot. Freshman defenseman Kalyn Freeman (West Chester, Pa./Detroit Belle Tire) and sophomore defenseman Jayne Gamburg (Upper Dublin, Pa./Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) had the assists. The score remained 2-1 after one.
• McBride completed the hat trick at 16:20 of the second period. MacInnis centered the puck from behind the net and McBride buried it. Barber had the second assist.
• At 8:02 of the third, McBride knocked home a loose puck at the right side of the crease for her fourth of the day. Sophomore Maura O'Keeffe (Powell, Ohio/Gilmore Gladiators) and Tomasso had the two assists.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Elmira outshot Potsdam 29-21.
• The Soaring Eagles were 0-for-3 on the power play and the Bears went 1-for-3.
• Junior captain Maddy Ferguson (Medicine Hat, Alberta/South Alberta Hockey Academy) made 35 saves for Potsdam and junior goalie Olivia Last (Sydney, Australia/St. Olaf College) had 20 stops.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bears host No. 3 Nazareth University at 3 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.