PINE VALLEY, N.Y. – In their final regular season game, Manhattanville men’s hockey team traveled to Elmira College and fell by a score of 5-3, Sunday, March 28. Three different Valiants (0-3) found the back of the net in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) matchup.
The Soaring Eagles (7-4-1) scored two quick first period goals to take the early 2-0 lead over Manhattanville. The Valiants would then score three-straight goals of their own as they looked to mount a comeback. The first goal came from sophomore forward Mason Emoff (Collingwood, Ont./Bishop’s College School). He put one past the Elmira goalie with five minutes left in the first and junior forward Alex Rowella (Ridgefield, Conn./Holy Cross (H.S.)) and sophomore defenseman Nick Prestia (Niagara Falls, Ont./Salisbury School) assisted on the play. The goal cut the lead in half headed into the first intermission.
Manhattanville quickly tied the game to start the second period. Sophomore forward Dylan Pollack found the back of the net just 21 seconds after the first faceoff. Sophomore forward Hayden Taylor (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Country Day) and junior defenseman Kyle Miller (Bristol, Conn./Trinity-Pawling) were each credited with assists on the play. Just over a minute after that, the Valiants struck again. Sophomore forward Connor Boyce (St. Albans, Vt./The Winchendon School) gave the team a 3-2 lead thanks to assists from sophomore forward Glynn Robitaille (Northville, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central) and senior forward Braedan Cross (Sechelt, B.C./Shawnigan Lake).
The Valiants held their lead for a majority of the second period before Elmira finally went on a run of their own. With just five minutes left in the second, the Soaring Eagles scored two quick goals to take back the lead and they took their 4-3 advantage into the second intermission. The Valiants were unable to score again and Elmira scored once more in the third to win the game 5-3.
Manhattanville has secured the eighth seed in the UCHC tournament and official seeding and tournament dates and times will be released on Monday, March 29.
