Box Score ELMIRA, NY- Nationally ranked Elmira College outshot Chatham University 51-5 in ECAC West Conference play to secure a 6-1 victory on Friday night at the Murray Athletic Center. The Soaring Eagles maintain their first place position with a 14-1-1 (9-0-0 ECAC West) record, while the Cougars fall to 1-10-0 (0-7-0 ECAC West) on the season.

For the Cougar defense, goaltender Megan Buchanan (So., Ottawa, ONT/Rideau St. Lawrence) started the game recording 34 saves on the night, while Kaitlynn Smith (Jr., Hamden, CT/Hamden) finished the game with 11 saves in net.

For the Cougar offense, Casey Morfeld (Jr., Union City, PA/San Jose Jr. Sharks) scored the lone goal at the 17:34 mark in the third period with an assist from Brittany Yoisten (So., Coldwater Ontario/Aurora Panthers) .

Six different Soaring Eagles scored for Elmira in their win against the Cougars.

The Cougars face off against the Soaring Eagles in a rematch Saturday, January 12 at the Murray Athletic Center. Game time is set for 3:00 pm.

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Chatham University, founded in 1869, is located in the vibrant Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Preparing students from around the world, Chatham's enrollment throughout the past decade was the fastest growing in the Pittsburgh region.

Consisting of a historic, undergraduate women's college and graduate and online programs for both men and women, Chatham has consistently been ranked among the top master's level institutions in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Offering challenging academics and innovative programming in the fields of sustainability and the environment, the health sciences, and business & entrepreneurship, a Chatham education is designed to meet the needs of tomorrow's economy, today.

Chatham has also demonstrated institutional commitments to reach carbon neutrality by 2025 as a charter signatory of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, has been named to The Princeton Review's 2013 Green Honor Roll as one of the most environmentally responsible universities in the U.S. and Canada, received a STARS Gold Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), and is the alma mater of environmental icon and Silent Spring author, Rachel Carson (class of '29).

For more information, call 800-837-1290 or visit www.chatham.edu.