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<\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was a bit of relief when we got that goal because it made it easier knowing putting the puck in the net early was possible and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be able to rally around that if needed later in the game,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Coady said.<\/p>\n
Campbell kept River Falls in the game making numerous key stops to keep the Elmira offense at bay including robbing Lauryn DePaul of a tap-in goal late in the first period off a feed from Coady on a two on one.<\/p>\n
However, Campbell could only do so much and eventually Elmira added to their lead late in the second period when Jamie Huntley scored her 19th goal of the season to increase the Soaring Eagles\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 lead to 2-0. <\/p>\n
Huntley received a pass in the slot from Lauryn DePaul and flipped a quick shot on goal as she spun around and seemingly surprised Campbell with a lot of traffic in front of the net blocking her vision.<\/p>\n
I actually didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even see it go in,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Huntley said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I just caught the puck on my backhand and then spun around and shot it and didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t realize it went in until Kayla threw her arms up.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Elmira added the dagger 1:29 into the third period when Melanie Henshaw tallied her seventh goal of the season off an assist from Jenna McCall. <\/p>\n
Senior goalie Allison Cubberley picked up her 21st win of the season and 10th shutout. With the win, Cubberley passed Edith Racine for the Elmira College all-time wins for a goaltender. She also increased her career shutout total to 22, also a new team record. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pretty exciting,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cubberley said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My whole career I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been hearing about Edith Racine so it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nice knowing I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m up there in the statistics with her.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
First year Elmira coach Greg Fargo said he was pleased with his team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s performance and couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be happier being a part of the Soaring Eagles getting back to the National Championship for the first time since 2005.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I thought it was a good hockey game,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fargo said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was a well played game by both teams for the most part. There was a feeling out period for a bit in the beginning but we were able to get a power play goal early and settle into our game plan and that was key.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The Elmira special teams and in particular the penalty kill were outstanding for the Soaring Eagles. Elmira killed off all nine power plays that River Falls had including two five on three opportunities. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The penalty kill has been huge for us all year,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fargo said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In any special teams situation, regardless of whether we are up or down a player, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re confident with no matter who we have out there in the ice. We were able to gain and sustain momentum throughout the game because of the five on three kills.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
River Falls coach Joe Cranston said that his team didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the extra step that they had for most of the season and especially the stretch run where the Falcons were unbeaten in their last 11 games.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153First off, congratulations to Elmira,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cranston said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They played a really good game and were moving their feet all game. As far as my team, we just didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have that step that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had all season. We didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make any plays or play with a sense of urgency and Elmira did that.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We just did not make good decisions. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what it was but it seemed like when we got the puck we were tired and needed to get a line change. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s something we haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seen all year. We didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make good decisions on power play and you have to do that to be successful; it just didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t feel like we did that today.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
River Falls\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 best opportunities came at the end of the first period when the teams were finally able to play five on five for an extended period of time. Through the first 15 minutes of the first period, one team was on a power play for a majority of the time.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The only time we played our game was the second half of the first period,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cranston said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Elmira filled the lanes well and clogged up the ice. We didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make quick enough decisions with the puck. We were on our heels waiting for something to happen and we didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take advantage of the big ice while Elmira did.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Elmira moves on to Saturday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s National Championship game at 7 p.m. where the Soaring Eagles will be looking to win their third title. River Falls will play in the third place game at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a great feeling to be moving on to the finals,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Coady said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve aspired to do it all four years here but we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve come up short though. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s great to get the opportunity to finally do it and with the team we have, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a definite possibility to win and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re really excited to play.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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