Women's Hockey | 3/31/2021 6:00:00 PM

PURCHASE, N.Y. – For the 21st consecutive season, the Manhattanville College women's hockey team is headed to the 2021 United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) Tournament. First-year head coach Jennifer MacAskill takes her sixth-seeded Valiants south Thursday for a quarterfinal duel against the second-seeded Stevenson University Mustangs (9-3).

WHEN and WHERE: Thursday, April 1, at 5:30 P.M. from Reisterstown Sportsplex in Reisterstown, Maryland. Due to existing COVID-19 protocols, no spectators will be permitted on the premises until further notice. Fans can follow live stats and live video at http://www.govaliants.com/coverage.

POSTSEASON HISTORY: On the quest to capturing its ninth conference championship a season ago, Manhattanville fell short to the defending champions Elmira College. The Valiants will be seeking a 17th conference tournament semifinal berth in the program's history. The Crimson and White won seven straight ECAC East Conference Tournaments (2001-02 to 2007-08) and added its eighth title in 2010-11. Overall, the Valiants are 30-11 all-time in conference tournament games.

SEASON/ALL-TIME SERIES: Manhattanville and Stevenson did not meet for a regular-season matchup during the abbreviated 2020-21 season but swept the Mustangs a season ago. This will be the 11th all-time meeting where the Valiants hold a 5-3-2 record over the Mustangs.

LEADING THE WAY: Currently, Manhattanville is on a three-game winning streak and finished the regular-season posting a 3-4 record to earn a spot in the eight-team tournament. The Valiants will look to the leadership of Morgan Miller (St. Augustine, Fla./Gilmour Academy), Tianna Lopes (West Vancouver, British Columbia/Pacific Steelers (JWHL)), Taylor Ham (Saugerties, N.Y./Millbrook School) and Franny Gerardi (Yonkers, N.Y./Selects Academy) during this postseason run.

THE QUEST TO THE PAT THOMPSON TROPHY: The 2021 UCHC Women's Championship Tournament will be a single elimination format and for the first time, eight teams will compete. The quarterfinal matchup includes:
No.7 Alvernia University at No.3 Chatham University at 5:30 P.M.
No.8 Neumann University at No.1 Elmira College at 7 P.M.
No.5 Nazareth University at No.4 Utica College at 7 P.M.

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