Rensselaer Edged by Minnesota State
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minn. St. Mankato (1-0-0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rensselaer (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 3rd - 18:38 | Cameron Cooper (Minn. St. Mankato) |
| Minn. St. Mankato | Rensselaer |
|---|---|
|
G:
Cameron Cooper - 1
A: Eriah Hayes - 1 Sh: 2 Players (#18, #25 - 4) Sv: Austin Lee - 36 |
G:
N/A
A: N/A Sh: Ryan Haggerty - 6 Sv: Scott Diebold - 19 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Minn. St. Mankato | Rensselaer |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 6 | 0 for 11 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 11 (22) | 8 (16) |
| Shots on Goal | 20 | 36 |
| Face Offs Won | 32 | 35 |
TROY, N.Y. - Senior goaltender Austin Lee stopped all 36 shots
he
faced and classmate Cameron Cooper scored the game's only goal
with
just 1:22 remaining in the third period as Minnesota State
defeated
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 1-0, in a non-league game
at
Houston Field House. The game was the season opener for both
teams.
Lee (Bloomington, MN/Fargo-Moorhead) was outstanding
throughout,
stopping 11 shots in the first period, eight in the second and 17
in
the third. His saves also came in a variety of situations,
including
a clean breakaway, goal mouth scrambles and point shots.
Cooper (Lakeville, MN/Tri-City Storm), a defenseman, ended the
scoreless tie late in the third period when he buried a rebound of
a
point blank shot by Eriah Hayes (LaCrescent, MN/Waterloo) for
only
goal of the game. Following an RPI turnover with both teams
skating
four aside, RPI netminder Scott Diebold (Buffalo, NY/Tri-City
Storm)
made the initial save on Hayes, but the rebound lay on the ice
for
Cooper, who scored the fifth goal of his career.
The Engineers had numerous chances to grab the lead, including
early
in the first period when junior Nick Bailen (Fredonia, NY/Indiana
Ice)
sent sophomore Brock Higgs (Kingston, ON/Kingston Voyaguers)
through
on a breakaway. The backhanded try by Higgs was stopped by
the left
pad of Lee.
Diebold, a freshman, turned away a breakaway opportunity midway
through third period to keep the game scoreless.
The Engineers outshot the Mavericks, 36-20, including a 17-7 edge
in
the third period. RPI was aided by the fact that it had 11
power play
chances. Minnesota State had six power play
opportunities.
The same two teams square off on Saturday night at 7pm at Houston
Field House.
