Engineers Notch Four-Unanswered Goals to Earn Split
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minn. St. Mankato (1-1-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rensselaer (1-1-0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 12:00 | Johnny McInnis (Minn. St. Mankato) |
| 1st - 19:22 | Leboeuf, Guy (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 08:59 | PP - Bailen, Nick (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 19:36 | Malchuk, Joel (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 07:29 | PP - Koudys, Pat (Rensselaer) |
| Minn. St. Mankato | Rensselaer |
|---|---|
|
G:
Johnny McInnis - 1
A: Evan Mosey - 1 Sh: Johnny McInnis - 7 Sv: Phil Cook - 34 |
G:
4 Players (#3, #4, #13, #29 - 1)
A: 2 Players (#23, #39 - 2) Sh: Ryan Haggerty - 5 Sv: Bryce Merriam - 31 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Minn. St. Mankato | Rensselaer |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 5 | 2 for 6 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 9 (29) | 8 (16) |
| Shots on Goal | 32 | 38 |
| Face Offs Won | 22 | 34 |
TROY, N.Y. – Sophomore Brock Higgs and freshman Ryan
Haggerty each
notched a pair of assists as the 18th-ranked Rensselaer
Polytechnic
Institute (RPI) men’s hockey team defeated Minnesota
State-Mankato,
4-1, this evening, in non-league action at the Houston Field
House.
With the win the Engineers improve to 1-1-0 overall, while the
Mavericks drop to 1-1-0.
Junior Nick Bailey (Fredonia, NY/Indiana Ice) broke a 1-1 tie at
the
8:59 mark of the second period on a drive from the top of the
left
circle. The go-ahead goal was created by Higgs (Kingston,
ON/Kingston
Voyageurs) and Haggerty (Stamford, CT/U.S. National Dev. Team),
who
each earned their second assists of the game.
Rensselaer graduate student Joel Malchuk (Brandon, MB/Dauphin
Kings)
made it 3-1 with just 24 seconds to go in the second, when he
scooped
up an errant Mavericks’ clearing attempt and flipped it into
the net
from the right wing boards. The unassisted tally was
Malchuk’s first
of the year.
The hosts opened their lead to 4-1 at 7:29 of the third period on
a
blast from the right point by sophomore Pat Koudys (Smithville,
ON/Burlington Cougars). The power-play tally was assisted by
senior
Josh Rabbani (Woodland Hills, CA/St. Louis Bandits) and freshman
Zach
Schroeder (Prior Lake, MN/Saint Thomas Academy).
Minnesota State sophomore Johnny McInnis (Boston, MA/Okotoks)
redirected home the game’s first goal at 12:00 of the first
period,
tipping in a shot from the right point by junior Evan Mosey
(Downers
Grove, IL/Wenatchee).
Sophomore Chase Grant (Oklahoma City, OK/Fargo) had a chance to
push
the Mavericks lead to 2-0, but he one-timer shot was pushed wide
right
of RPI junior netminder Bryce Merriam (Bethel Park, MD/Topeka
RoadRunners) from point blank range.
The Engineers tied the game at 19:22 of the first, when sophomore
Guy
Leboeuf (West Palm Beach, FL/Cornwall Colts) fired a quick shot
from
the left circle that beat Minnesota State junior goaltender Phil
Cook
(Wheaton, IL/Fairbanks), five-hole. Haggerty set the up goal with
a
pass from behind the Mavericks’ cage. A second assist was
credited to
Higgs.
Merriam (1-0) earn the win in his first start of the season, making
31
saves. Cook (0-1) finished with 34 stops at the other end of the
ice,
including 13 in each of the second and third periods. RPI went 2
for 6
on the power-play, while the Mavericks were 0 for 5.
The Engineers return to action next weekend, when they visit
Ferris
State for a two-game series, beginning on Friday (7:05pm).
Minnesota
State returns home to take to on UMass-Lowell for a two-game set
on
Friday (8:37pm) and Saturday (8:07pm).
