Engineers Beaten By Yale
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale (3-1-1; 2-1-0 ECAC) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rensselaer (1-9-0; 0-3-0 ECAC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 01:51 | Balch, Josh (Yale) |
| 3rd - 18:21 | PP - Bourbonais, Clinton (Yale) |
| Yale | Rensselaer |
|---|---|
|
G:
2 Players (#8, #15 - 1)
A: 2 Players (#18, #28 - 1) Sh: 5 Players (#5, #8, #9, #18, #59 - 3) Sv: Jeff Malcolm - 27 |
G:
N/A
A: N/A Sh: Brock Higgs - 6 Sv: Bryce Merriam - 27 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Yale | Rensselaer |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 3 | 0 for 6 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 7 (14) | 4 (8) |
| Shots on Goal | 29 | 27 |
| Face Offs Won | 26 | 30 |
TROY, N.Y. – Junior forward Josh Balch scored the early in
the first
period and the goal stood as the game-winner as the 13th-ranked
Yale
University men’s hockey team defeated Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute
(RPI), 2-0, this evening in the ECAC Hockey home opener for the
Engineers (1-9-0; 0-3-0 ECACH). The Bulldogs are now 3-1-1
overall
(2-1-0 ECACH).
Balch (Wilmette, IL) picked off pass at the RPI blue line, leading
to
a 3-on-1 break for the Bulldogs. Balch deked to his left before
slipping the puck around Engineers’ junior netminder Bryce
Merriam
(Bethel Park, PA/Topeka Road Runners) for his first of the season.
The
eventual game-winning tally, which was unassisted, came at 1:51 of
the
first..
Rensselaer had a number of chances to tie the score in the second
and
third periods, but couldn’t find a way past Yale junior
goaltender
Jeff Malcolm (Lethbridge, AB), who made 27 saves to earn the
shutout.
Merriam finished with 27 saves at the other end of the ice.
Yale added an insurance goal at 18:21 of the third, on a
power-play
goal by sophomore Clinton Bourbonais (Colchester, CT). After a
wrap-around try by sophomore Kenny Agostino (Flanders, NJ) was
stopped
by Merriam, Bourbonais picked up the rebound and flipped it over
the
sprawling RPI goalie for his second of the season. Junior
Anthony
Laganiere (Ile Cadieux, PQ) earned the second assist.
RPI finished 0 for 6 on the power-play, while the Bulldogs ended
up, 1
for 3. The loss for the Engineers was the first on a “Black
Friday,”
dropping their record to 6-1-1 in those games.
The Engineers are in action tomorrow night, when they host Brown
at
the Houston Field House (7pm). Yale visits ninth-ranked Union
tomorrow
night (7pm).
