Engineers Explode in Win Over Colgate
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate (1-7-1;0-2-1 ECACH) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rensselaer (3-5-3;1-1-1 ECACH) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 01:04 | Sierra Vadner (Rensselaer) |
| 1st - 01:11 | Taylor Horton (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 03:49 | Beth Rotenberg (Colgate) |
| 2nd - 06:51 | Whitney Naslund (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 09:30 | PP - Allison Wright (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 12:02 | Alisa Harrison (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 14:07 | Sydney O'Keefe (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 16:11 | PP - Taylor Horton (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 16:37 | Katie Stewart (Colgate) |
| 3rd - 04:13 | Allison Wright (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 05:43 | Taylor Horton (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 07:02 | Jill Vandegrift (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 08:59 | PP - Jessi Waters (Colgate) |
| 3rd - 13:17 | Katie Stewart (Colgate) |
| Colgate | Rensselaer |
|---|---|
|
G:
Katie Stewart - 2
A: Jordan Brickner - 2 Sh: Katie Stewart - 4 Sv: Lisa Plenderleith - 11 |
G:
3 Players (#15, #24, #86 - 2)
A: 2 Players (#6, #20 - 3) Sh: Sydney O'Keefe - 8 Sv: Sonja Van der bliek - 21 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Colgate | Rensselaer |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 3 | 2 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) |
| Shots on Goal | 25 | 33 |
| Face Offs Won | 29 | 35 |
TROY, NY -- Powered by a five-point game from freshman Taylor Horton, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team earned its first ECAC Hockey win of the season, with a 10-4 victory over Colgate University. The Engineers improve to 3-5-3 overall and 1-1-1 in conference play, while the Raiders drop to 1-7-1 and 0-2-1 in ECAC Hockey.
Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team earned its first ECAC Hockey win of the season, with a 10-4 victory over Colgate University. The Engineers improve to 3-5-3 overall and 1-1-1 in conference play, while the Raiders drop to 1-7-1 and 0-2-1 in ECAC Hockey.
Holding a 2-1 lead in the second stanza, Rensselaer broke open the contest with a five-goal effort in the second stanza. Senior Whitney Naslund (Bloomington, MN/Bloomington Jefferson) pushed the score to 3-1 at 6:51 with an excellent effort in front. Receiving the puck from Laura Gersten (Queensbury, NY/Troy-Albany Ice Cats), Naslund skated behind the net before redirecting back around in front and lifted a backhanded shot over the shoulder of Raiders goalie Kimberly Sass (East Amherst, NY/Buffalo Bison).
Senior Allison Wright (Oakville, ON/Oakville Ice) tallied the first of her two goals in the contest on the power play at 9:30 and sophomore Alisa Harrison (Vienna, VA/Washington Pride) followed with a tally at 12:02 pushing the Engineers lead to 5-1.
Rensselaer made it a 7-1 advantage less than two minutes later behind back-to-back goals by junior Sydney O'Keefe (Prior Lake, MN/Prior Lake).
Scoring at 14:07, O'Keefe tallied her second at 16:11 after finding the puck in front off a shot by Gersten at the left point. Horton (St.
Thomas, ON/Bluewater Hawks) earned the assist on both of O'Keefe's goals.
Colgate cut the deficit to five (7-2) just 26 seconds later after senior Katie Stewart (Exeter, ON/Bluewater Jr. Hawks) was able to get the puck in between the post and the foot of RPI keeper Sonja van der Bliek (Toronto, ON/Toronto Jr. Aeros).
The Engineers came out firing once more in the third period, scoring three goals in the first seven minutes, including Horton's second of the game at 5:03. Sophomore Jill Vandegrift (St. Paul, MN/Minnesota
Thoroughbreds) made it a 10-2 advantage at 7:02, but the Raiders continued to battle in the game.
Junior Jessi Waters (Menlo Park, CA/San Jose Sharks) converted on a power play at 8:59 to make it a 10-3 contest and Stewart added her second of the contest mid-way through the frame, but it wasn't enough as the Engineers held off Colgate for the victory.
