Dutchwomen Conclude Weekend with Loss at RPI

TROY, N.Y. - Freshman goaltender Alana Marcinko made 26 saves as the Union College women’s ice hockey team lost to RPI 5-0 Sunday afternoon.

Allison Wright, Kendra Dunlap, Jill Vandegrift and Whitney Naslund each scored for the Engineers. Both Dunlop and Naslund’s goal were on the power play.

Alana Marcinko made a successful block at the start of the game. Two shots were taken by RPI and Marcinko deflected both of them.

Junior forward Callee Heywood took a shot from outside the crease four minutes into the game after junior forward Marissa Gentile stole a pass by RPI.

Gentile stole the puck from RPI and took a short pass to Heywood but her shot just outside the crease was saved by RPI goaltender Sonja van der Bliek.
Freshman forward Emma Rambo made a fast paced shot from the left side of the goal but van der Bliek made the catch.

On the power play, after winning the faceoff, freshman forward Rhianna Kurio immediately took a shot but the puck just missed the post. Sophomore defenseman Dania Simmonds kept the puck in the RPI zone by taking a shot from the neutral zone but the puck went wide right.

Just before the first period ended, sophomore defenseman Chelsey Heinhouse went one-on-one with van der Bliek but her shot was too high.

At the start of the second period, freshman forward Jeannie Sabourin moved the puck forward, passing the Engineers defense but van der Bliek deflected the shot.

Sabourin went forward again. After moving the puck between an Engineer defenseman’s legs, Sabourin recovered the puck and took a shot but van der Bliek made the catch.

Naslund went around the back of the net with the puck but Marcinko was there to deflect the two shots taken.

Andie Le Donne chipped a shot outside the crease but Marcinko deflected the shot. The puck hit the crossbar and the Dutchwomen defense was able to clear it out.

Just as the third period started, Naslund shot off a cross but Marcinko deflected the shot.

Midway through the third period, Kurio moved the puck toward the goal. Her shot was stopped by van der Bliek but Kurio responded to the deflected puck but was stopped again by the goalie.

Union will begin its season-high six game homestand starting with Maine on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12. Both games are scheduled to start at 2 p.m.