Engineers Force Game Three
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer (15-14-6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Quinnipiac (19-9-8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 2nd - 11:15 | PP - Harrison, Alisa (Rensselaer) |
| Rensselaer | Quinnipiac |
|---|---|
|
G:
Alisa Harrison - 1
A: 2 Players (#7, #15 - 1) Sh: Allysen Weidner - 7 Sv: Sonja Van der bliek - 16 |
G:
N/A
A: N/A Sh: 5 Players (#2, #3, #19, #21, #29 - 2) Sv: Victoria Vigilanti - 23 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Rensselaer | Quinnipiac |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 2 | 0 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 3 (6) | 2 (4) |
| Shots on Goal | 24 | 16 |
| Face Offs Won | 15 | 25 |
HAMDEN, Conn. - Junior netminder Sonja van
der Bliek (Toronto, ON/Toronto Jr. Aeros) stopped all 16 she
faced, backstopping the Rensselaer women's hockey team to a 1-0
victory over Quinnipiac, in game 2 of the ECAC Hockey
Quarterfinals, at TD Bank Sports Center. With the win, the
Engineers improve to 15-14-6, while evening the best-of-three
series at 1-1. The Bobcats fall to 19-9-8.
Game 3 of the series will take place tomorrow afternoon (2pm), with
the winner of that contest advancing to the League Semifinals next
weekend.
van der Bliek, who made 13 of her saves in the second period alone,
becomes Rensselaer's all-time leader in career wins (41-31-11) and
shutouts (16). Quinnipiac freshman Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge,
ON/Missisauga Jr. Chiefs) finished with 23 stops.
Sophomore Alisa
Harrison (Vienna, VA/Washington Pride) backhanded home a
rebound at the side of the Quinnipiac cage to give the Engineers
all the offense they needed at 11:15 of the second period. A shot
from the top of the left circle by sophomore Amanda
Castignetti (Anchorage, AK/Shattuck St. Mary's) was blocked,
but the efforts of freshman Taylor
Horton (St. Thomas, ON/Bluewater Hawks) and then Harrison
earned the 1-0 lead, which stood as the game-winner.
Rensselaer's defensive pressure tightened in the third period,
allowing just a single shot on goal. Quinnipiac pulled Vigilanti
for an extra-attacker with 50 seconds left, could not muster a
scoring chance.
A tightly checked first period saw Rensselaer hold a 7-2 edge in
shots on target. One of the Bobcats' shots came on a late
power-play. The Engineers killed off all three penalties they were
assessed in the contest, while going 1 for 2 on the man advantage.
