Rensselaer Battles to Tie at Vermont
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer (1-0-2, 0-0-0 ECAC) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vermont (0-0-2, 0-0-0 HEA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 02:22 | Sanders, Toni (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 07:33 | Harrison, Alisa (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 17:51 | Zuback, Brittany (Vermont) |
| 3rd - 03:23 | SH - Pelkey, Amanda (Vermont) |
| Rensselaer | Vermont |
|---|---|
|
G:
2 Players (#14, #20 - 1)
A: 4 Players (#4, #6, #18, #19 - 1) Sh: 3 Players (#2, #19, #20 - 3) Sv: Brianna Piper - 33 |
G:
2 Players (#19, #21 - 1)
A: 3 Players (#17, #25, #27 - 1) Sh: 4 Players (#16, #17, #21, #23 - 4) Sv: Lanthier, Kelci - 22 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Rensselaer | Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 3 | 0 for 6 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties (min) | 6 (12) | 3 (6) |
| Shots on Goal | 24 | 35 |
| Face Offs Won | 27 | 32 |
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
women's
hockey team held a 2-0 lead, but couldn't hold off the Catamounts
as
the University of Vermont battled back for a 2-2 tie at
Gutterson
Fieldhouse on Friday night. With the draw, the Engineers move
to
1-0-2 on the young season, while the Catamounts are now 0-0-2
overall.
RPI struck first to open the game as sophomore Toni Sanders
(York,
PA/Susquehanna Rapids 19U) scored off a pass from classmate
Madison
Marzario (Prior Lake, MN/Shattuck-St. Mary's) just 2:22 into
the
opening period. Rookie Ali Svoboda (Arlington Heights,
IL/Chicago
Mission) earned the secondary assist on the goal, which was
Sanders'
first of the season.
The Engineers struck again at 7:33 of the second stanza as
senior
captain Alisa Harrison (Vienna, VA/Washington Pride) netted her
team-leading third of the season. She connected for the goal
off a
pass from linemate Jill Vandegrift (St. Paul, MN/Minnesota
Thoroughbreds). Sophomore winger Jordan Smelker (Anchorage,
AK/Team
Alaska 19U) was credited with the second assist.
Vermont closed the gap late in the period as Brittany Zuback
converted
a pass from Delia McNally at 17:51 to make it a 2-1 game in
RPI's
favor heading into the final stanza.
The Catamounts then netted the equalizer just 3:23 into the third
as
Amanda Pelkey scored short-handed. She was assisted by Megan
Bergland
and Megan Dalbec on the game-tying goal.
Between the pipes, RPI rookie netminder Brianna Piper
(Oakville,
ON/Toronto Jr. Aeros) earned the draw with 33 saves. Her
counterpart,
Kelci Lanthier stopped 22 shots in the Catamounts net.
The two teams meet once again on Saturday afternoon in a 4pm tilt
at
Gutterson Fieldhouse.
