Engineers Drop Contest to Robert Morris
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Morris (4-1-0) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Rensselaer (2-3-2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 06:12 | PP - Rebecca Vint (Robert Morris) |
| 1st - 07:51 | PP - Rebecca Vint (Robert Morris) |
| 2nd - 02:07 | Paige Pietrangelo (Robert Morris) |
| 2nd - 08:19 | PP - Marzario, Madison (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 06:31 | PP - Kelsey Thomas (Robert Morris) |
| 3rd - 19:14 | EN - Thea Imbrogno (Robert Morris) |
| Robert Morris | Rensselaer |
|---|---|
|
G:
Rebecca Vint - 2
A: 2 Players (#19, #24 - 2) Sh: Rebecca Vint - 4 Sv: Kristen DiCiocco - 31 |
G:
Madison Marzario - 1
A: 2 Players (#20, #21 - 1) Sh: 2 Players (#15, #16 - 5) Sv: Kelly O'Brien - 11 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Robert Morris | Rensselaer |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 3 for 9 | 1 for 9 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 10 (20) | 10 (20) |
| Shots on Goal | 16 | 32 |
| Face Offs Won | 29 | 37 |
TROY, N.Y. – Behind two goals and an assist from rookie
center Rebecca
Vint, the Robert Morris University women’s hockey team
defeated
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 5-1, in the season home
opener
at the Houston Field House. With the win, the Colonials move
to
4-1-0, while the Engineers slip to 2-3-2.
Despite showing a dominant effort to open the first period, the
homestanding Engineers quickly found themselves facing a 2-0
deficit
as Vint (Caledon, ON/Brampton Jr. Thunder) scored back-to-back.
Her first tally came at the 6:12 mark as senior Brianna Delaney
(Stittsville, ON/NCCP Raiders) won the faceoff in the right circle
and
sent it back to sophomore Thea Imbrogno (Etobicoke, ON/Mississauga
Jr.
Chiefs) at the near point. Imbrogno then skated into the
mid-slot to
find Vint at the far circle, who rifled it past RPI netminder
Kelly
O’Brien (Madison, WI/Madison Capitals) on the power play.
Vint made it 2-0 less than two minutes later – again on the
extra-man
advantage - as she corralled a mid-slot pass from Imbrogno and
skated
toward the left post. Sending a quick shot toward goal, the
puck slid
under O’Brien and trickled over the goal line.
The visitors added to their advantage to open the second stanza
as
senior blueliner Paige Pietrangelo (Niagara Falls, ON/Hamilton
Hawks)
fired a shot from the top of the near circle over the shoulder
of
O’Brien just 2:07 into the frame.
Rensselaer battled back and finally lit the lamp at 8:19 as
sophomore
defender Madison Marzario (Prior Lake, MN/Shattuck-St.
Mary’s) netted
her first of the season off a bullet shot from the right point
that
slid under the Colonials netminder. Junior Andie Le Donne
(Toronto,
ON/Durham Jr. Lightning) earned the primary assist after she slid
the
pass to Marzario from the far side.
Despite holding a 23-12 advantage in shots after two periods of
play,
Rensselaer was unable to hold off the Robert Morris offense in
the
final stanza as the visitors netted two more goals for a 5-1
lead.
Attempting to clear it in their own zone, the Engineers
couldn’t clear
it enough as Vint picked up the puck and sent it across the slot
to
Kelsey Thomas (Hamilton, ON/Hamilton Hawks). The junior right
winger
caught O’Brien out of position and fired it into the open net
at 6:31
for the team’s third power play goal of the game.
Imbrogno, who also had two assists on the night, added an
empty-net
tally at 19:14 to seal the victory for the Colonials.
In goal, junior Kristen DiCiocco (Niagara Falls, ON/Stoney Creek
Jr.
Sabres) stopped 31 of the 32 shots she faced on the night.
O’Brien
made 11 saves in the loss for RPI.
The same teams will face one another on Saturday as they meet at
4pm
at the Houston Field House.
