Weekend Update: Engineers Earn Tie

ALBANY, N.Y. - In a light schedule among ECAC Hockey women’s teams last evening, which saw only three teams hit the ice, Rensselaer remained unbeaten earning a 2-2 overtime tie with Vermont; No. 9 Quinnipiac was edged by visiting Maine, 4-3; and Colgate dropped its season opener, by a 3-0 count at New Hampshire.

Maine 4 at No. 9 Quinnipiac 3
*The loss drops Quinnipiac's record to 1-2 on the season, while Maine improves to 3-0.
*The Bobcats jumped out to a commanding 3-0 lead on goals by Bethany Dymarzyk, Chelsea Quillchuk, and Brittany Lyons, but the Black Bears would come roaring back to score four straight goals led by Kayla Kaluzny who found the back of the net twice.
*Overall, Quinnipiac outshot Maine in the contest, 35-to-28.
*Junior goaltender Victoria Vigilanti made 24 saves in net for Quinnipiac, while her counterpart Brittant Ott turned away 32 shots for Maine.

Rensselaer 2 at Vermont 2 (ot)
*Rensselaer 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 Friday night.
*Rensselaer senior captain Alisa Harrison netted her team-leading third of the season.  
*Between the pipes, RPI rookie netminder Brianna Piper earned the draw with 33 saves. Her counterpart, Kelci Lanthier stopped 22 shots in the Catamounts net.
*With the draw, the Engineers move to 1-0-2 on the young season, while the Catamounts are now 0-0-2 overall.
*Vermont is 0-0-2 this season against ECAC Hockey opponents this season.
*Rensselaer improves to 6-8-3 all-time against the Catamounts.

At New Hamshire 3, Colgate 0
*UNH won its third consecutive game to remain unbeaten at 3-0-0 while this game marked the season opener for Colgate, which has lost all five lifetime meetings against the Wildcats at the Whittemore Center.
*The Wildcats' offense was led by Kristina Lavoie and Jenna Lascelle, both of whom recorded a goal and assist.
*Jenn Gilligan recorded her first-career shutout with a 19-save effort that backboned the University of New Hampshire to the victory.
*Senior Raiders goaltender Kimberly Sass had a game-high 26 saves, 13 of which were in the second period.
*UNH finished the game with a 29-19 shot advantage. The Wildcats were 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Raiders went 0 of 6 with the man-advantage.

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