Women's Hockey - at Maine (24/25 Sep)

The 2016-17 season got underway this past weekend with RPI traveling to Orono for a weekend pair against Maine. After playing a solid game on Saturday afternoon and skating to a 3-1 victory, the Engineers fell short on Saturday, getting shut out 2-0 in the weekend's second game.

Friday

Hayes/Tomlinson/Rooney
Horwood/Schwalbe/Orosz
Grigsby/Repaci/Raspa
Thomas/Hylwa/Orzechowski

Kimmerle/Renn
Farole/Behounek
Hansen/Iwanski

Selander

Lovisa Selander stopped 25 of 26 and Laura Horwood tallied a goal and an assist en route to a 3-1 victory over Maine on Saturday afternoon. Makenna Thomas and Hannah Behounek also scored for the Engineers, making it three unanswered goals after Maine took a quick 1-0 lead just 17 seconds into the second period.

Rather than get shellshocked by the early goal, Horwood answered just 23 seconds later, with a nifty move and a top shelf shot to beat netminder Carly Jackson and tie the game.

Thomas scored at 7:45 of the middle frame, with asissts to Ana Orzechowski and Lindsey Hylwa, giving the Engineers a 2-1 lead.

That lead grew to 3-1 in the middle of the third period after Maine's Tereza Vanisova was sent off on a five-minute major for boarding. About two minutes into that power play, a checking call put the Engineers two skaters up and Horwood took advantage, dropping down into the faceoff circle to score the Engineers' third goal.

RPI outshot Maine 29-26 on the afternoon, with Horwood leading the way with seven shots and Jamie Grigsby and Katie Rooney tacking on four each.

Saturday

Horwood/Schwalbe/Thomas
Nolan/Tomlinson/Tremblay
Grigsby/Repaci/Rooney
Raspa/Hylwa/Orzechowski

Kimmerle/Renn
Seper/Behounek
Hansen/Iwanski

Selander

After opening the season with a win, RPI couldn't maintain the momentum for a weekend sweep, falling 2-0 to Maine on Saturday afternoon. Selander made 29 saves in the loss while Mariah Fujimagari earned the shutout for the Black Bears.

It was another early second period goal on Saturday, with Kara Washer scoring on the power play just 22 seconds into the second. This time around, the Engineers didn't have an answer, and though the teams traded penalties throughout the rest of the second, it went scoreless until 9:41 of the third when Vanisova made it a 2-0 lead for Maine.

The Engineers spent the final minute with the extra attacker but couldn't find the back of the net.

RPI will continue non-conference play and hit the ice at Houston Field House for the first time next weekend as Ohio State comes to Troy.

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RPI at Maine
Non-Conference Game - Alfond Arena (Orono, ME)
9/24/16 - 4pm
RPI 3, Maine 1

BOX SCORES:
RPI: http://rpiathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=whock&id=5777
College Hockey Stats: http://collegehockeystats.net/1617/boxes/wmneren1.s24

RECAPS:
RPI: http://rpiathletics.com/news/2016/9/24/womens-ice-hockey-womens-hockey-takes-opener-3-1.aspx?path=whock
Maine: http://www.goblackbears.com/news/2016/9/24/womens-ice-hockey-womens-hockey-drops-season-opener.aspx

RECORD: 1-0

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RPI at Maine
Non-Conference Game - Alfond Arena (Orono, ME)
9/25/16 - 2pm
Maine 2, RPI 0

BOX SCORES:
RPI: http://rpiathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=whock&id=5778
College Hockey Stats: http://collegehockeystats.net/1617/boxes/wmneren1.s25

RECAPS:
RPI: http://rpiathletics.com/news/2016/9/25/womens-ice-hockey-womens-hockey-splits-with-maine.aspx?path=whock
Maine: http://www.goblackbears.com/news/2016/9/25/womens-ice-hockey-womens-hockey-bounces-back-shuts-out-rpi-to-split-series.aspx

RECORD: 1-1

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Upcoming Schedule

Sep. 30 - Ohio State (6pm)
Oct. 1 - Ohio State (3pm)
Oct. 7 - at Robert Morris (7pm)
Oct. 8 - at Robert Morris (3pm)