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CANTON, NY -- Friday was the start of RIT's second season as a Division I program, travelling to St. Lawrence University to take on the Saints. The Tigers fell in a one-goal affair, 4-3. Jocelyn Guimond (Quebec City, PQ/Williams Lake) (Quebec City, PQ) made 35 saves in net for the Tigers.

 

The first period was evenly matched  SLU dominated the early part of the period, but RIT got things going after killing the first of two 5-3 penalty kills and took it to the Saints. The Tigers best scoring chance came at the 7:00 mark when Ricky Walton (Hamilton, ON/Hamilton Red Wings) (Hamilton, ON) came in on a shorthanded breakaway. The shot was turned aside as the period ended 0-0.

St. Lawrence got on the board first off a power play. Drew Bagnall poked home a rebound on giving the Saints a 1-0 lead.

The Tiger’s answered back with a power play goal of their own. Junior Matt Smith (Toronto, ON/Kitchener Dutchmen) (Toronto, ON) drove home a beautiful one-timer from Simon Lambert (Ste.-Therese, PQ/Cumberland Grads) (Ste.-Therese, PQ) , tying the game at 1-1.

St. Lawrence opened the game up from there as Travis Vermulen and Jeremiah Cunningham each scored for the Saints, giving them a 3-1 lead.

Steve Pinnizzotto (Mississauga, ON) scored on the power play to cut the lead to 3-2 early in the third period on an assist from Lambert.

The Saints tacked on another goal in the third, giving them a two-goal lead once again.

Darrell Draper (Tigard, OR/Cowichon Capitals) (Tigard, OR) scored at 14:42 of the third on an assist from Simon Lambert (Ste.-Therese, PQ/Cumberland Grads), making the score 4-3.

The Tigers had a chance late in the period but Draper's shot came up short as the Tigers fell to the Saints.

Simon Lambert (Ste.-Therese, PQ/Cumberland Grads), RIT's leading scorer a year ago,  had three assists on the evening. Steve Pinizzotto (Mississauga, ON/Oakville Blades) had a goal and an assist and Guimond made 35 saves.

RIT will face Clarkson University on Saturday evening at 7 pm in Potsdam, New York.