Men's Hockey | 11/23/2011 11:51:00 AM
ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT men's hockey team wraps up its month-long home stand by hosting the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers in a non-league contest at Ritter Arena on Friday, November 25 at 7:05 p.m. Toshiba is the game sponsor.
RIT (5-3-2, 4-2-2 AHA) enters Friday's game riding a five-game unbeaten streak. The Tigers defeated Holy Cross in a pair of games at Ritter Arena this past weekend, 2-0 on Friday and 6-5 on Saturday. In Friday's win,
Mike Colavecchia (Maple, Ontario/Lindsay Muskies) and
Brad McGowan (Langley, British Columbia/Surrey Eagles) scored first period goals, while goaltender
Shane Madolora (Salinas, CA/) stopped all 23 shots he faced to earn his eighth career shutout, which is a Division I team record. On Saturday, Colavecchia tallied career-highs of two goals and three points, while #Cameron# Burt dished out three assists in the win.
RIT has scored 18 goals over its last five games after scoring eight goals over its first five games. Senior forward
Mark Cornacchia (Unionville, Ontario/) will play in his 100th career game on Friday. He has 29 points and is RIT's all-time leader in shorthanded goals (5) at the Division I level.
Rensselaer (2-10-0, 1-4-0 ECAC) enters Friday's game having not played in 10 days. Last time out, the Engineers fell to No. 13 Union, 5-1 on Nov. 15. Nick Bailen scored Rensselaer's lone goal, while Bryce Merriam made 25 saves. The Engineers have scored just 11 goals in 12 games this season, second fewest in Division I. Bailen and Ryan Haggerty each lead the team with five points on two goals and three assists. In net, Merriam is 2-8 but does have a strong 2.25 goals against average and .921 save percentage. The Engineers have been outscored 34-11 this season.
Tickets are available for Friday game at the Gordon Field House and Activities Center Box Office or by phone at (585) 475-4121. Fans can also purchase tickets via ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for RIT faculty, staff and alumni and $5 for students with ID. Fans can also buy special reserved seats in Section 100 or 101 for $13 (adults), $11 (faculty/staff/alumni) or $8 (students). Buying a reserved section ticket will guarantee you a seat for the game.
Friday game will be aired live on Time Warner Cable Sports channel 26 or 1026 for high definition subscribers, with Gene Battaglia and John Ditullio bringing you the action. In addition, the game will be broadcast over the airwaves on WITR 89.7 FM and witr.rit.edu. There will also be live stats.
Come out and support the Tigers during the holiday weekend.
