Women's Hockey | 12/1/2015 9:45:00 AM
ROCHESTER, NY – The RIT women's hockey team plays its final two games of the 2015 calendar year, as College Hockey America rival Lindenwood comes to the Gene Polisseni Center for a pair of games on Dec. 4-5. Both Friday and Saturday's contests get underway at 2 p.m.
RIT is in the midst of a stretch of playing 10 of 11 games at the Polisseni Center. The Tigers play just five home games in the 2016 calendar year.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for RIT staff, faculty, and alumni, and $3 for youth. RIT students receive free admission (one ticket limit per valid RIT ID). Tickets are available at the Gene Polisseni Center and Gordon Field House Box Offices, by calling (585) 475-4121 or by visiting
www.rithockey.com.
Friday is "Holiday Ugly Sweater" day. Any fan that wears a holiday themed sweater will receive free hot chocolate, courtesy of Tim Horton's.
Last weekend, the Tigers (4-14-0, 0-6-0 CHA) dropped a pair of non-conference contests against ECAC foe Princeton by scores of 4-0 and 6-1.
Taylor Thurston (Kanata, Ontario/All Saints Catholic) scored RIT's lone goal of the weekend on Saturday. RIT was out-shot 88-39 over the weekend.
Captains
Taylor Thurston (Kanata, Ontario/All Saints Catholic),
Carly Payerl (Kitchener, Ontario/Resurrection Catholic),
Cassie Clayton (Pickering, Ontario/PEAC School), and
Jess Paton (Woodstock, Ontario/Waterloo K-W Rangers) are four of the top five scorers for the Tigers this season. Thurston, Payerl, and Clayton each have 10 points, while Paton has eight points. Payerl has a team-best six goals, while Thurston leads the team with eight assists. In goal,
Brooke Stoddart (Elmvale, Ontario/Elmvale) is 3-7-0 with a 3.23 goals against average and an .893 save percentage.
Lindenwood enters the weekend with a 3-11-2 mark, including a 1-3-2 record in CHA play. The Lady Lions enter the weekend with a nine-game winless streak. Last weekend, Lindenwood dropped a pair of home games to St. Cloud State, 2-0 and 3-2. Shara Jasper leads the Lady Lions in scoring with 11 goals and 17 points this season. Sarah Bobrowski has a team-best 10 assists. Its opponents have out-scored Lindenwood 46-29 this season. In goal, Nicole Hensley is 2-8-2 with a 2.74 goals against average and a .919 save percentage this season. Jolene deBruyn is 1-3-0 with a 3.01 goals against average and a .933 save percentage.
RIT is 5-3-4 all-time against the Lady Lions, including a 3-1-2 record in Rochester. Last year, Lindenwood won the regular season series between the two schools, 2-1-1. Two of the four contests went to overtime. In RIT's lone win,
Kolbee McCrea (Wawa, Ontario/Burlington Barracudas) scored the overtime game-winner to record her 100th career point in a 5-4 victory on Jan. 30, 2015.
Both games will be
aired online, over the airwaves on
WITR 89.7 FM and
live stats are available.
Come out and support the Tigers, as they make a push for their third straight CHA Championship.
