Women's Hockey | 2/14/2015 5:30:00 PM

Box Score MOON TOWNSHIP, PA – Kolbee McCrea (Wawa, Ontario/Burlington Barracudas) and Jess Paton (Woodstock, Ontario/Waterloo K-W Rangers) each netted a goal as the RIT (10-17-5, 4-11-3 CHA) women's hockey team played Robert Morris (9-17-5, 6-8-4 CHA) to a second consecutive 2-2 tie on Saturday afternoon from 84 Lumber Arena.
 
RIT came out and scored just 1:05 into the game. McCrea gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead off of passes from Emilee Bulleid (Waterdown, Ontario/Stoney Creek Sabres) and Carly Payerl (Kitchener, Ontario/Resurrection Catholic). Ashley Vesci answered back for the Colonials with her unassisted goal at 1:32 of the first period.
 
Paton gave RIT a 2-1 lead on her goal at 15:28 of the first period. She tallied her sixth of the season off a feed from Lindsay Grigg (Oakville, Ontario/Oakville Hornets). 
 
The Colonials scored with 2:21 left in the second period to tie the game. Amanda Pantaleo tied the game with an unassiste goal.
 
Ali Binnington (Oakville, Ontario/Mississauga Chiefs) made 37 saves in goal for the Tigers, while Jessica Dodds made 33 saves for Robert Morris.
 
Robert Morris held an 39-35 advantage in shots. Both teams went 0-of-3 on the man-advantage.

"I thought we played hard today," said RIT head coach Scott McDonald. "I thought especially in the third period and the OT the team really turned it on. This game had a playoff feel to it. It was a tough, physical game."

RIT is 7-6-3 all-time against the Colonials. The season series is tied 1-1-2 in 2014-15. It is the second straight game these two teams have skated to a 2-2 tie. On Friday, Marissa Maugeri (Ajax, Ontario/Durham West Lightning) and Mackenzie Stone (Kars, Ontario/South Carleton) scored for the Tigers.
 
The Tigers face-off against the Syracuse University on Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in Syracuse, N.Y.