ROCHESTER, N.Y. - RIT freshman goaltender Sarah Coe made 40 saves and senior forward captain Jordan Marchese added a goal and assist in a 4-3 loss to UConn Friday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• RIT forward Emma Roland gave the Tigers the lead on a breakaway goal 5:02 into the game.
• UConn tied the contest with a power-play tally 9:55 into the game to end the first period scoring.
• RIT forward Abby Davies opened the second-period scoring and restored the Tigers' lead at 2-1 after her backhand shot found the top left corner inside the left post.
• UConn's Viki Harkness scored the next two goals of the game to give the Huskies its first lead at 3-2, with the goals coming 2:52 apart. The first tied the game and came with 94 seconds left in the second, and her second tally came 1:18 into the third.
• The Huskies extended their lead to 4-2 just 4:42 into the third for the eventual game-winning marker.
• RIT's Marchese got the Tigers within one after intercepting a pass at her own blueline and scoring on a breakaway to get RIT within one at 4-3, with 11:33 left in the third.

GAME NOTES

• Roland's goal that gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead extended her team-leading total to four.
• Marchese registered her first points of the season with a goal and an assist.
• Sophomore defender Mia Tsilemos notched her first point of the season on RIT's second goal.
• Coe's 40 saves on the night were a season high.

WHAT'S NEXT
RIT hosts UConn Saturday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. in the second of two weekend games at the Gene Polisseni Center.