MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – RIT junior goaltender Taylor Liotta set a Tiger record with 65 saves against No. 3 Minnesota in a 7-1 loss, Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Minnesota got four goals in a 5:06 span to account for all of the first two period's scoring with two late goals in the first and two early goals in the second.
• Junior forward Hana Solinger buried a loose puck in the crease to bring the Tigers within four at 5-1, 4:45 into the third period. Senior forward Jordan Marchese started the play by intercepting a Minnesota Breakout pass on the left boards. Marchese sent a pass down low below the goaline to senior forward Abby Davies on a give and go, and then got a shot off in tight before Solinger finished the play.
• The Gophers added a pair in the third period to complete the scoring.

GAME NOTES

• Liotta's 65 save performance topped Ali Binnington's previous save record as the best in RIT Division I play. Binnington stopped 62 pucks and was named the tournament MVP in the Tigers' 2014 CHA championship, 2-1, double overtime victory on March 8 in Erie, Pa. The junior goaltender's performance was the fourth-best in CHA history and the most saves in the conference this season.
• Liotta was one save shy of matching Tiger goaltender Laurie Davis' 66 saves against Clarkson on Dec. 10, 1982 in Division III play.
• Marchese and Solinger led the Tigers with two shots on goal each.
• Marchese's five blocks were a team high.

WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to CHA play hosting Mercyhurst, Friday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 20, at 1 p.m. at the Gene Polisseni Center.