ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT junior goaltender Taylor Liotta made nine saves in relief and held the Orange scoreless during the final period, but it was Syracuse who took the contest, 7-0, in College Hockey America action Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Syracuse took a 1-0 lead after sophomore forward Rayla Clemons converted a penalty shot 7:06 into the period with a backhand move.
• The Orange got its second goal for a 2-0 lead when junior forward Marielle McHale intercepted a clearing pass and let go a high snap shot from the edge of the right circle with 8:03 remaining in the first.
• Syracuse added five goals in the second period for a 7-0 lead. The Orange went the length of the ice on its fourth goal with graduate defender Jessica DiGirolamo converting from left side after taking a feed from the right boards. Freshman forward Madison Primeau scored the Orange's fifth goal from deep in the zone to the left of the net after receiving a pass from the right point for a 5-0 lead with 3:10 left in the second.
• Freshman forward Sarah Marchant and graduate student forward Victoria Klimek added power-play goals 62 seconds apart late in the second to cap the game's scoring. Both goals were the result of pin-point, three-way passing plays.

 
GAME NOTES

• Liotta's appearance was her first since a 30-save performance against Union on Oct. 2.
• Freshman goaltender Sarah Coe started her seventh-consecutive game and allowed six goals with 20 saves.
• Senior defender Taylor Sims and sophomore defender Mia Tsilemos each recorded a team-high four blocks.
• RIT held the edge in faceoffs, 30-23, with senior forward Abby Davies winning a game-high 13 at 65 percent.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT travels to Minnesota for a pair of non-conference games, Friday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m.