ROCHESTER, N.Y. - RIT senior forwards Alden Dupuis (Edmonton, Alberta) and Jake Hamacher (Corona, Calif.) each scored a goal while sophomore goalie Kolby Matthews (Coquitlam, British Columbia) made a career-high 31 saves to lead the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over visiting Mercyhurst, Friday.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• RIT scored both its goals during a four-minute stretch of the second period. Sophomore forward Elijah Gonsalves (Scarborough, Ontario) corralled a loose puck off the boards behind the Laker goal and backhanded a pass in front of the right post to Hamacher, who chipped a shot into the top-left corner of the goal with 14:18 on the clock.
• Senior forward Bryson Traptow (Calgary, Alberta) centered a pass from the left face-off circle into the slot to Dupuis, who made a nifty move to elude a Laker defender in front of the right post and backhand a shot under the center of the cross bar with 10:38 remaining in the period.
• Mercyhurst got one back with 6:04 left in regulation after sophomore forward Brendan Schneider finished a two-on-one break. 
• Matthews kept the Lakers off the board the rest of the way, totaling 14 saves in the third period.

GAME NOTES

• Matthews made his second-career start and first since stopping 26 shots in a 3-2 win over No. 13 UMass-Lowell last season (Jan. 11) at the Polisseni Center.
• Sophomore defenseman Calvon Boots (Fairbanks, Alaska) was credited with an assist on Dupuis' goal for his first career point. 
• RIT improved to 2-0 this season opposite Mercyhurst after earning a 6-4 home decision on Jan. 28. 

WHAT'S NEXT
RIT travels to Erie, Pa. on Saturday to take on host Mercyhurst in the second half of the home-and-home doubleheader. Face-off is set for 5:05 p.m.