ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's hockey team will host Lindenwood for a pair of College Hockey America contests at the Gene Polisseni Center this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18-19.
LAST TIME OUT
RIT junior forward
Lindsay Maloney scored and sophomore goalie
Sarah Coe made 32 saves in the Tigers 2-1 loss at Union, Saturday. Maloney tied the score at 1-1 on her goal at 17:14 of the third period off assists from junior forward
Chloe McNeil and sophomore defensewoman
Kyla Bear.
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Graduate student forward
Amy Dobson and Bear each scored in the Tigers 3-2 overtime loss, Friday. Dobson gave the Tigers a lead on her power play goal 16:34 into the first period. Bear tied the score at 2-2 on her goal at 19:02 of the third off an assist from senior forward
Hana Solinger. Coe finished with 40 saves.
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ABOUT RIT
RIT enters the weekend fourth in the CHA averaging 1.80 goals per game, while allowing 3.20 goals per contest. The Tigers are third in the league averaging 2.87 assists per game, and third averaging 26.33 shots on goal, winning 46.9 percent of its face-offs and is 6-of-45 (13.3 percent) on the power play. RIT leads the league and is tied for 25th nationally averaging 6:16 penalty minutes per game and is tied for 22nd in Division I with six power play goals.
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Sophomore forward
Kylie Aquaro leads the team with eight points, and is tied for fourth in the league with seven assists. Maloney is second on the team with seven points. She is second in the CHA and 13th in Division I with 139 face-off wins. Dobson, Bear, Solinger and sophomore forward
Athena Vasdani are tied for third on the team with six points apiece. Dobson is third in the league with 45 shots, and tied for ninth with 18 blocked shots. Senior forward
Jaymee Nolan is tied for first in the CHA with two power play goals and tied for seventh with four goals.
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The Tigers enter the weekend second in Division I with 464 team saves. Coe enters the weekend fourth in the CHA with a 3.16 goals against average and saves per game (22.45) and fifth in save percentage (.898).
ABOUT LINDENWOOD
Lindenwood lost a pair of non-conference games to St. Thomas, losing 4-1 and 5-3. Senior forward
Rachel Goff tallied a goal and an assist, and senior goalie
Natalie Ferenc made 34 saves in Friday's 5-3 loss. First-year defensewoman
Sarah Davies tied the score at 2-2 on her goal midway through the second period.
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Goff tied the game at 1-1 on her goal midway through the first period in Thursday's 4-1 loss. Ferenc finished with 41 saves.
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Lindenwood enters the weekend fifth in the CHA averaging 1.6 goals per game, while allowing 5.2 goals per contest. The Lions are fourth in the league converting 3-of-26 (11.5%) with the extra skater and fourth, killing off 33-of-43 (76.7%) penalties.
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Sophomore forward
Morgan Neitzke leads the team and is tied for ninth in the CHA with 10 points. She is tied for second in the league with seven goals and is tied for third in the league averaging 1.0 points per game. Davies and Goff are tied for second on the team with five points, while first-year defensewoman
Quinn McLaren is fourth with four points.
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Ferenc enters the weekend fourth in the CHA with a .902 save percentage and fifth with a 4.19 goals against average.
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RIT VS. LINDENWOOD
RIT is 16-16-6 all-time against Lindenwood. The Tigers were 2-2-1 last season, including a 6-4 win in the CHA Quarterfinal.
Abby Davies recorded the hat-trick, while
Athena Vasdani had a goal and an assist and
Kylie Aquaro handed out two helpers.
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