ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's hockey team will play two College Hockey America games against Syracuse this week. The Tigers host the Orange on Tuesday (Jan 24) before playing at Syracuse Wednesday (Jan. 25).

LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore defesnewoman Addie Carr scored the game-winning goal in the third period to lead the Tigers to a 2-1 win over St. Lawrence. She scored on a wrist shot into the corner off assists from graduate student Amy Dobson and junior defensewoman Mia Tsilemos at 14:37 of the third for her first collegiate goal.
 
Junior forward Nicole Ness scored at 9:07 of the second off assists from junior forward Chloe McNeil and sophomore forward Megan McCormick to give the Tigers the lead. Sophomore goalie Sarah Coe made a season-high 42 saves to earn the win.
RIT blocked a season-high 29 shots. It was the first win against St. Lawrence since the 1990-91 season.
 
 
ABOUT RIT
RIT is fifth in the CHA averaging 1.54 goals per game and fourth allowing 3.25 goals per contest. The Tigers are 17th in Division I and lead the league averaging 6:52 penalty minutes per game. RIT is second in the CHA averaging 14.42 blocked shots, fourth converting 11.8 percent (8-of-68) power play chances and stopping its opponents power play 79.5 (62-of-78) percent of the time.
 
Dobson and sophomore forward Kylie Aquaro leads the Tigers with nine points apiece. Junior forward Lindsay Maloney and sophomore forward Athena Vasdani are tied for second on the team with eight points. Maloney is third in the league with 221 face-off wins, while Dobson is tied for eighth in the league averaging 3.00 shots per game.
 
Sophomore defensewoman Kyla Bear is fourth in the league with 43 blocked shots, while McCormick is sixth with 28, junior defensewoman Bailey Kehl is seventh with 37 blocks and Dobson is eighth with 36. Maloney is third in the league with 221 face-off wins, while First-year forward Lexi Sung is eighth in the league winning 51.4 percent of her face-offs.
 
The Tigers are fifth in Division I and second in the CHA with 773 team saves, averaging 32.21 saves per contest. Coe is second in the league with a .909 save percentage and third with a 3.11 goals against average.
 
RIT is ninth in Division I with 733 team saves and tied for 19th averaging 6:52 penalty minutes per contest. Maloney is 22nd in the nation with 221 face-off wins.

ABOUT SYRACUSE
Syracuse split a pair of games at Lindenwood last weekend, winning 4-1 on Friday and losing 6-3 the following day. Graduate student forward Lauren Bellefontaine scored two goals and added an assist in Saturday's loss. Senior defensewoman Mae Batherson had a goal and an assist, while graduate student goalie Arielle DeSmet made 25 saves in net.
 
First-year forward Rhea Hicks scored two goals and junior forward Tatum White tallied a goal and an assist in Friday's win. DeSmet made 22 saves to earn the win.
 
Syracuse enters the week third in the CHA averaging 2.36 goals per game and 3.00 goals per contest. The Orange are third in the league converting 14-of-84 (16.7%) on the power play and second killing 66-of-76 (86.8%) penalties. Syracuse is second in the league averaging 7:02 penalty minutes per game and winning 53.4 % of its face-offs.
 
Bellefontaine leads the Orange and is eighth in the league with 21 points. She is tied for fourth in the league with 14 assists and seventh, averaging 0.84 points per game. Junior forward Sarah Thompson is second on the team with 17 points, while sophomore forward Madison Primeau is third with 16 points. They are tied with a team-best nine goals.
 
DeSmet enters the week second in the CHA with a 2.94 goals against average and third with a .904 save percentage.
 
RIT vs. SYRACUSE
Syracuse is 30-12-4 all-time against RIT. The Orange swept a pair of games, winning 1-0 at Syracuse, Oct. 27 and 4-1 in Rochester, Oct. 29. RIT's last win was a 7-4 victory on Nov. 1, 2019 in Syracuse.