ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's hockey team hosts Union for a pair of non-conference games at the Gene Polisseni Center, Friday and Saturday (Oct. 6-7).
 
Honoring 2011-12 National Championship Team
RIT will induct the 2011-12 national championship team into the RIT Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend during Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend. RIT finished with a 28-1-1 record punctuated by a 4-1 victory over Norwich in the NCAA Division III Championship game. Tied 1-1, after 40 minutes of play, first year (and current RIT women's hockey coach) Celeste Brown scored 1:23 into the third period to ignite a three-goal run to lead the Tigers to their first national title in program history. Sophomore goaltender Laura Chamberlain was named NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player after making 27 saves in the title game.
 
Weekend Recap (RIT vs No. 4 Minnesota)
RIT lost a pair of non-conference games to No. 4 Minnesota by scores of 3-0 and 5-1, last weekend at the Gene Polisseni Center. 
 
Junior goalie Sarah Coe made 38 saves in Friday's 3-0 loss. RIT held Minnesota scoreless in the third, firing 12 shots on net in the frame.
 
Senior captain Lindsay Maloney scored in Saturday's 5-1 defeat. Her power play goal 9:02 into the second period off assists from juniors Kylie Aquaro and Jessie Burks cut the Minnesota lead to 2-1. Coe finished with 40 saves.  
 
About RIT
RIT enters the weekend third in the CHA allowing 2.17 goals per game and fifth, averaging  1.83 goals per contest. The Tigers are second in the league, killing off 15-of-19 (78.9%) penalties and tied for third, blocking 15.17 shots per game.
 
Junior forward Jordyn Bear is one of four Tigers tied for first on the team in scoring with three points. She and sophomore forwards Jaidan Fahrny and Lexi Sung each have a goal and two assists this season, while junior defensewoman Jessie Burks leads the team with three assists. Senior forward Emma Roland is tied for seventh in the league with two goals.
 
Burks is tied for sixth in the CHA in assists, while Maloney is third in the league with 58 face-off wins and Fahrny is tenth with 31. Junior forward Megan McCormick is tied for seventh in the CHA with six blocked shots.
 
Coe is third in the CHA with a 2.32 goals against average, second with a .932 save percentage and is fifth, averaging 32.80 saves per game.

About Union
Union swept a pair of non-conference games against Holy Cross by scores of 3-2 and 4-3, last weekend. Sophomore forward Riley Walsh recorded a hat-trick, including the game-winner 3:49 into overtime in Friday's 3-2 come-from-behind win. First year defensewoman Kendal Davidson had two assists and first year goalie Monja Wagner made 22 stops to earn the win in net.
 
First year forward Maddie Leaney had a hat-trick, in Saturday's, 4-3 win, scoring the game-winner 1:29 into overtime. Walsh scored Saturday, while junior Sophie Matsoukas made 29 saves in net.
 
Union enters the weekend averaging 2.5 goals per game, while allowing 3.3 per contest. The Garnet Chargers are 5-of-25 with the extra skater and have killed off 22-of-27 penalties.
 
Walsh leads the team with 17 points and six goals, including a team-best three power play tallies. Davidson is second with six points and leads Union with five assists. Senior forward Emily King is third with four points (1g, 4a) and Leaney is fourth with three points.
 
Matsoukas enters the weekend with a 2-2-0 record, a 3.43 goals against average, a .892 save percentage and averages 29 saves per game. Wagner is 1-1-0 with a 2.98 GAA, .903 save percentage and averages 28 saves per contest.
 
RIT vs. Union
RIT is 12-10-4 all time against Union. The Garnet Chargers swept a pair of games in Schenectady last season by scored of 3-2 (OT) and 2-1. McCormick tied the game at 2-2 on her goal with eight seconds remaining in regulation, while Walsh scored the game-winner 4:01 into overtime.
 
Junior forward Athena Vasdani scored, while Maren Friday scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period the following day.  
 
Senior forward Lindsay Maloney enters the weekend with five points (1g, 4a) all-time against Union, including a pair of assists last season. McCormick has two goals and an assist, in her career against Union, while senior forward Emma Roland has two goals. Junior defensewoman Bailey Kehl has two assists against the Garnet Chargers. Coe has a 3.70 goals against average and a .907 save percentage in three career games against Union.