ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's hockey team returns to action after a weekend off to play a pair of College Hockey America games at Robert Morris this Friday and Saturday (Nov. 17-18).
 
About RIT
RIT leads the CHA allowing 2.31 goals per game, 227 blocked shots and average a league-best 17.46 blocks per game. The Tigers are one of two teams (Penn State) in the CHA to have outscored their opponents so far this season. RIT is third killing off 38-of-48 (79.2%) of its penalties and winning 49.8 percent from face off dot and fifth averaging 2.38 goals per game.
 
Junior forward Kylie Aquaro leads the team and is tied for eighth in the CHA with 10 points. She is third in the league with eight assists and third averaging 0.67 assists per game. Sophomore forward Jaidan Fahrny is second on the team with eight points, and is tied for fifth in the CHA with five goals. Senior forwards Emma Roland and Nicole Ness are tied for third on the team with first-year defensewoman Addie Alvarez with six points apiece. Fahrny is tied for first in the league with two game-winning goals, while Roland is tied for seventh in the league with five goals.
 
Senior captain Lindsay Maloney is fourth in the league winning 121 face offs and eighth winning 48.8 percent of her draws. First-year defensewoman Emma Pickering leads the CHA with 34 blocked shots while senior defensewoman Mia Tsilemos is third with 30, junior Kyla Bear is fourth with 26 and junior Megan McCormick is tied for fifth with 25 blocked shots. Junior defensewoman Bailey Kehl is tied for first in the CHA with a +6.
 
Sophomore goalie Sophia Bellina leads the CHA with a 1.60 goals against average and a .947 save percentage. Junior Sarah Coe is third in the league with a 2.58 GAA and second with a .923 save percentage.
 
National Rankings
RIT is tenth in Division I with 396 team saves, 16th allowing 2.31 goals per game and 27th killing off 38-of-48 (79.2%) of its penalties.
 
Maloney is tied for 22nd in Division I with 121 face-off wins, while Bellina is eighth in Division I with a .947 save percentage and 15th with a 1.60 GAA. Coe is 21st nationally with a .923 save percentage.
 
OT Winners
RIT's 3-2 overtime against Mercyhurst on Nov. 4 was the first overtime win for the Tigers since a 3-2 victory against Sacred Hear on January 3, 2020.
 
About Robert Morris
Robert Morris swept a pair of games against Syracuse last weekend, winning 4-2 on Friday and 3-2 the following day.
 
Sophomore forward Morgan Giannone scored two goals, while graduate student goalie Emma Gorski made 24 saves in Friday's win. First year forward Lindsay Smolen scored the game-winner 13:03 into the third period in Saturday's victory. Sophomore goalie Maggie Hatch made 24 stops to earn the win.
 
Robert Morris leads the CHA in scoring, averaging 2.75 goals per game. The Colonials are fourth allowing 3.67 goals per contest and second, blocking 14.00 shots per game. Robert Morris is sixth in the league converting 5-of-48 (10.4%) of its power plays and fourth, killing off 41-of-54 (75.9%) of its penalties.
 
Red-shirt first year Alaina Giampietro leads Robert Morris and is fourth in the CHA with 13 points. She is second in the league averaging 1.08 points per game and third with seven goals. Giannone is second on the team and fifth in the CHA with 12 points. She is tied for fifth in the league with six goals and tied for first with two game-winning goals. First-year forward Janelle Evans is third on the team with nine points.
 
Hatch is fifth in the CHA with a 3.09 goals against average and a .912 save percentage, and is sixth averaging 31.17 saves per game. Gorski is seventh in the league with a 4.00 GAA and seventh with a .885 save percentage averaging 26.29 saves per game.
 
RIT vs. Robert Morris
Friday's game is the first against the Robert Morris since March 4, 2021. The Colonials are 28-11-3 all-time, including a seven-game winning streak. The Tigers' last victory over the Colonials was a 2-1 win on January 10, 2020.