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RIT's Linda Rulle, #24, shoots the puck and scores on Nov. 3, 2023 at Gene Polisseni Center in Rochester , NY. RIT Women’s Hockey tie 1-1 against Mercyhurst in the 1st period. (Caroline Sherman/RIT Sports Network)
Caroline Sherman / RIT Sports Network
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Winner Mercyhurst MER 5-7-1, 2-1-0
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RIT RIT 5-5-2, 1-2-0
Winner
Mercyhurst MER
5-7-1, 2-1-0
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Final
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RIT RIT
5-5-2, 1-2-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Mercyhurst MER 1 0 2 3
RIT RIT 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Hockey |

Women's Hockey loses 3-1 to Mercyhurst

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT first-year forward Linda Rulle scored her first collegiate goal in the Tigers 3-1 loss to Mercyhurst, Friday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Rulle scored three minutes into the first period to give RIT the lead. Senior Nicole Ness fired a shot on target that Rulle poked in
  • Mercyhurst's Sofia Nuutinen scored at 10:26 of the opening frame to tie the score at 1-1
  • Sophomore goalie Sophia Bellina made 14 saves in a scoreless second period.
  • Mercyhurst killed off a five-minute major midway through the period
  • Sara Boucher scored a power play goal at 17:31 of the third period and Sydney Pedersen added an empty-net goal to make it a 3-1 final.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Mercyhurst outshot RIT, 47-28
  • Bellina made a career-high 44 saves
  • RIT went 1-for-3 with the extra skater and blocked 21 shots
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Saturday (Nov. 4) against Mercyhurst at 3:00 p.m.