ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's hockey team hits the road for a pair of non-conference games at Assumption, Friday and Saturday (Sept. 29-30).
 
Weekend Recap (RIT at RPI)
First-year forward Addie Alvarez scored her first collegiate goal in Sunday's 1-1 draw at RPI. Alvarez scored from the left-slot early in the third period off assists from junior forward Jordyn Bear and sophomore forward Jaidan Fahrny. RIT outshot RPI, 36-24, while Junior goalie Sarah Coe made 33 saves, including 15 in the second period.
 
Bear scored early in the third period in Saturday's 1-1 tie, poking in a shot off a loose puck in front of the RPI goal at 6:35 of the third on assists Fahrny and junior defensewoman Jessie Burks to give the Tigers the lead. Coe made 35 stops to earn the tie.
 
About RIT
RIT is tied for third in the CHA averaging 1.0 goals per game. The Tigers are tied for second with Penn State, allowing 1.00 goals per contest. The Tigers is tied for first in the league, killing 9-of-9 penalties at RPI last weekend. RIT leads the league with 41 blocked shots, averaging 20.5 per contest.
 
Jordyn Bear is tied with Fahrny for eighth in the league in scoring with two points apiece, while Fahrny is tied for fourth in the league with two assists. First-year forward Emma Pickering is tied for second in the league with five blocked shots, while junior defensewoman Kyla Bear, junior forward Megan McCormick and senior defensewoman Mia Tsilemos are tied for fifth with four blocks.
 
Coe leads the CHA averaging 34.0 saves per game and is second in the league with 0.92 goals against average and a .971 save percentage.
 
About Assumption
Assumption begins its first full season as a Division I program in 2023-24. The Greyhounds will compete in New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) along with Franklin Pierce, Long Island University, Post, Sacred Heart, Saint Anselm and Saint Michael's. Assumption was picked to finish seventh in the NEWHA Preseason Poll and features twenty first-year players.
 
RIT vs. Assumption
This weekend marks the first time RIT has faced Assumption.