ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's hockey team hosts RPI for a pair of non-conference games this Thursday and Friday (Oct. 17-18).

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Weekend Recap (RIT vs. No. 7 Colgate)
RIT split a pair of non-conference games against No. 7 Colgate, losing 5-1 on Friday before a 4-2 win the following day. Sophomore defensewoman Emma Pickering scored a goal and junior goalie Sophia Bellina made 29 saves in Friday's loss. Bellina had an assist on Pickering's goal, the first of her collegiate career.
 
Senior forward Bronwyn Khangsar scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 4-2 victory. Khangsar's goal at 14:38 of the third period off an assist from first year forward Brac Kelley gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead. Senior forward Kylie Aquaro tied the game at 1-1 on her power play goal midway through the second period and Kelley gave RIT a 2-1 lead on her first collegiate goal at 9:06 of the third. Sophomore forward Addie Alvarez tallied an empty-net goal to make it a 4-2 final.
 
Senior goalie Sarah Coe made 28 saves in net to improve to 3-0-0 on the season. Kelley finished with a season-high three points and two assists and Aquaro finished with a goal and an assist.
 
First Win Over a Ranked Opponent Since…
RIT's 4-2 win over No. 7 Colgate last Saturday is the first result against a ranked opponent since the Tigers tied No. 10 Penn State 2-2 on Jan. 14, 2023.
 
Off to a Fast Start
RIT is 4-2-0 through its first six games. That is the best start to a season since the Tigers began 3-2-1 to begin the 2014-15 season.
 
Honored by Atlantic Hockey America
Coe and Kelley were honored on Monday with weekly honors. Coe was the Goaltender of the Week while Kelley earned Rookie of the Week honors. It is the first time Coe has been honored by the league this season and the fifth time in her career. She was a two-time Goaltender of the Week in 2023-24.
 
Milestones
Aquaro (18g, 37a, 55p) is in a tie for 50th on RIT's all-time scoring list. She is seven points shy of 40th all-time. Coe is third all-time with 70 appearances in net.
 
Senior defensewoman Bailey Kehl needs two blocks to reach 150 for her career, while senior defensewoman Kyla Bear is five blocks short of 180. Senior forward Athena Vasdani is four points (14g, 22a, 36p) shy of 40 for her career. Bear needs one assist for 30, while Aquaro is two goals shy of 20 and Ness is three goals shy of the 20-goal mark.
 
Century Mark
Seven Tigers have surpassed the 100 games-played plateau. Graduate students Mia Tsilemos (119) and Nicole Ness (114), senior forward Megan McCormick (106), Kehl and Vasdani (105), Kyla Bear (104) and Aquaro (101).
 
About RIT
RIT enters the weekend averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per contest. The Tigers are 5-for-25 (20.0%) on the power play and 15-for-18 killing off penalties. RIT is 176-of-334 (52.7%) on face offs and have blocked 42 shots.
 
Fifteen Tigers have at tallied at least one point through six games. Aquaro leads the team with six points and is second with three goals. Kelley and Kyla Bear are tied for second on the team with five points apiece. Kelley is tied for second with four assists, while Bear leads the Tigers with five assists. Alvarez is tied for fourth in scoring and leads the team with four goals, while Tsilemos is tied for second with four assists.
 
Coe is 3-0-0 with a 1.66 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage, while Bellina is 1-2-0 with a 2.70 GAA and a .902 save percentage.
 
AHA Rankings
RIT is second in Atlantic Hockey America in scoring (2.83 GPG) and third allowing 2.33 goals per contest. The Tigers are first killing off 15-for-18 penalties, second in face-off winning percentage (52.7%) and power play, converting 5-of-25 (20.0 %) of their power play chances. 
 
Alvarez is tied for first in the AHA with four goals, while Aquaro is tied for third with three goals. Pickering and first year forward Ireland Stein are tied for ninth with two goals apiece. Kyla Bear is tied for first with five assists and Kelley and Tsilemos are tied for third with four helpers. Aquaro is tied for seventh with three assists and third in points.
 
Kelley is fifth in the league with 50 face-off wins and senior forward Jordyn Bear is seventh in the league with 34 face wins. Pickering is tied for eighth in the AHA with 11 blocked shots.
 
Coe leads the AHA with a 1.66 goals-against average, while Bellina is sixth with a 2.70 GAA. Coe is third in the league with a .929 save percentage and Bellina is fourth with a .902 save percentage.
 
About RPI
RPI is 4-2-0 after a sweep in a home-and-home series against Syracuse, last weekend. RPI won 2-1 at Syracuse, Friday and won 2-1 in overtime at RPI the following day.
 
After falling behind late in the first period, Friday sophomore forward Aylah Cioffi tied the score early in the third period and graduate student forward Ellie Kaiser scored the game-winner at 13:06 of the third. First year goalie Maelee Ambrass made 14 saves in net to earn the win.
 
Sophomore defender Andrea Trnkova scored early in the third period of a scoreless game, Saturday. Syracuse tied the game late in the period on an empty-net goal and graduate student defender Sophie Helgeson won the game on her goal 1:47 into overtime. Ambrass made 22 saves to earn the win.
 
RPI enters the weekend averaging 2.2 goals per game while allowing 1.2 per contest. The Engineers are 7-of-17 (41.2 %) on the power play and 17-of-20 killing off penalties. RPI is fourth in Division I converting 7-of-17 (41.2%) of its power plays and tied for third with seven power play tallies. The Engineers are seventh in scoring defense, allowing 1.17 goals per game and 17th nationally killing off 17-of-20 (85 %) of their penalties.
 
Trnkova leads the team in scoring with five points on three goals and two assists. She is 32nd in Division I with 47 face-off wins. Cioffi is second with four points and is tied for third in DI with two power play goals. Sophomore forward Morgann Skoda (3g, 0a), sophomore forward Georgia Bailey (2g, 1a) and Helgeson (1g, 2a) are tied for third with three points apiece.
 
Sophomore goalie Reese Keating has seen most of the minutes in net this season. She is 2-2-0 and ninth in Division I with a 1.24 goals-against average and 17th with a .938 save percentage.
 
RIT vs. RPI
RIT is 15-15-5 all-time against RPI. The two teams played to a pair of 1-1 draws last season in Troy. Jordyn Bear scored early in the third period of game one, while Trnkova tied the game with 2:17 remaining in regulation. RPI scored the first in game two and Alvarez tied the game on her goal early in the third period. Coe made 33 saves in game two and 35 in the opening game.
 
National Rankings
RIT is tied for eighth in Division I in goals (17) and tied for tenth in assists (26). The Tigers are tied for sixth with five power play goals and tied for 14th, converting 5-of-25 (20.0%) power play chances. RIT is tied for 11th in scoring offense (2.83 goals per game), tied for 20th in scoring defense (2.33) and tied for 19th killing off 15-of-18 (83.3%) of its penalties.
 
Kyla Bear is tied for 15th with five assists and tied for 21st averaging 0.83 assists per game. Kelley is tied for 24th with 50 face-off wins and Aquaro is tied for third with two power play goals and tied for 23rd with three goals. Alvarez is tied for 11th with four goals and tied for 12th averaging 0.80 goals per game. Coe is 16th with a 1.66 goals-against average and tied for 29th with a .929 save percentage.
 
Ranked Opponents
RIT plays four teams ranked in this week's USCHO Division I Women's Poll. Cornell (No. 6), St. Lawrence (No. 7), Colgate (No. 9) and Penn State (No. 12). RIT split a pair of games against Colgate last weekend. The Tigers host St. Lawrence Oct. 25-26. The Tigers play a home-and-home series against Cornell beginning with a road game (Nov. 26) followed by a home game on Dec. 31.