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RIT's Sophia Bellina, #29, saves the puck from an attempted goal in game vs Saint Lawrence on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Gene Polisseni Arena. RIT Women's Hockey game vs. Saint Lawrence. (Mikaela Engstrom/RIT Sports Network).
RIT Athletics / Mikaela Engstrom
2
St. Lawrence SLU 6-3-1
2
RIT RIT 5-3-2
St. Lawrence SLU
6-3-1
2
Final
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RIT RIT
5-3-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 OT 2 F
St. Lawrence SLU 1 1 0 0 0 2
RIT RIT 1 0 1 0 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Hockey |

Women's Hockey ties No. 6 St. Lawrence, 2-2

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT junior goalie Sophia Bellina made a season-high 40 saves in the Tigers 2-2 tie against No. 6 St. Lawrence, Saturday.
 
Senior forward Kylie Aquaro and graduate student forward Nicole Ness each scored for RIT. Ness' goal at 3:01 of the third period tied the game at 2-2.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Aly McLeaod gave St. Lawrence a 1-0 lead on her goal at 10:30 of the opening period.
  • Aquaro tied the game at 1-1 on her power play goal at 16:48 of the opening frame off an assist from senior defensewoman Kyla Bear.
  • Abby Hustler intercepted a pass at center-ice. She broke and scored short-handed 41 seconds into the second period to give the Saints a 2-1 lead.
  • Ness stole the puck off a Saints defender behind the St. Lawrence goal, scoring on the wraparound shot to tie the score early in the third period.
  • First year forward Ireland Stein and senior forward Jordyn Bear each had shots on goal in the third period turned aside by St. Lawrence goalie, Emma-Sofie Nordstrom.
  • Bellina made four saves in the five-minute overtime to preserve the tie for RIT.  
 GAME NOTES
  • The Saints finished the day winning a shootout, 2-1.
  • St. Lawrence out-shot RIT 42-23.
  • RIT was 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Saints went 0-for-2 with the extra skater
  • Bellina logged her sixth career game with at least 40 saves and first in five starts this season.  
 WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Friday (Nov. 1) against Robert Morris in the Tigers Atlantic Hockey America opener at 6:00 p.m.