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RIT's Emma Pickering, #22, shoots the puck in game vs Syracuse on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at Gene Polisseni Center. RIT Women's Hockey game vs. Syracuse. (Mikaela Engstrom/RIT Sports Network).
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RIT RIT 6-6-3, 1-3-1
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Winner Mercyhurst MER 6-7-1, 4-1-0
RIT RIT
6-6-3, 1-3-1
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Final
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Mercyhurst MER
6-7-1, 4-1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
RIT RIT 0 0 1 1
Mercyhurst MER 1 1 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Hockey |

Women's Hockey loses 2-1 at Mercyhurst

ERIE, Pa. – RIT sophomore defensewoman Emma Pickering scored in the Tigers 2-1 loss at Mercyhurst in Atlantic Hockey America action, Friday.
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Mercyhurst's Julia Schalin scored at 15:56 of the first period on a tip-in in front of the RIT net to give the Lakers the lead.
  • RIT fired eight shots in net in the opening frame, including a pair from first year forward Brac Kelley who had two chances from close range early in the period turned aside by Mercyhurst goaltender Jorden Mattison.
  • Vanessa Upson scored at 11:08 of the second period to give the Lakers a 2-0 lead.
  • RIT outshot Mercyhurst 14-10 in the second period, including a chance by first year forward Kailey Favro at 10:21 on a rush up ice by the Tigers. She fired a shot from the faceoff dot forcing Mattison to make the kick save.
  • Pickering scored at 7:56 of the third period to cut the deficit to 2-1. Senior forward Annie Burks fired the puck into the Mercyhurst zone on a rush up ice by the Tigers. The puck rebounded off the back boards to Pickering who fired a back-handed shot past Mattison for her fifth goal of the season.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Shots were even at 30-30
  • The Tigers went 0-for-3 on the power play, while Mercyhurst was 0-for-4
  • Burks tallied her first career point with the assist on Pickering's goal
  • Senior goalie Sarah Coe made 28 saves in net
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Saturday (Nov. 23) at Mercyhurst at 1:00 p.m.