UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – RIT first year defensewoman
Emma Pickering tallied a goal and an assist in the Tigers 5-3 loss at Penn State, Friday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Junior forward Megan McCormick scored 1:01 into the game to give the Tigers the lead.
- Penn State's Tessa Janecke tied the score on her goal at 12:53 of the opening frame.
- Junior defensewoman Kyla Bear tallied a power play goal at 18:51 of the first to give RIT a 2-1 lead.
- Mya Vaslet tied the game for the Nittany Lions on her goal at 19:18 of the first period.
- Penn State took a 3-2 lead on Katelyn Roberts' goal at 14:11 of the second period.
- Pickering tied the game at 3-3 on her goal 2:28 into the third period, tapping in a loose puck in front of the Penn State net.
- Roberts scored her second goal of the game at 8:24 of the third to give Penn State a 4-3 lead, while Vaslet tallied her second of the game at 17:29 to give the Nittany Lions a 5-3 lead.
GAME NOTES
- Penn State outshot RIT, 37-18
- Junior goalie Sarah Coe made 32 saves in net for the Tigers, while junior forward Kylie Aquaro had an assist
- RIT was 1-for-1 with the extra skater
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Saturday (Feb. 17) in the Tiger's regular season finale at Penn State at 1:00 p.m.