MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RIT women's hockey team lost 5-4 in overtime at Robert Morris in Atlantic Hockey America action, Saturday.
Gradute student forward
Nicole Ness, senior forward
Bronwyn Khangsar, senior defensewoman
Kyla Bear and sophomore
Linda Rulle each scored a goal for the Tigers.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Emma Goding scored at 18:19 to give Robert Morris the lead.'
- RIT had 23 shots on goal in the opening frame, including two from senior forward Athena Vasdani and graduate student defensewoman Mia Tsilemos.
- Rulle scored 38 seconds into the second period to tie the game at 1-1. She intercepted a puck at center-ice and fired a wrist shot over RMU goalie Maggie Hatch's shoulder.
- Khangsar scored at 5:11 of the period to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. She skated into the zone and around two Colonials' defenders and beat Hatch with a shot into the opposite corner.
- Catriona Crarer scored at 12:29 to tie the game at 2-2.
- Ness scored at 18:19 to give RIT a 3-2 lead. She fought off a defender and fired a high shot from the slot that beat Hatch.
- Kyla Bear scored on a shot from the point 27 seconds into the third period to increase RIT's lead to 4-2.
- Calli Arnold scored at 2:38 to cut the deficit to 4-3.
- Morgan Giannone tied the game at 4-4 on her empty-net goal at 16:53 of the period and Mya Nugent scored 4:30 into overtime to make it a 5-4 final.
GAME NOTES
- RIT outshot Robert Morris 47-29
- The Tigers went 0-for-4 on the power play, while the Colonials were 1-for-2
- Senior goalie Sarah Coe finished with 24 saves in net
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Friday (Jan. 24) against Syracuse at 3:00 p.m.
