ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT junior defender Emma Pickering and sophomore forward Brac Kelley each scored two goals to lead the Tigers to a 5-2 win over Delaware, Friday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Delaware's Kaitlin Finnegan scored 3:01 into the first period to give the Blue Hens the lead.
• RIT fired eight shots on net in the opening frame, including two from sophomore forward Kailey Favro late in the period.
• Tiana McIntyre gave Delaware a 2-0 lead on her goal at 1:32 of the second period.
• Pickering scored her first goal of the period at 10:18 of the second to cut the Blue Hens lead to 2-1.
• Sophomore forward Zoe Ziotas tied the game at 2-2 on her goal at 10:25 of the second.
• Pickering gave RIT a 3-2 lead on her power play goal at 11:21 of the second period.
• Kelley scored 2:48 into the third period to extend RIT's lead to 4-2.
• She tallied her second goal of the game at 7:57 of the third period to make it a 5-2 final.

 
GAME NOTES:

• RIT outshot Delaware, 46-13.
• RIT was 1-for-2 with the extra skater, and the Blue Hens were 0-for-3.
• Senior goalie Sophia Bellina made 11 saves in net for RIT.
• Kelley and Pickering tied their career-highs for goals in a game.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
RIT returns to action on Saturday (Dec. 6) against Delaware at 3:00 p.m. The Tigers will celebrate 50 years as a intercollegiate program.