CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - At Friday's ECAC Hockey Championship Banquet, hosted by Harvard University, Rensselaer freshmen Alisa Harrison and Sierra Vadner accepted their awards for being named to the 2008-09 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team.  Harrison, a forward, and Vadner, a defenseman, mark the Engineers first All-Rookie selections at the Division I level.

RPI, the sixth-seed in this year's conference tournament, takes part in its first-ever ECAC Hockey Semifinal game on Saturday at 1pm against host and top-seeded Harvard at Bright Hockey Center.  The Engineers enter tomorrow's game with a record of 17-13-4.  More photos below.