Box Score

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Sophomore forward Lisa Pak (Metheun, MA) scored two second half goals, including the go-ahead marker and the eventual game-winner, and Rensselaer held off Endicott, 3-2, in the opening round of the Zenaty Invitational at Springfield College.  The Red Hawks advance to the championship game against the host Pride on Sunday at 1pm. 

Junior forward Michelle Clemente (Rensselaer, NY) scored the only goal of the first half at 6:43, giving RPI a quick 1-0 lead.  But just three minutes into the second half, Gulls senior midfielder Caitlin Murray (Templeton, MA) tied the score at one.

Pak then took advantage of a pair of Endicott miscues by scoring two consecutive goals on penalty strokes in a 3:30 span. She tallied her first goal with 16:44 left and her second with 13:16 remaining.

Endicott did not go away, applying pressure for much of the remainder of the contest.  Junior forward Jennifer Rheaume (Blackstone, MA) tallied for the Gulls just 1:30 after Pak’s second goal to cut it their deficit to 3-2.

Endicott outshot RPI, 14-13, and each team had sixshort corners. For RPI, senior goalkeeper Liz Szewczak (Enfield, CT) made 12 saves. Senior goalkeeper Erin Curry (Hampstead, NH) was credited with 10 saves for the Gulls.