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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Sophomore netminder Keith Kinkaid stopped 19 of 20 shots to lead #12 Union College to a 2-1 win over #18 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in an ECAC Hockey game at Messa Rink. The Dutchmen improve to 7-1-3 overall and 2-0-1 in the league. The Engineers fall to 4-3-3 and 1-2-0.

Kinkaid (Farmingville, NY/St. Louis Bandits), who made several key saves with the Dutchmen leading 2-1 in the third period, finished with four saves in the first period, six in the second and nine in the final stanza. One stop he didn't make was an apparent RPI goal with 7.6 seconds remaining in the third period that was disallowed for interference with the goaltender.

RPI junior Allen York (Wetaskiwin, AB/Camrose Kodiaks) stopped 18 saves for Rensselaer.

With the score tied at 1-1, the Dutchmen took the lead with their second power play goal of the night, a shot through traffic by sophomore Jeremy Welsh (Bayfield, ON/Oakville Blades) with 12:21 left in the third period. Kelly Zajac (Winnipeg, MB/Salmon Arm Silverbacks) and Mat Bodie (East St. Paul, MN/Powell River Kings) collected the assists.

Union took a 1-0 lead at 13:34 of the first period, capitalizing on a well-executed power play. Freshman Daniel Carr (Sherwood Park, AB/Power River Kings) tallied his fifth goal of the season when he scored into the top corner from the edge of the faceoff circle. Classmate Josh Jooris (Burlington, ON/Burlington Cougars) earned the primary assist and Welsh.

The Engineers tied the score with 4:25 left in the second period when sophomore defenseman Nick Bailen (Fredonia, NY/Indiana Ice) scored on a wrist shot into the top corner of the net just as an RPI power play expired. Classmate #C.J. Lee# (Staten Island, NY/Green Bay Gamblers) and Chase Polacek (Edina, MN/Academy of Holy Angels)
assisted on the goal, Bailen's third of the season.

Rensselaer, which was 0 for 6 on the power play, had a bid to tie the score three-and-a-half minutes earlier denied by Kinkaid, who kicked out a low shot by Patrick Cullen (Washington, DC/Indiana Ice).

These same two teams play one another on Saturday night at Rensselaer's Houston Field House in Troy. Gametime is 7pm.