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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Junior goaltender Kelly O'Brien stopped all 25 shots she faced to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team to a 3-0 victory over Robert Morris in the season opener for both teams.

RPI jumped on top at the 9:51 mark of the first period, as Missy Mankey batted in a rebound off a shot from Laura Horwood. Katie Rooney was credited with the secondary assist.

Less than three minutes into the second period, the Engineers would extend their lead to two. Ali Svoboda corralled a pass from Taylor Mahoney on the power play and buried it behind junior goaltender Courtney Vinet (Camrose, Alberta / Edge School). The strike was RPI's only one with a man advantage.

In the third period, RPI would put it away with an unassisted strike from Lauren Wash. The Colonials would try to answer with multiple attempts from junior Rebecca Vint (Caldeon, Ontario / Brampton Junior Thunder) and freshman Brittany Howard (St. Thomas, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas), but O'Brien stood tall.

RMU served seven penalties for a total of 14 minutes, while the Engineers were penalized six times for 12 minutes. The Colonials were 1-7 on the penalty kill and 0-6 on the power play.

Both teams are back at it tomorrow for game two of the series at 3:05 p.m.