TWO-GAME SET: Coming off a series sweep at RIT last weekend, the Engineers return to the Houston Field House for another non-league set with Robert Morris on Friday (7pm) and Saturday (4pm).

ENGINEERS TAKE TWO FROM RIT: RPI came out firing in Rochester last weekend, taking game one of its series with RIT, 6-2 ... Senior Mari Mankey had a pair of goals, including the game-winner, while junior Laura Horwood (goal, assist) and sophomore Shayna Tomlinson (goal, assist) had two points each ... Freshman Lovisa Selander picked up the win in net, stopping 15 of the 17 shots she faced ... In game two, senior Alexa Gruschow netted two goals to pace the Engineers offensively ... Classmate Sara Till earned her first collegiate win in her first start, making 22 saves in a 3-1 win.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Live statistics for RPI home games can be followed at www.sidearmstats.com/rpi/whockey.

ON RPI TV: Home women's hockey games can be seen live, for free, on RPI TV or online at www.rpitv.org.

EARLY LEADERS: The Engineers are led offensively by senior Alexa Gruschow (3 goals, 2 assists) and junior Laura Horwood (2 goals, 3 assists), who have five points apiece ... Seniors Mari Mankey (2 goals, 1 assist), Lauren Wash (3 assists) and Jenn Godin (3 assists) all have three points.

IN GOAL: Freshman Lovisa Selander is 1-2 with a 3.05 goals against average and a .909 save percentage, while senior Sara Till is 1-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and a .957 save percentage.

PACING THE COLONIALS: Sophomore Brittany Howard has four goals and five assists for a team-high nine points in six games ... Freshman Sarah Quaranta (1 goal, 7 assists) is second with eight points, while classmates Amber Rennie (4 goals, 2 assists) and Kirsten Welsh (1 goal, 5 assists) have six points each ... Between the pipes, junior Jessica Dodd has started five of the team's six games and has a 2-2-0 record, with a 2.84 goals against average and an .898 save percentage ... Freshman Lauren Bailey is 0-1-1 with a 4.38 goals against average and an .884 save percentage.

2013-14 VS. RMU: The Engineers split a two-game series at Robert Morris two seasons ago, winning the opener, 3-0, before falling 3-2 ... RPI received goals from Mari Mankey, Ali Svoboda and Lauren Wash for the game one win ... Kelly O'Brien Stopped all 25 shots she faced ... The Colonials came back with two goals to open game two and got an OT-winner from Kylie St. Louis in game two.

NEXT UP: The Engineers open ECAC Hockey play next weekend at 10th-ranked Cornell and Colgate on Friday (3pm) and Saturday (3pm).