HOME FOR TWO: The Engineers host North Country-rivals St. Lawrence and Clarkson on Friday (4pm) and Saturday (4pm) at East Campus Stadium.
ENGINEERS EARN QUALITY DRAW: RPI played second-ranked Williams College to a 0-0 draw last Saturday, thanks to seven saves by sophomore goalkeeper
Tori Riopelle ... The result was the first taken against the Ephs this season, who entered the game with a perfect 9-0 record.
RENSSELAER LEADERS: Sophomore
Dali Alarian leads the Engineers with eight points (3 goals, 2 assists) in eight games ... She is followed by classmate
Stephanie May (2 goals, 1 assist) and junior
Cori Winslow (1 goal, 3 assists) with five points apiece ... All three have at least one game-winning goal to their credit ... Senior captain and center back
Danielle Tavel is averaging a field player-high 87.5 minutes per match.
IN GOAL: Sophomore
Tori Riopelle has started all 14 games between the sticks and is 5-5-4 with a 1.25 goals against average and a .753 save percentage ... She has made 58 stops in 1374:58, with five shutouts.
SCOUTING THE SAINTS: After starting the season with seven straight wins, the Saints have gone 1-3 in their last four, including a 5-0 loss to sixth-ranked William Smith last Saturday ... St. Lawrence is led offensively by sophomore Kaleigh White, who has 10 goals and one assist for 21 points ... Right behind her is classmate Katie Stames, who has seven goals and five assists for 19 points ... Senior Emily DePoy rounds out the top three scorers with two goals and six assists for 10 points ... In goal, senior captain Kelsey West is 8-3 with a 0.99 goals against average and a .744 save percentage.
OCTOBER 4, 2014: Rensselaer came away with a 1-0 win in Canton, thanks to a 53rd minute tally by
Coley Mowder ...
Shelby Stromerson delivered the cross that Mowder headed home and the Engineers were able to hold for the road league win ...
Tori Riopelle made four saves for the shutout.
FAMILY TIES: Saints leading scorer Kaleigh White is the younger sister of
Kerry White, who graduated in 2015 from Rensselaer.
VS. RANKED OPPONENTS: Following last Saturday's tie with second-ranked Williams, the Engineers are now 0-1-2 against ranked opponents this season ... RPI fell to then sixth-ranked William Smith, 6-0, before drawing at then 18th-ranked RIT, 0-0.
LEAGUE TABLE: The Engineers are currenlty sixth in the nine-team Liberty League standings, with four points ... William Smith is leading the way with 12 points.
