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Engineers
Megan Jones
Tom Killips
Megan Jones
0
St. Lawrence SLU (2-6, 0-2 Liberty)
3
Winner Rensselaer RPIFH (6-3, 1-1 Liberty)
St. Lawrence SLU
(2-6, 0-2 Liberty)
0
Final
3
Rensselaer RPIFH
(6-3, 1-1 Liberty)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Lawrence SLU 0 0 0
Rensselaer RPIFH 0 3 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Perry Laskaris, Sports Information Assistant

Field Hockey Earns First League Win

Engineers blank St. Lawrence, 3-0

TROY, N.Y. – Sophomore Megan Jones recorded a goal and an assist to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) field hockey team to a 3-0 victory over St. Lawrence University, at Harkness Field on Reunion & Homecoming Weekend. With the win, the Engineers improve to 6-3 overall (1-1 Liberty League), while the Saints drop to 2-6 (0-2 Liberty League).

Despite 10 first half shots, the Engineers were unable to solve St. Lawrence senior goaltender Kim Haab (Stowe, VT/Stowe) though the opening 35 minutes. RPI sophomore Jena Nawfel (Waterville, ME/Waterville) had four attempts in the opening frame.

Rensselaer's best chance to break the deadlock came at 29:01, when Jones (Stevensville, MD/Kent Island) was denied on a point blank one-timer by Haab.

In the second half, the Engineers were finally able to break through, when Jones tallied off a cross-field pass from junior Colleen Fowler (Acton, MA/Acton-Boxborough Regional). The goal, which was Jones' team-leading seventh of the season, came at 50:22.

Jones then set up RPI's second goal, filter a low ball past Haab from the left side. Freshman Mikaela DiBello (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) was there on the doorstep to tap home her fourth of the campaign at 54:23.

The Engineers added an insurance goal at 59:15, thanks to sophomore Kate Batzinger's (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) first of the season. Following an RPI penalty corner, Batzinger picked up her own rebound and scored inside the left post.

RPI freshman goaltender Rachel Kaufman (Morristown, NJ/Morristown) finished with three saves for her first shutout of the season. Haab had nine stops for the visitors.

FIRST LEAGUE WIN:
The Engineers claimed their first Liberty League win of the season against the Saints.

BIG SECOND HALF:
After not scoring in the opening 35 minutes, the Engineers tallied three times in a span of 8:53 in the second stanza.

TEAM LEADER:
Sophomore Megan Jones now has a team-high seven goals, thanks to her opening tally against St. Lawrence.

UP NEXT:
RPI returns to action tomorrow afternoon, when it visits Middlebury (2pm).
The Saints host the Panthers on Tuesday (6:30pm).
 
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