ECAC HOCKEY HOME OPENER: Rensselaer opens the home portion of its ECAC Hockey schedule on Friday night, when it hosts St. Lawrence at the Houston Field House (7pm) ... The Engineers welcome fourth-ranked Clarkson to Troy on Saturday afternoon (4pm).

RPI EARNS THREE POINT WEEKEND: The Engineers opened ECAC Hockey play with a 1-0-1 weekend, beating Cornell, 2-1, in overtime, before coming back to tie at Colgate, 3-3 ... Senior Lauren Wash netted the OT-winner in Ithaca on Friday night, before junior Katie Rooney scored two third period goals to get a point on the road against the Raiders ... Freshman goaltender Lovisa Selander had 30 saves against the Big Red and 31 against Colgate.

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.

RPI SCORING LEADERS: The Engineers are led offensively by senior Alexa Gruschow (4 goals, 3 assists) with seven points ... She is followed by junior Laura Horwood (2 goals, 4 assists) with six points ... Seniors Mari Mankey (2 goals, 3 assists) and Lauren Wash (1 goal, 4 assists) have five points apiece.

IN GOAL: Freshman Lovisa Selander is 2-3-1 with a 2.22 goals against average and a .924 save percentage, while senior Sara Till is 1-1 with a 3.26 goals against average and an .882 save percentage.

PACING THE SAINTS: St. Lawrence enters the weekend with a 4-6-1 overall record, including a 1-1-0 mark in ECAC Hockey play ... Senior blueliner Amanda Boulier (4 goals, 7 assists) and sophomore forward Hannah Miller (4 goals, 7 assists) are tied for the team lead with 11 points each ... Second-year Kennedy Marchment (5 goals, 4 assists) and freshman Justine Reyes (3 goals, 6 assists) have nine points apiece.

SLU GOALTENDING: Freshman Sonjia Shelly has started six of the team's 11 games and has a 3-4-0 record with a 2.82 goals against average and a .912 save percentage ... Sophomore Brooke Wolejko (1-0-0) has a 3.23 goals against average and an .870 save percentage, while freshman Grace Harrison (0-2-1) has a 6.04 goals against average and an .848 save percentage.

2014-15 VS. SLU: Saints swept the season series last year, winning 3-1 in Canton, before topping the Engineers, 2-1, at the Houston Field House ... Hannah Behounek had a power play goal for RPI at Appleton Arena, before Megan Armstrong netted the eventual game-winner ... Taylor Mahoney had a late goal in Troy, but it wasn't enough as Kayla Raniwsky's tally held up for a Saints win.