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TROY, N.Y. - Colleen Fowler and Megan Jones both had a goal and an assist to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) field hockey team to a 3-1 non-conference victory over Utica College on Harkness Field. The Engineers improve to 4-1 including 3-0 at home, while the Pioneers drop to 1-3.

All the scoring came in the second half following a rather uneventful first half. It was just 1:24 into the second frame that the Engineers broke the ice with Fowler (Acton, MA / Acton-Boxborough Regional), a junior, notching her first of the year on a penalty corner. Utica tied the game in the 45th minute when senior Colleen Dowling (Faiport, NY / Fairport) scored following a scramble in front of the cage. Jones (Stevensville, MD / Kent Island) put the Engineers back in front with her fifth goal of the year - and fourth game-winning marker - on a perfectly played penalty corner just 4:36 after the Pioneers knotted the score. Sophomore Jena Nawfel (Waterville, ME / Waterville) gave the home team breathing room when she buried a loose ball off a rebound with just over 10 minutes remaining. 

Rensselaer saw freshman Rachel Kaufman (Morristown, NJ / Morristown) improve to 3-1 by stopping four shots, all in the second half. Kells Casey (Sandwich, MA / Kimball Union Academy), a senior, stopped seven shots with five saves coming after halftime. 

The Engineers held a 16-10 edge in shots and a 16-5 advantage in penalty corners.

HOW THEY HAPPENED:
Goal No. 1: Rensselaer's Megan Jones injected the ball on a penalty corner to Colleen Fowler, who wound up and buried a shot directly into the cage (36:24) 
?Goal No. 2: Off a scramble in front and the goalkeeper down after stopping a Jessica Belt shot, Utica's Colleen Dempsey swept the ball into goal (44:02)
Goal No. 3: RPI's Angela Cascio injected a penalty corner to Fowler, who passed the ball across the circle to a driving Jones. From the back corner of the goal, Jones deflected the ball past a lunging goalkeeper (48:38)
Goal No. 4: Rensselaer's Jones entered the ball and found Hana Murphy, who took a shot that was saved. The rebound came right to Jena Nawfel, who scored her second of the year into the netting (64:43)

BIG STOP:
Rensselaer's Rachel Kaufman made a shot off a direct attempt by Utica's Meghan McCormick off a penalty corner with 16:00 remaining in second half and RPI leading, 2-1

JUST WIDE:
With her team trailing by a goal (2-1), Utica's Brittany Evans had a backhand chance from near the top of the circle with the goalkeeper coming out, but sent a backhanded shot just wide on the left side

POINT PRODUCER GETS ANOTHER GAME-WINNER:
RPI's Megan Jones, who has five goals and 12 points on the season, has at least one point in four of the five games. She has the game-winning goal in all four victories this season

LEADING SCORER:
With her goal today, Utica's Collen Dowling takes over the team lead in points with four (2 goals, 2 assists)

UP NEXT:
Rensselaer returns to action next weekend when it plays host to Keuka on Saturday (1pm) and Kean on Sunday (1pm)
Utica plays No. 20 Rochester at home on Sunday at 1pm