FINAL TWO HOME GAMES: Rensselaer is home for its last two regular season home games this weekend, when it hosts North Country-rivals Clarkson and St. Lawrence on Friday (4pm) and Saturday (2pm), respectively.
ENGINEERS FALL AT SKIDMORE: The Engineers dropped their most recent game, 11-7, at Skidmore last Friday ... The two teams traded goals over the first 12 minutes of the game, with Skidmore taking a 4-3 lead, midway through the stanza ... Tyler Phillips had two tallies in 4-2 run to end the half, giving the hosts a 6-5 lead at the break ... Â
Maddy Aslansan tied the score in the first minute of the second, but Skidmore ran off five of the last six goals of the game for the win ...
Morgan Doyle and
Sophie Hager each had two goals to lead the Engineers ...
Rebecca Wilen had eight saves in goal.
RENSSELAER LEADERS: Junior
Sophie Hager paces the Engineer with 18 goals and six assists for 24 points ... She has taken 37 shots, including 30 on goal ... Senior
Mackenzie O'Neil (17 goals, 5 assists) is second with 22 points, while classmate
Erin DeLucca (12 goals, 4 assists) has 16.
RPI IN GOAL: Freshman
Aleena Milinski (4-1) has a 8.99 goals against average and a .385 save percentage, while senior
Heather MacLauchlan (0-1) has a 11.24 goals against average and a .190 save percentage ... Freshman
Rebecca Wilen is 2-3 and has an 10.92 goals against average and a .439 save percentage.
FOLLOW THE ACTION: Live statistics for RPI home games can be followed at www.sidearmstats.com/rpi/wlax.
FREE LIVE VIDEO: Home women's lacrosse games can be seen live through Boxcast ... They stream online at www.rpiathletics.com/watch/wlax.
CLARKSON SWEEPS WEEKEND: The Golden Knights posted a 2-0 weekend, last Friday and Saturday, topping Bard (21-0) and Vassar (13-9) ... Six players recorded multiple goals against the Raptors, including Christine Wright, who had a team-high five goals and three assists ... Ashley Flick turned in three goals and three assists ... In the win over the Brewers, Clarkson scored nine goals in the first half, before cruising to a four-goal win ... Flick netted four for the Golden Knights, while Kate Dillon had two goals and four assists.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LEADERS: Christine Wright has posted 39 goals and 40 assists for 79 points in 13 games ... Ashley Flick (41 goals, 11 assists) has 52 points, while Kate Dillon (20 goals, 16 assists) has 36.
CLARKSON GOALTENDING: Samantha Gladd (11-2) has started all 13 games this season and carries a 6.05 goals against average and a .504 save percentage.