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GAMEDAY (Feb. 2, 2018): Capital Region rivals meet as the Engineers (10-9; 6-6 Liberty League) host the Dutchwomen of Union College (5-13; 2-9) in a Liberty League contest.
FINAL HOME WEEKEND: Rensselaer has only two home games left in the regular season as they welcome Union on Friday and Ithaca on Saturday ... RPI's final four games are on the road.
THE STANDINGS: The Engineers enter the weekend in sixth place in the Liberty League, one win from fifth and two from second ... The Engineers have one more win than seventh place William Smith ... Union sits in ninth ... RIT is 9-2 and leads the conference ... The top six schools qualify for the post-season.
TUESDAY NIGHT: William Smith put four student-athletes in double-digits in points and the Herons defeated Rensselaer, 69-53, in Geneva ... William Smith led by eight points after three quarters and doubled the advantage by the end of the contest ... Mia Morrison led the home team with 19 points, along with seven rebounds ... Ten different players scored for the Engineers, led by junior guard Sam Krumbhaar's 10 points ... Sam O'Keefe notched nine, while LaKissa Martin and Ines Ortea had eight points apiece.
UNION LAST TIME OUT: The Dutchwomen hosted Ithaca in Schenectady on Saturday, dropping the league contest, 53-38 ... IC's Julie Yacovoni had nine points and nine rebounds, while eight others registered at least five points ... Union was paced by junior guard Nicole Conley, who scored nine points with 11 rebounds and six blocked shots ... Jenni Barra also totaled nine points for the Dutchwomen, who have lost four straight games.
TWELVE DAYS AGO: Sam Krumbhaar led all scorers with 15 points and RPI held Union to only 27.3% shooting in a 47-37 win in Schenectady ... Rensselaer led 14-11 after the first quarter and then scored eight of the 10 points of the second for a 22-13 edge at halftime ... Elizabeth Eckhardt finished the game with eight points and eight rebounds, while Ines Ortea scored nine points with six rebounds ... Nicole Conley led Union with 11 points, while Jenni Barra and Joana Santos tallied seven points each.
ALL-TIME AGAINST UNION: The Engineers are 53-29 against the Dutchwomen, including a 25-10 mark in Troy ... The teams have played 45 conference contests with Rensselaer holding a 25-20 advantage.
LAST 10: RPI is 3-7 in its last 10 games with Union ... The victory on January 20 snapped a five-game losing streak to the Dutchwomen ... Rensselaer's most recent victory over Union in Troy came on January 9, 2015 (75-54).
COMMON OPPONENTS: Outside of Liberty League foes, Rensselaer and Union have one common opponent in The Sage Colleges ... The Engineers lost to the Gators, 70-58, on November 21 in Albany ... The Dutchwomen dropped a 59-47 decision on December 9 in Schenectady.
RECORDS & HISTORY: A variety of historic Rensselaer women's basketball information has been added to
rpiathletics.com, including all-time year-by-year results, all-time rosters, coaches records, team photos and more ... Click on 'Records & History' under the 'Fan Central' option on the main page menu bar.