BACK IN THE TOURNEY
The Engineers return to the Liberty League Tournament for the first time since 2014 on Tuesday, when they host Clarkson in a quarterfinal game at Renwyck Field (4pm).
ENGINEERS TOURNEY HISTORY
RPI qualified for the conference tournament in five consecutive seasons from 2010 to 2014, winning th title in their final three trips during the stretch ... RPI has never lost a home league tournament game, going 6-0 since 2012.
ALL-TIME VS. CLARKSON
Rensselaer is 26-1 all-time against Golden Knights, including a 13-1 mark at Renwyck Field ... Clarkson's only victory in the series came on April 22, 2016 – a 9-2 win in Troy.
MARCH 17, 2018
The Engineers jumped out to a 6-0 lead after 30 minutes of play and held on for a 14-9 victory over Clarkson in the Liberty League opener for both schools ...
Abbey Salvon paced all scorers with six goals and an assist for RPI, while
Maddy Aslansan had four goals and an assist ... Jaid Baytos (3 goals) and Abby Collins (1 goal, 2 assists) had three points apiece for the Golden Knights ...
Aleena Milinski stopped 11 for RPI, while Samantha Gladd (6 saves) and Carolynn Pechmann (2 saves) both saw times between the sticks for Clarkson.
ENGINEERS LEADERS
Junior
Maddy Aslansan (37 goals, 9 assists) has a team-high 46 points – the most by an RPI player since Sophie Hager (50) in 2015 ... Classmate
Abbey Salvon (24 goals, 4 assists) is second with 28 points, while senior
Allie Claroni (16 goals, 11 assists) has 27 ... In goal, junior
Aleena Milinski is 8-5-1 with a 9.37 goals against average and a .524 save percentage – the highest since Allie Arnal '13 posted a .537 mark in 2013.
FOR CLARKSON
Jaid Baytos leads the way with 51 goals and 18 assists for 69 points ... She is followed by Katie Sergeant (35 goals, 7 assists) and Emma Andrews (33 goals, 6 assists), who have 42 and 39 points, respectively ... Samantha Gladd (12-5) has an 8.47 goals against average and a .504 save percentage.