NEW YEAR BEGINS
Rensselaer opens the second half of the season with a non-league contest against Syracuse University at the Houston Field House. Puck drop is scheduled for 4pm.

RPI BLANKS QUINNIPIAC
Junior Blake Orosz scored the only goal with one second left in regulation to lift the Engineers to a 1-0 win over Quinnipiac on December 8 at the Houston Field House. Senior captain Lovisa Selander made 41 saves, including 15 in the third period alone.

ALL-TIME VS. SYRACUSE
The Orange own a 5-2-1 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to October 23, 2009 – a 3-2 Syracuse victory in Troy. RPI is 1-3-0 at home in the series, with its lone victory coming on November 26, 2011 –a 2-1 win at the Houston Field House.

TOUGH AT HOME
RPI has a 4-2-3 record at the Houston Field House after starting the season unbeaten in five straight (3-0-2). The streak was the longest in school history to start a campaign.

RPI LEADERS
Juniors Blake Orosz (6 goals, 7 assists) and Sabrina Repaci (4 goals, 9 assists) are tied for the team lead with 13 points. Seniors Jaimie Grigsby (3 goals, 4 assists) and Josefine Hansen (3 goals, 4 assists) have seven points apiece.

IN NET
Senior captain Lovisa Selander is 4-8-4 with a 1.94 goals against average and a .944 save percentage as the starter in 16 games. Classmate Kira Bombay is 2-1-0 with a 1.60 goals against average and a .951 save percentage in five games (3 starts).

PACING THE ORANGE
Syracuse is led offensively by senior Allie Munroe, who has three goals and 10 assists for 13 points. Sophomore Emma Polaski (8 goals, 3 assists) and freshman Lauren Bellefontaine (5 goals, 6 assists) have 11 points apiece, while senior Brooke Avery (4 goals, 6 assists) has 10 points.

SYRCUSE IN GOAL
Senior Maddi Welch has started 15 of the team's 19 games between the pipes, going 3-11-1 with a 3.73 goals against average and an .859 save percentage. Junior Ady Cohen is 1-3-0 with a 3.47 goals against average and an .865 save percentage.

RECORD CHASING
Senior goaltender Lovisa Selander's 3,441 career saves ranks first in school history and seventh in NCAA history, just 27 behind Elaine Chuli (2013-16) of UConn. She is 368 away from the all-time mark.