SENIOR DAY!
Rensselaer hosts No. 9 Colgate for Senior Day today at the Houston Field House. Puck drop is set for 3pm.
CORNELL UPENDS RPI
Seven different players scored in a 8-2 victory for the eighth-ranked Big Red, last night at the Houston Field House. The Engineers received goals from
Aimee Raithby and
Jaimie Grigsby.
ENGINEERS TOP NO. 5 PRINCETON
Freshmen
Lilli Friis-Hansen and
Aliyah Lance each tallied and senior captain
Lovisa Selander made 57 saves to lead RPI to a 2-1 road victory over then-fifth-ranked Princeton on Saturday afternoon, clinching a slot in the 2019 ECAC Hockey Tournament.Â
ALL-TIME VS. COLGATE
The Raiders own a 19-13-6 lead in the all-time series, including 17-12-5 in ECAC Hockey play. RPI is 9-7-2 at home in the series, which dates back to December 2, 1995 – a 2-1 Raiders victory in Hamilton.
RECENTLY
Colgate has won the last six meetings and is 8-1-1 in the last 10. Rensselaer's last victory came on February 21, 2015 – a 5-3 win at the Houston Field House.
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Jessie Eldridge scored a goal and assisted on two more to lead the Raiders to a 4-1 victory at Class of 1965 Arena.
Sabrina Repaci netted the lone RPI tally, while
Lovisa Selander made 30 saves.
TOUGH AT HOME
RPI has an 8-5-3 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. The Engineers haven't finished a season with a winning record at home since 2009-10, when they went 7-6-4.
RPI LEADERS
Juniors
Blake Orosz has 13 goals and nine assists for a team-high 22 points in 31 games. Classmate
Sabrina Repaci (7 goals, 11 assists) is right behind her with 18. Senior
Jaimie Grigsby (6 goals, 10 assists) rounds out the top three scorers with 16 points.
IN NET
Senior captain
Lovisa Selander is 11-14-5 with a 2.21 goals against average and a .941 save percentage as the starter in 30 games, including three shutouts. Classmate
Kira Bombay is 2-1-0 with a 2.10 goals against average and a .935 save percentage in six games (3 starts).
PATTY KAZMAIER TOP 10
Senior goaltender and captain
Lovisa Selander was named one of the 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, giving annually to the top Division I women's hockey player. The only goaltender on the list, she joins four others from ECAC Hockey teams, including Colgate senior Jessie Eldridge.
#OVI4K
Senior goaltender
Lovisa Selander's 3,963 saves are the most in NCAA Division I history. She is 37 shy of 4,000 stops with two regular season and at least two playoff games remaining.
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
Ninth-ranked Colgate, which is coming off a 5-2 win at Union last night, is led offensively by senior Jessie Eldridge, who has 27 goals and 22 assists for 49 points. Classmate Shae Labbe (16 goals, 27 assists) is right behind her with 43 points, while sophomore Malia Schneider (18 goals, 20 assists) has 40.
COLGATE GOALTENDING
Senior Julia Vandyk has started 27 of the team's 33 games this season and has compiled a 2.44 goals against average and a .914 save percentage. Junior Liz Auby (3-0-0) has a 2.54 goals against average and a .907 save percentage in six games (5 starts).
POSTSEASON
RPI can finish as high as fifth in the standings with one game remaining.