Women's Ice Hockey | 2/28/2019 8:38:00 PM

PLAYOFF TIME
Eighth seed Rensselaer visits top seed and nationally fourth-ranked Cornell University for a best-of-three ECAC Hockey Quarterfinal series, this weekend at Lynah Rink ... Game 1 is slated for 6pm on Friday, with Game 2 scheduled for 3pm on Saturday ... If necessary, Game 3 will take place on Sunday at 3pm.

ENGINEERS IN THE POSTSEASON
RPI is 5-13 all-time Division I ECAC Hockey postseason play, dating back to its first appearance in 2006-07, when Dartmouth swept a Quarterfinal series ... The Engineers are 0-3 against the Big Red in the playoffs, most recently falling in the Quarterfinals in 2010-11 ... Rensselaer has lost eight consecutive playoff contests, with its most recent vicotry coming on February 28, 2010 – a 2-1 win at Quinnipiac in five overtimes.

ALL-TIME VS. CORNELL
The Big Red lead the all-time series 22-7-0, including 18-7-0 in ECAC Hockey play. The Engineers are 4-8-0 at home against Cornell, with two wins in their last three at the Houston Field House.

RECENTLY
Cornell is 8-3-0 in the last 11 meetings, including five straight victories. The Engineers had a three-game winning streak from October 30, 2015 to October 28, 2016.

FEBRUARY 2, 2019
Kristin O'Neill netted a hat trick to lead the Big Red to a 5-0 victory over RPI at Lynah Rink. Senior Lovisa Selander finished with 48 saves for the Engineers, while Marlene Boissonnault had 11 at the other end of the ice.30 saves.

LAST TIME OUT
Seven different players scored in a 8-2 victory for the eighth-ranked Big Red, on February 22 at the Houston Field House. The Engineers received goals from Aimee Raithby and Jaimie Grigsby.

ROAD RECENTLY
Three of RPI's last four road contests have come against top-10 teams in the USCHO.com poll ... The Engineers lone win during that stretch came on February 16 at then-No. 5 Princeton – a 3-2 victory.

RPI LEADERS
Juniors Blake Orosz has 14 goals and nine assists for a team-high 23 points in 33 games. Classmate Sabrina Repaci (7 goals, 11 assists) and senior Jaimie Grigsby (7 goals, 11 assists) round out the top three scorers with 18 points apiece.

IN NET
Senior captain Lovisa Selander is 11-15-5 with a 2.27 goals against average and a .940 save percentage as the starter in 31 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 made her 4,000th career save against Colgate last weekend, extending her all-time NCAA record for career stops.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON
Sophomore Maddie Mills leads Cornell with 37 points on 16 goals and 21 assists. Juniors Kristin O'Neill (20 goals, 12 assists) and Jaime Bourbonnais (9 goals, 18 assists) are right behind with 32 and 27 points, respectively.

BIG RED GOALTENDING
Senior Marlene Boissonnault (17-3-4) has started 24 of the team's 29 games this season, posting a 1.70 goals against average and a .920 save percentage. Sophomore Lindsay Browning (3-0-2) has a 1.26 goals against average and a .948 save percentage in six games (5 starts). Boissonnault has six shutouts, while Browning has one.