TROY, N.Y. - Defenseman Lauri Sertti scored midway through the third period and Jack Watson stopped all 23 shots he faced to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's hockey team shut out Long Island University (LIU) 1-0 in a non-league game at the Houston Field House. The Engineers remain unbeaten at 3-0-0, while the Sharks drop to 1-2-1.

With the game scoreless through two-and-a-half periods, Sertti jumped into the play and drove the net, eventually getting a shot off that deflected up and bounced over LIU netminder Vinnie Purpura, who did not know where the puck went. It ended up in the net for Sertti's third career goal.

On the other end, Watson made 11 saves in the first period, five in the second, and seven in the third period for his fourth career shutout. Purpura had 27 stops, including 14 in the second period. 

RPI is back home on Saturday night when it hosts Army West Point at 7pm. The Sharks travel to Michigan State next weekend for their next action.