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PREVIEW! Eight Teams in Action; Three at Home

By Owen Haas '25

It's a championship weekend for three programs, the last of the final regular season for another and the start of the campaign for another! Track & field competes for Liberty League titles on Friday and Saturday, while men's basketball hosts the conference semifinals and final this weekend at ECAV Arena. Men's hockey has its last regular season games with Senior Night taking place on Saturday, while women's lacrosse plays for the first time since March 2020 on Sunday. Men's lacrosse is playing on UPenn's campus and both tennis teams are in Eastern Massachusetts.

External spectators are allowed to attend any of the three games in the men's basketball tournament, though proof of being fully vaccinated is required for admittance. All attendees must wear a mask while in ECAV Arena. No external spectators are permitted to men's hockey or women's lacrosse with the exception of pre-approved Senior Day guests on Saturday at the Houston Field House. 

Those interested in attending the games on other school's campuses should check on the host institution's attendance policy. 

Below is a summary of the contests and the links needed to follow them when applicable. Let's Go Red!

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Evan O'Berg
Evan O'Berg

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD at Liberty League Championship
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD at Liberty League Championship
Friday at 11:30am | Saturday at 11am
Athletics and Events Center | Ithaca, N.Y.
NOTE: Men seeking first title since 2016-17 season
NOTE: Women seeking first title since 2009-10 season

Ottoville Leppanen
Ottoville Leppanen

MEN'S HOCKEY (14-19-3; 9-11-0 ECAC Hockey) vs. Dartmouth (6-18-3; 5-13-2 ECAC Hockey)
Friday at 7pm
Houston Field House | Troy, N.Y.
*Faculty, staff and students who are fully compliant with the Institute's COVID-19 protocols are welcome and encouraged to attend; All others are prohibited.
NOTE: Engineers won first meeting 2-0 on February 1 in Hanover
NOTE: RPI is 49-42-6 in 97 all-time meetings with Big Green


MEN'S HOCKEY (14-19-3; 9-11-0 ECAC Hockey) vs. Harvard (15-8-3; 12-5-2 ECAC Hockey)
Saturday at 6pm | Senior Night
Houston Field House | Troy, N.Y.
*Faculty, staff and students who are fully compliant with the Institute's COVID-19 protocols are welcome and encouraged to attend; All others are prohibited with the exception of four pre-registered guests per Engineers senior student-athlete.
NOTE: Engineers won first meeting 2-0 on January 25 in Cambridge
NOTE: Rensselaer to recognize 11 seniors throughout game

Rani Jones
Rani Jones

WOMEN'S TENNIS (5-1; 1-1 Liberty League) at Wellesley (0-1; 0-0 NEWMAC)
Saturday at 1pm
Keohane Tennis Courts | Wellesley, Mass.
NOTE: Teams played in 2019-20 with Wellesley winning 6-3
NOTE: Engineers riding two-match winning streak

WOMEN'S TENNIS (5-1; 1-1 Liberty League) at Babson (1-1; 0-0 NEWMAC)
Sunday at 9am
Wimbledon 109 Tennis Club | Walpole, Mass.
NOTE: Rensselaer's Alex Mednikova is reigning Liberty League Singles Performer of the Week
NOTE: RPI's Alex Mednikova and Lorna Flores-Gonzalez were named Doubles Team of the Week

 

Liberty League MBB
Will Fredericks
Will Fredericks

MEN'S BASKETBALL (21-4; 15-3 Liberty League) vs. Skidmore (14-10; 9-8 Liberty League)
Saturday at 2pm | Liberty League Tournament Semifinals
ECAV Arena | Troy, N.Y.
*External spectators are allowed but must provide proof of vaccination and wear a mask at all times while indoors.
NOTE: Engineers hosting tournament for second consecutive season
NOTE: Rensselaer and Skidmore split two regular season meetings


Ithaca (17-8; 13-5 Liberty League) vs. Vassar (16-8; 11-6 Liberty League)
Saturday at 4:30pm | Liberty League Tournament Semifinals
ECAV Arena | Troy, N.Y.
*External spectators are allowed but must provide proof of vaccination and wear a mask at all times while indoors.
NOTE: Ithaca was 1-1 against Brewers in regular season
NOTE: Vassar beat sixth-seeded Hobart College 71-69 on a buzzer beater on Tuesday to advance


Skidmore (15-10; 9-8 Liberty League) vs. Vassar (17-8; 11-6 Liberty League)
Sunday at 2pm | Liberty League Tournament Championship Game
ECAV Arena | Troy, N.Y.
*External spectators are allowed but must provide proof of vaccination and wear a mask at all times while indoors.
NOTE: Winner earns automatic bid into NCAA Tournament
NOTE: Ithaca is defending tournament champions after beating RPI in overtime in 2019-20

Anthony Mazella
Anthony Mazzella

MEN'S LACROSSE (2-0; 0-0 Liberty League) at Bridgewater (2-0; 0-0 ODAC)
Saturday at 2pm
Ace Adams Field | Philadelphia, Pa.
NOTE: First meeting ever between Engineers and Eagles
NOTE: Neutral site game played on campus of University of Pennsylvania

Phoenix Tamaoki
Phoenix Tamaoki

MEN'S TENNIS (2-0; 1-0 Liberty League) at Babson (2-1; 0-0 NEWMAC)
Saturday at 3:15pm
Kingsbury Club | Medfield, Mass.
NOTE: Rensselaer's Aiden Drover-Mattinen is reigning Liberty League Singles Performer of the Week
NOTE: RPI's Aiden Drover-Mattinen and Peter Lohrbach were named Doubles Team of the Week

WLax Captains 2022
The 2022 Captains

WOMEN'S LACROSSE (0-0; 0-0 Liberty League) vs. Oneonta (0-0; 0-0 SUNYAC)
Sunday at 11am
Renwyck Field | Troy, N.Y.
*Faculty, staff and students who are fully compliant with the Institute's COVID-19 protocols are welcome and encouraged to attend; All others are prohibited.
NOTE: First game for Engineers since March 2020
NOTE: Originally scheduled for February 25 but postponed due to weather

UPCOMING

Women's lacrosse is right back in action on Tuesday with another non-league home game.

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