TROY, N.Y. - Senior goaltender
Amanda Rampado made 48 saves and junior
Nyah Philip scored her second goal of the season as the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team took the No. 10 Clarkson Golden Knights to the brink in a 2-1 overtime loss Friday night at the Houston Field House. With the loss, RPI falls to 5-17-1 overall and 1-10-1 in ECAC Hockey, while Clarkson improves to 10-5-1 and 7-3-0 in ECAC Hockey play.
After playing to a scoreless first period, the Engineers got on the board at the 4:39 mark of the second period. RPI had a burst of offense early in the period that saw multiple chances in the offensive zone.
Philip found the puck in the offensive zone on the left wing boards near the blue line, and proceeded to skate toward the middle of the ice. She leaned into a shot that founds it's way into the top part of the net, giving RPI the 1-0 lead.
Sarah Bukvic earned an assist on the effort.
The score stayed 1-0 into the third period before Clarkson evened things up at the 2:16 mark. Jaden Bogden took advantage of a lose puck in front of the net, as she picked up a rebound off a shot from Gretchen Branton and slid the puck by Rampado to even things up at 1-1.
The game remained 1-1 through the end of regulation, as RPI played into overtime for the first time since November 15 at Union. However, just 22 seconds into overtime, Gabrielle David collected the game-winning goal for the Golden Knights. Haley Winn took a wrist shot from the blue line that also rebounded to David, who tossed it in for the winning tally. Anne Cherkowski was credited with the assist on the play.
Rampado was solid in net, finding her groove early with 17 saves in the opening frame. She made 14 saves in a scoreless second period before putting up another 17 saves in the third period. Julia Minotti made eight saves on the evening, as the shots on goal for the game were 50-9 in favor of Clarkson.
The Engineers return to the ice tomorrow, Saturday, January 14 at 3 p.m. when they take on the St. Lawrence Saints in ECAC Hockey Action at home in Houston Field House.
