TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team will play 34 regular season games during the 2023-24 season, including 19 at the Houston Field House. The schedule features six non-conference opponents, as well as the next installment of the Mayor's Cup on Saturday, Jan. 27.
 
Under the direction of head coach Bryan Vines, the Engineers open their season with two straight home series against RIT (Sept. 23 and 24) and Stonehill (Sept. 29 and 30) at the Houston Field House.
 
"Our schedule this season will be another challenging one, and we couldn't be more excited for it," said Vines. "We will play an opponent from every league in college hockey, which is an exciting prospect. The chance to play at home for five of our first eight games will be a special one for our group."
 
The Engineers open up their season with back-to-back home series, beginning with a double feature on Sept. 23 and 24 against RIT to kick off the slate. RPI swept RIT in their series at the Houston Field House this past season, holding the Tigers without a goal in the two games. The Engineers will host the Stonehill Skyhawks the following weekend on Set. 29 and 30 as well.
 
RPI then heads to Minnesota for a weekend series with Bemidji State Oct. 6 and 7 before returning to Troy on Oct. 13 for the front end of a home-and-home weekend series with the Syracuse Orange.
 
The series with the Orange leads into the start of ECAC Hockey play for the Engineers, as they begin on the road at Dartmouth (Oct. 20) and Harvard (Oct. 21) before hosting their first league weekend with Colgate (Oct. 27) and Cornell (Oct. 28).
 
Other non-conference matchups for the Engineers come on Saturday, Nov. 25 against Assumption in Troy, while a weekend series with the Vermont Catamounts bring in 2024 at the Houston Field House on Jan. 5 and 6. RPI will also play their final non-conference matchup in another matchup against Union in the Mayor's Cup at MVP Arena on Jan. 27.
 
The remaining home league games for RPI come against St. Lawrence (Nov. 3), Clarkson (Nov. 4), Union (Dec. 8), Harvard (Jan. 19), Dartmouth (Jan. 20), Yale (Feb. 2), Brown (Feb. 3), Quinnipiac (Feb. 16), and Princeton (Feb. 17) on Senior Day.
 
Other road ECAC Hockey matchups for the Engineers come against Brown (Nov. 10), Yale (Nov. 11), Princeton (Dec. 1), Quinnipiac (Dec. 2), Union (Dec. 9), Clarkson (Jan. 12), St. Lawrence (Jan. 13), Cornell (Feb. 9), and Colgate (Feb. 10).
 
"The ECAC will once again be one the deepest in the country, so our non-conference slate prior to league play will provide great preparation for our group," added Vines. "Our series with Union is always a battle, and will be a thrilling way to cap the first semester. Out of the break, a strong Vermont team will be a competitive break from league play before the second half push into the playoffs."
 
Season tickets and individual games will be on sale shortly for the 2023-24 season. All inquiries for tickets can be directed to boxoffice@rpi.edu or by calling (518) 276-6262.