TROY, N.Y.- The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team began ECAC play with a 3-1 victory against Dartmouth today in Houston Field House.

Ellie Kaiser, Natalie Tulchinsky, and Aylah Cioffi each scored in the win for the Engineers.

Kaiser tucked home a loose puck in front of the Dartmouth net for an unassisted strike with two minutes remaining in the first period.

Tulchinsky would follow with her first goal of the season in the early moments of the third stanza, as she tipped home a shot attempt from Gracyn Mackay.

Cioffi added to the margin in the middle of the third as well, as she finished off a scoring sequence that featured assists from Andrea Trnkova and Kaiser.

The Engineers stay home to host Harvard tomorrow at 3:00 pm in Houston Field House.