TROY, NY - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's lacrosse team hosted #1 nationally-ranked Middlebury tonight in ECAV Stadium.

The Panthers scored 12 of the first 13 goals of the evening on the way to a 17-5 non-conference victory.

Ella Graff registered three tallies, while Lauren DeLeo and Lisa Boehmer had one goal each for RPI.

Emily Speck, Ava Gilaredone, and DeLeo were all credited with one assist apiece as well.

Middlebury had eight different players record two or more points in the win, with Maggie Coughlin leading the way with two goals and two assists.

The Engineers are home for their next three contest, beginning with Saturday's Liberty League-opener against St. Lawrence at 12:00 pm.