TROY, N.Y. – The RPI women's hockey team generated 20 shots on goal and held an advantage at the faceoff dot, but No. 7 Princeton capitalized twice on the power play to earn a 4-0 victory over the Engineers tonight at Houston Field House.
RPI earned the game's first power-play opportunity just 20 seconds into the contest and created an early chance from
Aylah Cioffi, while
Mia Montanari followed with a pair of shots shortly afterward. Princeton opened the scoring midway through the period when Riley Sorokan found the back of the net before Caroline Averill added a power-play tally later in the frame to give the Tigers a 2-0 advantage.
The Engineers continued to generate opportunities in the second period, including another power play that produced a shot from
Chloe Obser. Princeton extended its lead midway through the frame when Gabby Kim scored on the power play, but RPI responded with chances from
Georgia Bailey, Cioffi,
Kendal Davidson, Obser, and Montanari over the remainder of the period.
Ani Kozak added Princeton's fourth goal early in the third period. RPI continued to push throughout the final frame, with
Megan Meola,
Kate Elbrecht,
Gracyn Mackay, Montanari, and
Taryn Rathwell putting shots on goal, but the Engineers were unable to break through.
Reese Keating finished with 16 saves for RPI, while Meola, Montanari, and Cioffi each recorded a team-high three shots on goal. The Engineers also held a 29-20 advantage in faceoffs, led by
Georgia Bailey's 15 wins and
Alexis Brunet's eight. RPI blocked 15 Princeton shots, including five from Mackay and three from Davidson.
