Women's Hockey - at Syracuse (23/24 Nov)

If you were hoping to see the Engineers close out their two weekends of non-conference play on a positive note, you were sorely disappointed this weekend as RPI was shutout 4-0 on consecutive nights at the hands of the Syracuse Orange. While the Orange have been steadily improving since starting their Division I team in 2008, there's no good way to spin the results of this weekend for the Engineers, which saw them outshot by a 60-31 margin across their two games.

Friday

Mahoney/Gruschow/Horton
Smelker/Wash/Svoboda
Sanders/Padmore/Mari Mankey
Letuligasenoa/Wash

Le Donne/Schilter
Daniels/Banks
Godin/Marzario

O'Brien

A first period in which RPI was outshot 14-1 set the tone for a rough afternoon, with Kelly O'Brien stopping 32 shots but the Engineers still surrendering four goals en route to a 4-0 defeat Friday evening at Tennity Ice Pavilion in Syracuse.

Margot Scharfe scored on the only power play of the first period to put the Orange up 1-0. Melissa Piacentini tacked on a goal just shy of the midpoint of the second period, then picked up a second at 7:01 of the third period to take it to 3-0.

With back to back power play chances in the latter half of the third period, RPI took a risk in pulling O'Brien in order to try for a 6-on-4 push, but the effort backfired and Holly Carrie-Mattimoe notched a shorthanded empty netter at 13:24 to make it a 4-0 game. O'Brien returned to the net for the remainder of the game and the 4-0 score stood with the Orange outshooting the Engineers 36-14 on the night.

Saturday

Smelker/Wash/Svoboda
Mahoney/Gruschow/Horton
Sanders/Padmore/Mari Mankey
Letuligasenoa/Wash

Godin/Marzario
Daniels/Banks
Le Donne/Schilter

O'Brien

While the overall effort from the Engineers improved from Friday to Saturday, back to back penalties in the third period made all the difference as a pair of power play goals helped push Syracuse to their second 4-0 shutout in a row.

A first period which had been going much better for RPI took a turn for the worse at 10:19 when Sadie St. Germain scored to give the Orange a 1-0 lead.

A fairly evenly matched second period followed, with RPI and Syracuse trading penalties but neither team capitalizing on their opportunities. In the third period, however, the wheels fell off for RPI once again.

A checking call on Lauren Wash early in the third period set Syracuse up for a power play goal just 16 seconds into the man advantage, and another penalty less than 30 seconds after the goal had Syracuse putting RPI in a 3-goal hole all before the five minute mark of the period.

An empty net goal would finish things off in much the same fashion as the night before, with the Engineers being shutout in consecutive games for the first time in nearly two years.

RPI returns to ECAC action next weekend with a rematch of their last league games at Quinnipiac and Princeton. The Engineers will need a substantially better effort then they've shown in the past few weeks if they hope to improve upon the sweep they suffered at the hands of these teams three weeks ago. Game times are 7pm Friday from Hamden and 4pm Saturday from Princeton.

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RPI vs. Syracuse
Non-Conference Game – Tennity Ice Pavilion (Syracuse, NY)
11/23/12 - 7pm
Syracuse 4, RPI 0

BOX SCORES:
USCHO: http://www.uscho.com/box/womens-hockey/2012/11/23/rensselaer-vs-syracuse/
College Hockey Stats: http://collegehockeystats.net/1213/boxes/wrensyr1.n23

RECAPS:
RPI: http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2012/11/23/WICE_1123124333.aspx
SU: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/11/23/WICE_1123123100.aspx

RECORD: 2-9-2 (0-4-0 ECAC)

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RPI vs. Syracuse
Non-Conference Game – Tennity Ice Pavilion (Syracuse, NY)
11/24/12 - 4pm
Syracuse 4, RPI 0

BOX SCORES:
USCHO: http://www.uscho.com/box/womens-hockey/2012/11/24/rensselaer-vs-syracuse/
College Hockey Stats: http://collegehockeystats.net/1213/boxes/wrensyr1.n24

RECAPS:
RPI: http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2012/11/24/WICE_1124123812.aspx
SU: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/11/24/WICE_1124124120.aspx

RECORD: 2-10-2 (0-4-0 ECAC)

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ECAC Standings

1. Cornell - 14 points (7-1-0)
2t. Clarkson - 12 points (6-0-0)
2t. Harvard - 12 points (6-0-0)
4. St. Lawrence - 10 points (5-1-0)
5. Quinnipiac - 9 points (4-3-1)
6. Dartmouth - 7 points (3-2-1)
7. Princeton - 4 points (1-5-2)
8t. Union - 2 points (0-2-2)
8t. Brown - 2 points (1-5-0)
8t. Yale - 2 points (0-5-1)
8t. Colgate - 2 points (0-6-2)
12. RPI - 0 points (0-4-0)

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Upcoming Games

Nov. 30 - at Quinnipiac (7pm)
Dec. 1 - at Princeton (4pm)
Dec. 7 - Brown (7pm)
Dec. 8 - Yale (4pm)

Orange Friday... and Saturday

It's becoming a yearly tradition for the women, and a fun one at that - an annual nonconference weekend against the Syracuse Orange.

If you go back several decades, you can find sports in which Syracuse and RPI once competed against each other - notably, four 'Cuse wins in football between 1901 and 1930, and a few lacrosse meetings back when both schools had excellent programs and there was little to no distinction between large and small schools. Syracuse, which not unreasonably brands itself as "New York's College Team," especially in the New York City area, doesn't have a huge offering of varsity athletics, but they do typically field competitive football (or used to), basketball, and lacrosse teams, something few schools can - but they practically never play schools like RPI.

Women's hockey is the exception. Ever since the Orange began their varsity program in 2009, they've had a yearly weekend of games against the Engineers, and after three seasons it's becoming a friendly rivalry that's been fairly close, as 'Cuse holds a 3-2-1 series edge. The series returns to Syracuse this weekend for the second time, where RPI picked up a win and a tie two years ago before a split in Troy last season.

Syracuse (6-5-1) split weekends with Union, Quinnipiac, and UConn earlier this season, all teams the Engineers have played with mediocre results. They're seeking to run with usual CHA beasts Mercyhurst, and doing a decent job of it sitting just one point back in the standings. Granted, Penn State is now in the CHA to provide some of those wins (two for the Orange), but 'Cuse has already eclipsed their overall point total from last season in just four games. All signs point to a tough weekend for an Engineer squad still searching for a boost - but not one that would be impossible to overcome with the right showing.

Here's this weekend's pumpup. Sure, it's about the Vietnam War, but the title's right.

Hockey East Watch: November Update

There hasn't been an awful lot to report on the Hockey East front since the league has been focusing on, well, playing hockey, but there have at least been additional rumblings since the beginning of the season that are worth reflecting on.

We first touched on most of these schools during Tsunami Watch, here. We'll try not to rehash what we said back in September.

And, for what it's worth, we've endorsed the concept of RPI moving to Hockey East, which you can read here.

Here's the score.

RPI: The school still hasn't said publicly that it's interested in Hockey East, but it's generally known that the Engineers have at least been inquiring behind the scenes and that there have been discussions within the Hockey East ranks about RPI. There's really not much more to talk about on this level until something moves (as engineers, that probably calls for a healthy dose of WD-40), but it is important to note the early success this season of Merrimack, the #1 team in the country. They're proving, at least for the time being, that it is possible to be successful in Hockey East even from outside of the big guns.

UConn: From practically every perspective of what tends to be important in college sports, UConn is still the school that makes the most sense for Hockey East. Given the school's size and importance in the broader spectrum, as well as being the most marketable name of any of the contenders, UConn would be the best fit if only the practical concerns were not so heavily in the way. According to the Eagle Tribune's Mike McMahon, the school has at least let Atlantic Hockey know that it is exploring the option of a Hockey East move, which could potentially be the first signal that the school is looking to upgrade its program. If it does, there's not an awful lot of discussion to be had here - presuming the school builds a new facility and starts offering scholarships (with the required Title IX offsets elsewhere), UConn would be the 12th school. The question now as the school undoubtedly begins the process of deciding whether it is worthwhile for them to outlay all that money is whether it's something they want from an institutional perspective. You may have read in the news that UConn may be looking to bolt the Big East - hockey might not exactly be in the foreground.

Holy Cross: The big news on the Crusaders' front is that the city of Worcester is keen on Holy Cross moving into Hockey East from a economic standpoint - 11 games a year bringing fans from around New England into the city for hockey. The city council, led by a Holy Cross hockey alum who sits on the council, is pushing for the 12,239-seat DCU Center (formerly the Spectrum) to be a home venue for the Crusaders, though that can be lowered to 7,230 with the Times Union Center-like curtain system they have. For their part, the school has done the same as UConn, according to McMahon, in alerting Atlantic Hockey that they are exploring the Hockey East option. It's worth mentioning that on our podcast last week, RIT's Chris Lerch mentioned that RIT and Holy Cross are both looking to move their D-III women's programs into Division I in the near future, so that could indicate some budding interest in the sport at Holy Cross. Just 40 miles from Boston, the school probably fits better into the league's wheel well than any other possible candidate, but whether the Crusaders are a good fit for Hockey East from a competition standpoint remains to be seen.

Quinnipiac: Nothing new to report on Quinnipiac really, either, but the rise of interest out of UConn and Holy Cross combined with the positives that RPI has going for it as a potential target in the first place (not to mention the Tute's already existing buzz) tends to lead one to believe that the Bobcats might be falling back in the likelihood category. They've still got the shiny new arena as its best selling point.

Syracuse: The "new program" option that recurs most frequently is one of two schools that has D-I women's hockey but not men's hockey (the other being Lindenwood - the teams coincidentally meeting this coming weekend). The assumption is always made that Syracuse, as a big name school in football, basketball and lacrosse, has a giant athletic department. Nope. Seven men's sports (two being cross-country and track) and 11 women's sports (again, including XC and track). That's it. Why the low number? Because those big time sports eat up most of the budget. Why the disparity? Title IX. Syracuse had to cut men's and women's swimming and diving in order to start the women's hockey program and come into compliance with Title IX. Throw in a likely increased travel budget with the school moving to the ACC in the near future and there's really no room for men's hockey.

Cornell and Harvard: The rumors just won't die about either of these Ivy League schools, but it's worth saying again - there's nothing to them. At all. The Ivies play together in every sport they participate in, and they're not breaking apart here, either. As we've said before, there's a better chance that the Ivies leave the ECAC to maintain their own conference than any of them joining Hockey East on their own (and Hockey East isn't taking on six new teams). That's actually an increased argument for RPI leaving - it's a sword of Damocles that has hung over the ECAC for decades.

Nobody: The possibility that Hockey East could be content to sit at 11 teams indefinitely has also been advanced over the last couple of months. Commissioner Joe Bertagna has been adamant at press conferences that the league won't bring on just anyone for the sake of reaching 12 teams, even though it's obvious the league would function better with 12 than 11. Still, if there's any shot at bringing a revamped UConn program aboard, there's little doubt the league would be willing to wait a year, or even a few years, operating with 11 than bring RPI, Holy Cross, or someone else on board to suddenly have UConn have a change of heart. They probably won't take this route unless they think something is in the cards for the Huskies in the near future. Otherwise, they do have decent options.

Women's Hockey - Syracuse (25/26 Nov)

RPI closed out the year's nonconference schedule this weekend with a pair of games at home against Syracuse. Last week, we noted RPI's need to carry the level of intensity and quality of play shown against Wisconsin into their other games. It didn't show consistently on Friday as Syracuse skated to a 4-3 victory, but after a slow start Saturday, the Engineers picked up play and finished strong for a 2-1 victory over the Orange.

Friday

Smelker/Cox/Horton

Mahoney/Harrison/Vandegrift

Sanders/Guillemette/Svoboda

Letuligasenoa

Castignetti/Vadner

Le Donne/Schilter

Marzario

O'Brien/Piper

A furious comeback attempt by the Engineers in the game's final minutes and a 31-16 advantage in shots weren't enough to overcome a 3-goal second period from Syracuse as RPI fell 4-3 at Houston Field House on Friday.

The Engineers opened the scoring at 13:24 of the opening period when Jill Vandegrift took a pass from Kathryn Schilter, put a shot on Orange netminder Jenesica Drinkwater, and collected her own rebound for the goal.

A 1-0 first intermission lead quickly evaporated as the second period drew on, with Syracuse breaking out with three goals on just six shots. Holly Carrie-Mattimoe opened the scoring for the Orange with a goal on a quick cross-ice pass from Caitlin Roach. Julie Knerr gave Syracuse the lead at 10:46 when she snuck a shot past Kelly O'Brien despite heavy pressure from the RPI defense.

Megan Skelly made it a 3-1 game at 15:47 of the period when she picked up her own rebound and was left alone to skate it around the back of the Engineers' net for a wraparound goal as O'Brien scrambled to get back in position from the initial save.

O'Brien would be relieved by Brianna Piper near the midpoint of the third period when Syracuse extended their lead to 4-1. A slapshot from Kaillie Goodnough found its way through traffic from the point to beat O'Brien, making it a difficult shot to see.

RPI elected to pull Piper early in an attempt to dig out of the 3-goal hole, and the move paid off at 15:51 when Jordan Smelker buried a rebound with the extra attacker on to cut the Orange lead to 4-2.

The Engineers cut the lead to one with 1:13 remaining with a 6-on-4 power play, extra attacker goal by Andie Le Donne. Le Donne pinched in to fire a rocket slapshot on a rebound opportunity past Drinkwater to make it 4-3.

RPI was able to play the game's final minute with the extra attacker but could not come up with the equalizer, and the 4-1 hole early in the third was just a little too much to overcome so late in the game.

Saturday

Mahoney/Harrison/Vandegrift

Smelker/Cox/Horton

Sanders/Guillemette/Svoboda

Letuligasenoa

Castignetti/Vadner

Le Donne/Schilter

Marzario

Piper

A slow start didn't hold the Engineers back on Saturday as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the second period and held on to take a 2-1 victory and a split on the weekend.

After a very subdued first period which saw only five shots by each team, the Engineers had spent a lot of time on their heels (and on the penalty kill), although Syracuse could not generate any significant offense despite holding the edge in play early on.

RPI came out of the gate flying in the second period, however, and the Engineers got themselves on the scoreboard just 49 seconds into the middle frame. Breaking in 2-on-1, Eleeza Cox slid a perfect pass cross-ice to Jordan Smelker, who fired a laser past Drinkwater for the 1-0 lead.

Alisa Harrison made the lead 2-0 at 6:15 of the second, after Taylor Mahoney skated in against two defenders and put a shot on net. Jill Vandegrift had a look at the first rebound but couldn't put it home, and Harrison capitalized on another rebound chance as Drinkwater was unable to get the puck covered fast enough.

Syracuse launched their own third period comeback effort in Saturday's game, turning the momentum squarely in their favor in the final period, but RPI would manage to hold to Orange to a single goal by Jordyn Burns, scored from the point through traffic at 13:15 of the third period.

While Syracuse continued to pressure the Engineers after the goal, a penalty on the Orange's Julie Knerr at 15:25 took the wind out of their sails and helped RPI regain some composure and close out the game to earn the split in the weekend series.

The Engineers close out the 2011 portion of their season on the road next weekend at Clarkson (7pm Friday) and St. Lawrence (4pm Saturday), in a pair of ECAC matchups, before a month without a game over the holidays. Live stats and score updates via twitter will be available as usual, while the North Country schools will both have live video available for purchase at game time.

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RPI vs. Syracuse

Non-Conference Game – Houston Field House (Troy, NY)

11/25/11 – 7:00pm

Syracuse 4, RPI 3

BOX SCORES:

USCHO: http://www.uscho.com/box/womens-hockey/2011/11/25/syracuse-vs-rensselaer/

College Hockey Stats: http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/wrensyr1.n25

RECAPS:

RPI: http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2011/11/25/WICE_1125114239.aspx

Syracuse: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2011/11/25/WICE_1125113214.aspx

Video Highlights (no audio): http://www.youtube.com/rpiathletics#p/u/1/Ob9SCNIqQ3E

RECORD: 3-10-4 (1-3-2 ECAC)

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RPI vs. Syracuse

Non-Conference Game – Houston Field House (Troy, NY)

11/26/11 – 4:00pm

RPI 2, Syracuse 1

BOX SCORES:

USCHO: http://www.uscho.com/box/womens-hockey/2011/11/26/syracuse-vs-rensselaer/

College Hockey Stats: http://collegehockeystats.net/1112/boxes/wrensyr1.n26

RECAPS:

RPI: http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2011/11/26/WICE_1126112306.aspx

Syracuse: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2011/11/26/WICE_1126112536.aspx

Video Highlights (no audio): http://www.youtube.com/rpiathletics#p/u/0/0wE6pm6zwVQ

RECORD: 4-10-4 (1-3-2 ECAC)

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Upcoming Games

Dec. 2 - at Clarkson (7pm)

Dec. 3 - at St. Lawrence (4pm)

Jan. 6 - Colgate (3pm)

Jan. 7 - Cornell (3pm)

Jan. 13 - at Dartmouth (7pm)

Jan. 14 - at Harvard (4pm)

2011-12 Women's Hockey Schedule

The women's schedule was released yesterday. Here it is in all its glory.

Of note, the national champions from Wisconsin will be coming into Troy in mid-November. There's not much reason to suspect that the games will be anything terribly different than they were in Madison last season, but... you never know, maybe we'll use some home cooking to get a goal or two, or shock the world. Regardless it should be a pretty good weekend to catch a game at the Field House.

The "series" with Syracuse, it appears, will continue for a third consecutive season, which is pretty nifty. A weekend with Niagara also appears on the schedule for a fourth straight year, while the Engineers head to Burlington this season in return for the Catamounts' appearance in Troy last year.

Friday games are at 7 p.m., Saturday games at 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted. ECAC league games have the little star next to them.

September

Fri. 23 - Toronto Aeros (Exhibition, Skate With The Engineers to follow)

Fri. 30 - at UConn

October

Sat. 1 - at UConn

Fri. 7 - at Vermont

Sat. 8 - at Vermont

Fri. 14 - at Niagara

Sat. 15 - at Niagara, 2 p.m.

Fri. 21 - Robert Morris (Homecoming)

Sat. 22 - Robert Morris (Homecoming)

Fri. 28 - Quinnipiac*, 3 p.m.

Sat. 29 - Princeton*, 3 p.m.

November

Fri. 4 - St. Lawrence*

Sat. 5 - Clarkson*

Fri. 11 - at Brown*

Sat. 12 - at Yale*

Fri. 18 - Wisconsin

Sat. 19 - Wisconsin

Fri. 25 - Syracuse

Sat. 26 - Syracuse

December

Fri. 2 - at Clarkson*

Sat. 3 - at St. Lawrence*

January

Fri. 6 - Colgate*, 3 p.m.

Sat. 7 - Cornell*, 3 p.m.

Fri. 13 - at Dartmouth*

Sat. 14 - at Harvard*

Fri. 20 - Yale*

Sat. 21 - Brown*

Fri. 27 - at Union*, 3 p.m.

Sat. 28 - Union, 3 p.m.

February

Fri. 3 - at Cornell*

Sat. 4 - at Colgate*

Fri. 10 - Harvard*

Sat. 11 - Dartmouth* (Senior Night)

Fri. 17 - at Princeton*

Sat. 18 - at Quinnipiac*

Fri. 24 - Sun. 26 - ECAC Quarterfinals (at higher seed, best of three)

March

Thu. 1 - ECAC Semifinals (at two highest remaining seeds)

Sat. 3 - ECAC Championship (at highest remaining seed)

Sat. 10 - NCAA Quarterfinals (at seeded teams)

Fri. 16 - NCAA Frozen Four (Duluth, MN)

Sun. 18 - NCAA Championship (Duluth, MN)

Women's Hockey - at Syracuse (26/27 Nov)

RPI wrapped up its non-conference play for the 2010-2011 season this weekend with a pair of games at Syracuse. Fortunately for the Engineers, this season’s trip to Syracuse treated them better than last, as RPI picked up a 2-1 win on Friday before skating to a 2-2 draw on Saturday.

Friday

Smelker/Harrison/Horton

Padmore/Vandegrift/O’Keefe

Sanders/Dunlop/Jakubowski

Guillemette/Stapleton/Mankey/Letuligasenoa

Le Donne/Vadner

Castignetti/Marzario

Daniels

Van der Bliek

The first period saw a strong showing from Syracuse, who pressured RPI through the midpoint of the period until Ashley Cockell took a 5-minute major and game misconduct for checking from behind. Despite the long advantage, RPI could not get a shot past Syracuse netminder Kallie Billadeau, who made 8 saves in the opening frame.

After trading penalties early in the second period, Syracuse got on the board first as Isabel Menard took a pass from Akane Hosoyamada and beat Sonja van der Bliek to give the Orange a 1-0 lead. The goal came nearly a minute into a Syracuse power play as Sydney O’Keefe was serving a holding penalty.

Jordan Smelker took a cross-checking penalty after the goal, which RPI successfully killed to get back to 5-on-5 play. At 12:31, Alisa Harrison passed the puck to Sierra Vadner at the point who fired one past Billadeau to tie the game at one.

Taylor Horton scored the eventual game-winner about six minutes later after Harrison fed her from behind the net. Horton took the pass and beat Billadeau with a shot to the corner of the net for a 2-1 lead.

The lead held up for the Engineers in the final period, despite Syracuse getting three power play opportunities and throwing 13 shots on van der Bliek. RPI managed just 6 shots in the final period, but escaped with the 2-1 win intact.

Saturday

Smelker/Harrison/Horton

Sanders/Dunlop/Jakubowski

Guillemette/Stapleton/Mankey

Letuligasenoa/Vandegrift/O’Keefe

Le Donne/Vadner

Castignetti/Marzario

Ramelot

Saturday’s match saw Shannon Ramelot back in net for the Engineers, picking up some additional ice time in the final non-conference game of the season. Ramelot was forced to make a number of saves in the first period, with Syracuse racking up a 12-5 shot advantage, but it was RPI that scored in the period, notching a pair of goals on those five shots.

Alisa Harrison notched the Engineers first goal on the power play at 14:27 of the first, with Taylor Horton and Jordan Smelker picking up assists. Kendra Dunlop extended RPI’s lead to 2-0 at 16:56 on an unassisted tally.

Syracuse had an answer for the Engineers’ first period, as they would pick up two goals of their own in the second. Julie Rising notched a breakaway goal just 1:22 into the period. Several penalties ensued for each team, but it wasn’t until 11:03 that Syracuse converted on a cross-checking call against Andie Le Donne, with Ashley Cockell taking a pass from Isabel Menard and putting it past Ramelot for the tie.

A pair of RPI penalties in the third period gave Syracuse some opportunity for the winner, but RPI carried momentum in the final frame, peppering Syracuse backup goalie Jenesica Drinkwater with 11 shots but not finding another goal in the cards. Overtime passed with a 3-2 shot advantage for the Engineers but no additional scoring, and it went in the books a 2-2 tie.

RPI returns to its ECAC schedule next weekend, with their home and home against Union. The teams will play Friday night at 7pm in Houston Field House, before traveling to Messa Rink in Schenectady for the rematch Saturday afternoon at 4. After the missed opportunity for points at Brown a couple weeks ago, the Engineers will need to play hard against the Dutchwomen in order to maintain pace in the standings. Neither game will be carried on WRPI, however live stats and live tweets will be available online.

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RPI at Syracuse

Non-Conference Game – Tennity Ice Pavilion (Syracuse, NY)

11/16/10 – 7:00pm

RPI 2, SU 1

BOX SCORES:

USCHO: http://www.uscho.com/box/womens-hockey/2010/11/26/rensselaer-vs-syracuse/

College Hockey Stats: http://collegehockeystats.net/1011/boxes/wrensyr1.n26

RECAPS:

RPI: http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/11/26/WICE_1126100941.aspx

SU: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2010/11/26/WICE_1126104842.aspx

RECORD: 5-7-4 (3-3-0 ECAC)

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RPI at Syracuse

Non-Conference Game – Tennity Ice Pavilion (Syracuse, NY)

11/27/10 – 2:00pm

RPI 2, SU 2 (OT)

BOX SCORES:

USCHO: http://www.uscho.com/box/womens-hockey/2010/11/27/rensselaer-vs-syracuse/

College Hockey Stats: http://collegehockeystats.net/1011/boxes/wrensyr1.n27

RECAPS:

RPI: http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/11/27/WICE_1127102653.aspx

SU: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2010/11/27/WICE_1127101646.aspx

RECORD: 5-7-5 (3-3-0 ECAC)

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ECAC Standings Points ECAC All

Cornell                 12              6-0             10-1
Dartmouth               10              5-3             6-4
Harvard                 10              4-2-2           4-4-2
Quinnipiac              8               4-5             11-6-1
Clarkson                7               3-1-1           6-8-3
Princeton               7               3-5-1           3-9-1
St. Lawrence            6               3-2             7-6-2
Rensselaer              6               3-3             5-7-5
Yale                    5               2-3-1           3-7-2
Brown                   4               1-3-2           2-6-2
Colgate                 4               2-4             5-11
Union                   1               0-5-1           1-11-1

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Upcoming Games

Dec. 3 – at Union (7pm)

Dec. 4 – Union (4pm)

Jan. 7 – Dartmouth (3pm)

Jan. 8 – Harvard (3pm)

Jan. 14 – Cornell (7pm)

Jan. 15 – Colgate (4pm)

Tonight's Podcast: Flying Solo

Since it's Thanksgiving tomorrow, we're going to go without scheduled guests this week as many of our potential guests are traveling in anticipation of the holidays. In fact, if not for the annual Holiday Tournament, we'd probably roll-up the podcast entirely this week... but duty calls. So the podcast will roll on, airing early this week - tonight, November 24th, at 5:00 p.m. Just click "Listen to Without A Peer" in the corner at the witching hour to tune in.

We'll run through the tournament field, giving you the names and numbers you need to know for the 60th annual Rensselaer Holiday Tournament - the oldest in-season tournament in college hockey. We'll go through the results around the college hockey world last week while the Engineers were off.

The women skated to a pair of ties with Niagara last weekend to kick off their last stretch of non-conference action, and they end their non-conference schedule this weekend at Syracuse, so we'll talk about the Orange as well.

Last week, we wrapped up the RPI-Union weekend by talking to Ed Weaver and Ed DerGurahian. You can listen on demand below.

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