RPI on the road this weekend
TROY, N.Y. » RPI begins a stretch of 14 ECAC Hockey out of 15 to close out the regular season, with the lone exception begin the Annual Mayor’s Cup at the Times Union Center on January 27 ... RPI visits Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend, getting its first look at the Crimson andBigGreen this season ... Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. on both nights.
MAINE SWEEPSWEEKEND
RPI dropped a pair of non-league contests to the Black Bears last weekend, falling by scores of 3-2and 5-2... Nolan Vesey scored two first period goals in the opener to lead the visitors to a one-goal victory, while Billy Jerry and Evan Tironese tallies for the Engineers ... In game two, Chase Pearson and Brady Keeper each collected a goal and an assist, while Will Reilly netted one goal and added an assist for Rensselaer.
RPI LEADERS
Sophomore Jacob Hayhurst leads the Engineers with 13points on seven goals and six assists through 19games ... Junior Evan Tironese (6 goals, 5assists) has 11points, while sophomore Todd Burgess (1goal, 9assists) is third with 10.
RPI GOALTENDING
Freshman netminder Linden Marshall is 2-7-1 with a 3.12goals against average and a .906 save percentage in 11games (10starts) ... Junior Chase Perry has started nine games for the Engineers this season, going 1-6-2with a 3.58 goals against average and a .897save percentage.
ALL-TIME VS. HARVARD
The Crimson own a 54-38-7lead in thLL-TIME VS. HARVARD
The Crimson own a 54-38-7lead in the all-time series, which dates back to December 27, 1951 – a 6-2Engineers victory at the Houston Field House ... RPI won three of the first four meetings ... Harvard is 39-31-5in ECAC Hockey play against the Engineers.
ALL-TIME VS. DARTMOUTH
Rensselaer is 46-39-5all-time against the Big Green, dating back to their inaugural meeting on January 17, 1908– a 4-4tie in Albany ... The two teams did not meet againt until December 28, 1973, when Dartmouth came away with a 5-2 win in Troy.
MARSHALLRECENTLY
In his last seven starts, freshman netminder Linden Marshall has posted a 2.87goals against average and a .909save percentage ... He has a 1-6-0record, with those games coming against No. 4Notre Dame, No. 5Clarkson, Maine and No. 13New Hampshire.