Pittsburgh, Pa. – RIT scored with five minutes left in regulation to down the Robert Morris University women's hockey team 2-1 in the inaugural meeting of the two teams Friday evening at the RMU Island Sports Center.

RMU got on the board first with just seconds remaining in the first period as senior assistant captain Cobina Delaney (Stittsville, Ontario / Ottawa Jr. Senators) scored her third goal of the season. The even strength score came with 19:07 on the clock when senior forward Kelsey Thomas (Hamilton, Ontario / Hamilton Hawks) found junior defenseman Kylie St. Louis (Windsor, Ontario / Southwest Wildcats) at the point. St. Louis fired a shot on net that allowed the Delaney tip for the first RMU goal. The assist is the fourth of the season for St. Louis and the tenth for Thomas. Thomas is now only four assists short of breaking a personal-best for assists in a single-season.

RIT senior captain Kim Schlattman scored the first Tiger goal on a power play opportunity at 11:32 in the second period to tie the contest, 1-1. The score marks the ninth of the season for Schlattman. Junior forward Kourtney Kunichika notched the primary assist while senior defenseman Ariane Yokoyama tallied the secondary assist.

After a hard-fought and toughly battled 23 minutes of play, RIT would take the lead 2-1 when sophomore forward Lindsey Craig found the cage at 15:00 of the final frame as she scored her first goal of the season. Schlattman and freshman forward Katie Hubert earned assists on the second Tiger goal.

RIT sophomore goalie Ali Binninngton earned her sixth victory of the season tonight. She registered a game-high 29 saves, 15 of which came in the third period.

RMU netminder Kristen DiCiocco (Niagara Falls, Ontario / Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres) took the loss between the pipes for the Colonials. DiCiocco registered 17 saves on the evening.

Despite the loss, RMU outshot the Tigers 30-19. The Colonials now owns an overall season record of 9-4-2 with a College Hockey America (CHA) record of 5-2-0. RMU and RIT will faceoff tomorrow, Jan. 5, in a rematch contest slatted for 2:05 p.m. at the RMU Island Sports Center.