MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU women's hockey team capped off opening weekend with another strong offensive showing, defeating Assumption 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at Clearview Arena to secure their first series sweep of the 2025-26 season. With the victory, the Colonials improve to 2-0 to start the new campaign.
 
FIRST PERIOD
RMU wasted no time setting the tone, exploding for three goals in the opening frame.
 
Seven minutes into the contest, captain Alaina Giampietro broke the deadlock with her second goal of the year. The play began with Jessica MacKinnon forcing a turnover in the neutral zone before Mya Farr slipped the puck ahead to Giampietro, who buried a slick backhander to give the Colonials a 1-0 lead.
 
Less than a minute later, RMU doubled their advantage. After cycling in the offensive zone, Linnea Misner fed Thalia D'Elia, who threaded a pass across the crease for Taylor Storey, and she tapped home her first career goal to make it 2-0.
 
Before the first intermission, the Colonials struck again. Shayne Desjardins fired a sharp wrist shot past the Assumption netminder, with assists credited to Emma Goding and MacKinnon.
 
The Colonials' attack was relentless throughout the period, outshooting the Greyhounds 19-4 while controlling possession and dictating the pace of play.
 
SECOND PERIOD
Momentum briefly shifted early in the second as RMU ran into penalty trouble. Assumption capitalized on special teams, scoring on back-to-back power plays, including a tally just seconds after a 5-on-3 advantage, cutting the lead to 3-2.
 
Despite the penalties, RMU continued to generate chances, outshooting the Greyhounds 17-12 in the frame.
 
THIRD PERIOD
The Colonials regained control in the final stanza. Just over four minutes in, Giampietro struck again, finishing off a perfect feed from Kaitlyn Schooley, with Rowyn Ringor adding the secondary helper. The goal, Giampietro's second of the afternoon, reestablished a two-goal cushion at 4-2.
 
Ringor came close to adding another insurance marker, ringing the iron twice in the closing minutes.
 
Assumption pulled their goaltender in the final minute, but RMU's defense stood tall to close out the sweep.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• RMU outshot Assumption 45-21, with Storey, Morgan Giannone, Lindsey Smolen, and Laura Eustace each recording a team-high five shots on target.
• The Colonials finished 0-for-6 on the power play and went 2-for-4 on the penalty kill.
• RMU dominated the faceoff circle, winning 76.4% of draws. MacKinnon was nearly flawless, winning 22-of-24, while Catriona Crarer went 12-of-14. MacKinnon finished the weekend with 37 faceoff wins.
• Defensively, Crarer led the team with two blocked shots, while both Giampietro and MacKinnon posted a team-best +3 rating.
• In net, Lucy Phillips earned her second career victory with 19 saves.

 
MULTIPOINT EFFORTS

• Giampietro notched her fourth career two-goal game and ninth career multi-point outing. The Strongsville, Ohio native now has 41 points (25G, 17A) in 48 career games.
• MacKinnon recorded two assists for her second consecutive multi-point effort. She leads RMU in scoring through two games with five points (1G, 4A).

 
COLONIAL FIRST
After registering her first collegiate assist in Friday's opener, freshman forward Taylor Storey found the back of the net for her first career goal on Saturday, factoring into the scoresheet in both games of the weekend series.
 
UP NEXT
The Colonials now hit the road for their first away trip of the season, traveling to Minnesota for a two-game series at Bemidji State. The series begins Friday, October 3 at 7:00 PM ET, followed by the finale on Saturday, October 4 at 4:00 PM ET.
 
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