TROY, N.Y. – The RMU women's hockey team earned its first road victory of the season Friday afternoon, defeating RPI, 2-1. With the win, the Colonials improve to 2-3 overall.
FIRST PERIOD
RPI opened the scoring on its third shot of the game, as Georgia Bailey found the back of the net to give the Engineers an early 1-0 advantage.
RMU had one power-play opportunity in the opening frame but managed just one shot on goal during the advantage. RPI outshot the Colonials, 8-5, in the first period.
SECOND PERIOD
The momentum shifted in RMU's favor during the middle frame, as the Colonials outshot the Engineers, 10-3, and scored twice to take the lead.
RMU evened the score four minutes into the period. From the defensive zone, defenseman
Shayne Desjardins flipped the puck into the neutral zone, where
Jessica MacKinnon collected it.
Alaina Giampietro finished the play, finding the back of the net to make it a 1-1 game.
With five minutes remaining in the period, the Colonials' top line struck again. MacKinnon made a smooth move around an RPI forechecker in her own zone before moving the puck to Giampietro. The captain then maneuvered around a defenseman and fired a shot toward the net.
Greta Brezenski pounced on the rebound, giving RMU its first lead of the afternoon at 2-1.
THIRD PERIOD
Following early penalties on both sides, the Colonials tightened defensively and worked to keep RPI from mounting a comeback.
RMU nearly extended its lead midway through the period, but
Catriona Crarer's shot rang off the post.
RPI pulled its goaltender with just over two minutes remaining, creating a late opportunity to find the equalizer. However,
Maggie Hatch turned aside both shots she faced during the extra-attacker situation to preserve the Colonials' advantage. MacKinnon nearly added an empty-net goal at the other end, but her attempt also struck the post.
RMU held on for the 2-1 victory, securing its first road win of the 2026-27 season.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
RMU outshot RPI, 25-16, and finished with a 29-of-54 mark in the faceoff circle (53.7%). Giampietro led the Colonials with four shots on goal, while MacKinnon paced the team with a plus-two rating. MacKinnon also won 14 of her 24 faceoffs (58.3%).
Mya Farr and
Laura Eustace each recorded two blocked shots. Both teams were perfect on the penalty kill, as RMU successfully defended both RPI power plays while the Engineers killed off all three of the Colonials' opportunities.
MILESTONE REACHED
Redshirt senior goaltender
Maggie Hatch became just the third netminder in program history to reach 2,500 career saves. Brianne McLaughlin (2005-09) and Jessica Dodds (2013-17) were the first two Colonials to accomplish the feat.
Through 84 career games, Hatch has recorded nine shutouts while posting a 3.00 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage.
TOP LINE PRODUCTION
RMU's top line accounted for five points in Friday's victory, with Giampietro and MacKinnon each recording two points and Brezenski scoring the game-winning goal.
Giampietro recorded her third multi-point performance in five games this season. The captain now has five goals, four assists and nine points. MacKinnon registered her second multi-point effort of the campaign with two assists and leads the Colonials with five helpers. Brezenski added her fifth goal of the season and now has three assists and eight points.
UP NEXT
RMU looks to secure its first series sweep of the 2026-27 campaign when it faces RPI in the series finale Saturday, October 10, at 3:00 PM. The game will stream live on ESPN+.
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