Women's Hockey completes the weekend sweep with 4-2 win over Lindenwood
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT sophomore defensewoman Emma Pickering scored two goals to lead the Tigers to a 4-2 win over Lindenwood in Atlantic Hockey America action, Saturday.
Sophomore forward Addie Alvarez tallied a goal and three assists, while first year forward Kailey Favro had two assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Lindenwood's Molly Henderson scored 47 seconds into the first period to give the Lions the lead.
- RIT fired five shots on net in the opening period, including one from senior forward Athena Vasdani who had a shot from the slot in the closing seconds.
- Quinn McLaren scored a power play goal at 6:04 of the second period to give the Lions a 2-0 lead.
- First year forward Brac Kelley scored at 6:04 of the frame to pull the Tigers to within a goal at 2-1.
- Alvarez tied the game at 2-2 on her goal at 13:21 of the second. She fired a shot from in front. The rebound came back to her, and she poked a shot past Lindenwood goaltender Catherine Hodgins.
- Pickering scored a power play goal at 16:24 to give the Tiger's their first lead of the game at 3-2. She skated in from the point and fired a wrist-shot over the shoulder of Hodgins and into the net for eighth goal of the season.
- Pickering scored her second goal of the game at 16:17 of the third period to increase the Tiger's lead to 4-2.
GAME NOTES
- RIT outshot Lindenwood 34-25
- The Tigers went 1-for-2 on the power play
- Senior goalie Sarah Coe made 23 saves in net
- It is the first sweep for RIT over an Atlantic Hockey America opponent since the Tigers swept Penn State in 2020.
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Tuesday (Dec. 31) against No. 7 Cornell at 2:00 p.m.
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