By Randy Schultz, NYHOL; Photos by Janet Schultz, NYHOL©
RIT VS. UNION WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Rochester, NY — The RIT Tigers defeated the Union Garnet Chargers, 4-1, Friday afternoon at the Gene Polisseni Center in a Women’s Ice Hockey game.
Addie Alvarez scored the fourth Tigers goal of the game at 15:14 of the third period. Kylie Aquaro and Emma Pickering assisted in the goal. Each team had nine shots on goal.
Trailing 4-1, the Garnet Chargers pulled goalie Sophie Matsoukas with 3:07 remaining in the third period. But it was to no avail.
RIT took command in the second period, scoring three goals to take a 3-1 lead over Union. The Tigers scored their first goal just :36 into the period to tie the game, 1-1. Assists went to Emma Roland and Athena Vasdani.
RIT took the lead, 2-1, at 1:48 of the second period when Kylie Aquaro scored. The lone assist went to Lexi Sung.
Then it was Megan McCormick, exploding out of the penalty box and taking a long pass from Jessie Burks to score a breakaway goal and give the Tigers a 3-1 lead. RIT outshot Union in the second period, nine to five.
Union led after the first period, 1-0 thanks to a goal by Maren Friday at the 12:39 mark. Assists on the goal went to Emily King and Riley Walsh.
Both teams were tied with eight shots apiece on goal for the first period.
RIT finished the game outshooting Union, 26-22.
GAME NOTES: There were only two RIT players dressed for the game that were NYS-born. They included: Addie Alvarez, Rochester; Emma Roland, Williamsville.
There was only one player in the lineup for Union that was NYS-born: lliana Smith, Watertown.
RIT’s overall record is now 3-2-2 while Union dropped to 3-4-0.
Photo Album RIT VS Union, October 18, 2023
Gallery Photos are available for purchase through Smug Mug later this week. All photos are copyrighted and property of Janet Schultz, NYHOL.
