Union solidified its hold of the series trophy with Renssalaer, defeating the 10th-ranked Engineers, 4-1, before 4,105 fans at Houston Field House.  In the process, Union extended its win streak against RPI to 10 games, which included a series-opening 4-3 victory Friday night at Messa Rink.  The teams meet for the final time on Jan. 25, with the Mayor's Cup on the line at the Times Union Center in Albany.

Union (6-3-2, 5-1-0 ECACH) took a 2-1 lead into the third period, and sealed the win with a pair of goals from Shayne Gostisbehere, scored one minute, 10 seconds apart.  The contest then got physical in the final minutes of play, resulting in 36 combined penalties for 177 total penalty minutes.

After a scoreless first period, Union scored back-to-back power play goals in a span of two minutes, three seconds.

The first PPG came off the stick of freshman Eli Lichtenwald, who redirected a pass in the slot from Matt Bodie.  Kevin Sullivan, returning from two games lost to injury, earned the second assist.

Bodie and Sullivan teamed on the second goal as well, setting up Daniel Carr just inside the blueline, who ripped a slapshot over the shoulder of goaltender Scott Diebold.

RPI (6-4-2, 2-3-2 ECACH) cut the lead in half just before the second period ended.  With a power play having expired, Brock Higgs managed to nudge the puck past a sprawling Colin Stevens, who had lost his goalie stick and was buried under a scrum in front of the net.  It marked the second game in a row Higgs scored against Union.

Gostisbehere put the finishing touches on the win at 15:15 of the third period, finding the back of the net on a slapshot from inside the left circle.  He switched sides and scored from atop the right circle at 16:25 to ensure Union its fourth win in the last five outings.

Union is off next week before traveling to Penn State, Nov. 30-Dec. 1.