UNION VS PENN RIT - ALL-TIME SERIES
- The Dutchwomen trail the all-time-series against the Tigers, 5-10-2. Last season, the teams played twice with Union winning 2-1 on December 16, 2017, and tying, 3-3, on December 15, 2017.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
-The Tigers finished last season with a record of 4-28-3 and a conference record of 1-19-0.
-RIT returns their top fiver scorers from last season; Kendall Cornine (11g, 5a), Mallory Rushton (4g, 10a), Brittaney Gout (4g, 9a), Kandice Sheriff (3g, 7a), Claudia Black (4g, 5a).
-In net, the tigers return all three goaltenders from last season; Terra Lanteigne (.911 save percentage, 3.56 goals against average), Jessi O'Leary (.862 save percentage, 3.94 goals against average), and Jenna de Jonge (.880 save percentage, 4.82 goals againt average)
LAST TIME OUT
-The Dutchwomen hosted Penn State for back-to-back games on Friday, October 12, and Saturday, October 13.
-Union fell behind by two goals in the first period and trailed until the third period when
Cheyenne Harris scored on the power play on assists from
Rachel de Perio and
Katelynn Russ. The Nittany Lions scored again five seconds later to secure a 3-1 victory (Oct. 12)
-The Dutchwomen fell behind less than two minutes into the game, but
Haley Shugart tied the game less than a minute later to make the score 1-1 after the opening period. The Nittany Lions scored the lone goal of the second period to taka 2-1 lead.
Katelynn Russ answered with her first goal of the season for Union to tie the score once again, but the visitors put the game out of reach on a goal with six minutes remaining to win 3-2 (Oct. 13).
SOCIAL MEDIA
-Receive real-time updates during all Union women's hockey games by following the team's official Twitter account @UnionWHockey and follow the team's Instagram account UnionWHockey.
WELCOME TO UNION COLLEGE
-The Dutchwomen welcome four new student athletes to their ranks this season, including three forwards and one defenseman.
LOOK WHO'S BACK: FORWARDS
-The Dutchwomen return 11 forwards from the 2017-18 season. Junior
Katelynn Russ is the top retuning offensive producer, having totaled 15 goals and six assists last year. Fellow junior
Cheyenne Harris was second on the team in scoring, with six goals and 15 assists.
-Also returning up top for Union includes:
Haley Shugart (10g, 3a);
Rachel de Perio (2g, 10a);
Helen Markovic (3g, 7a);
Sierra Lee (2g, 3a);
Jordi Naidrich (1g, 3a);
Makayla Mori (2g, 1a);
Ava Reynolds (0g, 2a);
Alli First (0g, 0a); and
Angelica Melone (0g, 0a).
LOOK WHO'S BACK: DEFENSEMEN
-The Dutchmen return four defensemen from the 2018-19 season. Senior
Arianna Kosakowski was fourth on the team in scoring, contributing five goals and her 14 assists ranked second on the team last season. Sophomore
Megan Ryan ranked was the third highest defensive scorer last season, finishing with three goals and seven assists. Also returning on defense for Union is
Hannah Schultz (4g, 4a) and
Camille von Steinbergs (0g, 0a).
LOOK WHO'S BACK: GOALTENDERS
-The Dutchmen return all three goaltenders from the 2017-18 season. Sophomore
Coco Francis led the pack, posting a record of 6-13-3 with a .918 save percentage and a 2.92 goal against average. Junior
Kate Spooner finished last season with a record of 1-6-1, a save percentage of .881 and a 4.46 goal against average. Fellow junior
Amelia Murray posted a 0-3-1 record last year, with a .903 save percentage and a 3.92 goal against average.
