RPI Vs. Rowan

Montclair, NJ – Sophomore forward Marisa Schoepflin (Sewell, NJ / Washington Township) poked in a rebound with 8:22 remaining which turned out to be the difference as Rowan University edged Rensselaer, 3-2 in an NCAA Division III field hockey matchup at Montclair State University’s Sprague Field on Saturday evening.

Juniors Julie Cairone (Medford, NJ / Shawnee) and Ashley Adams (Erial, NJ / Timber Cree Regional) each scored goals as the Profs improved to 7-4 on the season with their fourth win in the last five contests.

Freshman Kiersten Ryan (Levittown, PA / Harry S. Truman) and sophomore Alissa Peterson (Gaithersburg, MD / Quince Orchard) each scored for the Engineers, who fell to 3-7 on the year.

Ryan gave RPI a 1-0 lead 11:56 into the first half as she netted her first goal of the season. Sandy Turnbull (Upperville, VA / Chatham Hall) sent a looping pass from 45 yards out that got through several defenders. Ryan tracked the ball down and managed to flip a shot ahead of goalkeeper Lisa Apt (Mays Landing, NJ / Oakcrest) for the score.

Rowan would answer right back as Cairone redirected a shot from the top of the circle by Lauren Conner (Egg Harbor Township, NJ / Egg Harbor Township) past Briana Earle (Baldwinsville, NY / C.W. Baker) tying the game at 1-1. It was Cairone’s fifth goal.

The Profs would take the lead with 12:40 to go in the first half on the sixth goal of the year by Adams, who carried the ball through from 25 yards out on the left side to within five yards before depositing the ball into the left corner.

Rowan led 2-1 at the break.

In the second half, RPI managed to tie the game 8:50 into the half. Off a penalty corner, the ball came out of the circle. Peterson was able to track the ball down and moved back inside before unleashing a blistering shot to the far post for the goal as the Engineers deadlocked the game at 2-2.

Schoepflin put Rowan ahead for good at 61:38. Rachael Dix (Egg Harbor Township, NJ / Egg Harbor Township) fired a shot from the left side off a penalty corner. Earle would make the save however the ball trickled out toward the right post to Schoepflin, who banged in the rebound for her second goal.

RPI would get two solid chances to tie the game in the closing seconds. A tipped pass got through inside the circle to Jessica Corrigan (South Burlington, VT / Northfield Mount Hermon). Corrigan put a shot on goal that was stopped by Rowan’s Jen Goldberg (Clark, NJ / Arthur L. Johnson). Hannah Kaplan (Danbury, CT / Danbury) got the rebound but Goldberg would come with another save to end the threat.

Earle made six saves for RPI while Apt had one in 47:55 of action. Goldberg had the two stops in the final 22:05.

Rowan outshot RPI 15-6 and had an 8-5 edge in penalty corners.

RPI Vs. Vassar

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Rensselaer senior forward Sandy Turnbull broke a 1-1 tie with twelve minutes remaining and junior goalie Briana Earle saved a penalty shot in the final two minutes to lead the Engineers over the Vassar College field hockey team, 2-1, snapping a five game losing streak in a tightly contested Liberty League game Wednesday afternoon at Weinberg Field.

The Brewers fall to 2-7, 0-3 on the season and play the second of an eight game home stand in a non-league match against Morrisville State College on Saturday, October 2 at 1 p.m. The Engineers improve to 3-6 (1-2) and will next travel to Rowan University for a non-leauge meeting October 2 at 6 p.m.

RPI scored the game winning goal with 12:31 remaining in the game. Turnbull deflected a bouncing shot by sophomore midfielder Holly Dupuis from the right side of the circle into the open side of the net behind Vassar senior goalkeeper Rachel Horwitz. It was Turnbull’s team-leading fifth goal of the season..

Vassar got its last and best chance to tie the contest with just under two minutes remaining when junior midfielder Elizabeth Feltch was awarded a penalty shot after she was shoved from behind during a clear path assault on goal. Feltch ripped the ball high and towards the left side of the goal, but Earle made a diving hand save, the last and most important of her 11 saves in the game.

The Engineers started the scoring at 41:26 when senior forward Jessica Corrigan deflected a blast from the top of the circle from junior midfielder Erika Hawksley, which slide past Horwitz. The senior tender had a strong game overall, making nine saves.

The Brewers tied the game 1-1 at 49:50 in the second half when senior midfielder Jessica Lance carried the ball down field and hammered in an unassisted shot from the top of the circle for her first goal of the season.

The three second half goals all followed a hard fought and scoreless first half, with both sides nearly even in time of ball possession. Turnbull’s goal and Earle’s save proved the difference for the Engineers, despite being outshot 15-13 by the Brewers. Vassar held a 14-6 advantage in penalty corners, but could not convert on any.

RPI Vs. Hamilton

CLINTON, N.Y. - Senior Colleen Callaghan scored two goals in the second half to help Hamilton College pull away to a 4-1 win against Rensselaer in a Liberty League field hockey game at Campus Road Athletic Field. The Continentals improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Liberty League, while the Engineers fall to 2-6 (0-2 Liberty).

Rensselaer grabbed a 1-0 lead 6 minutes, 34 seconds into the first half when senior Sandy Turnbull scored her fourth goal this year. Hamilton defender Meghan Carter was injured on the play and did not return.

The Continentals responded with 20:17 left in the half. Senior Briana Earle stopped a shot, but the ball squirted free to Mary Lancaster, who poked it into the cage for her first goal this year. Nikki Haskins gave Hamilton the lead for good with 16:00 left before the break. Haskins carried the ball into the right side of the arc and ripped a shot just after she crossed the line that beat Earle to the left side of the cage. The Continentals led 2-1 at the half.

Callaghan got warmed up in the second half. She converted a penalty shot with 12:41 left and clinched the victory on an unassisted goal with 5:18 remaining. She was credited with 11 shots.

Molly Brooks made five saves for Hamilton, and Earle turned aside seven shots for the Engineers. The Continentals held a 22-16 advantage in shots, and Rensselaer held a 7-5 edge in penalty corners. The Engineers lost their fifth straight game. Hamilton leads the all-time series 13-10 and has won three in a row against Rensselaer.

The Continentals host Hartwick College for a non-league game on September 28. The Engineers play league rival Vassar College on the road on September 29.

RPI Vs. St Lawrence

CANTON, N.Y. - The St. Lawrence field hockey team got two goals from senior Brooke Maloney in defeating Rensselaer, 3-1, in the Liberty League opener. The win moves St. Lawrence to 3-3 (1-0 Liberty League) on the season, while Rensselaer falls to 2-5 (0-1 Liberty).

First-year student Nicole Matos made eight saves to pick up her first collegiate victory.

Though Maloney handled the majority of the scoring for the Saints, it was Matos and senior Caitlin Estes who made the difference on defense. Estes, who typically plays in the midfield, played in the back on Friday and did a stand-out job keeping Rensselaer’s offense in check.

Rensselaer came out of the game on the attack and needed only 3:51 to take a 1-0 lead in the contest. The Engineers, who pinned St. Lawrence in their own end to start the game, scored off of a penalty corner when Alissa Peterson found Sandy Turnbull in front of Matos. Turnbull quickly fired a shot past the keeper for her third goal of the season a 1-0 advantage.

Maloney would answer for the Scarlet and Brown only 6:34 later with her second goal of the season to knot the score at 1-1. The Greenwich, CT native made a nice move around a defender into the scoring circle and blasted a rocket past Rensselaer netminder Briana Earle to cap the first half scoring.

The two Liberty League foes went nearly 40:00 minutes before senior Michelle Laframboise broke the tie and gave the Saints a 2-1 lead at 50:22. Maloney got the play started with a great pass from outside the scoring circle to the far post, where Laframboise

RPI Vs. Morrisville, NY

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. - Senior Lauren Bordonaro (N. Tonawanda, NY/Starpoint) found the back of the net in the 74th minute to lift Morrisville State to a 2-1 win over visiting Rensselaer in overtime. With the win, the Mustangs move to 3-3 on the season, while the Engineers drop to 2-4 overall.

After a scoreless opening half of action, Rensselaer got on the scoreboard as senior Sandy Turnbull (Upperville, VA/Chatham Hall) pushed one into the corner in the 54th minute. The Engineers continued to maintain the lead late into the second half, but the homestanding Mustangs pulled things even.

Sophomore Rebecca Meyer (Morrisville, NY/Morrisville-Eaton) collected a pass from Bordonaro and slid it home past RPI goalie Briana Earle (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker) in the 68th minute of the contest for a 1-1 game.

Neither team was able to get the go-ahead goal in the final minutes of regulation, but Bordonaro gave the home team the victory in overtime. Off a fast break pass from senior Molly Luzak (Burt, NY/Newfane), Bordonaro found the corner of the box for the victory.

In goal, sophomore Kelsey Pellegrino (Cicero, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse) stopped 11 shots for the win, while Earle made 10 stops for RPI.

Rensselaer returns to action this weekend, opening Liberty League play on the road at St. Lawrence and Hamilton on Friday (4pm) and Saturday (2pm)

RPI Vs. Oneonta

ONEONTA, N.Y. - Ainsley Stoll recorded a hat trick, including the game-winning goal with under nine minutes remaining, to lead Oneonta State to a 3-2 win over Rensselaer in a non-league field hockey game. RPI got goals from Julia Wright and Jessica Corrigan and four saves from Briana Earle. The Engineers are now 2-3, while the Red Dragons improve to 4-1.

Rensselaer was first to get on the board in the 16th minute when Wright found a loose ball in the box and tapped it into the back left corner of the cage.

It didn’t take long for the Red Dragons to strike back. Stoll recorded her first goal on the day by dribbling past the defense and pushing the ball past Earle to tie the game at one a piece going into the half.

Stoll continued her dominance scoring again in the 38th minute of play with a shot from the top of the circle.

Shortly after Rensselaer tied it back up at 2-2 with a redirect shot and goal for Corrigan.

After a shot hitting the post, Stoll kept her composure to record the hat trick, scoring her third goal in the 61st minute to put the Red Dragons ahead 3-2. Rensselaer had a shot in the final seconds of play that went wide but set up one last shot for the Engineers off of a penalty corner. The ball came into the box but only bounced around before the Oneonta defense knocked away to end the game.

RPI Vs Cortland

TROY, N.Y. – The SUNY Cortland field hockey team carried a one-goal lead into the second half and added two unanswered in the final 35 minutes to defeat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 3-0, on Saturday at Harkness Field. The Red Dragons, who have yet to allow a goal this season, are now 3-0, while the Engineers drop to 2-2 overall.

Freshman Erin Smith (Greene, NY/Greene) got the visitors on the board in the ninth minute of the game after she found a loose ball near the right corner and pushed it in. RPI goalie Briana Earle (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker) made the initial stop from her knees, but was unable to recover as Smith found the wide open net.

Despite a number of solid chances, including a point-blank shot by senior Jessica Corrigan (South Burlington, VT/Northfield Mt. Hermon) just outside the 8-meter mark, Rensselaer was unable to get one past senior keeper Ashley Hughes (Selden, NY/Comsewogue), who made two stops in the opening half.

Both teams came out with solid pressure after the intermission, battling back and forth with the ball as Earle and Hughes made several key stops. RPI senior Sandy Turnbull (Upperville, VA/Chatham Hall) nearly got the Engineers on the board after she tore up the middle and into the offensive zone, but her shot was deflected by at Red Dragons defender.

Turnbull once again had a great shot turned aside as Hughes came forward at the corner of the box and kicked the shot away and back into possession for the visitors.

Just into the 62nd minute, Smith once again came up big for SUNY Cortland, finding the loose ball in a skirmish of players in front and sliding it around Earle.

The Red Dragons continued to pressure minutes later and it paid off in the 68th minute as senior Brenda Semit (Holland Patent, NY/Holland Patent) ripped a shot from just inside the middle of the arc. The ball sailed toward the net through traffic past Earle, who was screened on the play.

Hughes continued her scoreless streak, making six stops for her third victory of the year. Earle made 11 saves in the RPI net, including seven in the first half of action to fall to 2-2 overall.

The Engineers return to action Wednesday, traveling to SUNY Oneonta for a 4pm match. SUNY Cortland is back on the field on Tuesday, hosting Hamilton at 4pm.