Category Archives: Sports
FRESHMAN BAILEI TETRAULT TOSSES the ball toward the basket in RPI’s 66-45 win over Clarkson University on Friday.In the women’s basketball team’s attempt to secure its position in the Liberty League playoffs, RPI’s first obstacle was Skidmore College. With both teams fighting for a spot in the postseason festivities, the game was always going to be a … Continue reading
NATIVE HAWAIIAN JUNIOR JOHN HIGHAM SKIS Sunday’s slalom at the University of Albany Invitational with a pair of palm trees as part of the annual costume race to close out the regular season. The men’s varsity team finished second overall on the weekend, and, for the first time in over a decade, the best in the league, beating out 17 other squads. Graduate student Chris Knortz, freshman Paul Koetke, and junior Eoghan Sweeney all placed third, sixth, and 10th, respectively, on the All-Conference First Team. In addition, freshmen Rachel Crain and Brielle Korenowski placed 12th and 14th overall, good for spots on the All-Conference Second Team.After a difficult start to the season, the RPI women’s hockey team failed to make the ECAC playoffs for the first time in four seasons. Suffering losses to Princeton University and Quinnipiac University on the road, the Engineers conclude their … Continue reading
JUNIOR REDON QELLO EYES the hoop at the East Campus Arena in RPI’s 100-78 loss to Clarkson University on Saturday. With the loss, RPI fails to advance to the Liberty League playoffs.Coming off losses to the Rochester Institute of Technology and Hobart College, the men’s basketball team was looking to finish the season on a high note with games against Skidmore College and Clarkson University. However, both would end up as … Continue reading
JUNIOR FORWARD C.J. LEE SKATES up the ice with the puck in the Engineers’ 6-2 loss to Princeton University on Saturday at the Houston Field House.In the penultimate weekend of regular season play for the men’s hockey team, the Engineers dropped a pair of contests at the Houston Field House, sending the team back to the bottom of the league. Rensselaer fell in a 3-1 … Continue reading
SENIOR PATRICK CULLEN RIPS a shot on net during the Engineers’ match against Cornell University two weekends ago. Cullen had an assit in RPI’s 2-2 tie with Harvard University on Friday.RPI men’s hockey had a successful weekend on the road, tying Harvard University in a 2-2 match, and defeating Dartmouth College 2-1 the following day. The Engineers are now 8-19-3 overall, and 5-10-3 in ECAC action. That records places Rensselaer … Continue reading
After suffering a 4-2 loss to nationally-ranked Harvard University on Friday at the Houston Field House, the women’s hockey team bounced back to earn a 4-2 win over Dartmouth College the following afternoon. The weekend split leaves the Engineers with … Continue reading
GRADUATE STUDENT CHRIS KNORTZ FLIES to the finish in Saturday’s giant slalom held at Gore Mountain. Knortz finished second in the race, posting a combined time of 2:25.49. Close by in second place was freshman Paul Koetke, while juniors Eoghan Sweeney and John Baker finsihed in 17th and 28th place, respectively. In between was sophomore Jared Foster, who finished 21st with a time of 2:37.34. For the women’s team, freshmen Brielle Korenowski and Rachel Crain finished eighth and 18th, respectively.The Engineers started off with a victory against Vassar College. After four scoreless minutes, RPI took the lead with six straight points. Vassar then went on an 11-2 run over the course of the next seven minutes only to see … Continue reading
SOPHOMORE GUARD NICK KEEFE LEAPS for the ball in a recent home game at the East Campus Arena. The men’s basketball team finished the week with a 1-2 record.RPI had its offense clicking in a 100-89 victory over Vassar College for its second win in consecutive games. However, the following contests against the Rochester Institute of Technology and Hobart College were dropped with back-to-back defeats. The Engineers started … Continue reading