On Wednesday, the Red Hawks were paced by freshman Stephanie Caouette who had three goals, including the game-winner she scored with just under a minute to play in overtime. RPI had to battle back into the game after Oneonta raced out to a 4-0 lead. The Red Hawks worked hastily as they cut the deficit to just one (6-5) by the half.

The game was all tied up at 1:11 into the second half when sophomore Sam Fenessey scored from a free position opportunity making it 6-6. Although the Red Dragons took the lead momentarily, the Red Hawks made three consecutive goals to take a 9-7 lead with just under 20 minutes remaining. Oneonta sophomore Lauren Portnoy scored back-to-back goals at 7:57 to tie things up at 9.

After another Oneonta goal, Fennessey saved the game for RPI when she scored with just 24 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime. The overtime session nearly expired but Caouette scored a free position goal and the Red Hawks managed to hold onto the ball until the time expired.

Coming off the close victory, RPI returned home to the Lower Renwyck field for a Saturday afternoon game against the No. 20 Golden Flyers in non-conference action.

Rensselaer took the game into its own hands in the second half, outscoring Nazareth 7-3 to break away from a 3-3 halftime tie. The victory was RPI’s first in nine attempts versus the Golden Flyers of Rochester.

The Red Hawks had a two-goal lead (3-1) late in the first half but Nazareth found the net twice before the whistle blew to tie it up at three. Fennessey scored her third goal of the game early in the second half to take the lead, but the Golden Flyers tied things back up at four. The Red Hawks then exploded offensively, scoring six of the next seven goals. Junior Kerri Clark contributed three to the scoring frenzy, and Caouette had two.

RPI held control of the game with a 26-17 shot advantage and taking 12 of 17 draws. In goal, sophomore Ariana Hood needed to make just four saves for RPI in the 10-6 win.