Sports


Men's basketball

Historic record nearly broken

The Engineers tied—but failed to break—their record for longest win streak of 18 games, previously set by the 1990-1991 team with a win against Vassar College and a loss against Ithaca College this weekend.

Interview

Behind the mask of Owen Savory

Sports Editor Andrew Days sits down with the Engineers’ goaltender to learn more about him.

Men'S Hockey

Fans freak out over the Big Red Freakout

A packed Houston Field House celebrated as the Engineers beat the University of Vermont 1‒0 in the 43rd annual Big Red Freakout game.

Men'S Hockey

Five-year drought against Dartmouth comes to a close

The Engineers defeated Dartmouth for the first time in five years, 7‒1, on Friday night.

Men'S Hockey

Revenge is a dish best served Savory

After losing in a shootout during last year’s Mayor’s Cup, the Engineers bring the Mayor’s Cup home to Troy after defeating Union in a similar fashion.

Women's Hockey

Engineers outclassed in loss to Yale Bulldogs

The Rensselaer women's hockey team suffered another defeat to Yale this weekend, bringing their record to 0‒23‒1 and extending their losing streak to 17 games.

Women's Hockey

Princeton wipes the ice with RPI

Rensselaer Women’s Hockey continues their losing streak as they are defeated by Princeton 4‒1, bringing their league record to 0‒6‒0.

FOOTBALL

Gallery: Engineers dominate Ithaca Bombers

On Saturday the high temperature might’ve been 39 degrees, but Rensselaer Football defeated the Ithaca Bombers 38‒12 on Saturday. With this victory, RPI makes their record 3‒2 with one game remaining away against Union College on November 16.

football

Gallery: Engineers edge out Buffalo in close victory

The Rensselaer Engineers defeated the SUNY Buffalo Bengals 28‒26 on November 2 at the East Campus Athletic Village Stadium. In the end, Rensselaer’s Peter Lombardi ’22, Marc Meislahn ’20, and Joe Scaglione ’22 were the difference makers, scoring four touchdowns between them and defeating Buffalo State.

Men'S Hockey

Engineers fall to Huskies in Family Weekend game

In the first home game of the season, the Rensselaer Engineers lost to the University of Connecticut Huskies with a final score of 2‒5.

hockey

Season kicks off with new ticket pack

The annual Hockey Season Kick-Off event, to commemorate the start of the Men's and Women’s Division 1 hockey seasons, will take place outside of the Union on Wednesday, September 18 at 1 pm. There is a new Flex-Ticket Pack this year that allows students to purchase five tickets for the price of $20.

E-Sports

TeamRPI Overwatch wins local championship

During the weekend of March 30 and 31, TeamRPI Overwatch and RPI League of Legends competed in their first major tournament showing at The Hudson Valley Gamer Con.
Interview

RPI’s Rocket League team wins Eastern Championship, heading to Minneapolis for final

One night when I was procrastinating going to bed and browsing the RPI subreddit, I came across a post about how RPI’s Rocket League team won the Eastern Championship and will be going to a LAN tournament in Minneapolis to face off against the winners from the other sections.
Interview

Record-holding goaltender Lovisa Selander talks childhood, goals

Lovisa Selander—a senior studying Chemical Engineering, and captain and goaltender for RPI’s women’s Ice Hockey team—has recently broken the record for women’s hockey NCAA Division I career saves, with a total of over 3,800 for her collegiate career.
Men'S Hockey

Gallery: RPI loses Mayor’s Cup in historic overtime

This year’s annual Mayor’s Cup hockey game made history as the first-ever Mayor’s Cup to be won in a shootout on January 29.
Racquetball

Racquetball places second at nationals

The RPI Racquetball Team traveled to Warren, New Jersey for the 2017 – 2018 Eastern Collegiate Racquetball Conference Regional Championship over the weekend of February 23.
Men'S Lacrosse

Renewed hopes for upcoming season

Following the men’s lacrosse team’s successful preseason and fourth place ranking in the 2018 Liberty League Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll, Head Coach Jim Townsend is excited and enthusiastic for the season to begin.
Softball

Team, coach eager to beat future challenges

Women’s softball Head Coach Amber Maisonet returns for her 10th season at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with this year being her eight as head coach, and she is looking for another winning season.  Last season, the team made it to the National Collegiate Athletic Association championships, and her women are hungry for another exceptional time on the diamond.
Swimming & Diving

PSS: Liberty League swept