Syracuse broke out of its slump with a pair of 4-0 wins against Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute over the weekend.

The first was led by a pair of goals by Melissa Piacentini Friday night. Her first, at 8:59 in the second period was an insurance goal after Margot Scharfe put the Orange (8-5-1, 3-0-1 College Hockey America) on the board at the 11:01 mark in the first period. Piacentini’s second came just more than seven minutes into the third period off an assist from Cara Johnson.

Holly Carrie-Mattimoe sealed the 4-0 win with a shorthanded empty-net goal at 13:24 in the third. The goal was her 35th for the Orange, breaking the all-time program record of 34 goals set by Isabel Menard and Stefanie Marty.

SU outshot RPI 14-1 in the first period and 36-14 in the game.

The Orange used a prolific third period to win by the same score on Saturday. The team led 1-0 after Sadie St. German scored halfway through the first, assisted by Nicole Renault and Caitlin Roach.

RPI stayed with the Orange through the second and early third periods until Piacentini broke the game open with a power-play goal 3:13 into the final period. Scharfe notched the final two goals to finish the win.

SU returns to the ice Friday night at Tennity Ice Pavilion at 7 p.m. for the first of two CHA contests with Robert Morris.

—Compiled by Jacob Klinger, asst. copy editor, jmklinge@syr.edu

Published on November 25, 2012 at 4:43 pm