NCAA WOMEN’S HOCKEY: Montanari’s overtime goal lifts RPI to sweep of Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mia Montanari scored in overtime and Reese Keating made 37 saves as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) beat Syracuse 2-1 Saturday at Tennity Ice Pavilion to sweep a home-and-home women’s hockey series. The Engineers, who won 4-3 Friday in Troy, improved to 4-14-0. Syracuse fell to 8-6-0. Keira Johnson put RPI ahead at 13:49 of the first period, with Gracyn Mackay and Linn Mattsson picking up assists. Syracuse’s Rylee McLeod tied it with 26 seconds left in the period, scoring an unassisted goal. Neither team scored in the second or third period. Montanari broke the tie at even strength in overtime. Syracuse outshot RPI 38-31. Cicely Harnum made 29 saves for the Orange, who went 0-for-3 on the power play. The Engineers went 0-for-2. Up next, the Engineers return home and to ECAC action against Brown, on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m.

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