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The Rensselaer Engineers represent Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The Engineers were playing their fourth season in ECAC Hockey. The Engineers were coached by John Burke, and he is the Engineers all-time winningest coach (118-82-21). He was in his seventh season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Colette Bredin-Youlen and Rob Dils. Kevin Anderson was the Hockey Operations Coordinator. The Engineers played their home games in the Houston Field House. They were a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. During the season, the team won 16 games. It was the second highest mark in school history since joining Division 1. The record is still 19 wins, which was set in 2008-09 (19-14-4). Rensselaer is 16-14-6 overall and finished with an 11-7-4 mark in ECAC Hockey. The Engineers ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense (2.00 goals allowed per game).
Offseason
May 12: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) head announced that seven student-athletes will make up the program's Class of 2013. Joining the team this fall are:
Allison Wright leads all players in scoring with 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) after 36 games played. Currently, she leads the Engineers in game-winning goals with three. Whitney Naslund ranks second in team scoring with 24 points (team-best 14 goals, 10 assists). Sophomore center Alisa Harrison ranks third with 23 points (12 goals, 11 assists). Naslund and Harrison have played in all 36 games for the Engineers.
= Indicates team leader
Skaters
Player
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
Points/game
PIM
GWG
PPG
SHG
Amanda Castignetti
37
1
9
10
0.2703
32
0
0
0
Rossli Chace
14
0
1
1
0.0714
6
0
0
0
Katie Daniels
37
0
8
8
0.2162
36
0
0
0
Kendra Dunlop
37
9
13
22
0.5946
12
1
2
0
Ashley Gaylord
22
0
0
0
0.0000
0
0
0
0
Laura Gersten
37
8
14
22
0.5946
18
3
3
0
Laura Guillemette
33
1
2
3
0.0909
6
0
0
0
Janessa Haller
19
0
3
3
0.1579
8
0
0
0
Alisa Harrison
37
12
11
23
0.6216
8
2
3
1
Taylor Horton
37
7
11
18
0.4865
22
2
2
0
Kristen Jakubowski
35
0
0
0
0.0000
12
0
0
0
Andie Le Donne
30
0
6
6
0.2000
46
0
0
0
Whitney Naslund
37
16
10
26
0.7027
20
3
6
0
Sydney O'Keefe
37
8
6
14
0.3784
12
2
2
0
Clare Padmore
30
1
2
3
0.1000
14
0
0
0
Shannon Ramelot
4
0
0
0
0.0000
0
0
0
0
Audrey Stapleton
34
2
0
2
0.0588
0
0
0
0
Sierra Vadner
37
2
5
7
0.1892
48
0
0
0
Sonja van der Bliek
35
0
0
0
0.0000
0
0
0
0
Jill Vandegrift
37
3
9
12
0.3243
18
0
0
0
Allysen Weidner
36
5
13
18
0.5000
53
0
1
0
Allison Wright
37
12
15
27
0.7297
16
3
3
1
Goaltenders
In goal, junior Sonja van der Bliek has a 15-14-5 overall record. She is now the all-time career record holder at RPI in six categories, including wins (42-31-11), games played (84), games started (83), minutes played (5161:36), saves (1922) and shutouts (16).
Player
Games Played
Minutes
Goals Against
Wins
Losses
Ties
Shutouts
Save %
Goals Against Average
Shannon Ramelot
Kristen Burney
Sonja van der Bliek
Postseason
On February 28, Rensselaer made NCAA history. The Engineers beat Quinnipiac, 2–1, but it took five overtimes. It is now the longest college hockey game in NCAA history. Senior defenseman Laura Gersten had the game-winning goal. She registered it at 4:32 of the fifth overtime session to not only clinch the win, but the series victory. RPI advanced to the ECAC Hockey Women's Semifinals for the second consecutive season. The Engineers will face top ranked Cornell University.
Of note, Sonja van der Bliek stopped 98 of the 101 shots as RPI triumphed in a best two out of three playoff series against Quinnipiac. She allowed only three goals while appearing in 293:18 minutes. For the weekend, she posted a goals against average of 0.61. She registered 49 saves on Sunday, February 28 as RPI defeated the Bobcats, in five overtimes. The match was the longest game in NCAA hockey history. This was the fifth Goaltender of the Week honor for van der Bliek in her NCAA career.