TROY, N.Y. (Interstat) — Jessica MacKinnon recorded two goals and an assist, and Greta Brezenski added a goal and three assists as visiting Robert Morris defeated RPI 4-2 in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game Saturday at Houston Field House. The Colonials improved to 3-3, while the Engineers fell to 1-6. Attendance was 942. Robert Morris completed a weekend sweep after also beating RPI in the series opener.

MacKinnon opened the scoring at 2:05 of the first period, taking assists from Brezenski. She struck again at 11:17 of the first, with Alaina Giampietro and Brezenski assisting, to give Robert Morris a two-goal lead. The first period included three penalties. RPI’s Aylah Cioffi was sent off for bodychecking at 1:46. Robert Morris’s Mya Kearns received a bodychecking penalty at 16:37. RPI’s Keira Johnson was called for crosschecking at 20:00. MacKinnon finished with four shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. Brezenski had four shots, while Giampietro recorded five shots.

RPI responded in the second period when Keira Johnson scored at 25:16, with Mia Montanari and Gracyn Mackay assisting. That trimmed the Robert Morris lead to 2-1. The Colonials answered at 38:41 when Giampietro scored from Kaitlyn Schooley and Brezenski. Robert Morris’s Mya Farr was penalized for holding at 24:57 of the second. RPI’s Ella Newman-Mixon received a holding penalty at 32:00. Maggie Hatch stopped 15 of 17 shots for Robert Morris in the win.

RPI made another push in the third period when Montanari scored at 46:48 to make it a one-goal game. Robert Morris’s MacKinnon was called for hooking at 50:03, giving the Engineers a chance to tie. The Colonials killed the penalty and restored their two-goal cushion when Brezenski scored at 59:39 of the third, with MacKinnon assisting. That closed the scoring.

MacKinnon, a 5-foot-5 center from Clarks Harbour, Canada, who previously played at Ridley College, led the way with two goals, one assist, four shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. Brezenski, a 5-foot-6 right wing who previously played for Bishop Kearney Selects 19U, had one goal, three assists and four shots. Giampietro, a 5-foot-7 left wing who previously played at Gilmour Academy, added one goal, one assist and five shots. Hatch, a 5-foot-5 goalie who also previously played at Gilmour Academy, earned the win with 15 saves on 17 shots. For RPI, Montanari, a 5-foot-6 right wing who previously played at Kent School, had one goal, one assist and five shots. Schooley, a 5-foot-7 left defenseman who previously played for Penguins Elite, recorded one assist and one shot for Robert Morris. Thiessen, a 5-foot-5 right defenseman who previously played at Georgetown Visitation Prep Sch, had two shots. Desjardins, a 5-foot-9 left defenseman who previously played at Sacred Heart Catholic, had two shots. Pierre, a 5-foot-5 center who previously played at Vincent Massey Collegiate, had two shots. Keira Johnson finished with one goal, two shots, two penalty minutes and one hit for the Engineers.

Robert Morris entered after a 4-1 loss at Penn State and a 5-3 loss at Penn State earlier this season. The Colonials also had an overtime loss to Post and an 8-3 win over Post. RPI had beaten Northeastern in overtime and had lost to Minnesota State, Mercyhurst and Robert Morris. The Colonials’ upcoming schedule includes Syracuse, Minnesota State, Yale, Lindenwood and RIT. The Engineers are set to face Maine, Princeton, Quinnipiac, Colgate and Cornell. Both teams have upcoming games later in October.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of RPI 2, Robert Morris 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Robert Morris with a 55 percent probability to win.