Delaware Blue Hens at RIT Tigers

ROCHESTER (Interstat) — Delaware and RIT will meet Saturday in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at Gene Polisseni Center. The Blue Hens are the visiting team, and the Tigers are the home team. Delaware enters with a record of 1-3-1. RIT enters with a record of 1-4.

The teams’ most recent meeting ended in a 4-1 RIT win. Zoe Ziotas scored two goals and added one assist on three shots for the Tigers. Linda Rulle recorded two assists and four shots, and Brenna McNamara made 12 saves. For Delaware, Lily Myers scored one goal on two shots and had two penalty minutes. Morgan Link had one assist and one shot with two penalty minutes, and Tiana McIntyre recorded one shot.

Myers is a player to watch for Delaware. In her recent games, she had one goal, two shots on goal and two penalty minutes in the most recent meeting. She recorded one shot in a loss to Lindenwood, one assist and two shots in a win over Lindenwood, two penalty minutes at Holy Cross, and three shots in a tie at Holy Cross. Myers also had two penalty minutes in a loss at Holy Cross earlier in the season.

Ziotas is a player to watch for RIT. In addition to her production in the most recent meeting, she scored one goal on three shots at Colgate, one goal on one shot with two penalty minutes against Colgate, had one assist and one shot at Clarkson, and scored one goal on three shots at Clarkson. RIT’s early schedule has included games against Colgate and Clarkson.

Delaware’s record includes a 4-1 home win over Lindenwood, a 3-1 home loss to Lindenwood, a 4-0 loss at Holy Cross and a 2-2 tie at Holy Cross that went to two overtimes. RIT’s record includes a 4-1 home win over Delaware, a 4-2 loss at Colgate, a 6-3 home loss to Colgate, an 8-1 loss at Clarkson and a 6-3 loss at Clarkson.

Delaware’s upcoming schedule includes two games against Union, two at Long Island, two at Syracuse, two against Mercyhurst and two against Robert Morris. RIT’s upcoming schedule includes two games against Brown, two against Northeastern, two against Penn State, two at Robert Morris and two against Lindenwood. Both teams continue their schedules after the matchup at Gene Polisseni Center in Rochester, N.Y.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of RIT 2, Delaware 0. Interstat’s ELO system gives RIT a 59.4 percent probability to win.