Lum Scores Twice As UConn Topples Rennselaer, 4-1
Junior defenseman Leah Lum records two goals and assist for Huskies

Junior defenseman Leah Lum scored two goals and an assist for the Huskies
Prd Time  Team Score Type Scored By Assists
1st 7:51  CON1-0 EV Leah Lum (1)Briana Colangelo/3, Theresa Knutson/2
1st 19:25  CON2-0 EV GW Leah Lum (2)Briana Colangelo/4, Theresa Knutson/3
3rd 5:05  REN1-2 EV Aly Tremblay (1) -
3rd 10:54  CON3-1 EV Theresa Knutson (3)Leah Lum/1, Briana Colangelo/5
3rd 18:57  CON4-1 PP EN Madison Badeau (1)Erica D'Errico/1, Kelly Harris/2
Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final
Connecticut  2024
Rensselaer  0011
Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG
Connecticut  1671235
Rensselaer  211922
Team Stats and Records  PP PIM SHGF
Connecticut (3-2-0)  1/4 3/6 0
Rensselaer (2-5-1)  0/3 4/8 0
Connecticut Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Morgan Fisher (W, 1-0-0)60:001 211821
Rensselaer Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Lovisa Selander (L, 2-4-1)58:563 1471031
Empty Net1:041     

TROY, N.Y. - Two first period goals from junior Leah Lum (Richmond, B.C.) lifted the UConn women's ice hockey team (3-2) past RPI (2-5-1) 4-1 Saturday in game two of the weekend series at Houston Field House.

It was a game of firsts for freshman goaltender Morgan Fisher (Vernon, Conn.), who made her first collegiate appearance, first career start in net and walked away with her first career win. She finished with 21 total saves with one goal against the Engineers.

The Huskies were hot out of the gate, outshooting the Engineers 7-0 in the first five minutes of the game and 16-2 in the entire first period. UConn outshot RPI 35-22 overall.

Lum grabbed her first of the game and first of the season eight minutes into the first to put the Huskies up 1-0. Junior Theresa Knutson (Onalaska, Wis.) fed the puck up to freshman Briana Colangelo (Whitby, Ont.) who passed it cross-crease where Lum was waiting to bury it back door.

With less than a minute left on the clock in the first, the exact same trio as the first goal capitalized again for the Huskies. Lum scored her second of the game with 35 seconds left in the period, with assists from Colangelo and Knutson, giving UConn a 2-0 lead going into the break.

After a scoreless second period, RPI got on the board five minutes into the third, cutting UConn's lead in half, 2-1, with plenty of time left to battle in the game.

The Husky trifecta was back it again in the back half of the third period. Knutson took credit for the goal this time with Lum and Colangelo on the assists to solidify UConn's lead 3-1 with nine minutes to go. RPI pulled their goalie in a last minute effort to close the gap, but junior Madison Badeau (Courtice, Ont.) found the back of the empty net, putting UConn on top 4-1 in the end.

UP NEXT ...

The Huskies return to the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum for a two-game home series with Penn State on Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22.