Niagara University, NY – The Niagara Purple Eagles dropped a 4-1 decision to visiting RPI on Friday night at Dwyer Arena.

The loss drops Niagara to 6-7-0 on the season. Rensselaer improved to 4-11-0 with the victory.

The Engineers struck at the 12:50 mark when Luciano Wilson scored unassisted, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead heading into the intermission. 

Niagara knotted up the contest at 7:11 when Noah Hackett netted his third goal of the season, with assists from Glebs Prohorenkovs and Marshall Finnie, tying the game at 1-1.

Just over four minutes later, Wilson struck again for his second goal of the night, restoring RPI's lead at 11:15. The Engineers capitalized just 73 seconds later when Jack Gorton made it 3-1 at 12:28.

Niagara generated only five shots in the period despite their faceoff prowess, while Rolovs kept his team in striking distance with 15 saves.

Cole Gordon extended Rensselaer's lead to 4-1 at 10:32, effectively putting the game out of reach.

Game Notes

Niagara is now 6-3-2 all-time against RPI.

This is a first time the Purple Eagles dropped a contest to the Engineers at home

The Purple and White won the faceoff battle 39-18.

Up Next

Niagara wraps up the weekend series against RPI Saturday Nov. 29 at 5 pm inside Dwyer Arena.