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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Freshman Rylan Schwartz (Wilcox, SA/Notre Dame Hounds) swatted home the eventual game-winning goal at 10:42 of the third period to lead the Colorado College men's hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Rensselaer, in the season opener for both teams. With the win, the Tigers improve to 1-0, while the Engineers open at 0-1.

CC junior defenseman Gabe Guentzel (Woodbury, MN/Sioux Falls Stampede) took a shot that caromed off end boards behind the RPI net and directly to Schwartz who was crashing goal mouth from the left. Schwartz one-timed a shot past Rensselaer junior netminder Allen York (Wetaskiwin, AB/Camrose Kodiaks) for the Tigers' second power-play goal of the evening.

Ryan's brother Jaden Schwartz (Wilcox, SA/Tri-City Storm) opened the scoring, on the man-advantage, at 13:22 of the opening frame. The sophomore ripped a shot from the high slot that found its way past York for the early 1-0 lead. Guentzel and Stephen Schultz (Westbury, NY/Lincoln Stars) earned the assists.

RPI evened the score at 1-1 with just eight seconds remaining in the second period. Sophmore Nick Bailen's (Fredonia, NY/Indiana Ice) shot from the right point found its way through traffic for the power-play tally. The goal was Bailen's first as a member of the Engineers.

The Engineers outshot the Tigers, 31-27, including 15-shot outburst in the second stanza. RPI was 1 for 7 on the power-play, while Colorado College ended up 2 for 9. York (0-1) finished with 25 saves, while CC sophomore Joe Howe (Plymouth, MN/Waterloo Blackhawks) had 30 stops at the other end of the ice.

Rensselaer and Colorado College are back on the ice tomorrow night, when they complete their two-game series (9pm). The Engineers home opener is Saturday, October 16 against Bentley (5pm).