2014 Schedule

TROY, N.Y. – The captains of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's ice hockey team have been announced and seniors Ali Svoboda and Taylor Mahoney will both be wearing a 'C' for the 2014-15 season. Junior Mari Mankey will be the assistant captain for the team, which is coached by John Burke.
 
"We are excited to have Taylor, Ali and Mari leading our team next season," said Burke. "Each has earned the privilege and responsibility of serving as team leaders. They are caring, humble and dedicated individuals. All three are motivated to help our program attain all of its goals."  
 
A forward from Arlington Heights, Ill., Svoboda was fourth on the team in scoring last season, notching seven goals and nine assists for 16 points. Playing in all 33 games, she tallied once on the power-play while being assessed 11 penalties for 30 minutes.
 
Svoboda was the team's third highest point-getter in ECAC Hockey play, registering 11 points on four goals and seven assists. The former Chicago Mission standout, she took six penalties for 20 minutes in 22 conference games.
 
Appearing in 103 games for Rensselaer in her career, Svoboda has 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points. She set career-highs in goals, assists and points last year.
 
Also a forward, Mahoney hails from Cary, Ill., and played in all 33 games for Rensselaer last season. She was fifth on the squad in points, with 15 on eight goals and seven assists. She led the team in power-play goals with four, while also tallying the Engineers' only shorthanded marker. With one game-winning goal to her credit, she was assessed 14 minor penalties for 28 minutes.
 
Mahoney notched eight points on five goals and three assists in 22 league games. Also former member of the Chicago Mission, she took eight penalties for 16 minutes in conference play.
 
In 96 career games at RPI, Mahoney has 13 goals and 18 assists for 31 points.
 
A forward out of Hopkins, Minn., Mankey scored five goals and added nine assists for 14 points in 2013-14 for Rensselaer. Appearing in all 33 contests, she buried two power-play tallies and had one game-winner. She also took 10 penalties for 20 minutes.
 
Mankey was one of five Engineers to reach double-figures in league scoring, posting 10 points on four goals and six assists in 22 games. Two of those goals on the man-advantage and the Hopkins High School graduate was assessed six penalties for 12 minutes.
 
Through 68 collegiate games, Mankey has 11 goals and 12 assists 23 points.
 
Rensselaer posted a 10-20-3 overall record in 2013-14 with a 6-14-2 ECAC Hockey mark.