TROY, N.Y. – Senior Brandi Banks scored the tying goal and freshman Taylor Schwalbe netted the eventual game-winner to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Dartmouth College, on Saturday at the Houston Field House. With the win, the Engineers improve to 10-14-6 overall (8-8-4 ECAC Hockey), while the Big Green drop to 6-17-3 (6-11-3 ECAC Hockey).

Down 1-0 late in the second period, Banks (Burlington, ON/Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres) led a 2-on-1 rush into the Dartmouth zone. Carrying the puck into the left circle she snuck a shot past Big Green junior goaltender Robyn Chemago (Slave Lake, AB/Slave Lake Minor Hockey), tying the game at 1-1. They tally, which was Banks' first of the season, came with just 13.4 seconds left in the period.

Schwalbe (Anchorage, AK/Shattuck St. Mary's) put the hosts ahead at 14:36 of the third, stealing the puck in the neutral zone and skating in alone on a breakaway. She snapped home her fourth of the year from close range and the Engineers were able to hold on for the victory.

Dartmouth opened the scoring at 5:48 of the first period. Freshman Alyssa Baker (Orleans, ON/Nepean) saw the puck deflect in off her skate for her second goal of the season. The tally, which was originally waved off before getting reversed upon replay review, was assisted on by junior Kennedy Ottenbreit (Grayson, SK/Shattuck St. Mary's) and sophomore Hailey Noronha (Newmarket, ON/Whitby Wolves).

The Engineers went 0 for 4 on the power play, while Dartmouth finished 0 for 2. RPI freshman netminder Lovisa Selander (Sollentuna, Sweden/SDE Riksserien) had 28 saves for the win, while Chemago had 21 at the other end of the ice.

THREE POINT WEEKEND:
The Engineers earned three big points in their final home weekend of the regular season. They are currently in seventh in ECAC Hockey, one point ahead of Yale and two in front of Cornell.

FIRST GOAL:
RPI senior Brandi Banks scored her first goal of the season late in the second period against Dartmouth. It was her first goal since February 14, 2014. Nearly two years to the day.

GAME-WINNER:
Freshman Taylor Schwalbe's game-winning goal against the Big Green was the first of her collegiate career.

UP NEXT:
The Engineers travel to nationally-ranked Princeton and Quinnipiac next weekend to close out their regular season.
Dartmouth visits Cornell and Colgate, next Friday and Saturday, respectively.