Orange Fall Just Short at RPI, 4-3 - Syracuse University Athletics

Friday, November 13

Troy, NY

6 p.m.

Syracuse University

8-5-0

RPI

3-14-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Syracuse	1	0	2	3
Rensselaer	1	1	2	4

Orange Fall Just Short at RPI, 4-3 Image

11/13/2026 8:45:00 PM | Ice Hockey

Box Score Highlights

Syracuse ties the game two times but loses by one goal on the road

The Syracuse women's ice hockey team fell behind three times at RPI. Twice, the Orange tied the game, but RPI got the last big goal, and Syracuse lost 4-3 on Friday.

Syracuse (8-5-0) took 34 shots in the game. Ava Drabyk made 21 saves for the Orange.

RPI (3-14-0) goalie Sadie Bellissimo stopped 31 of the 34 shots she faced. Three goals got past her, but she kept the Engineers in front.

How It Happened

Gracyn Mackay gave RPI a 1-0 lead in the first period. Mia Montanari and Taryn Rathwell had the assists.
Syracuse tied it at the end of the period on a power play goal by Emma Gnade, her fifth of the year. Stella Costabile and Rachel Walsh had the assists.
Michaela Littlewood put RPI back in front, 2-1, in the second period. The Orange took eight shots but did not score.
Costabile tied it again, 2-2, in the third period, it was her fifth goal of the season. Gnade and Maryn Broderick had the assists.
RPI then scored two goals in a row. Georgia Bailey made it 3-2, and Keira Johnson made it 4-2. Johnson's goal was the game winner.
Syracuse took Drabyk out to add a skater. Nea Tervonen then scored to make it 4-3, with help from Rylee McLeod and Peyton Armstrong. The Orange could not get the tying goal.

Behind the Numbers

Syracuse had more shots in every period, 11-7 in the first, 8-7 in the second and 15-11 in the third.
Gnade took the most shots, with eight. Costabile had six and Broderick had four.
Gnade and Costabile each had two points, a goal and an assist.
RPI had seven penalties and Syracuse had three. The Orange scored once on six power plays, and RPI did not score on two.
RPI won 32 faceoffs and Syracuse won 27.
RPI blocked 14 shots and Syracuse blocked 11.

Up Next
The Orange play RPI again, tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 14, at Tennity Ice Pavilion. The game will be streamed on FloHockey.