Rensselaer travels to Mercyhurst Ice Center on September 18 for an early-season tilt that could set the tone for both programs. Both the Engineers and Lakers enter at 0-0, making this a clean-canvas kind of night — the kind where one bounce, one penalty kill, or one power-play finish can launch a season.
Mercyhurst holds the home-ice edge, and in women's hockey, playing in your own building early in the year matters. Familiar boards, familiar bounces, and a crowd that can carry you through a tight second period.
For Rensselaer, the road challenge is real but the opportunity is bigger. A disciplined, structured performance against a host squad riding home energy could flip the script fast. Two teams, two blank records, and 60 minutes to write the first chapter.
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