TROY, N.Y. – Junior forward Nick Ring posted four points with one goal and three assists, while freshman forward Sam Oliver scored two goals as the University of New Hampshire men’s hockey team defeated RPI, 6-3, on Friday night at Houston Field House in non-conference action.

Freshman defenseman Ryan Philbrick and freshman forward Félix Gagnon each recorded one goal and one goal for two points, while senior forward Kristaps Skrastins (Grobina, Latvia) and senior forward Cy Leclerc of Brentwood, tallied two assists.

Senior goalie Kyle Chauvette of Goffstown made 22 saves to earn the win.

The Wildcats improve to 5-5-0, while the Engineers fall to 2-9-0.

UNH will play at Union on Saturday at 5 p.m.\

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

UNH 4, VERMONT 3

Danika Botterill got the offense going at UVM’s Gutterson Fieldhouse late in the first period for the Wildcats, ripping the puck from the left face-off circle while on the power-play, beating Vermont’s Ellie Simmons to make it a 1-0 contest. Vermont knotted things up 3:27 later, when the Catamounts’ Morgann Skoda found the back of the net for a power-play goal of her own. Just 48 seconds after, the Wildcats regained their lead when Addison Spitz (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) fired a shot from outside the face-off circle, finding a lane and beating Simmons’ right shoulder for the 2-1 advantage.

UNH doubled the lead early in the middle frame when Lee’s Julia Cabral found Kate Sullivan alone, who then skated to the net and fired blocker-side to make it 3-1. Cabral found her first goal of the season midway through the period after rifling a shot from the right face-off circle, beating Simmons’ blocker and extending the ‘Cats lead to 4-1.

The Wildcats let one by midway through the third period, when Vermont’s Oona Havana connected on the power-play, cutting the New Hampshire lead back down to a pair. Vermont found their second score of the period with 2:14 to play on a Morgann Skoda try, netting her second of the game to bring the lead to a single goal, but the Wildcats’ defense held on in the closing minutes to win 4-3.

Seven different Wildcats logged a point in the win, including two-point efforts from Cabral, Aurora Kahlert, and Sydney Leonard. Additionally, on offense, 13 different ‘Cats landed a shot on net, paced by a five-shot showing from Botterill, while nine players logged a positive plus/minus rating, led by Alex Therien with a plus-three. In net, junior netminder Sedona Blair 23-of-26 shots faced, good for a .885 save percentage.

The two teams play again at UVM today at 3 p.m.