News & notes

RPI has posted back-to-back shutouts in football, the University of Rochester the latest victim, to run their winning streak to three in a row going into a two game road trip that starts this weekend at Hobart.

RPI blanked Rochester, 38-0, the same score by which they beat Anna Maria College a week earlier.

For what it's worth, RPI TV will only stream home games, but the radio feed from WRPI-FM (91.5) is available online.
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Meanwhile, hockey season has begun for the Engineers, who took down Brock College, 6-3, in a non-league exhibition on Saturday night at Houston Field House.

While we're all familiar with the Division 1 ECAC Engineers, RPI also has a team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), which had their home opener Sunday vs. Roger Williams University.

However, there were way too many empty seats at Houston Field House, as RPI beat RWU, 4-2, after losing to UMass-Amherst on Saturday night.

The problem here is that the ACHA isn't as well known outside of its member schools, and doesn't get the publicity as the ECAC does.

For what it's worth, RPI's ACHA team will play Siena during the season, as the Saints have a club hockey program of their own. Sadly, the press will ignore these games, but since RPI has started streaming games on the internet over the last year, maybe Siena does, too.
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Former Troy High football standout Matt Ashley is no longer on the RPI football roster.

While we don't know why, whether it's personal, academic, or financial reasons, Ashley's departure from the football Engineers didn't create headlines the way ex-teammate Dev Holmes did when he left UAlbany a few weeks back. Something tells me there's more to this story being kept under wraps.....
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Troy High's soccer squads were shut out by Bethlehem on Saturday. The boys fell at home, 1-0, while the women dropped a 6-0 decision on the road. The women are home for Senior Night tonight at soggy Picken Field in a non-league game vs. Hoosic Valley. The guys are off until tomorrow.