Teammates from the Beavers, consisting of the RIT Varsity Hockey Team, warm up before their playoff game

Ready for the pitch

A player from DR Tigers desperately tries to catch up to a fly ball hit by one of the Beavers.

A player from the Beavers heads towards second base.

The batter makes solid contact

After hitting a home run, a player from the beavers is greeted at home plate by his teammates

The pitcher makes a short catch

An outfield player celebrates after one of the final outs of the game.

A Beavers outfielder catches a fly ball in the 9th inning.

Beavers players celebrate after their playoff victory.

Author and Photos: Matthew Pickett

RIT Women’s hockey team presents four new captains for its upcoming season.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT women’s hockey team presented its four new captains as it prepares for its second year as a Division I team this September. Celeste Brown (third year in sociology and anthropology) and Lindsay Grigg (third year in psychology) will lead as the captains. Morgan Scoyne (third year in nutrition management) and Melissa Bromley (fourth year in journalism) will be the assistant captains.

Celeste Brown, Lindsay Grigg, Morgan Scoyne and Melissa Bromley
(Matthew Pickett)

Following its transition to Division I after winning the NCAA Division III championship in 2011-2012, the team continued to make successful progress by finishing in third during the College Hockey America (CHA) Division I postseason tournament.

“The transition from Division III to Division I inspires us in a huge way and it just makes us work much harder. A lot of people didn’t think that we could play in Division I,” said Brown, who scored 15 points during the 2012-2013 season. “I wouldn’t trade the experience for playing in Division III and that opportunity to win the championship.”

With their first official game of 2013-2014 just being five months away, the team continues to keep themselves active by working out in the gym and practicing on the ice rink, four times a week. This routine helps to maintain their stamina and eventually keeps them mentally prepared in the long run.
In addition to the upcoming arrival of a group of fresh recruits, for the new academic year of 2013-2014, they hope to leave a lasting legacy and look forward to winning more championships.

“Learning to help lead the team for the senior year helps to build that extra
experience,” said Bromley, a defenseman. “Coming from Division III and being in a top team, it’s interesting to see that we maybe weren’t that far off from the entire team. To know that we can compete, that’s going to push us even further.”


Scoyne, a defense player, highlighted the work ethics instilled within the team especially in dealing with the challenges in daily life.

“Knowing how far to push yourself and finding a balance for school and sports can be a challenge. I believe in setting a good example for the team,” said Scoyne. “We all have different roles on a team, but it’s a good match for all four of us coming together.”

Grigg, a forward, shared the impact of support from the community and the enjoyment of just playing the game.


“It’s nice knowing that we have support around us, and a good fan base,” she said. “There are times when we have games with other rival Division I teams, we would get more fans than them.”
The RIT women’s hockey team will return to the ice with their sights set on the 2013- 2014 CHA tournament. Its first home game will be against Oakville on Sept. 23, followed by Mercyhurst on Sept. 28 and 29.

Stay tuned to For the Tigers for more information on games and other highlights.


Author: Margaret Linandjaja

CSH Wiresharks makes a successful move in the Recreation league Division II.

Rochester, N.Y. – On Thursday, April 18, the Computer Science House Wiresharks hockey team defeated the Pep Band in an intramural hockey game. With a final score of 5 – 3, this victory helped the CSH to advance to its final game in the Recreation league Division II next week.

The RIT Pep Band take the ice against RIT CSH
(Matthew Pickett)

CSH goalie comes up second best as the RIT Pep Band
scores (Matthew Pickett)

With approximately 100 people in attendance, Thursday’s game was considered the biggest playoff game for both teams.  Led and organized by Grant Cohoe, a chairman of the Computer Science House, this season brought many successes for CSH Wiresharks since its last game during Spring 2012.  Several players from RIT men’s hockey team were also seen standing in the Corner Crew section, supporting CSH.

Kevin Carpenter, a staff member at ITS, scored the first goal for CSH within the first eight and a half minutes of the first period.  Matt Campbell, a senior infrastructure engineer at RIT and Corner Crew regular, helped the team to score another goal after two minutes. The Pep Band hockey team managed to score its first goal, shortly before the end of the first period.

In the second period, CSH scored a short handed goal with 1 minute and 36 seconds left in the game.

The RIT Pep Band goalie makes a sliding save.
(Matthew Pickett)

As the game moved into the third period, the Pep Band scored its second goal during first six minutes until the CSH Wiresharks broke through their defense and gained another two goals for themselves.

Members of the CSH salute their fans as they celebrate
their victory. (Matthew Pickett)

Sounds of excitement continued to echo the arena, as the Pep Band scored another goal within the last three minutes of the third period. Both teams continued to defend against each other until Cory Hubbard, from the CSH Wiresharks, took the lead during the last 20 seconds and shot the winning goal.

Following the end of the game, players from the CSH Wiresharks gathered with their friends for a small celebration.

Sights and Sounds: RIT Pep Band vs CSH (Matthew Pickett)

A brief history of the Wiresharks

Hubbard, a student supervisor at Ritter Memorial Ice Arena, gave insight on intramural sports, as well as the team’s history. 

Unlike other hockey teams in other divisions, players in the Intramural teams generally consists of staff, students, as well as members of deaf and hard-of-hearing community. While this season is considered the first intramural game for the CSH Wiresharks, it came a long way to gain its acceptance, due to its history of poor conduct back in 2008 – 2009.

“CSH, as a group, decided they still wanted to play hockey, so I used my connections here, because I work here, to start a hockey league…” said Hubbard. “Given how hockey is largely promoted, intramural was eventually brought back last year.”

With the help of Grant Cohoe, chairman of the Computer Science House, the team was eventually established again and Hubbard helped to train the team in playing hockey.
The CSH Wiresharks will return next week for its final game of the season.  Whom they are battling has yet to be announced.

Stay tuned with For the Tigers for more information.

Authors: Margaret Linandjaja and Raychel Rappold