Montclair, NJ – Senior forward KAITLYN STRUSS scored twice, tying the school record for career goals as eighth-ranked Montclair State posted a 3-0 victory over Rensselaer at Sprague Field on Sunday afternoon.

Junior AMBER HASLETT added a goal for the Red Hawks, who remained unbeaten at 7-0. It is the best start for MSU since 2013 and the third time in the last seven years that Montclair has opened the year with seven consecutive wins.

Junior goalkeeper Rachel Kaufman stopped 16 shots for the Engineers, who fell to 1-5 on the season.

For the second straight day Montclair dominated on the offensive end outshooting RPI, 27-1. Despite the advantage the contest remained scoreless until 12:34 to play in the first half. Struss gathered a loose ball in the circle and moved across to her left before reverse chipping a shot past Kaufman.

Haslett added to the lead five minutes later with the first of her two scores. Taking the restart off a foul, Haslett moved toward the left side before pivoting back and firing a shot inside the right post giving MSU a 2-0 lead.

Struss would get the final goal with just under eight minutes to play. Junior KAILEY DALGAUER made a long pass to Haslett at the top of the circle. Haslett took two strides to her right before getting off a shot that was tipped in at the goalmouth by Struss for the latter's 52nd career goal, tying her with Jennifer Tanis (2004-07) for the all-time lead. .

KAITLIN MAGUIRE (one save) and NICOLE ANDRIANI combined on the shutout, MSU's second of the year. In addition to the large margin in shots, MSU, which improved to 10-2 all-time against RPI, held a 15-1 advantage in penalty corners.

The Red Hawks continue their current homestand on Wednesday, September 20 when they host Vassar College at 7:00 pm.