Women's Ice Hockey | 11/18/2016 11:44:00 AM

The Mercyhurst women's hockey team heads to the road to take on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. Friday Nov. 18 and Saturday Nov. 20. Both games will be played at 3 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
-Mercyhurst split a two-game series on home ice with Syracuse.
-Syracuse took the first matchup 4-2 on Friday, Nov. 11.
-The Lakers rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the third period on Saturday, Nov. 12, to win 4-3.
 
Scouting the Engineers
-RPI enters the game with a 4-9-1 overall record and a 2-4 record in the ECACH conference.
-The Engineers last win came back on Nov. 5 against Brown. They won 4-1.
-RPI has dropped two straight games: 4-1 to St. Lawrence on Nov. 11 and 8-3 to Clarkson on Nov. 12.
-The Engineers leading goal-scorer is freshman Sabrina Repaci with six scores. She also leads the team in points with right through 14 games.
-John Burke has been the head coach for the Engineers since 2003-2004.
-He has 178 wins has RPI's head coach.
 
Lakers Outlook
-Mercyhurst now has a 3-8-1 overall record.
-The Lakers are fourth in the College Hockey America Standings with a 2-4-0 conference record.
-Maggie Knott was named CHA Freshman of the Week for her performance last week.
-She scored twice and assisted on the game-winning goal in the Lakers 4-3 win over Syracuse last Saturday.
-Molly Blasen scored the game-winning goal against Syracuse and is second among team defensemen with 5 points.
 
Follow Along
-Watch the game live for free here: LIVE-STREAM
-Follow the live statistics here: LIVE-STATS
 
Next Up
-The Lakers host #5 Colgate on Tuesday Nov. 22 and Wednesday Nov. 23 just before Thanksgiving.