Women's Ice Hockey | 11/21/2016 2:00:00 PM

ERIE, Pa. – The Mercyhurst women's hockey team hosts Colgate for a rare weekday series Tuesday, Nov. 22 and Wednesday, Nov. 23 at Mercyhurst Ice Center. The Lakers will play at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday and 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
 
Last Time Out
-Mercyhurst swept RPI in a two-game series last weekend.
-The Lakers scored four-straight goals after giving up the initial score to win 4-1 on Friday.
-Mercyhurst tallied a season-high seven goals in Saturday's 7-1 win.
 
History Against Colgate
-The Lakers lead the all-time series 18-3-2.
-Mercyhurst last played the Raiders in November 2015 and split a two-game series.
-The Lakers won the first game 4-3, but lost 3-0 in the second game.
 
Scouting the Raiders
-Colgate enters the week 12-2-1 on the season and 5-2-0 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
-The Raiders are ranked #9 in the USCHO/USA Today women's hockey poll.
-Colgate lost its first two games of the season to Princeton and Quinnipiac last weekend.
-The Raiders are seventh in the nation in scoring offense at 3.33 goals per game.
-Laura Wildfang leads all defenseman nationally averaging 1.00 points per game (4 goals, 11 assists, 15 points)
-Fellow defenseman Cat Quirion is third nationally among blue liners with 0.80 points per game (5-7-12) and third nationally among all skaters with four game-winning goals.
-The Raiders leading scorer is forward Jessie Eldridge (7-15-22).
 
Lakers' Outlook
-Mercyhurst (5-8-1, 2-4-0 College Hockey America) comes back home riding a season-long three-game winning streak.
-Nicole Guagliardo was named CHA Rookie of the Week after scoring her first collegiate goal in addition to two more goals in two games against RPI.
-Taylor Accursi was named CHA Player of the Week with two goals and two assists in last week's two contests against the Engineers.
-Accursi also has the most power-play goals in the nation with five.
-Mercyhurst has scored seven power-play goals in its last four games.
 
Follow The Action
-Watch the game live: LIVE-STREAM
-Follow live statistics: LIVE-STATS
 
Next Up
-Mercyhurst travels to St. Charles, Missouri to take on Lindenwood in a two-game CHA-matchup Dec. 2-3.
-Game time on Dec. 2 is 6:00 p.m., while Dec. 3 is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.