Women's Ice Hockey | 12/9/2016 12:00:00 PM

The Mercyhurst women's hockey team will be on the road this weekend against Princeton on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m.  at Hobey Baker Rink.
 
Matchup Notes
-Mercyhurst leads the all-time series 9-8-1 dating back to the 2000-2001 season.
-Princeton swept the last two-game series played between these two teams in 2015.
-The Tigers beat the Lakers 3-2 and 2-1 to open the 2015 season.
 
Scouting the Tigers
-Princeton enters the weekend 7-6-1 overall, 5-6-1 in the ECAC, and 2-2-1 in the Ivy League.
-The Tigers are currently ranked second out of six teams in the Ivy League standings.
-Princeton's leading scorer is sophomore Karlie Lund (12 goals, 11 assists, 23 points).
-Lund ranks third nationally in points per game at 1.64.
-Senior defenseman Kelsey Koelzer leads the nation in points per game among defensemen with 1.07 (4 goals, 11 assists, 15 points).
- Princeton enters the weekend with a two game winning streak after defeating R.P.I 4-0 on Dec. 2 and Union 7-0 on Dec. 3
 
Lakers' Outlook
-Mercyhurst (6-11-1, 3-5) split its CHA series with Lindenwood 1-1 last weekend.
-Junior goaltender Jessica Convery earned her first shutout of the season on Dec. 2 vs. the Lions in a Lakers' 4-0 win.
-The Lakers had five different goal-scorers last weekend, including Jennifer MacAskill, Brooke Hartwick, Callie Paddock, Megan Whiddon, and Sarah Hine.
-Taylor Accursi compiled three assists in last Saturday's win.
 

Follow the Action
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-Follow live statistics: LIVE-STATS
 
Next Up
-The Lakers will have a 25-day break at the end of Sunday's game.
-Their first series back will be the "D1 in D.C." matchup against St. Lawrence on Jan. 7-8.
-Puck drop for both games is scheduled at 1 p.m.