The Mercyhurst women's hockey team plays its first home series since late November when it hosts the Rochester Institute of Technology on Jan. 13-14 at Mercyhurst Ice Center. This two-game set is the first of 12-straight games the Lakers will play against College Hockey America conference opponents to finish the regular season.
 
The Matchup
-Mercyhurst leads the all-time series 15-3-0, outscoring R.I.T. 71-25 over all matchups.
-The Lakers swept the Tigers in all four meetings a season ago, with their most recent victories being 4-1 and 2-0 wins at R.I.T. in February 2016.
-The Tigers last win against the Lakers came in the 2014-15 CHA conference tournament semifinals in a 4-1 upset.
 
Scouting the Tigers
-R.I.T. enters the weekend with a 3-18-1 overall record with a 1-6-1 mark in conference play.
-The Tigers should have fresh legs with this matchup being the first they have played since Dec. 10.
-R.I.T. lost its last three in a row and the team's last win came back on Nov. 26, a 3-1 victory against R.P.I.
-Kendall Cornine leads all Tigers with six goals, including two game-winners, and five assists for an overall total of 11 points.
 
Laker Outlook
-Mercyhurst is fresh off a 1-1 series split against #3 ranked St. Lawrence in the "D1 in D.C." series played in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
-The Lakers are now 7-0 when scoring three or more goals this season.
-Brooke Hartwick continues to pace the Lakers in points with 21. She was named CHA Player of the Week with 2 goals and an assist at "D1 in D.C."
-Sam Isbell earned her first CHA Rookie of the Week award after tallying her fourth and fifth goals of the season against St. Lawrence.
-Jessica Convery is now 5-7-1 this season and maintains a sub-2.0 goals against average (1.93). She was named CHA Goalie of the Week to complete a Laker sweep of the CHA weekly awards for the week ending Jan. 8.
 
Follow the Action
-If you can't make it to Mercyhurst Ice Center, tune into a live video broadcast: LIVE-STREAM
-Keep up with live statistics: LIVE-STATS
 
Coming Up Next
-The Lakers will continue their conference home stand next weekend when they host first-place Robert Morris on Friday, Jan. 20 and Saturday, Jan. 21.
-Friday's puck drop is at 7 p.m. with Saturday's start scheduled at 1 p.m.