Women's Ice Hockey | 10/5/2017 11:41:00 AM
The Mercyhurst women's hockey team plays its first two home games of the season this weekend, Oct. 6-7 when it hosts sixth-ranked St. Lawrence. Both games will be played at Mercyhurst Ice Center with Friday's puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m. Game time Saturday is set for 2 p.m.
History Against St. Lawrence
- The Lakers are 13-16-2 against the Saints all-time.
- The last time these two teams met was at D1 in D.C. last season with both teams splitting the two-game series.
Scouting the Saints
- St. Lawrence is ranked #6 in the latest version of the USCHO.com poll.
- These two games mark the first games of the season for the Saints.
- The Saints qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season, bowing out to Boston College in the first round.
- 2016-17 Final Record: 26-6-4, 16-3-3 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference
- Players to watch: Junior forward Rachael Smith (8 G, 12 A with Mercyhurst in 16-17)
- Senior forward Kennedy Marchment (20 G, 36 A in 16-17)
- Junior goaltender Grace Harrison (23-6-4, 1.62 GAA, .923 SV% in 16-17)
Laker Outlook
- Mercyhurst looks to bounce back after dropping its opening two games at Wisconsin
- The Lakers played one of their best overall games last season against St. Lawrence, defeating the Saints 5-2 on January 7th.
- 2017-18 Record: 0-2-0, 0-0-0 in College Hockey America
- Players to watch: Freshman forward Summer-Rae Dobson (Scored first collegiate goal last weekend vs. Wisconsin)
- Junior defenseman Samantha Fieseler (Assisted on Dobson's goal last weekend)
- Red-shirt freshman goaltender Kennedy Blair (27 saves in collegiate debut last weekend)
