The Mercyhurst women's ice hockey team will have two road games to finish the regular season at R.I.T. on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25. Game times are scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Friday and 2:05 p.m. Saturday.
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The Matchup
-Mercyhurst leads the all-time matchup 16-4-0.
-Both teams split their first series of the season at Mercyhurst Ice Center Jan. 13-14.
-The Lakers won 5-2 before the Tigers bounced back 4-0 the next day.
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Scouting the Tigers
-R.I.T. enters with a 6-24-2 overall record and a 4-12-2 mark in College Hockey America (CHA).
-The Tigers rank fifth in the CHA standings.
-R.I.T. has lost four straight games entering the weekend.
-Three skaters have double-digit points on the season for R.I.T. (Kendall Cornine 19, Caitlin Wallace 14, and Reagan Rust 12).
-The Tigers have rotated three different goaltenders in recent games, with Jenna de Jonge, Brooke Stoddart, and Terra Lanteigne all seeing time in goal.
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Laker Outlook
-Mercyhurst current sits at 13-17-2 (9-8-1 CHA). It is the first time this season the team has a conference record above .500.
-The Lakers ranked third in the CHA standings. They can either finish in third or fourth depending on this weekend's results.
-The Lakers are riding a three-game winning streak and have won five of their last six games.
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Jennifer MacAskill was named CHA Player of the Week for her three-point weekend against Lindenwood.
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Maggie Knott earned her third CHA Rookie of the Week award after a two-point weekend that included a game-winning goal.
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Follow the Action
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-Listen to the game here:
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-Follow live statistics here:
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Coming Up Next
-The Lakers head to Buffalo, N.Y. for the CHA Tournament to be played at the Harbor Center.
-The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
-Seeds 3-6 will play on Thursday, March 2 with the first and second seeds playing the winners on Friday, March 3.
-Stay tuned for updates on Mercyhurst game times.
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