The Mercyhurst women's ice hockey team welcomes Lindenwood to the Mercyhurst Ice Center on Jan. 25-26. Puck drops at 3 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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Fighting for Folgs
Saturday's game will be Mercyhurst's "Fighting for Folgs" game, where the Mercyhurst community will come together in support of longtime hockey equipment manager and athletic trainer
Mike Folga, who is staging a battle against cancer.
The event is aimed at raising support for Folgs, his family and the American Cancer Society.
Fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance. All proceeds will be donated directly to Folgs, his family and the American Cancer Society.
Last Time Out
The Lakers traveled to the Rochester Institute of Technology on Jan 18-19. The Lakers fell 4-2 on Friday while the game on Saturday was postponed to date TBD.
Emma Nuutinen,
Vilma Tanskanen,
Maggie Knott,
Samantha Fieseler and
Alexa Vasko recorded points during the game.
Kennedy Blair made 28 saves in net.
Previous Matchup
Mercyhurst traveled to Lindenwood back in Nov. and split the weekend series losing 4-1 the first night and winning 5-0 the next day.
Megan Korzack,
Morgan Stacey,
Sarah Hine,
Rachel Marmen,
Liliane Perreault,
Alexane Rheaume,
Mary Katherine Gialames, Fieseler, Tanskanen and Knott tallied points during the weekend series.
Sarah McDonnell made 38 saves in net and recorded one shutout on the weekend.
Nicole Guagliardo, Shannon Reade-Morris, Megan Wagner, Hannah Alt, Kirsten Martin, Alexandra Larson and Taylor Kirwan had points for Lindenwood.
Sophie Wolf made eight saves in a relief effort.
All-Time Series
Mercyhurst leads the all-time series 24-6-1, including a 6-4-0 in the past 10 contests.
Scouting Lindenwood
Lindenwood is coming into the weekend with a 5-15-2, 1-8-1 record. They are coming off of a 3-0 and 2-1 loss to Penn State.
Jada Burke and Guagliardo are leading the Lions roster with 12 points each. Sierra Burt and Alt are close behind with 10 points each.
Wolf has a 2-9-1 record, 2.58 goals against average and .903 save percentage. Lauren Hennessey has made three saves in net and Annika Asplundh has made 10 saves in net.
The Lions are ranked 25th on the power play going 14.5 percent and ranked 31st on the penalty kill with 81.4 percent.
Laker Lineup
Mercyhurst is coming into the weekend with a 9-10-3, 6-3-0 record.
Nuutinen is on top of the Laker roster with 12 goals and 20 points. Knott leads with 13 assists and has 16 points.
Sam Isbell is next with 13 points and Tanskanen has 12 points.
Sarah McDonnell has earned a 8-3-1 record with a 2.22 GAA and .909 save percentage. Blair has a 1-6-2 record, 3.73 GAA and .883 save percentage and Klassen has a 0-1-0 record, 5.03 GAA and .875 save percentage.
Mercyhurst is ranked 26th on the power play with 14.1 percent and ranked 28th on the penalty kill with 82.5 percent.
National Rankings
Nuutinen is tied for 14th in the nation with 0.67 goals per game and ranked 27th in the nation with 1.11 points per game.
Knott is tied for 28th in the nation with 0.59 assists per game.
McDonnell is ranked 12th in the nation with a .708 winning percentage and is tied for fourth in the nation with four shutouts.
On Streak
Nuutinen and Tanskanen are both riding three-game point streaks. Nuutinen has recorded five goals and three assists while Tanskanen has tallied two goals and three assists.
Coaching Connections
Mercyhurst assistant coach
Beth Hanrahan spent the 2017-18 season as an assistant coach for Lindenwood.
Next Up
The Lakers will welcome Syracuse on Feb. 8-9. Puck drops at 6 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Stay Connected
Keep up with the team by following their social media:
Twitter: @HurstWHockey
Facebook: facebook.com/hurstwhky
Instagram: @HurstWHockey
