The Mercyhurst men's ice hockey team welcomes Atlantic Hockey opponent Holy Cross for the two-game weekend series on Jan. 4-5. Puck drops at 7:05 p.m. both nights.
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Last Time Out
Mercyhurst took on seventh-ranked Ohio State and fell 3-1 and 5-4 on Dec. 28-29.
Steven Ipri,
Joseph Duszak,
Geoff Kitt,
Taylor Best,
James Anderson,
Derek Barach and
Brendan Riley record points for Mercyhurst during the weekend.
Garrett Metcalf made 40 saves on Friday before
Stefano Cantali made 45 saves in net on Saturday.
Previous Matchup
Last season the Lakers and Crusaders met for two weekend series while Mercyhurst went 2-0-2.
Early in the season, the Lakers headed to Worcester and came back with two ties. The Lakers and Crusaders tied 1-1 before skating to a 4-4 tie the next night.
Wes Baker,
Joshua Lammon, Barach and Best recorded points for Mercyhurst.
Michael Laffin, Peter Crinella, Charlie Barrow, Mitch Collett, Logan Milliken, Frank Boie, Johnny Coughlin, Kevin Darrar, Will Brophy, Pete Kessel had points for Holy Cross.
All-Time Series
Mercyhurst holds a 38-16-9 advantage over Holy Cross, while the two teams are even in the last ten contests going 3-3-4.
Scouting Holy Cross
Holy Cross has a 2-11-2, 2-7-1 AHA record. The Crusaders are coming off of a split weekend series with Robert Morris before break. They lost 2-0 on Fri. Dec. 7, before winning 2-0 the next night.
Matt Barry and Coughlin lead the Crusaders roster with 11 points each, Coughlin also leads in assists with nine. Collett is next with seven points while Laffin, Spencer Trapp and Anthony Vincent have six points each.
Between the pipes, Erik Gordon has a 1-9-2 record with a 3.23 goals against average and .885 save percentage. Beau Collins has a 0-2-0 record, 3.60 GAA and .894 save percentage. Tommy Nixon has a 1-0-0 record, 1.93 GAA and .922 save percentage.
Barry is ranked 13th in the nation with 0.85 points per game as a freshman.
Holy Cross is tied for 21st in the nation on the penalty kill with 82.9 percent and tied for 43rd on the power play going 15.4 percent.
A Look at the Lakers
Mercyhurst is coming into the weekend series with an 8-10-2, 6-5-1 AHA record.
Duszak leads the Lakers roster with 15 assists and 20 points. Barach is close behind with 18 points and leads with eight goals.
Matthew Whittaker has 12 points while Lammon, Anderson and Ipri each have 11 points.
In net, Cantali has a 4-6-1 record with a 3.06 GAA and .902 save percentage. Metcalf has earned a 4-3-0 record, 2.27 GAA and .928 save percentage.
Colin DeAugustine has a 0-1-1 record, 6.36 GAA and .852 save percentage.
The Lakers are ranked 55th on the penalty kill going 75.6 percent and ranked 56th on the power play with 12.0 percent.
National Rankings
Duszak is ranked seventh in the nation with 1.05 points per game for a defensemen and is tied for 17th with 0.79 assists per game.
Laker Firsts
Kitt recorded his first collegiate goal during the Lakers' 5-4 loss over Ohio State on Saturday.
Next Up
The Lakers will play in a home-and-home series with Canisius on Jan. 11-12. The Lakers will head to Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday for a 7:35 p.m. puck drop before welcoming the Golden Griffins to the Mercyhurst Ice Center on Saturday for a 7:05 p.m. game.
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