The Mercyhurst women's ice hockey opens College Hockey America action on Oct. 18-19 when it welcomes RIT to the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The puck drops at 6:50 p.m. on Friday and 3:05 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased online by HERE or 90 minutes prior to the game at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. For questions, please email athletictickets@mercyhurst.edu
 
Weekend Promotions
The Lakers annual Beef and Beatles fundraiser will take place on Saturday.
 
Last Time Out
Mercyhurst welcomed non-conference opponent Sacred Heart to the MIC for a two-game weekend series and came away with a 5-3 win on Friday and 9-0 win on Saturday.
 
On the weekend, Summer-Rae Dobson recorded three goals and one assist, Alexa Vasko and Maggie Knott had two goals and two assists each, Megan Korzack had two goals and one assist, Sam Isbell tallied one goal and four assists, Emily Pinto picked up one goal and two assists, Rachel Marmen recorded two assists, Sarah Nelles, Emma Nuutinen and Michele Robillard scored one goal and one assist a piece and single assists were tallied by Alexane Rheaume, Jordan Mortlock, Céline Frappier, Abigail Schauer and K.K. Thiessen.
 
In net, Kennedy Blair made 14 saves on Friday and 10 saves on Saturday. Jenna Silvonen made four saves during the third period on Saturday.
 
Previous Matchup
Last season the Lakers and Tigers matched up four times during the season and the Lakers came out on top 3-1 on the series.
 
At RIT, the Tigers took the first game 4-2 before the Lakers won 3-2 in overtime.
 
Later on in the season, Mercyhurst swept the weekend series at the MIC, 4-0 and 2-1.
 
For the Lakers Nuutinen, Knott, Vasko, Pinto, Nelles, Thiessen, Dobson, Isbell, Robillard, Marmen and Perrault recorded points during the four-game series. In net, Blair – 47 saves and had one shutout.
 
For the Tigers, Logan Land, Eliie Larson, Madison Itagaki, Jordan Marchese, Hunter Barnett and Taylor Sims tallied points. In net, Terra Lanteigne made 129 saves.
 
All-Time Series
Mercyhurst leads the all-time series 25-5-0 against RIT. The Lakers are on a three-game winning streak against the Tigers, including a 9-1-0 edge in the last ten games.
 
Scouting the Tigers
RIT is coming into the weekend series with a 0-3-1 record. The Tigers are coming off of two losses, 4-1 and 3-0, to St. Cloud.
 
Emily Stemple is on top of the roster with three points. Abby Davis, Justine Larkin and Baker have three two points each.
 
In net, Lanteigne has played all four games for the Tigers. She has a 3.23 goals against average and .920 save percentage.
 
Laker Outlook
Mercyhurst is coming into the weekend series with a 2-1-1 record.
 
Vasko and Isbell are leading the Lakers with six points each. Knott is next with five points while Dobson, Korzack and Marmen have four points each.
 
In net, Blair has played four games with a 2.15 GAA and .912 save percentage. Silvonen has made four saves.
 
CHA Player of the Week
Dobson was named the CHA Co-Player of the Week. Dobson recorded two goals during the Lakers 5-3 win over non-conference opponent Sacred Heart on Friday. Early on in the third period, she scored a shorthanded unassisted goal to give Mercyhurst it's led back. She then scored the last goal of the game on the power play.
 
She added a goal and an assist during the Lakers 9-0 win over SHU on Saturday. Dobson assisted the fourth goal of the game and then tallied the last goal of the game.
 
Laker Firsts
Morlock and Schauer both recorded their first collegiate points with one assist each on Saturday.
 
Silvonen saw action in her first collegiate game on Saturday as well.
 
National Polls
Mercyhurst received two votes on the USA Today/Hockey poll and one vote on the USCHO.com Poll this week.
 
Next Up
Mercyhurst will head to Buffalo, N.Y. for the Ice Breaker Tournament on Oct. 25-26. The Lakers will play Minnesota Duluth on Friday at 4:30 p.m. before taking on either UConn or Colgate on Saturday at either 4:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.
 
Stay Connected
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Twitter: @HurstWHockey
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Dobson previews the upcoming weekend series with RIT!

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— Mercyhurst W. Hockey (@HurstWHockey) October 17, 2019