The Mercyhurst women's ice hockey team is set to play College Hockey America games for the rest of the season starting at Syracuse on Jan. 10-11. Puck drops at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Time Out
Mercyhurst started the second half with a 6-2 and 2-1 overtime loss at fourth ranked Cornell.
Emma Nuutinen scored two goals while
Alexa Vasko had one goal on the weekend.
Sam Isbell tallied two assists and single assists were credited to
Rachel Marmen and
Summer-Rae Dobson.
In net,
Kennedy Blair made 21 saves in net on Saturday while
Jenna Silvonen made 33 saves on Sunday.
Previous Matchup
Mercyhurst and Syracuse meet five times during last season. Mercyhurst swept at Syracuse before the Orange swept the Lakers at home. Mercyhurst then fell to Syracuse in the CHA Tournament Semifinals.
During the regular season,
Maggie Knott,
Sarah Nelles,
Liliane Perreault,
Megan Korzack,
Michele Robillard, K.K Thiessen, Marmen, Dobson, Nuutinen, Vasko, Isbell had points for Mercyhurst.
In net, Blair made eight saves in a relief effort during the 6-5 loss and 16 saves in the 4-0 loss.
Lauren Bellefontaine, Abby Moloughney, Jessica Digirolamo, Emma Polaski, Shelby Calof, Allie Olnowich, Logan Hicks, Anonda Hoppner, Victoria Klimek, Kelli Rowswell, Savannah Rennie tallied points for Syracuse.
In net, Ady Cohen made 23 saves in the 1-0 loss and 21 saves in the 4-0 win later in the season.
During the CHA Tournament Semifinal game, Nuutinen, Dobson, Knott, Marmen and Robillard recorded points for Mercyhurst. Blair made 22 saves in net.
Lindsay Eastwood, Bellefontaine, Moloughney, Rowswell, Hoppner and Munroe recorded points for Syracuse. Cohen made 28 saves in net.
All-Time Series
Mercyhurst leads the all-time series 40-9-3 and holds a 6-4-0 edge in the past 10 contests.
Scouting the Orange
Syracuse is coming into the weekend with a 5-13-1, 4-1-1 CHA record. The Orange played St. Lawrence on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
DiGirolamo is leading the roster with seven goals and 15 points. Moloughney is leading with 12 assists and is next in points with 14. Lindsay Eastwood is close behind with 13 points.
In net, Allison Small has a 2-8-1 record with a 3.12 goals against average and .893 save percentage. Cohen has a 3-4-0 record with a 2.41 GAA and .888 save percentage.
DiGirolamo is ranked 16th in the nation with 0.83 points per game as a defenseman while Eastwood is ranked 20th.
Laker Outlook
Mercyhurst is coming into the weekend with a 11-7-2, 5-1-0 CHA record.
Nuutinen and Isbell are leading the roster with 24 points. Nuutinen is leading with 13 goals and Isbell is leading with 20 assists.
In net, Blair has a 10-6-2 record with a 2.20 GAA and .915 save percentage. Silvonen has a 1-1-0 record with a 1.06 GAA and .949 save percentage.
National Rankings
Nuutinen is ranked third in the nation with 0.33 power play goals per game, 12th in the nation with 0.72 goals per game and is tied for 18th in the nation with 1.33 points per game.
Isbell is tied for seventh in the nation with 1.00 assist per game.
Blair is ranked 13th in the nation with a .611 winning percentage.
National Polls
The Lakers received one vote on the USA Today/Hockey Poll.
Special Teams
The Lakers are ranked seventh in the nation and first in the CHA on the penalty kill going 90.5 percent and ninth in the nation and second in the CHA on the power play going 20.8 percent. Mercyhurst has a combined special teams of 55.5 percent, good for fifth place nationally and first in the CHA.
Next Up
Mercyhurst will welcome Penn State to the Mercyhurst Ice Center on Jan. 17-18. Puck drops at 3:05 p.m. on Friday and 2:05 p.m. on Saturday.
The Lakers will host Autism Awareness Night on Saturday. The first 100 fans through the door will receive a free t-shirt. The team will also be wearing special Autism Awareness jerseys that fans can buy during the game for $125. All proceeds from the jerseys will benefit the AIM Vocational Exposure Experiences.
Fans can purchase tickets
HERE.
Stay Connected
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Twitter: @HurstWHockey
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