The Mercyhurst women's ice hockey team is set to host Syracuse for the last home weekend series of the regular season on Feb. 21-22. Puck drops at 6:05 p.m. on Friday and 2:05 p.m. on Saturday at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.
Promotions
Friday: Fan Appreciation night.
Saturday: It's Senior Day. Help us celebrate our six seniors,
Maggie Knott,
Sam Isbell,
Claire Werynski,
Michele Robillard,
Emma Nuutinen and Céline Frappier.
Last Time Out
Mercyhurst welcomed Robert Morris to the MIC and came out with three points on the weekend. Mercyhurst won 5-3 on Friday and tied 5-5 the next day.
Summer-Rae Dobson,
Michele Robillard,
Alexa Vasko,
Emma Nuutinen,
Maggie Knott,
Megan Korzack,
Emily Pinto,
Sam Isbell,
K.K. Thiessen and
Jordan Mortlock had points for the Lakers.
In net,
Jenna Silvonen made 27 save on Friday and 29 saves on Saturday.
Previous Matchup
The Lakers and Orange met earlier this year and split the series with Syracuse winning 8-3 before Mercyhurst won 4-3 in overtime the next day with one second left.
Abigail Schauer,
Gabrielle Cox, Robillard, Nuutinen, Knott, Dobson, Marmen and Vasko recorded points for Mercyhurst.
In net,
Kennedy Blair made 37 saves, Silvonen made eight saves and
Leah Klassen made eight saves.
For Syracuse, Brynn Koocher, Lindsay Eastwood, Savannah Rennie, Abby Moloughney, Anna Leschyshyn, Mae Batherson, Anonda Hoppner, Victoria Klimek, Lauren Bellefontaine, Emma Polaski, Kelli Rowsell and Madison Beishuizen tallied points.
In net, Ady Cohen made 23 saves on Friday and 39 on Saturday.
All-Time Series
Mercyhurst leads the all-time series 41-10-3. The two teams are even, 4-4-0 on the last ten games.
Scouting the Orange
Syracuse is coming into the weekend with a 12-16-2, 10-4-2 record. The Orange are coming off of a sweep of Lindenwood where they won 3-2 and 8-0. They are riding a six-game unbeaten streak.
Abby Moloughney is leading the roster with 26 points. Eastwood is leading with 19 assists and is next in points with 25. Polaski is leading with nine goals.
In net, Allison Small has a 5-10-2 record with a 2.36 goals against average and .917 save percentage. Cohen has a 7-6-0 record with a 2.51 GAA and .894 save percentage.
Laker Outlook
Mercyhurst is coming into the weekend with a 16-9-5, 10-3-3 record.
Nuutinen is on top of the roster with 18 goals and 34 points. Isbell is leading with 23 assists and has 29 points. Dobson also has 29 points. Knott is next with 24 points while Robillard and Vasko each have 23 points.
In net, Blair has a 13-7-2 record with a 2.24 GAA and .913 save percentage. Silvonen has a 3-2-2 record with a 2.15 GAA and .912 save percentage.
Leah Klassen has played in one game making eight saves.
National Rankings
Nuutinen is ranked 15th in the nation with 0.64 goals per game and 19th in the nation with 1.21 points per game. She is tied for fourth with eight power play goals,
Isbell is ranked fifth with 1.00 points per game as a defenseman and 14th in the nation with 0.79 assists per game.
Blair is ranked 12th in the nation with a .630 winning percentage.
Special Teams
The Lakers are fifth in the nation and second in the CHA on the power play with 20.5 percent. They are 11th in the nation and first in the CHA on the penalty kill going 87.9 percent.
National Polls
Mercyhurst received one vote on the USA Today/Hockey Poll this week. The Lakers are the only CHA team receiving votes.
CHA Standing
1 – Mercyhurst (23)
T2 – Robert Morris (22)
T2 – Syracuse (22)
4 – Penn State (14)
5 – RIT (9)
6 – Lindenwood (6)
Next Up
Mercyhurst will finish out the regular season at Penn State on Feb. 28-29. Puck drops at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Stay Connected
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Twitter: @HurstWHockey
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