ERIE, Pa. - The Mercyhurst University Women's Hockey team will host RIT on Dec. 2 and 3, 2022. Game times are 6 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Schedule Change

Please note the Mercyhurst vs. Syracuse series is rescheduled to Jan. 29 and 29, 2023. The puck will drop at 1 p.m. both days. 

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Previously on the Ice

The Lakers took on the Saints of St. Lawrence. The teams split the series boasting a 6-4 win on Friday night. 

Thea Johansson shined in the first game scoring her second hat trick of the season, and posted four points on the night. Chantal Ste-Croix picked up three of her own points with assists. 

Analyzing RIT

The Tigers are 2-15 on the campaign and sit at the bottom of the CHA. The team picked up their two lone wins in a series against Saint Michael's. 

Jaymee Nolan leads the team in goals (4), while Kylee Aquaro leads in both assists (7) and points (8). 

The Tigers have scored an average of 1.6 goals per game, while their opponents have scored an average of 3.0 on them.

Preseason Poll  

The Lakers were picked to finish third in the College Hockey America (CHA) Coaches' Preseason Poll. 

The team received 15 points while Penn State was at the helm with 20. 

Preseason Recognition  

Sophomore, Vanessa Upson, was named the CHA Preseason Player of the Year. The Stoney Creek, Ont., native had a spectacular rookie season as she not only led the CHA in points in conference play with 22 on 12 goals and 10 assists, but also finished the 2021-22 season as the nation's freshman leader in points and goals scored with 39 and 19, respectively, and was also tied for first in assists with 20 throughout her rookie campaign.

Vanessa Upson, Sydney Pedersen, and Ena Nystrom all earned spots on the Preseason All-CHA Team.

2022-23 Captains  

Liliane Perreault will wear the "C" on her sweater this season. Alternate Captains, Vanessa Upson, and Sara Boucher will represent the Lakers as well. 

A Look at the Roster

27 players represent the Lakers in the 2022-23 season. They are broken down into three graduate students, four seniors, six juniors, seven sophomores, and seven freshmen. 

The team has athletes from the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Norway.

24 Years with Coach Sisti  

Head Coach Michael Sisti is on his 24th campaign with the Lakers. He is the only head coach the program has ever known. 

Sisti has turned a small-college women's hockey program into one of Division I's premier powers. The Lakers have won 508 games, have captured 17 regular season conference titles and 15 conference championship titles, and made 10 consecutive trips to the national tournament - an NCAA record - before the streak was halted in the 2014 season. Sisti has 336 wins compared to just 42 losses in conference play during his tenure as the Lakers' head coach. 

2021-22 Season  

The Lakers wrapped up the season with a record of 21-12-2. The team made it to the CHA finals where they faced Syracuse. They lost the game with a one-goal deficit.