ERIE, Pa – The Mercyhurst women's ice hockey team will welcome RIT to the Mercyhurst Ice Center on Friday, February 4th for the first of two home games to be played against the two teams. Puck drop is set for 6:05 p.m. on Friday and 2:08 p.m. the following day.

Coverage of the series can be viewed on Stretch Internet, with links available on the Mercyhurst women's hockey schedule page. Additionally, Saturday's contest will be broadcasted on the CW Network which can be viewed locally on (Spectrum: Channel 3 or 1003, Dish Network: Channel 3 or 7048, DirecTV: Channel 36, and 35.2 over the air). 

Laker Overview 

The Lakers will look to regroup this weekend after an 0-2 performance last week against Penn State in Happy Valley. The Lakers were limited to just one goal in each of their two games against the Nittany Lions. Sydney Pedersen scored the first goal of Friday's 2-1 overtime loss that saw Penn State score in the final two minutes to send it to overtime, and then again just 16 seconds into the overtime period.

Marielle Parks had the other score this past weekend, she scored Mercyhurst's tenth power play goal of the season late in the teams 3-1 loss on Saturday. 

Against the Tigers

Friday's contest will be the 42nd time in history that these two programs have played one another. Mercyhurst has come away with 35 of the first 41 contests and have outscored the Tigers 155-55 in those games.

Scouting RIT

RIT currently holds a 0-23-2 record, however it should be worth noting that both of the schools the Tigers have drawn with in LIU and Penn State have defeated the Lakers this season. Abby Davies currently leads the team with seven goals this season, just behind her is Emma Roland who leads the team with ten points (6g,4a). The Tigers have split work in between the posts this season with Sarah Coe and Taylor Liotta. Liotta leads the two with a 3.94 GAA and a .902 save percentage.

Notable Notes
 

• The Lakers dropped their first game of the season when they connect on the power play after Saturday's 3-1 loss. They are now 8-1-0 on the year when they score on the man up advantage.

 

• Mercyhurst now has a sub .500 record going 5-6-1 away from the MIC. Compared to at home where they have won 10 games and only dropped two.

 

• The Lakers are the least penalized team in the conference in terms of PIM (187:00) and actual penalties (88).

 

• On Friday's the Lakers have gone 10-3-0 this season while on days that are not Friday, they have compiled a 5-6-2 mark.

 

• Vanessa Upson earned her Fourth CHA Monthly award this past Tuesday, she has now collected three Rookie of the Months as well as one Forward of the Month honor

 

Up Next

 

After the series with RIT, the Lakers will round out their 2021-22 schedule at home as they play host to Syracuse on Feb. 11-12 in a series that could have major implications on seeding for the CHA postseason tournament.