ERIE, Pa. - Women's Hockey Hosted the Syracuse Orange this afternoon, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.

The Lakers dominated, taking the game 6-1.

Sara Boucher grabbed five points on the night, four of those being goals. The Last time a Laker scored four goals was back in 2019.

How it Happened

First Period

Boucher was quick on the ice and netted the first goal of the game at 8:24. 

The Orange came back at 14:52 to tie the game, 1-1.

Second Period

Boucher tipped it in through the Orange and scored second goal of the game. Sydney Pedersen and Alexandria Weiss claimed the apples at 1:44. 

Thea Johansson had the puck deep in the Orange's zone and broke away, and scored a goal at 4:23. Boucher claimed her third point of the day on the assist. 

Nystrøm found herself facing a single Syracuse player to make a major save late in the second.

Kylee Mahoney went around the goaltender and snuck the puck in on the side at 15:55. Sydney Pedersen was there to pass the puck.

Third Period

Hats came off at 15:34 when Boucher netted her third goal. Thea Johansson earned an apple.

At 17:41, Boucher scored her fourth of the game, bringing the score to 6-1. Vanessa Upson helped on the short-hander. 

Highlights

Sara Boucher registered five points on the night. 

Nystrøm had 28 saves. 

Megan McKay blocked six shots.

Scoring Summary

Playoff Picture

The Lakers are now second in the CHA with 12 points. They are tied with the Orange and a sweep will give them 15 points.

The top four teams in the CHA will head into the playoffs. The Semi finals will be best-of-three with the top seeds hosting. 

Next Game

The team will stay at home to wrap-up the series tomorrow, Jan. 29, 2023, at 1:05 p.m.