MERCYHURST (0-2-0) at NEW HAMPSHIRE (0-0-0)
Thursday, Sept. 25 – 6:00 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 26 – 12:30 p.m.
Durham, N.H.
TV: ESPN+
 
The Mercyhurst women's hockey team travels to New Hampshire this week for their second series of the season. Puck drop for game one will take place Thursday, Sept. 25 at 6:00 p.m. Game two will begin Friday, Sept. 26 at 12:30 p.m. 

Previous Results
The Lakers are 0-2-0 this season. They hosted #5/6 Minnesota Duluth last weekend. Game one ended 4-3 in overtime and game two ended 5-3. Mercyhurst has 14 new players, the most the program has brought in at once. Ten of the newcomers played and five of them recorded one or more points. 

Matchup History
Mercyhurst is 5-6-1 all time versus New Hampshire. They first played each other in 1999 in the Laker's first ever series. The Wildcats won 6-0 and 6-1. The second highest scoring series between the two came in the 2007-08 season where Mercyhurst won 4-3 in game one and lost game two 5-2. Most recently, UNH came to the Mercyhurst Ice Center in the 2024-2025 season. The Lakers lost game one 3-1 then won game two 4-1. The near equal record and split series in the past could make this yet another interesting series this season. 
 
Lakers to Look Out for
Sofia Nuutinen returns to the squad after posting another big season (11G, 14A, 25 PTS). Nuutinen recorded three points this weekend, tied for the team's highest with Julia Perjus. Perjus, who just finished her first series with the Lakers, scored two goals and registered an assist in game two. 

Berlin Lolacher had a strong series to begin her collegiate career. Lolacher scored the Laker's first goal of the season in game one and added an assist to her tally. 

Nayeon Kim, Maja Alenius, Jessica Ciarrocchi, and Avery Bryk are four additional newcomers who scored or assisted between both games. 

Magdalena Luggin started between the pipes and recorded a career-high 47 saves in the first game and another 28 saves in the second game. 

Scouting New Hampshire

• The Wildcats finished last season 15-17-3 overall and 11-14-2 in the Hockey East. 
• They finished seventh in their conference on 34 points. 
• Their season came to an end in the Hockey East tournament, where they fell 3-1 to Merrimack. 
• Their highest contributor from last season who is returning to the squad is senior Alyson Hush (11 G, 3A, 14 PTS).