SYRACUSE ICE HOCKEY Inaugural Contact: Mark Majewski • 315-443-2608 • Fax (2076) • [email protected] Athletic Communications Office • Manley Field House • 1301 E
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Syracuse Game Notes NEW YORK’S COLLEGE TEAM Release #12 - Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 SYRACUSE ICE HOCKEY Inaugural Contact: Mark Majewski • 315-443-2608 • Fax (2076) • [email protected] Athletic Communications Office • Manley Field House • 1301 E. Colvin St. Syracuse, N.Y. 13244 Season 2008-09 Schedule and Results (3-15-3) Games 22 and 23 Syracuse Orange OCTOBER (3-15-3, 0-11-3) vs. Niagara (4-16-3, 1-3-2) Oct. 1 ........Colgate (7 p.m.) ...................L, 3-4 Jan. 30 • 7 pm • Jan. 31 • 2pm Oct. 3 ........Wisconsin (7 p.m.) ..............L, 0-3 Tennity Ice Pavilion Syracuse, New York Oct. 4 ........Wisconsin (Noon) ...............L, 0-8 Oct. 10 ......Robert Morris * (7:30 p.m.) ..L, 0-1 CENTER ICE Oct. 11 ......Robert Morris * (7:30 p.m.) ..L, 2-3 Despite suffering 3-2 and 3-1 setbacks against first-place No. 10/10 Wayne State last weekend, the Orange Oct. 17 ......Quinnipiac (5 p.m.) .............L, 2-4 hung tough throughout all 120 minutes of regulation. With only one point separating Syracuse and Niagara, Oct. 18 ......Quinnipiac (2 p.m.) .............W, 2-0 the Orange and Purple Eagles will dance at Tennity Ice Pavilion for the final CHA series this weekend. After OCT. 31 ....SACRED HEART (7 p.m.) .W, 10-0 skating to two consecutive 1-1 overtime draws at Dwyer Arena two weeks ago, no love is lost between these two teams as they contend to make a push for a higher seed in the CHA playoffs. This is SU’s final NOVEMBER conference collision and chance to chalk up some league points while Niagara still has to face the CHA- NOV. 1 .....SACRED HEART (2 p.m.) .W, 7-3 powers of No. 4/4 Mercyhurst two more times and Wayne State in Detroit. NOV. 14 ...MERCYHURST * (7 p.m.) .L, 1-4 Knotted.Up.with.Niagara the team with 14 points. Against Wayne State, she NOV. 15 ...MERCYHURST * (2 p.m.) .L, 1-7 The last time Syracuse and Niagara squared off; assembled her third pointstreak of the season with Nov. 21 .....Wayne State * (7 p.m.) ........L, 3-5 no winner emerged from either decision. Both back-to-back assists this weekend. Nov. 22 .....Wayne State * (2 p.m.) ........L, 2-5 teams skated to 1-1 overtime ties, notching each Nov. 29 .....Carleton Univ. (ex) (7 p.m.). .W, 3-1 squad one point per game. One point separate’s First-Year.Flurry Nov. 30 .....U. of Ottawa (ex) (2 p.m.) .....L, 3-4 these two teams in the CHA standings with the Skelly leads the club in first goals scored in a game DECEMBER Purple Eagles holding the slight advantage with a with a total of five. Only four other members of Dec. 5 .......Mercyhurst * (7 p.m.) ..........L, 1-5 win and two ties (four points) to SU’s three draws the Orange (Jessica.Frump, Julie.Rising, Janelle. Dec. 6 .......Mercyhurst * (2 p.m.) ..........L, 2-9 (three ties). For the Orange, this is its last chance Malcolm and Lisa.Mullan) have tallied the first JANUARY to make a push in the conference to get a couple goal of the game once this season. more points in league play and in turn, receive JAN. 9 ......ROBERT MORRIS * ......L, 1-3 a high seeding in the CHA Tournament starting Powerplay.Perpetrators JAN. 10 ....ROBERT MORRIS * ......T, 2-2 (OT) on March 5. Niagara still has eight more league In Friday’s affair against Wayne State, sophomores Jan. 17 ......Niagara * (2 p.m.) ...............T, 1-1 (OT) matchups after the battle in Syracuse, including Julie.Rising and.Cheyenne.Bojeski each obtained Jan. 18 ......Niagara * (2 p.m.) ...............T, 1-1 (OT) two meetings with No. 4/4 Mercyhurst and a road their second powerplay goals of the season. JAN. 23 ....WAYNE STATE * (7 p.m.) .....L, 3-2 trip to face No. 10/10 Wayne State. The Purple The last time the Orange dunked two extra-man JAN. 24 ....WAYNE STATE * (2 p.m.) .....L, 3-1 Eagles close out their conference billet with a home markers was at home against Robert Morris on JAN. 30 ....NIAGARA * (7 p.m.) .......... set against third-place squad Robert Morris (nine January 10. Bojeski was one of SU’s powerplay JAN. 31 ....NIAGARA * (2 p.m.) .......... points). Senior forward Ashley Riggs directs NU’s scorers while and freshman Janelle Malcolm was FEBRUARY offense charge with 22 points (10 G, 12 A) and the other. The most powerplay goals the Orange the most shots on net with 98. Riggs is currently tied has put away in one game was the backend Feb. 13 .....Sacred Heart (7 p.m.) .......... for seventh in the CHA with 1.10 points per outing. of the Sacred Heart series when senior Nikki. Feb. 14 .....Sacred Heart (2 p.m.) .......... Netminder Jenni Bauer has manned NU’s net 19-of- Leone, Rising and Skelly all scored with an extra FEB. 20 ....ST. ANSELM (7 p.m.) ........ 21 times this season and has racked up 565 total skater. The other two times SU has put away two FEB. 21 ....ST. ANSELM (2 p.m.) ........ saves en route to a 4-11-4 record. Niagara has powerplay tallies was at Robert Morris on Oct. 11 Feb. 24 .....McGill Univ. (7 p.m.) .......... been outscored by a season-total of 43 goals. (Skelly, Mullan) and at Wayne State on Nov. 21 * CHA Conference Game (Klassen, Marty). Freshman Kylie.Klassen, Rising, HOME GAMES IN CAPS Make.Room.on.the.Mantle Skelly, Bojeski and Mullan have all attain two Freshman Megan.Skelly was named the College powerplay goals this season. 2009 Standings Hockey America Rookie of the Week on Monday, January 26. Skelly’s award marks the third time Man-Down.Momentum Team CHA Points Overall she has been pegged as Rookie of the Week this Skelly’s team-leading second short-handed goal Wayne State 8-0-0 16 17-3-2 season. In this past weekend’s bout with Wayne of the season on Saturday was SU’s first man-down Mercyhurst 6-0-0 12 17-5-0 State, Skelly scored her second short-handed tally tally since the Orange put away three against Robert Morris 4-5-1 9 9-15-2 of the season on a beautiful one-timer slapshot. The Sacred Heart in the home opener. Rising and Marty Niagara 1-3-2 4 4-16-4 first-year scoring threat also recorded her seventh each netted a short-handed goal while down a Syracuse 0-11-3 3 3-15-3 assist in Friday’s tilt, factoring in two of the three skater as did Skelly. Syracuse’s starting front line goals Syracuse put on the board this weekend. is the only three members to have accounted for a New Team…New Pronunciations Skelly leads the Orange in points (16), goals (9) goal while defending the opponents’ powerplay. and short-handed goals (2). The Taber, Alberta Klassen..................................CLAH-son Bero......................................... BEE-row native has manufactured her fourth pointstreak of Lisa.Keeps.on.Loaning Feltes....................................... Fell-TISS the season, the most on the team, with an assist on On Friday’s game against Wayne State, Lisa. Bojeski............................... bo-JESS-kee Friday and the man-down marker on Saturday. Mullan discharged a rocket from the top of the Leone....................................LEE-own-E Keeta.Koalska.......... KEY-ta.ko-ALL-ska The CHA recognized Skelly as Rookie of the Week left circle that was perceived by Bojeski in mid-air. Beaudry................................... BO-dree on November 3 for her production against Sacred Bojeski redirected Mullan’s shot through WSU’s Schoedel.................................SHAY-dul Heart and at Robert Morris on October 13. Delayne Brian’s legs for the goal, bestowing Mullan Rising....................................... RISE-ing with her team-best 11th assist of the year. The Smarty.Marty Victoria, British Columbia native is tied for 12th in Media Information Sophomore co-captain Stefanie.Marty isn’t just the entire conference with 0.52 assists per game. Interview Policy: Head coach Paul Flanagan carving up this ice season, she’s excelling in the and selected players are available for interviews classroom as well. On January 26, 2009, Marty Lucy.Layin’.Down.the.Law after games following a cooling off period. was distinguished as the Syracuse University Female Junior Lucy.Schoedel started in her 21st consecutive Interviews may be conducted outside the Scholar-Athlete of the Week. Marty’s decoration is game for the Orange this past weekend, as she has dressing room in the designated media area. the first time a representative from the ice hockey stopped 60 total shots in two games. Schoedel has For interviews, please contact Mark Majewski team was bestowed with the honor this year. Marty, made 570 total saves this season against 638 shots in the athletic communications office 24-hours who pulled into a tie for most short-handed points (89.3 %) and is surrendering 3.43 goals per game. in advance to set up times and places for in the league after assisting Skelly on the one- Of all goaltenders that have played a minimum interviews with Flanagan or players, or to timer, is a finance major in the Whitman School of of 33% of the team’s minutes, she is fifth in the confirm practice times. Management. The Swiss Olympian is second on the league in goals against average and sixth in save team with 10 assists and second tied for second on percentage. Eying Down... Tilford.WAS.Batting.1.000.… Senior defenseman Rachel.Tilford is one of the Orange’s blue-collar workers in the Niagara defensive zone, but Tilford did find the back of the net for her first and only shot in the home opener against Sacred Heart on Halloween.