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 #4 - Friday, Oct. 31 and Sat., Nov. 1, 2008 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 (1-6-0) Games 8 and 9 Syracuse Orange OCTOBER (1-6, 0-2) vs. Sacred Heart (3-2, 0-0) Oct. 1 ........Colgate (7 p.m.) .................... L, 3-4 Fri., Oct. 31 • 7:00 p.m. Oct. 3 ........Wisconsin (7 p.m.) ............... L, 0-3 Sat., Nov. 1 • 2:00 p.m. Tennity Ice Pavilion • Syracuse, N.Y. 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 Following the program’s first landmark victory at Quinnipiac, the Syracuse ice hockey team is set to make more Oct. 17 ......Quinnipiac (5 p.m.) .............. L, 2-4 history by hosting its first home contest against the Sacred Heart Pioneers on Halloween night, Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 Oct. 18 ......Quinnipiac (2 p.m.) .............. W, 2-0 p.m. Tennity Ice Pavilion, home of the Orange ice hockey team, will accommodate this historic contest. On Saturday, OCT. 31 ....SACRED HEART (7 p.m.) .. Oct. 18, the Orange earned its first win and shutout, 2-0, against the Bobcats thanks to the game-winning goal by NOVEMBER sophomore co-captain Julie Rising (Millbrae, Calif.). Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.), SU’s first NOV. 1 .....SACRED HEART (2 p.m.) .. student-athlete to sign a National Letter of Intent to play for the Orange, shielded the net for her first career shutout NOV. 14 ...MERCYHURST * (7 p.m.) wearing the Orange sweater. NOV. 15 ...MERCYHURST * (2 p.m.) Home-Based History A New Point Leader Emerges Nov. 21 .....Wayne State * (7 p.m.) ......... The Syracuse ice hockey team was road-tested immediately Freshman Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) tallied Nov. 22 .....Wayne State * (2 p.m.) ......... in its inaugural season by starting its first seven games in two assists in the first game against Quinnipiac to take over Nov. 29 .....Carleton Univ. (7 p.m.). ....... someone else’s backyard. In three weeks, SU has traveled the Orange point lead. Mullan’s two assists in one game Nov. 30 .....Univ. of Ottawa (2 p.m.) ...... from central New York to Pittsburgh, Pa. and then down to is not only the first multiple-assist game in SU history, but DECEMBER southern Connecticut. Finally, the Orange can play a couple marked Mullan’s team leading fifth point. Mullan has four games in the comfort of its own rink on campus, Tennity Ice total helpers on the season. She was awarded assists at DEC. 5 .....Mercyhurst * (7 p.m.) ................ Pavilion. Friday night’s game against Sacred Heart denotes Colgate and at Robert Morris. The winger’s first-career goal Dec. 6 .......Mercyhurst * (2 p.m.) ........... the first time in Syracuse University history a varsity ice was part of her initial two-point game against Robert Morris, JANUARY hockey game will be contested. SU plays 10 games at the one of two Orange skaters to record the first two-point JAN. 9 ......ROBERT MORRIS * (7 p.m.) Tennity Ice Pavilion and two tilts downtown at the Onondaga game in SU history. JAN. 10 ....ROBERT MORRIS * (2 p.m.) County War Memorial, home of the Syracuse Crunch. The Jan. 17 ......Niagara * (7 p.m.) ................ Orange opposes Mercyhurst on Friday, November 14 at 7 On the Rise Jan. 18 ......Niagara * (2 p.m.) ................ p.m. and St. Anselm on Saturday, February 21 at 2 p.m. for Sophomore Julie Rising (Millbrae, Calif.) put forth a strong JAN. 23 ....WAYNE STATE * (7 p.m.) .. the two downtown featured events. showing in the weekend series at Quinnipiac. SU’s co-captain JAN. 24 ....WAYNE STATE * (2 p.m.) .. registered her first point for the Orange in Friday’s match by Breaking the Ice in the Win Column JAN. 30 ....NIAGARA * (7 p.m.) ........... assisting linemate Cheyenne Bojeski (Hamilton, Ontario) on Powered by goals from Syracuse’s co-captains Julie Rising her first collegiate tally. Rising continued on her point streak JAN. 31 ....NIAGARA * (2 p.m.) ........... (Millbrae, Calif.) and Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, by recording SU’s first game-winning goal on Saturday FEBRUARY Switzerland) coupled with Lucy Schoedel’s (Ithaca, N.Y.) against the Bobcats. She also leads the Orange offense with Feb. 13 .....Sacred Heart (7 p.m.) ........... first shutout as the Orange goaltender, the SU ice hockey 19 shot attempts. Feb. 14 .....Sacred Heart (2 p.m.) ........... team made history Saturday afternoon by recording the FEB. 20 ....ST. ANSELM (7 p.m.) ......... program’s first victory at Quinnipiac by means of a 2-0 New Point Partakers FEB. 21 ....ST. ANSELM (2 p.m.) ......... score. Rising not only scored her first goal for Syracuse, Sophomores Cheyenne Bojeski (Hamilton, Ontario) and Feb. 24 .....McGill Univ. (7 p.m.) ........... but found the back of the net for what proved to be Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario) logged their first * CHA Conference Game the Orange’s first game-winning goal in school history. points as Orange skaters during the Quinnipiac weekend. Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, HOME GAMES IN CAPS Sophomore forward Bojeski tallied her first Syracuse goal on Friday evening Ontario) fed Rising the puck, putting her in position to blast while Gordon was the playmaker in SU’s game-winning goal. 2008-09 Standings it in at 2:51 of the first period. Freshman forwardKylie The Clarkson transfer earned the assist on Rising’s game- Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba) was also credited with the winning goal. Team CHA Overall assist. Gordon registered her first point for the Orange on Robert Morris 2-0-0 3-3-0 Rising’s breakthrough marker. Syracuse Streaks Wayne State 0-0-0 3-2-1 Sophomore Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) Mercyhurst 0-0-0 3-3-0 Coach Flanagan Notches Career Win #231 and freshman Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) Niagara 0-0-0 0-8-0 Syracuse’s head coach Paul Flanagan is no stranger to established SU’s first point streaks on Saturday, October Syracuse 0-2-0 1-6-0 winning. In nine seasons at St. Lawrence, Flanagan amassed 11 at Robert Morris. Mullan’s goal and assist and Marty’s a 230-83-24 record over the course of his term with the helper flourished into something bigger. Mullan continued New Names…New Pronunciations Saints, which makes his .718 win percentage third nationally on her pace with a two-assist performance at Quinnipiac Klassen .................................CLAH-son among active Division I coaches. Flanagan is also recognized while Marty notched her first goal for the Orange. Marty Bero ........................................ BEE-row as having the sixth-most victories among active coaches. The Feltes ...................................... Fell-TISS persisted on and scored SU’s second goal in the Orange’s Skelly ....................................... SKELL-e Canton, N.Y. native earned his 231st career win on Saturday first win on Saturday, denoting a three-game point streak. Bojeski .............................. bo-JESS-kee night. “All-in-all, it was the best our team has played so far Sophomore Julie Rising (Millbrae, Calif.) initiated her own Leone ......................................LEE-own this season and I hope we can carry the momentum of this two-game point stretch with her first assist at Quinnipiac on Keeta Koalska ......... KEY-ta ko-ALL-ska Beaudry .................................. BO-dree win back for our first home game. It’s nice to finally get that Friday backed by the game-winner on Saturday. Schoedel ................................SHAY-dul monkey off our back and it certainly feels good to get that Rising ...................................... RISE-ing first win for Syracuse,” Flanagan said. Out of the Red and Into the Black Two Syracuse forward have emerged from negative plus/ Media Information Schoedel Shutout minus ratings and propelled themselves into positive figures. Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) attained the program’s first Freshmen Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba) and Lisa Interview Policy: Head coach Paul Flanagan shutout and victory, including her sixth career blanking, Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) are listed at +1, the and selected players are available for interviews against the Bobcats. Schoedel turned away 19 shots in the first time SU has had a player in positive figures. after games following a cooling off period. contest to set her SU career total at 189 saves. The Orange Interviews may be conducted outside the dressing room in the designated media area. netminder recorded five shutouts in her last two seasons at Sin Bin Leaders For interviews, please contact Mark Majewski the University of New Hampshire. Schoedel has racked up Senior Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario), sophomore Julie in the athletic communications office 24-hours 398:32 minutes of play, allowing 3.16 goals per game. Her Rising (Millbrae, Calif.) and freshman Taylor Metcalfe in advance to set up times and places for save percentage rests at .900%. (Oakville, Ontario) have spent the most time in the penalty interviews with Flanagan or players, or to box with six infractions apiece for 12 minutes. confirm practice times. Eying Down... Scouting Sacred Heart Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart Pioneers (3-2) travel to Syracuse fresh off of a victory against Rhode Island, 5-2. The Pioneers’ other two victories have come against Maine by a score of 3-2 and Syracuse’s CHA conference rival Robert Morris, 6-4. SHU has suffered losses from Connecticut and Maine by scores of 13-0 and 11-1, 2008-09 Pioneers’ Stats respectively.