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MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES 14 STRAIGHT REGULAR SEASON TITLES/ ELEVEN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS / TEN STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES / FOUR FROZEN FOUR APPEARANCES/ NATIONAL RUNNER-UP 2009 2014ͳ15 COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA SERIES 2014-15 SCHEDULE (18-7-3 OVERALL, 9-4-1 CHA) September 27 .............. PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE (Exhibi on) ..............................W 7-0 MERCYHURST (18-7-3, 9-4-1 CHA) October 3..................... PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ............................................W 3-0 October 4..................... PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ...............................................W 2-0 at October 10................... at University of Maine ...............................................W 1-0 October 11................... at University of Maine ........................................ T 2-2 (OT) RIT (10-15-3, 4-9-1 CHA) October 17................... NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY ......................................L 0-4 October 18................... NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY .....................................W 4-2 Mercyhurst leads all-Ɵ me series 9-2-0 October 24................... MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO ...............W 5-1 Friday, February 6 - 7:05 PM October 25................... MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO ...............W 2-1 October 31................... ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY* ...............................W 3-0 Saturday, February 7 - 3:05 PM November 1 .................ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY* ...............................W 4-1 Gene Polisseni Center - Rochester, N.Y. November 7 .................at Syracuse University* ..............................................W 5-1 November 8 .................at Syracuse University* ............................................... L 1-4 CHA STANDINGS November 11 ...............at Ohio State University .............................................W 3-0 November 21 ...............ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY* ...............W 4-1 November 22 ...............ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY* ...............W 4-1 CHA PTS OVERALL November 25 ...............COLGATE UNIVERSITY ................................................W 3-0 Mercyhurst 9-4-1 19 18-7-3 November 26 ...............COLGATE UNIVERSITY ................................................W 1-0 Penn State 8-4-2 18 14-10-4 December 1 .................at Cornell University ........................................... T 1-1 (OT) December 5 ................. LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY* ...................................W 6-2 Robert Morris 6-6-2 14 9-15-3 December 6 ................. LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY* ...................................W 5-2 Syracuse 4-5-5 13 6-13-9 December 12 ...............at Penn State* .............................................................L 1-2 Lindenwood 5-8-1 11 8-16-1 December 13 ...............at Penn State* .............................................................L 3-5 RIT 4-9-1 9 10-15-3 January 16 ................... SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY* ................................... T 1-1 (OT) January 17 ................... SYRACUSE UNIVERSITTY* ..........................................W 3-2 January 23 ................... at St. Lawrence University .......................................... L 1-6 SERIES PREVIEW January 24 ................... at St. Lawrence University .......................................... L 1-4 THE SERIES... January 30 ................... at Robert Morris University* .............................W 2-1 (OT) •Mercyhurst has won nine of the fi rst eleven mee ngs between the two schools January 31 ................... at Robert Morris University* ...................................... L 2-3 including a weekend sweep at the Mercyhurst Ice Center earlier this season (November February 6 ................... at Rochester Ins tute of Technology* ...................7:05 pm 21 and 22) February 7 ................... at Rochester Ins tute of Technology* ...................3:05 pm •Mercyhurst is 3-1-0 life me against RIT in Rochester but these will be the fi rst mee ngs February 13 ................. PENN STATE* ...............................................................3 pm between the two schools at RIT’s new Gene Polisseni Center February 14 ................. PENN STATE* ............................................................. 2 pm •The teams last played in Rochester on November 22 and 23, 2013. RIT won the fi rst February 20 ................. at Lindenwood* ..........................................................8 pm game by a 2-1 fi nal before Mercyhurst responded with a 5-2 victory the next a ernoon February 21 ................. at Lindenwood* ..........................................................2 pm ABOUT MERCYHURST... February 27 ................. TBA ................................................................................TBA •Mercyhurst earned a weekend split at Robert Morris last weekend and is s ll clinging February 28 ................. TBA ...............................................................................TBA to a one-point lead in the CHA standings with three weekends le in the regular season. The Lakers needed over me to defeat the Colonials, 2-1, last Friday, before Robert March 1 ....................... TBA ...............................................................................TBA Morris salvaged a split with a 3-2 win on Saturday. The Lakers are now 2-5-1 in their last March 6 ....................... TBA ................................................................................TBA eight games a er star ng the season 16-2-2 March 7 ....................... TBA ................................................................................TBA •Junior forward Jenna Dingeldein was named the CHA Player of the Week a er scoring two goals and two assists against Robert Morris last weekend. She factored in all four •Senior defenseman Molly Byrne had an assist in the Robert Morris series to give her goals that Mercyhurst scored and had the primary assist on the over me winner Friday 109 career points. She beat Janiga to the milestone by one day (November 21 against night RIT) and ranks 15th on the program’s all- me scoring list •Dingeldein became the third member to reach the program’s 100-point-club this •Senior forward Shelby Bram needs one point to become the 19th Laker player overall, season (18th overall) when she scored a fi rst period goal against Penn State on and fourth this season, to reach the 100-point milestone. Bram had an assist on the December 13. In 102 career games, Dingeldein has 105 career points and ranks 16th on over me winner last Friday at Robert Morris the school’s all- me scoring list •Junior goaltender Julia DiTondo relieved senior Amanda Makela on against St. •Senior goaltender Amanda Makela recorded her 50th career victory in last Friday’s Lawrence on Friday, January 23 - the fi rst me anyone but Makela has appeared in goal 2-1 over me win over Robert Morris. Makela has started all 28 games this season and this season. DiTondo allowed three goals and 22 shots in 31:01 of ac on. DiTondo also sports an overall record of 50-20-8 in her career. She has seven shutouts this season - appeared in the third period last Saturday and did not allow a goal on three shots one shy of tying the school record of eight held by Desi Clark during the 2001-02 season. •The victory on Tuesday, November 25 against Colgate was win #400 in the history Her 16 career shutouts ranks fi h on the school’s all- me list of the women’s hockey program and was win #400 for head coach Michael Sis . Sis •Mercyhurst ranks second in the country in killing off penal es, allowing only nine became the second coach in Division I history to reach 400 career wins while the power play goals in 119 chances (92.4%). Only Wisconsin (96.5%) has been be er at program became the third-fastest to reach the plateau (545 games). Only Minnesota killing off penal es this season (502) and New Hamsphire (506) reached 400 faster •Junior Emily Janiga scored the over me winner in Friday’s 2-1 victory over Robert ABOUT RIT... Morris - her fourth game-winning goal of the season. The goal came during a Laker •RIT earned a split against Lindenwood in suburban St. Louis, Missouri last weekend. power play, which gave the junior nine power play goals this season. That fi gure leads The Tigers won 5-4 in over me on Friday night before Lindenwood blanked RIT, 1-0, on the team and is ed for the na onal lead Saturday a ernoon •Janiga now has 115 points in 102 career games and ranks 14th on the school’s all- me •The Tigers enters the weekend series in last place in the CHA standings, but just two scoring list. She joined the 100-point club on November 22 against RIT points behind Lindenwood for fi h and four points behind Syracuse for a home playoff series in the fi rst round •Senior goaltender Ali Binnington is the unques oned star of the team. She has ba led CONTACT INFORMATION through injuries this season but is 7-7-1 with a 1.65 goals against average and a .938 save percentage. She stopped 62-of-63 Mercyhurst shots in the Tigers’ stunning 2-1 Sports Information Director / Women’s Hockey Contact David Leisering double over me victory in the CHA Championship game last season. She missed both E-mail [email protected] games against Mercyhurst earlier this season Cell Phone (814) 440-9975 •Binnington, however, had a rough me last weekend. She allowed three goals on four Offi ce Phone (814) 824-2525 shots in six minutes on Friday and then did not start in Saturday’s 1-0 loss •Senior forward Celeste Brown leads the Tigers in scoring