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 2014-15 CHA SERIES 2014-15 SCHEDULE (10-2-1 OVERALL, 3-1-0 CHA) September 27 .............. PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE (Exhibition) .............................W, 7-0 RIT (6-5-3) 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 #8/8 MERCYHURST (10-2-1) October 17................... NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY .....................................L, 4-0 October 18................... NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY ....................................W, 4-2 Friday, November 21 - 3 p.m. October 24................... MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO ��������������W, 5-1 Saturday, November 22 - 2 p.m. October 25................... MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO ��������������W, 2-1 October 31................... ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY* ..............................W, 3-0 Mercyhurst Ice Center - Erie, Pa. November 1 ................. ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY* ..............................W, 4-1 Mercyhurst leads series, 7-2-0 November 7 ................. at Syracuse University* .............................................W, 5-1 November 8 ................. at Syracuse University* ..............................................L, 4-1 WEEKEND PREVIEW November 11 ............... at Ohio State University ............................................W, 3-0 THE SERIES... November 21 ............... ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY* ����������������3 pm •Mercyhurst leads the all-time series, 7-2-0. November 22 ............... ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY* ����������������2 pm •The Lakers won three out of five meetings last season, but RIT November 25 ............... COLGATE UNIVERSITY .................................................7 pm defeated Mercyhurst in the CHA Tournament Championship. November 26 ............... COLGATE UNIVERSITY .................................................3 pm •Mercyhurst swept four contests between the schools in 2012- December 1 ................. at Cornell University ...................................................7 pm 13, RIT’s first season in College Hockey America. December 5 ................. LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY* ....................................7 pm ABOUT MERCYHURST... December 6 ................. LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY* ....................................6 pm •Mercyhurst blanked Ohio State, 3-0, on November 17, before December 12 ............... at Penn State* .............................................................7 pm taking last weekend off. December 13 ............... at Penn State* .............................................................2 pm •Amanda Makela made 16 saves for her fifth shutout of the January 16 ................... SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY* ...........................................3 pm season. She now has 14 career shutouts. January 17 ................... SYRACUSE UNIVERSITTY* ...........................................2 pm • Mercyhurst is ranked eighth in the USCHO.com and eighth in the January 23 ................... at St. Lawrence University .....................................3:30 pm USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine polls this week. January 24 ................... at St. Lawrence University ..........................................3 pm •Mercyhurst is one of three teams with 10 wins this season, February 6 ................... at Rochester Institute of Technology* ������������������������7 pm joining #1 Boston College and #3 Wisconsin in achieving the feat. February 7 ................... at Rochester Institute of Technology* ������������������������3 pm •Last season, Mercyhurst won 24 games, advancing to its tenth February 13 ................. PENN STATE* ...............................................................3 pm straight NCAA Tournament, an NCAA record. The Lakers won the February 14 ..................PENN STATE*.. .......................................................... 2 pm CHA regular season title for the 13th consecutive year. February 20 ................. at Lindenwood* ..........................................................8 pm •Molly Byrne and Shelby Bram lead a solid senior class this February 21 ................. at Lindenwood* ..........................................................2 pm season. Byrne was the CHA’s Top Defenseman in 2013-14, while February 27 ................. TBA ............................................................................... TBA Bram earned the CHA Best Defensive Forward honor. February 28 ................. TBA .............................................................................. TBA ABOUT RIT... March 1 ....................... TBA .............................................................................. TBA •The Tigers are 6-5-3 this season. March 6 ....................... TBA ............................................................................... TBA •RIT won the CHA Tournament Championship last season, March 7....................... TBA.................................................................................TBA outlasting Mercyhurst, 2-1 in double overtime. •The Tigers were voted to finish third in the CHA Preseason MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Coaches’ Poll, garnering a pair of first-place votes. •Senior Ali Binnington has been one of the top goaltenders in the Location Erie, Pa. nation, posting a 1.09 goals against average and three shutouts Enrollment 3,500 this season. She is 42-23-7 in her career. Founded 1926 •Kolbee McCrea is the Tigers’ leading scorer, having put up five goals and three assists this year. In her career, the senior has 65 President Dr. Thomas J. Gamble goals and 31 assists. Director of Athletics Joe Kimball •Coach Scott McDonald is in his ninth season at RIT. The Tigers Nickname Lakers made the move from NCAA Division III to Division I prior to the 2012-13 campaign. They won the 2013 NCAA Division III title. Colors Green and Navy Blue Affiliation NCAA Division I CONTACT INFORMATION Conference College Hockey America Sports Information Graduate Assistant/ Women’s Hockey Contact Brian Vail Facility Mercyhurst Ice Center E-mail [email protected] Capacity 1,300 Cell Phone (614) 537-0617 Year Opened 1991 Office Phone (814) 824-3338 Mailing Address 501 East 38th Street; Erie, Pa. 16546 NCAA Tournament Appearances 10 Sports Information Director Dave Leisering NCAA Frozen Four Appearances 4 E-mail [email protected] NCAA Championship Appearances 1 Athletic Facebook Page HurstAthletics Mercyhurst Twitter Page @HurstAthletics Women’s Hockey Twitter Page @HurstWHockey 2014-15 ROSTER No. Name Ht. Pos. Sh. Yr. Hometown / Last Team 4 Emily Janiga 5-10 F R Jr. East Aurora, N.Y. / Nichols School 5 Molly Byrne 5-9 D R Sr. Plymouth, Minn. / Shattuck-St. Mary’s 6 Taylor Accursi 5-8 F L So. Ancaster, Ontario / Burlington Barracudas 7 Hannah Bale 5-11 F R Jr. Oakville, Ontario / Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres 9 Kirsten Miller 5-9 F L Fr. Oakville, Ontario / Oakville Jr. Hornets 10 Megan Whiddon 5-5 F R So. Redondo Beach, Calif. / National Sports Academy 11 Jennifer MacAskill 5-5 F R Fr. Auld’s Cove, Nova Scotia / Oakville Jr. Hornets 13 Shelby Bram 5-3 F L Sr. St. Anne, Manitoba / Eastman Selects 15 Paige Horton 5-11 D L So. St. Thomas, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes 16 Jenna Dingeldein 6-1 F L Jr. Toronto, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs 18 J’nai Mahadeo 5-8 D R Jr. Airdrie, Alberta / Edge School 19 Sarah Robello 5-4 F L Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Boston Shamrocks 20 Kathy Donohue 5-5 F R Jr. Rochester, N.Y. / North American Hockey Academy 21 Callie Paddock 5-11 D L Fr. Wawa, Ontario / St. Mary’s Academy 24 Jaclyn Arbour 5-9 F L Jr. South Setauket, N.Y. / National Sports Academy 25 Jillian Skinner 5-6 D R So. Markham, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs 26 Caroline Luczak 5-10 D L Sr. Midhurst, Ontario / Toronto Jr. Aeros 27 Brooke Hartwick 5-7 F L Fr. London, Ontario / Brampton Jr. Canadettes 28 Lauren Kilroy 5-7 D R Jr. Cypress, Calif. / North American Hockey Academy 29 Julia DiTondo 5-10 G L Jr. Kenmore, N.Y. / Nichols School 34 Amanda Makela 5-9 G L Sr. Thunder Bay, Ontario / Thunder Bay Queens 37 Jessica Convery 5-7 G L Fr. Commerce Township, Mich. / Honeybaked ROSTER BREAKDOWN Position State / Province Forwards (12) – Accursi, Arbour, Bale, Bram, Ontario (10) – Accursi, Bale, Dingeldein, Hartwick, Dingeldein, Donohue, Hartwick, Janiga, MacAskill, Horton, Luczak, Makela, Miller, Paddock, Skinner Miller, Robello, Whiddon New York (4) – Arbour, DiTondo, Donohue, Janiga Defensemen (7) – Byrne, Horton, Kilroy, Luczak, Mahadeo, Paddock, Skinner California (2) - Kilroy, Whiddon Goaltenders (3) – Convery, DiTondo, Makela Manitoba (1) – Bram Year Alberta (1) – Mahadeo Freshman (6) - Convery, Paddock, Hartwick, Nova Scotia (1) -- MacAskill MacAskill, Miller, Robello Minnesota (1) – Byrne Sophomore (4) - Accursi, Horton, Skinner, Whiddon Michigan (1)-- Convery Junior (8) - Arbour, Bale, Dingeldein, DiTondo, Nevada (1) -- Robello Donohue, Janiga, Kilroy, Mahadeo Senior (4) - Bram, Byrne, Luczak, Makela PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #4 Emily Janiga Juh-knee-guh #20 Kathy Donohue Don-uh-hue #5 Molly Byrne Burn #24 Jaclyn