MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES 13 STRAIGHT REGULAR SEASON TITLES/ ELEVEN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS / NINE STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES / THREE FROZEN FOUR APPEARENCES/ NATIONAL RUNNER-UP 2009 THIS WEEKEND 2013-14 SCHEDULE (17-7-3 OVERALL, 10-3-1 CHA) September 21 .............. UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO (Exhibition) .................W, 6-2 MERCYHURST (17-7-3, 10-3-1 CHA) September 22 .............. WHITBY WOLVES (PWHL) (Exhibition) ......................W, 9-1 vs September 27 .............. at Minnesota State University- Mankato ...................L, 2-4 September 28 .............. at Minnesota State University- Mankato ..................W, 3-2 RIT (13-12-3, 8-4-2 CHA) October 5..................... OHIO STATE ........................................................ L, 3-4 (OT) October 12................... at Providence ............................................................W, 5-0 October 13................... at Providence ............................................................. L, 3-2 Friday, February 7 - 7:00 p.m. October 18................... at Clarkson ................................................................W, 2-0 Saturday, February 8 - 2:00 p.m. October 19................... at Clarkson ......................................................... T, 1-1 (OT) October 25................... UNIVERSITY OF MAINE .............................................W, 2-1 Mercyhurst Ice Center - Erie, Pa. October 26................... UNIVERSITY OF MAINE .............................................W. 5-0 Mercyhurst leads overall series 5-1-0 November 8 ................. at Robert Morris* .....................................................W, 2-0 November 9 ................. at Robert Morris* ......................................................L, 2-3 November 15 ............... SYRACUSE* ........................................................ T, 3-3 (OT) November 16 ............... SYRACUSE* ...............................................................W, 5-3 WEEKEND PREVIEW November 22 ............... at Rochester Institute of Technology* .......................L, 1-2 November 23 ............... at Rochester Institute of Technology* ......................W, 3-2 THE SERIES... November 26 ............... ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY .......................................W, 3-2 • Mercyhurst and RIT met for the first times last season which was RIT’s first year November 27 ............... ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY .......................................W, 3-2 of Division I women’s hockey. Since then the Lakers have suffered just one loss December 6 ................. PENN STATE* .............................................................W, 7-0 against the Tigers (5-1-0). • Mercyhurst has outscored the Tigers in the six meetings by a 27-8 margin. With December 7 ................. PENN STATE* .............................................................W, 8-0 the unbeaten record at the Mercyhurst Ice Center, Mercyhurst has outscored RIT December 14 ............... at Lindenwood University* .......................................W, 7-1 by a 9-3 margin in the two contests. December 15 ............... at Lindenwood University* .......................................W, 4-1 • Sophomore Emily Janiga tallied two goals and one assist against the Tigers in the January 10 ................... CORNELL ............................................................ T, 3-3 (OT) 1-1 series split earlier in the season. January 11 ................... CORNELL .................................................................... L, 4-6 • Sophomore Lauren Kilroy tallied her first collegiate goal and first game-winner January 24 ................... ROBERT MORRIS* ......................................................L, 1-3 in the 3-2 win at Ritter Arena in Rochester. Caroline Luczak also tallied her first January 25 ................... ROBERT MORRIS* .....................................................W, 5-3 goal of the season. January 31 ................... at Syracuse* ..............................................................W, 3-2 • Goaltender Julia DiTondo collected her first start and first win of the season after February 1 ................... at Syracuse* ..............................................................W, 2-1 stopping 20 of the 22 shots faced. February 7 ................... Rochester Institute of Technology* .....................7:00 p.m. • On the power-play RIT held Mercyhurst to 1 for 11 (9%) and allowed a total of February 8 ................... Rochester Institute of Technology* .....................2:00 p.m. 16 shots on the season. All-time against RIT the Lakers are 6 for 38 (15%) on the February 15 ................. at Penn State* ......................................................8:00 p.m. power-play. Meanwhile, the Lakers penalty kill remains strong as they allowed February 16 ................. at Penn State* ......................................................1:00 p.m. three power-play goals in the 45 chances (93.3%). February 21 ................. LINDENWOOD* ....................................................3:00 p.m. February 22 ................. LINDENWOOD* ....................................................2:00 p.m. ABOUT MERCYHURST... • Mercyhurst took away two more wins from Syracuse to maintain their unbeaten February 28 ................. at CHA First Round ....................................................... TBA streak of 26-0-2 all-time. March 7 ....................... at CHA Semifinals ........................................................ TBA • An unlikely hero from sophomore Hannah Bale tallied two goals on the weekend March 8 ....................... at CHA Championship ................................................. TBA to collect her first collegiate goal and first game-winning goal of the season. Bale 25th career goal at Mercyhurst. tallied her first collegiate goal to give Mercyhurst the 1-0 edge early on in game • The Lakers were one for six (16%) on the power-play against the Orange and one and scored the eventual game-winning goal in game two, also in the first collected six shots on net in the stretch. On the penalty-kill, the Lakers allowed period. two goals on nine attempts (22%). • Senior Christie Cicero (1g, 1a) and junior Molly Byrne (2a) also collected two •Mercyhurst continues to rank in the USCHO and USA Today/ USA Magazine polls points each in the series sweep. Cicero also collected ten shots on net in the 3-2 in tenth place. victory, just two shots shy of her career best. • The Lakers have five different players with 20 or more points, while two Lakers • Sophomore Jenna Dingeldein tallied a goal in the second game to collect her are three points away from the 20-point mark. Seven or more players have tabbed CONTACT INFORMATION at least two power-play goals this season. Sports Information Graduate Assistant/ Women’s Hockey Contact Sydney Cuscino ABOUT RIT... E-mail [email protected] • RIT is 13-12-3 on the season and 8-4-2 in the CHA to remain in third place Cell Phone (724) 944-4874 heading into the final six games of the regular season. Office Phone (814) 824-2525 • RIT stayed unbeaten against Penn State after going 1-0-1 against the conference Mailing Address 501 East 38th Street; Erie, Pa. 16546 opponent. Sports Information Director Dave Leisering • The Tigers head to the Mercyhurst Ice Center with a four game unbeaten streak E-mail [email protected] and are 4-1-1 in their last six games. Assistant Sports Information Director Brian Vail • Goaltender Ali Binnington is 9-8-2 on the season with a 2.08 goals against Office Phone (814) 824-3338 average and a .931 save percentage. E-mail [email protected] • Kolbe McCrea and Marissa Maugeri are tied for first on the team in scoring Athletic Facebook Page HurstAthletics with 22 a piece. McCrea is the team leader in goals with 14 and has eight assists. Mercyhurst Twitter Page @HurstAthletics Maugeri is the opposite with leading the team in assists (14) and has collected Women’s Hockey Twitter Page @HurstWHockey eight goals this season. 2013-14 ROSTER No. Name Ht. Pos. Sh. Yr. Hometown / Last Team 4 Emily Janiga 5-10 F R So. East Aurora, N.Y. / Nichols School 5 Molly Byrne 5-9 D R Jr. Plymouth, Minn. / Shattuck-St. Mary’s 6 Taylor Accursi 5-8 F L Fr. Ancaster, Ontario / Burlington Barracudas 7 Hannah Bale 5-11 F R So. Oakville, Ontario / Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres 8 Kaleigh Chippy 5-10 F L Sr. Cleveland, Ohio / Niagara University 10 Megan Whiddon 5-5 F R Fr. Redondo Beach, Calif. / National Sports Academy 13 Shelby Bram 5-3 F L Jr. St. Anne, Manitoba / Eastman Selects 14 Maggie Rothgery 5-7 F R So. Elyria, Ohio / Ohio Flames 15 Paige Horton 5-11 D L Fr. St. Thomas, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes 16 Jenna Dingeldein 6-1 F L So. Toronto, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs 18 J’nai Mahadeo 5-8 D R So. Airdrie, Alberta / Edge School 20 Kathy Donohue 5-5 F R So. Rochester, N.Y. / North American Hockey Academy 21 Christie Cicero 5-4 F L Sr. Manalapan, N.J. / New Jersey Rockets 24 Jaclyn Arbour 5-9 F L So. South Setauket, N.Y. / National Sports Academy 25 Jillian Skinner 5-6 D R Fr. Markham, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs 26 Caroline Luczak 5-10 D L Jr. Midhurst, Ontario / Toronto Jr. Aeros 27 Christine Bestland 5-9 F L Sr. Brunkild, Manitoba / Pursuit of Excellence 28 Lauren Kilroy 5-7 D R So. Cypress, Calif. / North American Hockey Academy 29 Julia DiTondo 5-10 G L So. Kenmore, N.Y. / Nichols School 34 Amanda Makela 5-9 G L Jr. Thunder Bay, Ontario / Thunder Bay Queens ROSTER BREAKDOWN