SYRACUSE Hockey SYRACUSE (10-11-3, 6-2-2 CHA) vs. RIT (5-18-1, 1-8-1 CHA) CUSE (10-11-3, 6-2-2 CHA) vs. RIT (5-18-1, 1-8-1 CHA) 2015-16 SCHEDULE Date: Fri., Jan. 22/Sat., Jan. 23 Time: 7 p.m./7 p.m. OCTOBER Location: Gene Polisseni Center/Tennity 6 #5 CLARKSON L, 1-3 Broadcast: TWC Sports/Eversport 9 at #9 Northeastern L, 4-5 Series History: 9-4-1| Streak: W-2 10 at New Hampshire W, 3-2 Last Meeting: W 5-1 | 11/18/2015 | Gene Polisseni 17 at UConn L, 3-4 18 at Providence W, 4-0 21 RIT * W, 7-1 TEAMS AT A GLANCE SU RIT 24 at St. Lawrence L, 2-3 Overall Record 10-11-3 5-18-1 30 at Robert Morris * W, 4-3 (OT) Home Record 4-5-2 3-12-1 31 at Robert Morris * L, 0-2 Road/Neutral Record 6-6-1 2-6-0 Scoring Offense 2.5 1.6 NOVEMBER Scoring Defense 2.4 3.4 6 at Lindenwood W, 3-1 Shots Per Game 29.4 24.4 7 at Lindenwood T, 1-1 Shot Pct. .087 .067 10 at #4 Clarkson L, 1-5 Save Pct. .887 .893 14 CORNELL L, 2-5 Power Play Pct. .133 .101 18 at RIT * W, 5-1 Penalty Kill Pct. .841 .782 20 at Colgate L, 1-2 PIM Avg. 6.6 9.6 27 #9 NORTH DAKOTA L, 0-3 Faceoff Pct. .521 .456 28 #9 NORTH DAKOTA W, 5-2 The Rivalry Continues 4Syracuse and RIT will play for the third and fourth time this season on Friday, Jan. 22 and DECEMBER Saturday, Jan. 23 for a home-and-home series. The Orange have already defeated the Tigers 4 PENN STATE * W, 3-1 twice this season by the final score of 7-1 and 5-1. 5 PENN STATE * T, 1-1 4In the first game between the two this season, sophomore Steph Grossi tied the single- 10 #2 BOSTON COLLEGE L, 2-7 game scoring record for Syracuse by recording five points that included three goals and two assists. JANUARY 4In the 5-1 win for Syracuse, junior Jessica Sibley finished with three points, including two 4 #10 COLGATE T, 2-2 goals and an assist. Freshman Allie Munroe scored the first goal of her collegiate career while 12 at Union W, 4-0 also dishing out an assist. Senior Nicole Renault finished with two assists in the win. 15 MERCYHURST * W, 2-0 16 MERCYHURST * L, 1-3 Scouting RIT 22 at RIT * 7 p.m. 4RIT is coming off a weekend split in CHA play against Penn State. The Tigers defeated the 23 RIT * 7 p.m. Nittany Lions 3-0 on Friday before making a comeback and losing in overtime on Saturday 29 at Mercyhurst * 7 p.m. by a final score of 3-2. 30 at Mercyhurst * 2 p.m. 4Reagan Rust leads the Tigers with 15 points this season that includes five goals and a team- high 10 assists. The Tigers then have two players with 12 points a piece and two players with FEBRUARY 11 points each. 5 at Penn State * 7 p.m. 4Carly Payerl leads RIT with six goals in 24 games this season. Jess Paton has five goals and 6 at Penn State * 2 p.m. seven assists for 12 points. 12 ROBERT MORRIS * 7 p.m. 4The Tigers have utilized three different goaltenders in between the pipes. Brooke Stoddart 13 ROBERT MORRIS * 3 p.m. has spent the most time in the crease, playing over 613 minutes with an overall record of 19 LINDENWOOD * 7 p.m. 3-7-0. Jenna de Jonge is 1-6-0 while Jetta Rackleff is 1-5-1. Rackleff started the past six games. 20 LINDENWOOD * 3 p.m. 26 CHA TOURNAMENT TBA Follow Syacuse Ice Hockey On Social Media! 4Twitter/cuseice - Instagram.com/cuseice - Facebook.com/cusewice TWEETABLES MEDIA INFORMATION Syracuse News and Notes in 140 Characters or Less Hockey SID.................................................... Tim Gallagher Office .......................................................................... 315-443-1290 Cell ............................................................................... 610-764-3446 Follow us on Instagram @CuseIce! Senior Melissa Piacentini is the first player E-mail ...................................................................... [email protected] in Syracuse history to register 100 points. The Syracuse University Athletic Communications staff is available to assist home and visiting media. Contact Tim Gallagher for credentials, releases, statistics or general hockey info and for assistance in arranging interviews with coaches and student- athletes. Syracuse has 10 remaining CHA contests left, The Orange currently resides in second Live Streaming Video.................................................................Eversport including two with first place Mercyhurst. place in the CHA with 14 points. Live Stats........................................................................................Cuse.com SYRACUSE (10-11-3, 6-2-2 CHA) vs. RIT (5-18-1, 1-8-1 CHA) Costales, Gilligan Garner CHA Player of the Week Honors 4After a successful week on the ice for the Syracuse women’s ice hockey team, sophomore Emily Orange Record When ... Costales was named College Hockey America Player of the Week while senior Jenn Gilligan was Overall .................................................................................10-11-3 chosen as Goaltender of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday afternoon. Home ...................................................................................4-5-2 4Costales and Gilligan led Syracuse (10-11-3, 6-2-2 CHA) to a 2-1 record over the week. Costales started Away ....................................................................................6-6-1 off the week by dishing out a career-high two assists in a 4-0 win over Union. Costales then guided Neutral ................................................................................0-0-0 the Orange to a crucial 2-0 win over Mercyhurst on Friday afternoon by scoring a third period goal CHA Games .............................................................................6-2-2 that iced the game for Syracuse.. Home ...................................................................................3-1-1 4Gilligan shut out her opponents in two of the three games over the week. The senior netminder Away ....................................................................................3-1-1 started the week with a 20-save shutout of Union as the Orange cruised to a 4-0 win. Gilligan then made 16 big saves to hold Mercyhurst scoreless on Friday, delivering a 2-0 CHA win for the Orange. On Monday .............................................................................0-0-1 On Tuesday..............................................................................1-2-0 CHA Series Split With Mercyhurst On Wednesday ......................................................................2-0-0 4After beating the Lakers 2-0 on Friday afternoon, Mercyhurst came back and down Syracuse 3-1 on On Thursday ...........................................................................0-1-0 Saturday to retain first place in the CHA. On Friday .................................................................................4-3-0 4Senior Jenn Gilligan kept the Lakers scoreless on Friday afternoon by blocking all 16 shots that came On Saturday ............................................................................2-5-2 her way. Freshman goaltender Sarah McDonnell came back strong the following day, making an astounding 39 saves against the Orange to help the Lakers come away with a 3-1 win. On Sunday................................................................................1-0-0 4Penalties hurt the Orange on Saturday afternoon, as Syracuse gave up two power-play goals in the first period. The Lakers then scored their third goal on a break-away opportunity. Senior Nicole Ferrara In October................................................................................4-5-0 scored the lone goal for Syracuse in the third period, but it was not enough. In November ..........................................................................3-4-1 In December ...........................................................................1-1-1 Orange Down Dutchwomen 4-0 In January ................................................................................2-1-1 4Backed behind a 20-save shutout from senior netminder Jenn Gilligan, Syracuse defeated Union by In February...............................................................................0-0-0 a final score of 4-0 in its final non-conference contest of the season. 4Sophomores Alysha Burriss and Emily Costales each finished with two points in the contest. Burriss In Overtime .............................................................................1-0-3 scored the game’s first goal while dishing out an assist. Costales had a career-high two assists in the In One-Goal Games .............................................................2-4-0 win. In Two-Goal Games ..............................................................3-3-0 4The Orange outshot the Dutchwomen 38-20 in the contest. After the Burriss goal, senior Nicole Games Decided by three-or-more .................................5-4-0 Renault scored 21 seconds later to give Syracuse a 2-0 lead headed into the second intermission. The Orange’s third and fourth goals came only 30 seconds after each other, as sophomore Stephanie Leading after First Period ..................................................5-1-2 Grossi and junior Jessica Sibley found the back of the net. Trailing after First Period ....................................................2-7-1 Piacentini Among the Top of CHA Tied after First Period ..........................................................3-3-0 4Senior Melissa Piacentini is having another stellar season for the Orange, leading the Orange with 24 Leading after Second Period ............................................8-0-0 points, including a team-high 17 assists. 4Piacentini leads the CHA with a +/- of +18. Trailing