Syracuse Game Notes NEW YORK’S COLLEGE TEAM Release #11 - Friday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 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 (3-13-3) Games 20 and 21 Syracuse Orange OCTOBER (3-13-3, 0-9-3) vs. rv/rv Wayne State (15-3-2, 6-0) Oct. 1 ........Colgate (7 p.m.) ...................L, 3-4 Jan. 23 • 7 pm • Jan. 24 • 2pm Oct. 3 ........Wisconsin (7 p.m.) ..............L, 0-3 Tennity Ice Pavilion Syracuse, New York 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 After playing its first 16 regular season games, all in regulation, the Orange has skated to three consecutive Oct. 17 ......Quinnipiac (5 p.m.) .............L, 2-4 draws in as many outings. Back on Jan. 10, Syracuse matched Robert Morris’ two goals for its first point in the Oct. 18 ......Quinnipiac (2 p.m.) .............W, 2-0 CHA standings. In its latest trip to first-time opponent Niagara, the Orange put together two 1-1 overtime affairs OCT. 31 ....SACRED HEART (7 p.m.) .W, 10-0 against the Purple Eagles in Western N.Y. With three points to its name, Syracuse will host the Motor City’s Wayne NOVEMBER State to initiate a four-game homestand at Tennity Ice Pavilion. Following the two-game sets against the Warriors NOV. 1 .....SACRED HEART (2 p.m.) .W, 7-3 and then Niagara the next weekend, Syracuse will play only four more regular season games before gearing up NOV. 14 ...MERCYHURST * (7 p.m.) .L, 1-4 for the CHA Tournament from March 5-7. NOV. 15 ...MERCYHURST * (2 p.m.) .L, 1-7 Motor.City.Madness.….Round.Two Powerplay.Players Nov. 21 .....Wayne State * (7 p.m.) ........L, 3-5 After playing Wayne State closely in the Great Freshman center Lisa.Mullan scored her second- Nov. 22 .....Wayne State * (2 p.m.) ........L, 2-5 Lakes State on Nov. 21 and 22 in final scores of career powerplay goal on Saturday, third overall, Nov. 29 .....Carleton Univ. (ex) (7 p.m.). .W, 3-1 5-3 and 5-2, the Warriors make their first trip to to extend her season point total to 13. With the Nov. 30 .....U. of Ottawa (ex) (2 p.m.) .....L, 3-4 Salt City with an unbeaten streak that spans all the powerplay tally, Mullan overtook the team lead DECEMBER way back to Nov. 28 when Wayne State lost at No. in powerplay scoring with seven points, overall. In 8 Connecticut, 5-4. Wayne State has won six of its addition to her two extra-man markers, Mullan has Dec. 5 .......Mercyhurst * (7 p.m.) ..........L, 1-5 last seven outings and drew even with perennial supplied five assists on the powerplay. Mullan leads Dec. 6 .......Mercyhurst * (2 p.m.) ..........L, 2-9 power house, North Dakota, 3-3 at City Sports the team with 10 assists. Her 0.53 helpers per JANUARY Arena. Wayne State sits atop the CHA standings game is tied for 11th in the CHA and tied for 75th JAN. 9 ......ROBERT MORRIS * ......L, 1-3 with an unblemished 6-0 record in conference in the nation. JAN. 10 ....ROBERT MORRIS * ......T, 2-2 (OT) battle and a 15-3-2 overall record. The Warriors Jan. 17 ......Niagara * (2 p.m.) ...............T, 1-1 (OT) offensive lines pack a punch as WSU skates into Marty’s.Got.It.Made Jan. 18 ......Niagara * (2 p.m.) ...............T, 1-1 (OT) Tennity with the No. 1 goal scorer per game in the Sophomore co-captain Stefanie.Marty recorded JAN. 23 ....WAYNE STATE * (7 p.m.) . country. Senior forward Melissa Boal, who snuck her eighth assist of the season on Mullan’s JAN. 24 ....WAYNE STATE * (2 p.m.) . three goals past the Orange in the first series, leads powerplay goal on Saturday. Marty moved into all NCAA skaters with 1.15 goals per game. Senior second place on the team’s assist list with the point JAN. 30 ....NIAGARA * (7 p.m.) .......... forward Sam Poyton is the 14th most efficient goal in addition to second on the powerplay scoring list. JAN. 31 ....NIAGARA * (2 p.m.) .......... scorer in the country, accounting for 0.80 goals Marty has one powerplay goal and five assists with FEBRUARY per game. Freshman netminder Delayne Brian has the extra skater. Marty is tied for 19th in the CHA Feb. 13 .....Sacred Heart (7 p.m.) .......... manned the net for a 9-2 record, surrendering 2.55 with 0.42 assist per game. Feb. 14 .....Sacred Heart (2 p.m.) .......... goals per game with an 89.0 save percentage. FEB. 20 ....ST. ANSELM (7 p.m.) ........ Schoedel.the.Stopper FEB. 21 ....ST. ANSELM (2 p.m.) ........ Three.Games.….Three.Draws Junior netminder Lucy Schoedel made 40 total Feb. 24 .....McGill Univ. (7 p.m.) .......... After playing its first 16 regular season games in saves in the Niagara series as her defense stalled * CHA Conference Game 60 minutes of regulation, Syracuse has matched its the Purple Eagles’ offense for only 12 shots on opponents’ goal total in the last three affairs. After Saturday which is a season low. Schoedel has HOME GAMES IN CAPS matching Robert Morris, 2-2, on Jan. 10, Syracuse started in all 19 games this season, logging 2009 Standings was pitted in a defensive stronghold at Niagara. 1072:00 total minutes. The Ithaca, N.Y. native has Syracuse trailed Niagara by a single point in the stopped 510-of-572 total shots for an 89.2 save Team CHA Points Overall CHA standings heading into last weekend’s set and percentage which ranks 37th in the nation. She has Wayne State 6-0-0 12 15-3-2 did not relinquish that deficit after the trip to The surrendered 3.47 goals per game, pegging her Robert Morris 4-3-1 9 9-13-2 Falls. 11th in the conference and 37th countrywide. Mercyhurst 4-0-0 8 15-5-0 Niagara 1-3-2 4 4-16-4 You’ll.Shoot.Your.Eye.Out,.Kid Skelly.Still.Up.There.with.the.Best Syracuse 0-9-3 3 3-13-3 In Syracuse’s last four games, the Orange has Despite being shutout in the points category this outshot its competitor in all four outings. In the first past weekend, freshman winger Megan.Skelly is New Team…New Pronunciations tilt of the New Year, Syracuse outgunned Robert still ranked with the nation’s elite. Skelly is the 24th Klassen..................................CLAH-son Morris 30-25 on Jan. 9 and 29-25 on Jan. 10. most efficient first-year point scorer with 0.74 points Bero......................................... BEE-row In the Niagara series, the Orange limited NU per game. Skelly’s 0.42 goals per game tabs her Feltes....................................... Fell-TISS Skelly........................................ SKELL-e to a season-low 12 shots while SU managed 17 as the 53rd highest goal scorer in the nation and Bojeski............................... bo-JESS-kee attempts on net on Jan. 17. On Jan. 18, Syracuse 12th in the CHA. In overall points, she is the 24th Leone....................................LEE-own-E rifled 32 shots on cage whereas the Purple Eagles most efficient first-year scorer with her 0.74 points Keeta.Koalska.......... KEY-ta.ko-ALL-ska Beaudry................................... BO-dree managed only 30 to bring the four-game total per game. Schoedel.................................SHAY-dul to 108-92. The Orange has outshot its opponents Rising....................................... RISE-ing eight times this season, including Wayne State on Tilford.WAS.Batting.1.000.… Nov. 21, 29-26. Senior defenseman Rachel.Tilford is one of the Media Information Orange’s blue-collar workers in the defensive zone, Gordon.Getting.It.Done but Tilford did find the back of the net for her first Interview Policy: Head coach Paul Flanagan Sophomore forward Rebecca.Gordon supplied the and only shot in the home opener against Sacred and selected players are available for interviews Orange with a point in each outing at Niagara this Heart on Halloween. The Birch Hills, Saskatchewan after games following a cooling off period. Interviews may be conducted outside the past weekend. Gordon was awarded her fourth native was also a Syracuse standout on the softball dressing room in the designated media area. assist on linemate Lisa Mullan’s powerplay goal on team the past three yeras, so she knows a thing For interviews, please contact Mark Majewski Saturday before scoring her second career goal on or two about percentages. Tilford tried her fourth in the athletic communications office 24-hours Sunday. With the two points, Gordon secured her shot of the season this weekend which brought her in advance to set up times and places for second two-game pointstreak of the season. The St. shot percentage average down from 100 percent interviews with Flanagan or players, or to Catharines, Ontario native is now tied for seventh to 25.0 percent. She is tied with teammate Janelle. confirm practice times. on the team with six points (2G, 4A). Malcolm in second place for shot percentage. Eying Down... ‘Cuse.Originals Tthe Orange was able to maintain a steady flow of player and program firsts against Wayne State Wayne State in late November. Two student-athletes scored their first goals, including sophomore Keeta.Koalska and freshman Kelly.Dimmen. Freshman Kylie.Klassen and 2008-09 Warriors’ Stats sophomore Stefanie.Marty each notched their first powerplay goals for the Orange.