SSYRACUSEYRACUSE HHockeyockey SYRACUSE (4-7-3, 3-2-1 CHA) vs. RIT (3-15-0, 1-5-0 CHA) SYRACUSE (4-7-3, 3-2-1) vs. RIT (3-15-0, 1-5-0) 2016-17 SCHEDULE Date: Fri., Dec. 2 & Sat., Dec. 3 SEPTEMBER Time: 7 PM & 2 PM 24 MONTREAL (Exh.) L, 3-2 (OT) 30 BEMIDJI STATE L, 2-1 Location: Syracuse, N.Y./Rochester, N.Y. OCTOBER Series History: 10-7-1 1 BEMIDJI STATE L, 3-0 Last Meeting: L (OT), 2-1 01/22/16 (Away) 14 at Northeastern T, 1-1 W, 3-0 01/23/16 (Home) 15 at Northeastern L, 1-0 21 No. 5 COLGATE L, 3-2 22 at No. 5 Colgate T, 2-2 SYRACUSE AT A GLANCE 28 LINDENWOOD* W, 4-0 Syracuse RIT 29 LINDENWOOD* W, 4-0 Overall Record 4-7-3 3-15-0 NOVEMBER Home Record 2-3-0 1-8-0 4 at Robert Morris* T, 2-2 Road Record 2-4-3 2-7-0 5 at Robert Morris* L, 2-1 Scoring Off ense 2.0 1.1 11 at Mercyhurst* W, 4-2 Scoring Defense 1.9 3.5 12 at Mercyhurst* L, 4-3 Shots Per Game 25.1 22.6 19 MINNESOTA WHITECAPS (Exh.)@ L, 3-1 Shot Pct. .080 .049 20 MINNESOTA WHITECAPS (Exh.) T, 2-2 Save Pct. .923 .892 25 at No. 7 North Dakota W, 3-0 Power Play Pct. .104 .105 26 at No. 7 North Dakota L, 3-0 PIM Avg. 14.6 10.8 DECEMBER Penalty Kill Pct. .860 .742 2 RIT* 7 PM Faceoff Pct. .489 .476 3 at RIT* 2 PM Orange Coming Into The Game 9 CLARKSON 7 PM Syracuse is coming off a split weekend at North Dakota. The Figthing Hawks were ranked No. 7 in the 10 at Clarkson 4 PM USCHO.com poll, but fell this week to No. 9. JANUARY The Orange won the fi rst game of the weekend by a 3-0 score at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Lindsay 4 at Boston College 4 PM Eastwood scored the game-winner in the fi rst period on the power play. It was the second goal of the 10 at Cornell 7 PM season for the redshirt-freshman, but the fi rst game-winner of her career. 13 PENN STATE* 7 PM Heather Schwarz had a big game with two goals and an assist, giving her three points for the contest 14 PENN STATE* 3 PM - a new game-high for the senior. Her seven goals on the season lead the team and she has now scored 20 at Lindenwood* 7 PM multiple goals in two games this season. 21 at Lindenwood* 2 PM The shutout was the third of the season for goaltender Abbey Miller. Her fi rst two came against 27 ROBERT MORRIS* 7 PM Lindenwood in back-to-back games. 28 ROBERT MORRIS* 3 PM In the second game, North Dakota returned the favor, posting a 3-0 win against the Orange. The Hawks FEBRUARY scored in each period to out-do Syracuse. 10 MERCYHURST* 7 PM This will be the fi rst game back in conference play for the Orange since Nov. 12 after a weekend 11 MERCYHURST* 3 PM exhibtion series with the Minnesota Whitecaps (Nov. 19 and 20) and the road series at North Dakota. 17 at RIT* 2 PM The Orange will play back-to-back home-and-home series with RIT and Clarkson (Dec. 9 and 10) before 18 RIT* 3 PM taking a three week winter break. Syracuse will be back on the ice on Jan. 4 at Boston College. 24 at Penn State* 6 PM 25 at Penn State* 2 PM About the Tigers MARCH RIT visited Rensselaer last weekend and the two teams split the two contests. The Tigers dropped a 5-1 2-4 CHA Tournament# TBA decision on Friday, but bounced back to earn a 3-1 win on Saturday. Kendall Cornine has scored eight points in the last eight games for the Tigers, including three goals. HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS In RIT's win on Saturday, she had a career-high three points with one goal and two assists. She leads the *-CHA Game team in points, goals and assists. @- played at War Memorial The Tigers have played three goaltenders this season, Terra Lanteigne has played the majority of the #- Buff alo, N.Y. games (12 G-12 GP). She has a 2.84 goals against average this season and a .911 save percentage. Fifteen of the 20 Tigers who have played this season, have scored at least one point in a game. The Tigers are currently in last place of the CHA standings with a 1-5 record against league opponents. MEDIA INFORMATION RIT’s three wins this season have come against Union, Lindenwood and Rensselaer. Hockey SID............................. Lillie-Anne Mulligan Series History Offi ce ........................................................... 315-443-1290 Syracuse leads the series 10-7-1 against RIT. The Orange won three of the four matchups with the Tigers Cell .................................................................270-841-7352 E-mail ........................................................suacpr@syr.edu last season, winning both home games and winning one away and losing the other in overtime. The Orange are 7-1 at home versus the Tigers and 2-5-1 on the road. The Syracuse University Athletic Communications staff is Syracuse has played RIT a total of 18 times, tied for the fi fth most meetings in Orange history. Twelve of available to assist home and visiting media. Contact Lillie- the 18 meetings have ended in either a tie or with a one point diff erence. Anne Mulligan for credentials, releases, statistics or general The Orange scored a total of 16 goals against the Tigers last season in the four matchups. Stephanie hockey info and for assistance in arranging interviews with Grossi scored four, including a three-goal performance on Oct. 21. It was her fi rst of two hat tricks in the coaches and student-athletes. 2015-16 season (2/19/16 vs. Lindenwood was the other). @CuseIce @CuseIce /OrangeWIce SYRACUSE (4-7-3, 3-2-1 CHA) vs. RIT (3-15-0, 1-5-0 CHA) Where They Rank... Syracuse has the 11th best team defense in the country allowing only 1.86 goals per game. The Orange Record When ... Orange are tied for 24th for team off ense, scoring 2.00 goals per game. Overall ......................................................................................4-7-3 The Orange rank 18th in the penalty kill category, killing off 85.5 percent of power plays. Home ...................................................................................2-3-0 Junior goaltender Abbey Miller ranks in the top 20 nationally in four diff erent categories - tied for Away ....................................................................................2-4-3 7th in shutouts (3), 11th goaltending leaders with a 1.75 goals against average, 16th in save percentage Neutral ................................................................................0-0-0 (.926) and 15th in minutes played (789:38). CHA Games .............................................................................3-2-1 All rankings are found at USCHO.com. Home ...................................................................................2-0-0 Away ....................................................................................1-2-1 Close Games Of the Orange’s seven losses, fi ve have come from one-goal decisions. On Tuesday..............................................................................0-0-0 The game-winners in three of those fi ve one-goal losses came in the third period. On Wednesday ......................................................................0-0-0 On Thursday ...........................................................................0-0-0 CHA Weekly Honors For Miller On Friday .................................................................................3-2-2 Junior goalie Abbey Miller earned CHA Goaltender of the Week (Oct. 24) for her play against No. 5 On Saturday ............................................................................1-5-1 Colgate. On Sunday................................................................................0-0-0 In the second game of the series, Miller secured a career-high 35 saves. On the weekend, she had a combined 49 saves in the two games. Four of the fi ve goals scored by the Raiders were scored on the power play. In September .........................................................................0-1-0 It was the second CHA weekly honor of Miller’s career. The fi rst came on Nov. 30, 2015 after leading In October................................................................................2-3-2 Syracuse to a 5-2 victory over No. 9 North Dakota. In November ..........................................................................2-3-1 In December ...........................................................................0-0-0 First time for everything In January ................................................................................0-0-0 So far this season, freshmen Savannah Rennie and Kelli Rowswell have each scored the fi rst goal of In February...............................................................................0-0-0 their Syracuse career. Rennie’s came against Northeastern on Oct. 14 on the power play. Rowswell found the net on Oct. 21 against No. 5 Colgate. In Overtime .............................................................................0-0-3 Lindsay Eastwood scored her fi rst career goal in Syracuse’s 2-1 loss at Robert Morris on Nov. 5. She In One-Goal Games .............................................................0-5-0 also has three assists on the season in her fi rst 14 games suiting up for the Orange. She scored her fi rst In Two-Goal Games ..............................................................1-0-0 game-winner at No. 7 North Dakota on Nov. 25 on the power play in the fi rst period. Games Decided by three-or-more .................................3-2-0 The Orange in Non-Conference Leading after First Period ..................................................3-3-1 Syracuse has played a tough non-conference schedule in the 2016-17 season. Trailing after First Period ....................................................1-3-0 The Orange have faced four out-of-league opponents, all of which