SYRACUSE HOCKEY GAME Feb. 9, 2018 GAME Feb. 10, 2018 Syracuse, N.Y. Rochester, N.Y. 29 7 p.m. 30 1 p.m. 2017-18: 9-17-2, 8-5-1 CHA 2017-18: 4-21-3, 1-13-0 CHA L5: 2-3-0 L10: 4-6-0 vs. L5: 2-3-0 L10: 0-9-1 RIT Series History: 15-7-2, SU Last Meeting: 11/18/17, 5-1 SU SYRACUSE Last Time Out 2017-18 SCHEDULE 4 The Orange came up short, 5-0, against in-state SYRACUSE AT A GLANCE SEPTEMBER rival No. 6 Cornell in a midweek match-up in 24 OTTAWA (Exh.) W, 2-1 Ithaca, N.Y. Overall Record 9-17-2 39 at Bemidji State T, 0-0 4The Syracuse offense tallied 24 shots, and Home Record 5-10-1 30 at Bemidji State L, 0-5 outshot the Big Red 14-11 in the second period Road Record 4-7-1 Scoring Offense 1.90 OCTOBER but, the Orange could not find the back of the net. 4The Big Red took an early lead, notching three Scoring Defense 2.70 6 No. 1 WISCONSIN L, 0-1 Shots Per Game 25.7 7 No. 1 WISCONSIN L, 2-5 goals in the first period and controlling the rest of Shot Pct. .073 13 PROVIDENCE W, 2-1 the game, with two scores in the second. Save Pct. .900 14 PROVIDENCE L, 2-3 (OT) 4Freshman Edith D'Astous-Moreau made her third Power Play Pct. .128 20 No. 9 NORTHEASTERN L, 1-5 career start in goal for the Orange, tallying a PIM Avg. 10.7 21 No. 9 NORTHEASTERN L, 1-5 career high 32 saves despite allowing five goals. Penalty Kill Pct. .852 4Kristin O'Neill scored a hat trick for the Big Red Faceoff Pct. .467 NOVEMBER and Diana Buckley recorded a power play score. 4 No. 2 BOSTON COLLEGE L, 4-3 10 PENN STATE* W, 3-0 Scouting the Tigers 11 PENN STATE* T, 2-2 4RIT sits at 4-21-3 overall and with 1-13-0 record in conference play. The Tigers rank sixth in the 17 at RIT* W, 4-1 18 RIT* W, 5-1 CHA and ride a seven-game losing streak into this weekend's series. 4The Tigers are led in goals by Kendall Cornine (nine), Brittney Gout and Mallory Rushton rank DECEMBER tied for first in assist with eight apiece. 1 LINDENWOOD* W, 4-1 4 Opponents are outscoring RIT 111-39 this season and the Tigers have been the victims of a 2 LINDENWOOD* L, 0-2 shutout four times this season. 5 No. 3 CLARKSON L, 0-5 4Terra Lanteigne has started 19 games this season in goal for the Tigers tallying 634 saves, while 8 at Mercyhurst* L, 1-4 Jessi O'leary has played 11 games and notched 201 saves. 9 at Mercyhurst* L, 1-2 4The last win for the Tigers came on Nov. 4 when RIT defeated Boston University 2-1 in overtime. The only CHA win for RIT so far this year came agaisnt Lindenwood, a 4-3 victory on Oct. 27. JANUARY 5 at No. 9 Robert Morris* L, 2-5 6 at No. 9 Robert Morris* W, 4-2 Series History 9 No. 6 CORNELL L, 3-6 4The Orange and the Tigers have met a total of 24 times in program history with Syracuse 16 at No. 4 Colgate L, 1-2 holding the 15-7-2 series advantage. 19 at Penn State* W, 3-2 (OT) 4Thirteen of the 24 meetings have ended in either a tie or have been one-goal games, while 20 at Penn State* W, 2-1 (OT) seven of the contests have gone into overtime. 26 MERCYHURST* W, 4-1 4The two teams last met in November for the first two-game series of the season. The Orange 27 MERCYHURST* L 0-4 emerged with the weekend sweep, outscoring the Tigers 9-2. 30 at Clarkson L 1-4 4Senior captain Stephanie Grossi has had marked success against the Tigers, pinning six goals and 11 assists on RIT over the past four seasons. Redshirt junior Brooke Avery posted three FEBRUARY goals against the Tigers earlier this season, while sophomore Lindsay Eastwood tallied four 6 at Cornell L, 0-5 assists in the two earlier games this year. 9 RIT* 7 p.m. 10 at RIT* 1 p.m. 16 at Lindenwood* 7 p.m. Opponent Connections 17 at Lindenwood* 2 p.m. 4Current RIT assistant coach Melissa Piacentini is no stranger to Orange hockey as she was a 23 ROBERT MORRIS* 7 p.m. four-year member of the Syracuse ice hockey team from 2012-16. She was named CHA Player 24 ROBERT MORRIS* 3 p.m. of the Year in 2016, finishing her collegiate career as the program's all-time leader in points (112) and goals (53). MARCH 4 Eight current 'Cuse players suited up alongside Piacentini during her time in an Orange uniform. 3 CHA Tournament Semifinals TBA HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS CHA STANDINGS *-CHA Game Team Conf. Overall Points Mercyhurst 10-3-1 13-12-2 21 Robert Morris 9-2-3 15-6-4 21 MEDIA INFORMATION Syracuse 8-5-1 9-17-2 17 Hockey SID ..................................Megan Barnes Cell ............................................. 630-651-8801 Penn State 6-8-0 8-15-1 12 E-mail ......................................... [email protected] Lindenwood 3-6-5 6-13-9 11 RIT 1-13-0 4-21-3 2 /SYRACUSEICE @CUSEICE @CUSEICE SYRACUSE (9-17-2, 8-5-1 CHA) vs. RIT (4-21-3, 1-13-0 CHA) 'Cuse in Conference Play 4The Orange are 8-5-1 in conference play this season taking fifteen points in conference. They 2017-18 QUICK FACTS look to notch two more conference victories this weekend against CHA foe RIT. 4 Syracuse is outscoring CHA opponents 31-23 this season with 13 different Orange players UNIVERSITY INFORMATION notching a goal against a conference foe. School: Syracuse University 4 The Orange have won four of their six home conference games of the season, with the only City/Zip: Syracuse, N.Y. 13244 two losses coming to Lindenwood, a 2-0 defeat in December and Mercyhurst, a 0-4 loss in Founded: 1870 Janurary. 4 Seventeen points in conference play this season puts the Orange squarely in third place, just Enrollment: 14,607 behind Robert Morris and Mercyhurst. A pair of wins for Syracuse would get the Orange within Nickname: Orange three of the CHA leader Mercyhurst at 21 points. School Color: Orange Affiliation: NCAA Division I Crunch Time Conference: College Hockey America (CHA) 4With just six games left in the regular season and a battler emerging for the top two spots in the conference, it is crunch time for the Orange, who look to get a first round bye in the CHA Chancellor: Kent Syverud Tournament. Director of Athletics: John Wildhack 4 In the nine seasons in program history, the Orange have posted a winning record in the final six games of the season in five of the nine years. Two of the remaining seasons resulted in a RINK INFORMATION netural record (ties) in the final six games. Facility: Tennity Ice Pavilion 4 In both the 2008-09 season and the 2015-16 season, Syracuse wrapped up the final six games with a perfect 6-0 record to carry momentum into the conference tournament. Capacity: 350 4 The Orange have not recorded a losing record in the final six games of the season since the 2011-12 campaign when the team went 1-5 in the last six regular season games. ORANGE HOCKEY First Season: 2008-09 Going Down in History All-Time Record (entering 2017): 137-142-35 4Senior Stephanie Grossi currently holds the program record for career assists with 68. She is just one point away (112) from taking over the top spot for career points, held by Melissa All-Time CHA Record: 77-61-24 Piacentini (112). She tallied a goal against Clarkson to tie Piacentini at the top with 112 2016-17 Overall Record: 16-13-5 career points. 2016-17 CHA Record/Finish: 14-4-2/2nd 4With an assist against Clarkson, Alysha Burriss is also climbing the Orange all-time ledger for Final Ranking: 2nd career points and goals, coming in at sixth (83) and fifth (38), respectively. The assist against Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/6 Clarkson moved her into the top 10 for career assists in program history, tying her with Margo Scharfe and Julie Rising at 45. Newcomers: 7 Orange in the Olympics COACHING STAFF 4The Orange will be represented in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games as former Syracuse Head Coach: Paul Flanagan captain Akane Hosoyamada will play for Team Japan in PyeongChang. This will be the first Alma Mater/Year: St. Lawrence ('80) Olympic Games for Hosoyamada, who graduated from Syracuse in 2015. Assistant Coach: Alison Domenico 4Hosoyamada is just the second Orange hockey player to compete in the Olympics, following in the footsteps of Stefanie Marty, who represented the Swiss National Team in two Olympic Alma Mater/Year: St. Lawrence ('09) Games (2006 and 2010). Assistant Coach: Brendon Knight Alma Mater/Year: Potsdam ('01) Last Line of Defense Athletic Trainer: Molly Rausch 4The Orange defense has tallied eight of Syracuse's 47 goals (17.0 percent) this season with contributions by Lindsay Eastwood, Jessica DiGirolamo, Allie Munroe and Megan Quinn. The defenders have accumulated 32 assists among the group, good for 39 percent of the SOCIAL MEDIA Orange's dishes this year.