2018–19 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

2018–19 Mercyhurst Lakers
women's ice hockey season
2018–19 Mercyhurst Lakers; women's ice hockey season
Conference	2nd College Hockey America
Home ice	Mercyhurst Ice Center
Record
Overall	15-14-5
Conference	12-6-2
Home	9-6-3
Road	6-7-2
Neutral	0-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Michael Sisti (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Beth Hanrahan; Kelley Steadman
Captain(s)	Morgan Stacey
Alternate captain(s)	Maggie Knott; Sarah McDonnell; Vilma Tanskanen
	Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey seasons; « 2017–18 2019–20 »

The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2018-19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

Kennedy Blair was selected to participate in the US National Team's Goalie Development Camp.^[2]

Recruiting

Standings

2018–19 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Robert Morris†	20	13	4	3	29	61	35	36	16	14	6	92	87
Mercyhurst	20	12	6	2	26	54	46	34	15	14	5	88	96
Syracuse*	20	10	8	2	22	55	54	38	13	22	3	89	126
Penn State	20	6	9	5	17	36	43	36	13	14	9	73	72
RIT	20	8	11	1	17	40	46	35	12	18	5	67	84
Lindenwood	20	3	14	3	9	43	65	33	7	22	4	75	93
Championship: March 8, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Roster

2018–19 Lakers

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Leah Klassen	Sophomore	G	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario	Westminster School
2	Samantha Fieseler	Senior (RS)	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Kelowna, British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence Academy
4	Maggie Knott (A)	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Smith Falls, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Lady Senators
5	Sam Isbell	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Whitby Jr. Wolves
6	K.K Thiessen	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Team Manitoba
7	Summer-Rae Dobson	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Huntsville, Ontario	Ridley Tigers
8	Molly Blasen	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Okemos, Michigan	Honeybaked
9	Mary Katherine Gialames	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
10	Alexa Vasko	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	St. Catharines, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
11	Sarah Nelles	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	St. Anns, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
12	Megan Korzack	Sophomore	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Grimsby, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
13	Claire Werynski	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Williamsville, New York	Gilmour Academy
14	Vilma Tanskanen (A)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Vantaa, Finland	Finnish National Team
15	Rachel Marmen	Sophomore	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Oakville, Ontario	LStoney Creek Sabres
16	Michele Robillard	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Orchard Park, New York	Nichols School
19	Emily Pinto	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Mississauga, Ontario	Durham West Lightning
20	Emma Nuutinen	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Vantaa, Finland	Finnish National Team
21	Alexane Rheaume	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Sherbrooke, Quebec	Champlain Cougars
22	Nicole Collier	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
23	Morgan Stacey (C)	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Commerce Township, Michigan	Honeybaked
24	Celine Frappier	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Tecumseh, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
26	Sarah Hine	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Hamilton, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
29	Kennedy Blair	Sophomore (RS)	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Bismarck, North Dakota	Minnesota Revolution
30	Sarah McDonnell (A)	Senior	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
34	Liliane Perreault	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Hinsdale, Illinois	Chicago Mission

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 28	at #3 Minnesota*	#10	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Kennedy Blair	L 2-4	0–1–0
September 29	at #3 Minnesota*	#10	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Kennedy Blair	L 0-5	0–2–0
October 5	#2 Wisconsin*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	L 1-6	0–3–0
October 6	#2 Wisconsin*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Leah Klassen	L 3-5	0–4–0
October 12	at Syracuse		Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Sarah McDonnell	W 4-2	1–4–0 (1–0–0)
October 13	at Syracuse		Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Sarah McDonnell	W 1-0	2–4–0 (2–0–0)
October 19	Robert Morris		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 4-2	3–4–0 (3–0–0)
October 20	Robert Morris		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	L 1-5	3–5–0 (3–1–0)
October 26	Penn State		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 2-1	4–5–0 (4–1–0)
October 27	Penn State		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 5-4 ^OT	5–5–0 (5–1–0)
November 3	at Lindenwood		Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Sarah McDonnell	L 1-4	5–6–0 (5–2–0)
November 4	at Lindenwood		Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Sarah McDonnell	W 5-0	6–6–0 (6–2–0)
November 10	#7 Cornell*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	T 4-4 ^OT	6–6–1
November 11	#7 Cornell*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	T 0-0 ^OT	6–6–2
November 26	at Union*		Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Sarah McDonnell	W 5-2	7–6–2
December 7	Bemidji State*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 3-0	8–6–2
December 8	Bemidji State*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	L 1-3	8–7–2
December 15	at Ohio State*		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (8)	Kennedy Blair	L 1-2 ^OT	8–8–2
December 16	at #8 Ohio State*		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kennedy Blair	L 2-9	8–9–2
January 5, 2019	#9 Colgate*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	T 1-1 ^OT	8–9–3
January 6	#9 Colgate*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	W 8-5	9–9–3
January 18	at RIT		Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Kennedy Blair	L 2-4	9–10–3 (6–3–0)
January 25	at Lindenwood		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 2-0	10–10–3 (7–3–0)
January 26	at Lindenwood		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	W 4-2	11–10–3 (8–3–0)
February 2	at RIT		Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Sarah McDonnell	L 3-2 ^OT	12–10–3 (9–3–0)
February 8	Syracuse		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	L 5-6	12–11–3 (9–4–0)
February 9	Syracuse		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	L 0-4	12–12–3 (9–5–0)
February 15	at Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Kennedy Blair	T 1-1 ^OT	12–12–4 (9–5–1)
February 16	at Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Kennedy Blair	T 2-2 ^OT	12–12–5 (9–5–2)
February 22	at Robert Morris		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Kennedy Blair	W 5-2	13–12–5 (10–5–2)
February 23	at Robert Morris		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Kennedy Blair	L 1-4	13–13–5 (10–6–2)
March 1	RIT		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	W 4-0	14–13–5 (11–6–2)
March 2	RIT		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 2-1	15–13–5 (12–6–2)
CHA Tournament
March 7	vs. Syracuse*		HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Kennedy Blair	L 3-4	15–14–5
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Sarah Hine was named the CHA /best Defensive Forward.^[5] Emma Nuutinen was selected for the CHA All-Conference First Team.

References

^ "Women's Ice Hockey Names 2018-19 Captains". Mercyhurst University. August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ "Women's Ice Hockey's Blair Invited To U.S. Goalie Development Camp". Mercyhurst University. May 11, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ "2018-2019 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "2018-2019 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Hine, Nuutinen Pick Up CHA Honors". Mercyhurst University. March 5, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[1] "Women's Ice Hockey Names 2018-19 Captains". Mercyhurst University. August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[2] "Women's Ice Hockey's Blair Invited To U.S. Goalie Development Camp". Mercyhurst University. May 11, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[3] "2018-2019 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[4] "2018-2019 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[5] "Hine, Nuutinen Pick Up CHA Honors". Mercyhurst University. March 5, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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