2018–19 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2018-19 NCAA Division I 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[1]
Alternate captain(s)	Maggie Knott Sarah McDonnell Vilma Tanskanen
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Offseason

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

Standings

2018–19 College Hockey America standings
	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

[3]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	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. Catherines, 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

1. "Women's Ice Hockey Names 2018-19 Captains". Mercyhurst University. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
2. "Women's Ice Hockey's Blair Invited To U.S. Goalie Development Camp". Mercyhurst University. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
3. "2018-2019 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
4. "2018-2019 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
5. "Hine, Nuutinen Pick Up CHA Honors". Mercyhurst University. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.