2008–09 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season | |
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College Hockey America champions NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship, Runner-up |
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Conference | CHA |
Home ice | Mercyhurst Ice Center |
Rankings | |
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | TBD |
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports | TBD |
Record | |
Overall | 31-6 |
Home | 17-0 |
Road | 13-5 |
Neutral | 1-1 |
Coaches and Captains | |
Head Coach | Michael Sisti |
Captain(s) | Meghan Agosta |
Alternate captain(s) | Vicki Bendus |
The 2008–09 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team represented Mercyhurst College in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Lakers were coached by Michael Sisti and had a 16-0 record in their conference. Assisting Sisti were Paul Colontino and Louis Goulet. Mike Folga was the Head Equipment Manager. The Lakers qualified for the Frozen Four and were finalists in the 2009 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The Lakers went 16-0 in conference play last season en route to their seventh-straight CHA Title. From 2002 to 2009, the Lakers were 74-3-5 in the regular season against CHA competition and 14-0 in the postseason.
Vicki Bendus recorded four assists in the postseason. She assisted twice in the CHA quarterfinal victory over Niagara March 6. Meghan Corbett registered the game-winning goal in CHA final against Wayne State on March 7, after netting one goal in CHA semifinal March 6 vs. Niagara
On March 14, Bendus and Bailey Bram both got the helper on Kelley Steadman’s goal in NCAA quarterfinal win over No. 7 St. Lawrence. During the postseason, Meghan Corbett tallied three postseason goals, including a second period marker in national semifinal victory over No. 2 Minnesota March 20 In that game, Bram scored a first-period goal.