Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
| Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey | |
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 Current season
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| University | Mercyhurst University |
| Conference | CHA |
| Head coach |
Michael Sisti 17th year, 429–128–42 |
| Arena |
Mercyhurst Ice Center Capacity: 1,500 |
| Location | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Colors | Forest Green and Navy Blue |
| NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
| 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 | |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 | |
| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| CHA: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
| CHA: 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-2016 | |
The Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania. The program started in 1999 and Michael Sisti has been the only coach in the history of the program. From 2000 to 2002, the Lakers were part of the Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association. While in the Great Lakes Women’s Hockey Association, the Lakers qualified for the GLWHA twice (in 2001, and 2002). The Lakers were regular season champions in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and won the playoff championships in 2002. Starting in the 2002–03 season, the Lakers joined the College Hockey America conference.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
On March 19, 2005, Desi Clark of Mercyhurst set an NCAA single game record with most saves in one game. Clark stopped 78 shots against the Harvard Crimson.
Following the 2005–06 season, Mercyhurst recruited the college's first Olympic gold medalist in Meghan Agosta (from Hockey Canada). In addition, the Lakers recruited Katariina Soikkanen of the Finnish National team, as well as Angelica Lorsell and Johanna Malmstrom who played for the Swedish National Team. The Lakers also had four players on the roster who played on the Canadian Under-22 Team. Mercyhurst had two CHA First Team selections in 2006–07, one second team choice, the Player and Rookie of the Year, and four members of the All-Rookie Team. In addition, Agosta would be the first ever freshman to be a top three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Mercyhurst defeated host team Niagara 4–2 in the 2007 CHA semifinals. Afterwards, they defeated Wayne State 2–1 on overtime in the CHA championship match. Meghan Agosta was honoured as the tournament MVP and the club had three All-Tournament Team selections: senior forward Stephanie Jones, senior goaltender Laura Hosier, and junior defender Natalie Payne. Eight players (freshmen or first-year transfers are not eligible) were named to the conference All Academic Team. Senior captain Stephanie Jones was the CHA's student athlete of the year. Agosta was an AHCA First Team All-American and a three-time USCHO.com Offensive Player of the Week.
During the 2007–08 season, Meghan Agosta tied Krissy Wendell’s record for most shorthanded goals in one season with 7. By the end of the 2008–09 season, Agosta would tie Wendell’s career mark with 16 shorthanded goals.
In 2008–09, 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.
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