Schoedel Ties Career-High at the War Memorial

Friday, November 14

Syracuse, NY

7:00 p.m.

Syracuse University

#11 Mercyhurst

Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel had another outstanding performance, recording 41 saves, which tied a career-high.

11/14/2008 11:24:04 PM | Ice Hockey

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse ice hockey team held a 1-0 advantage for nearly half the game at the Onondaga County War Memorial on Friday night, but Mercyhurst's powerplay overcame the Orange attack. The Lakers recorded two powerplay markers within just more than a minute to take a 2-1 advantage en route to a 4-1 victory.

Friday's contest at the War Memorial marked the first time the Orange has played at the downtown ice rink, which is the home of the AHL's Syracuse Crunch.

"The score does not reflect the way our team played tonight," said head coach Paul Flanagan. "We put forth a great effort and I expect us to rebound with a strong performance back at Tennity tomorrow afternoon."

Freshman forward Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta), last week's recipient of the CHA Rookie of the Week Award, added to her team-leading total by putting in her sixth goal of the season. Leading up to Syracuse's third conference tilt against Mercyhurst, Skelly was tied for second in the CHA in freshmen scoring with 0.89 points per game, which was also good enough for a sixth place tie, overall, in the league. SU's leading goal scorer was also tied for third in the CHA with 0.56 goals per game and 0.22 powerplay goals per contest. Skelly has scored in her last three contests, including four goals and two assists.

Freshman winger Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) tallied her team-leading eighth assist on Skelly's goal. Mullan was tied for second in the CHA with 0.78 assists per game and tied for sixth in points with 0.89 per game. In her last outing against Sacred Heart, she became the first Orange skater to have doled out three helpers in one game.

Mullan and Skelly are both knotted for the team-lead with nine points.

Junior netminder Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) tied her career-high with 41 saves in the contest. Schoedel made numerous crowd-rousing stops in the first period to safeguard the Orange's lead. Syracuse's goaltender faced 45 Lakers' shots on Friday night.

Skelly put Syracuse on the board first early in match. At 1:03 into the first period, Skelly accepted a pass from Mullan on the farside circle and delivered a wide-open shot past Mercyhurst's Hillary Pattenden for the early 1-0 Orange advantage.

Both teams tussled in each other's zones for the remainder of the first period. Mercyhurst tied the game at 8:14 of the second period on a powerplay goal when Meghan Agosta beat Schoedel stick side directly in front of the crease. Valerie Chouinard supplied Aogsta with the opportunity to level the score, 1-1.

About a minute later, Syracuse found itself in the penalty box once again. Chouinard capitalized on the extra-man opportunity for what proved to be the game-winner at 9:18 of the second stanza from an Agosta feed. Vicki Benuds was credited with the second assist.

The Orange hung tough for the remainder of the game, but Mercyhurst's offense found the back of the net two more times before the final horn. Jesse Scanzano added two more Lakers' markers at 13:43 and 18:33 of the third period to conclude the game, 4-1.

The Orange seeks redemption against Mercyhurst in its fourth CHA contest on Saturday, November 15, at the Tennity Ice Pavilion. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.