Syracuse University
#10 Ohio State
10/28/2010 8:49:40 AM | Ice Hockey
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse University women's ice hockey team looks to build on a three-game winning streak this weekend as it travels to Ohio State for a two-game series. The puck will first drop on Friday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. and the two teams will meet again the following day (Oct. 30) at 4 p.m. at the OSU Ice Rink.
The Ohio State Series
Friday's game will mark the first meeting on the ice between the Orange and the Buckeyes. OSU's top scorers this season are assistant captains and junior forwards Laura McIntosh and Natalie Spooner. McIntosh has six goals and eight assists, while Spooner has recorded eight goals and four assists through six games. Freshman goaltender Lisa Steffes has started every game this season, recording 164 saves and a 2.34 goals-against-average. Ohio State remains at No. 10 in the USCHO.com poll for the third consecutive week and is also No. 10 in the USA Today/USA Hockey women's rankings.
The Buckeyes recently had a four-game winning streak ruined with two losses last weekend at No. 1 Wisconsin, giving them a 4-2 overall record. The Buckeyes have averaged 4.0 goals per game this season, while only giving up 2.5 to its opponents.
A Look at the Orange
Sophomore forward Isabel Menard is on a seven-game point scoring streak. She has registered five goals and eight assists for 13 points this season. Menard has tallied at least one point in each of the first seven games, which is a program record. Last year's leading scorer, Stefanie Marty, recorded one goal and two assists last weekend at Union, to increase her point total to eight this season on four goals and four assists.
The Orange has won its last three games, including a two-game sweep of Union last weekend and a 7-1 victory against Connecticut on Oct. 16. Freshman goaltender Jenesica Drinkwater recorded the first shutout of her career last Saturday turning away 13 shots in the second game of the Syracuse-Union series. The Orange counted on its seniors to score the first four-of-five goals in game two. Marty and Julie Rising each recorded one goal, while Ashley Cockell registered two.
Looking Forward
The Orange will return home next Friday for a matchup against Clarkson. The puck will drop on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at Tennity Ice Pavilion. SU will travel to Potsdam, N.Y. the following weekend for a rematch with the Golden Knights on Nov. 12.
