SU Skates for the Cure Against No. 8/9 Mercyhurst

Syracuse (18-11-1, 12-3-1 CHA) vs. No. 8/9 Mercyhurst (22-6-1, 13-3-0 CHA )
Date & Time	Friday, February 15 (7 p.m.) \| Saturday, February 16 (2 p.m.)
Location	Syracuse, NY \| Tennity Ice Pavilion (350)
Game notes	Syracuse \| Mercyhurst
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The SU ice hockey team will host its Skate for the Cure weekend when it hosts No. 8/9 Mercyhurst in a battle for first place in the CHA. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15th and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16th at Tennity Ice Pavilion. SU is currently on an eight game winning streak after sweeping four-straight CHA opponents.

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• This weekend is SU's Skate for the Cure weekend, were they will raise money for the fight against breast cancer.
• Coach Flanagan looks to capture his 300th career win against Mercyhurst. He is 299-165-38 in his career.
• The Orange is on an eight-game conference winning streak after sweeping Lindenwood, PSU, RMU and RIT.
• SU has won the most conference games (12) in history since 2009-10 (8-8).
• In its 8 game-winning streak, SU has outscored its opponents 24-8, posting 1 shutout and only allowing 1 goal in every other game besides 1.
• The last time these two teams met this season, SU lost, 1-0 and 4-1.
• SU has never won against Mercyhurst in school history and is 0-20-1 all-time against the Lakers.

Skate for the Cure
• In its annual Skate for the Cure weekend, the Orange will be selling Skate for the Cure t-shirts at the game as well as having a 50/50 raffle.
• SU will also be raffling off a jersey.
• All the proceeds will be donated to the Upstate Cancer Center.
• 'Skate for the Cure' is a conference-wide campaign designed to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research. In the past six years, the CHA's campaign has raised over $65,000.

On the Verge of 300
• Head coach Paul Flanagan is on the verge of his 300th career win.
• In his 14th season of coaching, and fifth at SU, Flanagan has a career record of 299-165-38.
• He will become just the fifth active coach to reach the milestone in his career.
• At SU, Flanagan holds a record of 69-82-14 in his five seasons at SU.

Get out the Brooms
• SU is on an eight game winning streak that was kicked off on Jan. 18th with a 2-1 win against Lindenwood.
• The Orange has swept six of its opponents this weekend, five of which are conference foes.
• SU has recorded four straight sweeps.

Battle for First Place
•Only one point seperates Mercyhurst and SU in the CHA standings.
• SU is in second place and is 10 points ahead of third-place RIT and RMU, which guarentees the Orange a bye in the first round of the CHA tournament.
• In fifth place is Lindenwood (11 points) and in sixth is Penn State with (four points).
• Following its series against Mercyhurst, SU wraps ups the regular season when it hosts Lindenwood on Feb. 22nd and Feb. 23rd.

Weekend Recap
• SU recorded its fourth sweep and sixth of the season against RIT, defeating
the Tigers, 2-1 both nights.
• At RIT, the Orange skated away with a 2-1 victory. Akane Hosoyamada and Nicole Renault each scored in the triumph.
• The SU defense fought off a 6-on-3 situation in the final two minutes of the game to perserve its win.
• At SU the next night, the Orange recorded another 2-1 victory, with Hosoyamada scoring again and Margot Scharfe recording the game-winning goal.
• Kallie Billadeau was in net, notching 27 saves on Friday and 18 on Saturday.

Orange Analysis
• Three SU skaters have a team-high 22 points off of nine goals and 13 assists - Holly Carrie- Mattimoe, Nicole Ferrara and Melissa Piacentini.
•Piacentini was on a seven game point streak that dates back to on Jan. 12th at No. 7 Mercyhurst. In that streak, she scored four goals and four assists.
• Shiann Darkangelo has a team-high 13 goals for SU.
• The Orange have scored four shorthand goals so far this season, which leads the CHA
• Both Carrie-Mattimoe and Margot Scharfe have scored a team-high four power.play goals for SU.
• Goaltenders Kallie Billadeau and Jenesica Drinkwater have been strong in net for the Orange this season. Billadeau has a program-best six shutouts this season and eight in her career. The junior has a GAA of 1.35 and a save percentage of .947. She ranks fifth in the nation in GAA and third in save percentage. Drinkwater has two shutouts this season, while recording a GAA of 2.99 and a save percentage of .882.

Scouting the Lakers
• Record: 22-6-1, 13-3-0 CHA
• Series against Syracuse: MU leads, 20-0-1
• Most recent meeting: 1/12/13 MU 4, SU 1
• Mercyhurst most recently split its series at home against Robert Morris, losing 4-2 before rebounding with a 9-1 win.
• Junior Christine Bestland leads the Lakers scoring effort with 61 points. Bestland has 23 goals and 38 assists, and leads the CHA.
• Behind her is freshman Emily Janiga, who has 18 goals and 19 assist and leads the CHA in freshman scoring.
• Goaltender Stephanie Ciampa has a aGAA of 1.24 and a saves percentage of .941. Ciampa has recorded four shutouts this season.

The Last Time They Met
• Saturday. January 12, 2013
• Mercyhurst 4, Syracuse 1
• Emily Janiga scored a hat trick against SU leading the Lakers to a 4-1 win.
• Senior Jacquie Greco scored the lone goal for SU on the power play off of assists from Krebs and Piacentini.
• Billadeau had 34 saves in net.

Eight-Game Win Streak
• The Orange are currently on an eight game win streak, which is the longest win streak of the season.
• In this win streak, the Orange have outscored their opponents, 24-8.
• They have also won five-straight at home and have recorded four-straight sweeps against CHA opponents.

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