Seniors Holly Carrie-Mattimoe and Jacquie Greco will be honored prior to Wednesday's game.
SU Hosts Lindenwood this Week
2/21/2013 2:23:00 PM | Ice Hockey
| Syracuse (18-13-1, 12-5-1 CHA) vs. Lindenwood (6-23-3, 6-9-3 CHA ) | ||
| Date & Time | Tuesday, February 26 (7 p.m.) | Wednesday, February 27 (7 p.m.) | |
| Location | Syracuse, NY | Tennity Ice Pavilion (350) | |
| Live Stats | SUathletics.com | |
| Live Video | AmericaONE.com | |
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The Syracuse ice hockey team hosts Lindenwood this weekend in its regualr-season finale. The Orange and Lions face off on Tuesday, Feb. 26th at 7 p.m. Prior to puck drop on Wednesday, Feb. 27th at 7 p.m., SU's two seniors, Holly Carrie-Mattimoe and Jacquie Greco, will be honored. These two games were rescheduled from this weekend, due to a snow storm in the midwest.
Thank You Seniors
• SU's two seniors, Holly Carrie-Mattimoe and Jacquie Greco, will be honored prior to Wednesday's game.
• Carrie-Mattimoe has rewritten the Orange record book throughout her four years at SU. The Sherwood Park, Alberta native is SU's career leader in games played (137), goals (38), assists (56), power play goals (19) and points (56). Carrie-Mattimoe was appointed captain by her teammates prior to her senior season.
• Greco has been a strong leader for SU both on and off the ice. Beginning the year at defeseman, Greco was moved up to foward and has tallied eight goals so far this season. She has been a captain of the Orange for the past two years and has seen action in 120 career games.
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• SU's two seniors, Holly Carrie-Mattimoe and Jacquie Greco, will be honored following Saturday's game.
• SU clinched second place in the CHA and will receive a by the first round of the tournament before traveling to Mercyhurst.
• Coach Flanagan looks to capture his 300th career win against Lindenwood. He is 299-165-38 in his career.
• The Orange had its eight-game conference winning streak snapped when it was swept by the No. 8 Lakers.
• SU has won the most conference games (12) in history since 2009-10 (8-8).
• The Orange defeated Lindenwood, 2-1 and 8-1 in January.
• Those two games kicked off an eight game win streak for the Orange.
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 299-167-38.
• He will become just the fifth active coach to reach the milestone in his career.
• At SU, Flanagan holds a record of 69-84-14 in his five seasons at SU.
SU in Second Place
• The Orange has clinched second place in the CHA, which grants them a bye weekend in the first round of the conference tournament.
• Mercyhurst secured first place and home ice advantage for the CHA semifinals by sweeping the Orange this past weekend.
• SU will travel to Mercyhurst on March 8th. Its opponent will be determined next weekend during the first round.
• SU has 25 points and is ahead of third-place RIT by six points.
• Tied for fourth place with 15 points each is Lindenwood and in sixth is Penn State with (4 points).
• In the CHA Preseason Poll, the Orange were picked to finish third behind Mercyhurst and RMU.
Get out the Brooms
• Prior to its two losses against Mercyhurst, SU recorded an eight game winning streak that was kicked off on Jan. 18th with a 2-1 win against Lindenwood.
• During the sweep, SU out scored its opponents, 24-8, and only allowed an opponent to score more than one goal once (3-2 win against RMU).
• The Orange has swept six of its opponents this season, five of which are conference foes.
• SU recorded four straight sweeps in its win streak.
Scouting the Lions
• Record: 6-23-3, 6-9-3 CHA
• Series against Syracuse: SU leads, 4-0-0
• Most recent meeting: 1/19/13 SU 8, LU 1
• Lindenwood had an exciting weekend last weekend, earning its first CHA series sweep after edging Robert Morris, 3-2 and 4-2, despite being outshot 92-51 in the two games.
• Friday night's game went into overtime after the Lions scored within the final minute of regulation to tie it up. A penalty-shot goal in OT by Lyndsay Kirkham gave Lindenwood the win.
•In Saturday night's game, Brett Lobreau scored the game winner with 8:22 left in the contest.
The Last Time They Met
• Saturday. January 19, 2013
• Syracuse 8, Lindenwood 1
• 10 different Orange registered at least one point in the win, with Kaillie Goodnough recording a career-high four assists.
•Three skaters scored twice - Sadie St. Germain, Melissa Piacentini and Shiann Darkangelo.
• The eight goals were the most that SU has scored against an opponent so far this season.
• Billadeau and Drinkwater split time between the pipes registering 11 and seven saves respectively.
Weekend Recap
• The Orange was swept by No. 8/9 Mercyhurst at home this weekend, falling 5-3 and 3-2.
• On Friday, the two teams battled back and forth until the Lakers scored three-straight in the last three minutes of the contest to skate away with a victory. Nicole Ferrara, Shiann Darkangelo and Julie Knerr all scored for SU in the loss.
• On Saturday, the Lakers score three times in the first period before the Orange held them scoreless for the next two frames. Margot Scharfe scored twice in the second period to put the Orange within one goal.
• Kallie Billadeau was in net, notching 25 saves on Friday and 24 on Saturday.
Orange Analysis
• Both Nicole Ferrara and Holly Carrie-Mattimoe have a team-high 24 points a piece. Ferrara has tallied 10 goals and 14 assists this season while Carrie-Mattimoe has registered nine goals and a team-high 15 assists.
• Shiann Darkangelo has a team-high 14 goals for SU.
• Six Orange have eight or more goals, with three tallying strikes in double-digits.
• The Orange have scored four shorthand goals so far this season, which leads the CHA
• Margot Scharfe has scored a team-high four power play goals for SU, while Ferrara leads SU with four game-winning goals.
• 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 1.55 and a save percentage of .939. She ranks seventh in the nation in GAA and sixth in save percentage. Drinkwater has two shutouts this season, while recording a GAA of 2. 99 and a save percentage of .882.
Spread out Scoring
• Five Orange have have 21 points or more which exemplifies how even the scoring has been so far this season.
• Both Nicole Ferrara and Margot Scharfe have double-digit assist and goal totals. Ferrara has notched 10 goals and 14 assists while Scharfe has totaled 11 goals and 10 assists.
• Holly Carrie-Mattimoe has notched nine goals and leads the team with 15 assists.
• Freshman Melissa Piacentini leads the SU rookies in scoring with nine goals and 14 assists while Shiann Darkangelo has a team-high 14 goals and seven assists.
Eight-Game Win Streak
• Prior to the Mercyhurst series, the Orange had put together an eight game win streak, which was the longest win streak of the season.
• In the streak, the Orange outscored its opponents, 24-8.
• They also won five-straight at home and recorded four-straight sweeps against CHA opponents.
Scharfe Scores Two
• Junior forward Margot Scharfe scored twice in the second period against Mercyhurst and leads SU with five power play goals.
• It was her third time scoring twice in a game this season. She scored two goals against RPI and Penn State (10/14/12)
• She was named the CHA Player of the Week (11/26/12) for her three-point weekend against RPI.
• While being a scoring force on offense, Scharfe has come up with some huge blocks on SU's penalty-killing unit.
Home Sweet Home
• This weekend's series against Lindenwood will be the final two games played at Tennity Ice Pavilion this season.
• In Syracuse, the Orange have tallied a 9-7-0 overall record this season, going 5-3-0 at home against conference opponents.
Against Ranked Opponents
• SU is now 0-8 against ranked opponents this season after being swept by No. 8/9 Mercyhurst.
• SU was swept by No. 7 Mercyhurst in January as well.
• The Orange hung in with No. 2 Clarkson in December, but eventually fell, 3-2 and 5-4.
• The Orange fell to #4 Cornell, 8-1. It was the most goals they allowed a team to score all season.
• SU fell to No. 10 Northeastern, 5-2, in its second game of the season.
• All-time, the Orange hold a 3-36-1 record against nationally ranked opponents.
Consistent Scoring
• As the season winds down, the Orange have been notching goals in all three periods pretty equally.
• SU has scored 31 goals in each of the second and third periods and notched 26 in the first period.
• The Orange have held their opponents to only 20 goals in the third period.
• SU has outscored its opponentes, 89-66, this season.
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