Hockey Travels to Lindenwood for Pivotal CHA Pair
11/27/2014 5:14:00 PM | Ice Hockey
'Cuse and Lindenwood, tied for second in the CHA, play two games this weekend
Syracuse travels to St. Charles, Missouri for a pair of games this weekend against Lindenwood. Both teams will be looking for key conference points as they are currently tied for second in the CHA.
Road Warriors
- The series is the third and fourth games in a long road swing for Syracuse, that will see it play 13-of-14 games on the road from Nov. 21 to Feb. 6.
- In that timespan, the Orange will make road trips to every CHA team.
Series History
- The Orange has taken on the Lions 12 times in its history, leading the all-time series 10-2-0.
- 'Cuse has won the last five meetings.
- The teams squared off six times last year as they met in the CHA playoffs, with Syracuse eliminating the Lions in the first round.
- Syracuse is 4-0-0 in games played at Lindenwood.
Current Orange vs. Lindenwood
- 11 current members of the Orange have recorded points against the Lions, with each having multiple points in their career against Lindenwood.
-Â Melissa Piacentini (6 goals, 1 assist), Kaillie Goodnough (7 assists) and Nicole Renault (2 goals, 5 assists) lead the way with seven points each.
- Larissa Martyniuk (1 goal, 5 assists), Akane Hosoyamada (6 assists), Julie Knerr (3 goals, 3 assists), Jessica Sibley (3 goals, 2 assists), Allie LaCombe (3 goals, 2 assists), Heather Schwarz (2 goals, 1 assist) and Danielle Leslie (2 assists) also have points against Lindenwood.
- Nicole Ferrara, who is sitting out the season as she recovers from injury, has the most points among current student-athletes with eight (3 goals, 5 assists) against Lindenwood.
Tini Heating Up
- Junior Melissa Piacentini has been heating up over the last three weeks.
- She has a point in each of her last five games, including five goals and three assists over that span.
- Piacentini already holds the Syracuse record for consecutive games with a point at 10 and this is her third-career stretch of five games straight or more with a point.
Scouting the Orange
- Syracuse enters this series coming off back-to-back ties with Robert Morris.
- It was the Orange's sixth and seventh ties of the year which leads the NCAA and is a program record.
- 'Cuse enters the series with a 2-1-3 record in CHA play.
Scouting Lindenwood
- Shara Jasper leads the Lions offensively, with 12 points so far this season.
- Nicole Hensley has started all-12 games in net and has a .915 save percentage.
- Lindenwood sits at 3-2-1 in CHA play this season.
The Series will get underway on Friday at 7 p.m., with game two set for Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Road Warriors
- The series is the third and fourth games in a long road swing for Syracuse, that will see it play 13-of-14 games on the road from Nov. 21 to Feb. 6.
- In that timespan, the Orange will make road trips to every CHA team.
Series History
- The Orange has taken on the Lions 12 times in its history, leading the all-time series 10-2-0.
- 'Cuse has won the last five meetings.
- The teams squared off six times last year as they met in the CHA playoffs, with Syracuse eliminating the Lions in the first round.
- Syracuse is 4-0-0 in games played at Lindenwood.
Current Orange vs. Lindenwood
- 11 current members of the Orange have recorded points against the Lions, with each having multiple points in their career against Lindenwood.
-Â Melissa Piacentini (6 goals, 1 assist), Kaillie Goodnough (7 assists) and Nicole Renault (2 goals, 5 assists) lead the way with seven points each.
- Larissa Martyniuk (1 goal, 5 assists), Akane Hosoyamada (6 assists), Julie Knerr (3 goals, 3 assists), Jessica Sibley (3 goals, 2 assists), Allie LaCombe (3 goals, 2 assists), Heather Schwarz (2 goals, 1 assist) and Danielle Leslie (2 assists) also have points against Lindenwood.
- Nicole Ferrara, who is sitting out the season as she recovers from injury, has the most points among current student-athletes with eight (3 goals, 5 assists) against Lindenwood.
Tini Heating Up
- Junior Melissa Piacentini has been heating up over the last three weeks.
- She has a point in each of her last five games, including five goals and three assists over that span.
- Piacentini already holds the Syracuse record for consecutive games with a point at 10 and this is her third-career stretch of five games straight or more with a point.
Scouting the Orange
- Syracuse enters this series coming off back-to-back ties with Robert Morris.
- It was the Orange's sixth and seventh ties of the year which leads the NCAA and is a program record.
- 'Cuse enters the series with a 2-1-3 record in CHA play.
Scouting Lindenwood
- Shara Jasper leads the Lions offensively, with 12 points so far this season.
- Nicole Hensley has started all-12 games in net and has a .915 save percentage.
- Lindenwood sits at 3-2-1 in CHA play this season.
The Series will get underway on Friday at 7 p.m., with game two set for Saturday at 3 p.m.
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