SU Finishes Home Stand Against St. Lawrence - Syracuse University Athletics

Syracuse (14-11-2, 6-6-2 CHA) vs. St. Lawrence (9-14-3)
Date & Time	Tuesday, Feb. 4 - 7:00 p.m.
Location	Syracuse, N.Y. \| Onondaga War Memorial
Live Stats	SUathletics.com
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SYRACUSE, N.Y.—The Orange ice hockey team finishes its six-game home stretch against St. Lawrence tonight at 7 p.m. in the Onondaga War Memorial. Admission is free to the public. Head coach Paul Flanagan faces his old squad for the first time since taking the reigns at Syracuse six years ago. Flanagan was the head coach of the Saints for nine years before making the move to 'Cuse.

SCOUTING ST. LAWRENCE
• The Saints are 9-14-3 on the season and 0-4-0 against the College Hockey America opponents they have faced this season. In their conference (ECAC), SLU is 8-5-3.
• Senior defenseman Mel Desrochers is the leading scorer for St. Lawrence with 25 points on the season including a team-high eight goals and 17 assists.
• Senior forward Rylee Smith is the team's second-best point getter with 19 points on eight goals and 11 assists while freshman forward Brooke Webster is behind her with 17 points (7 goals, 10 assists).
• Carmen MacDonald is the primary goalie for SLU, starting 21 of 26 games. She has a 2.05 goals against average and .934 save percentage and is responsible for all of the Saint's wins and ties (9-9-3).

MERCYHURST SNEAKS PAST 'CUSE
• The Lakers took both games against the Orange this weekend, winning both by one goal. On Friday, a two-goal second period put Mercyhurst ahead in a tied game, a deficit the Orange couldn't overcome and SU lost 3-2. On Saturday, Mercyhurst jumped out to a two-goal lead in the first period and Syracuse could only manage one of its own for the rest of the game, losing for the third time to the Lakers this season, 2-1.
• Melissa Piacentini extended her program-record goal streak to seven games on Friday but it came to an end Saturday, though she was able to notch an assist to keep her point streak alive, which is now tied for the program's longest.
• Jenesica Drinkwater had 35 saves in both contests, a season-high for the senior net minder.

HOME SWEET HOME
• Syracuse finishes its home stand on Tuesday night against St. Lawrence at the Onondaga War Memorial.
• All-time, Syracuse is 40-41-6 at Tennity and 2-2-0 at the Onondaga War Memorial, which adds up to a .495 winning percentage.
• So far this season Syracuse has a 7-6-1 record at home, including wins against No. 4/3 Boston College, Union and Colgate out of conference and besting Lindenwood, RIT and Penn State in CHA play.
• The Orange tallied a 10-8-0 overall record in Syracuse last season, including a 6-4-0 conference record at Tennity Ice Pavilion.
• SU has had a winning home record three times in program history, going 6-5-1 in 2008-09 and 9-8-3 in 2010-11.

ORANGE BY NUMBERS
• The Orange's 14 wins are split evenly between home and away games, winning seven on the road and seven between Tennity Ice Pavilion and the Onondaga War Memorial.
• Syracuse wins or ties 76 percent of the time when scoring before its opponent, wins 73 percent of the time when leading after the first period and wins 89 percent of the time when leading after the second period, losing only three when it took a lead after the first 20 minutes and only once when it had an advantage with one period remaining.
• With an active offense, SU rarely loses. The Orange is 11-2-0 when outshooting an opponent and 11-2-1 when it scores three or more goals in a contest. SU has also never lost a game when it holds its opponent to one goal or less.
• Syracuse wins or ties 68 percent of the time when it scores a power play goal and 75 percent of the time when they prevent an opponent man-up score.

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