Ice Hockey: Season in Review

The 2013-14 season was among the best performances for the Orange hockey team in program history. Its 20-14-3 record is the best all-time for Syracuse and matches the program record for wins while setting a new low in losses.

SU was 9-8-3 in College Hockey America games, the program's third winning conference record. While the team did not advance to the title game in the CHA Tournament, the Orange lost in a hard-fought battle with No. 8 Mercyhurst, an opponent that they have never defeated.

Syracuse started off its season with a 4-1 victory over then-No. 10 Northeastern and went on to defeat two more ranked opponents including No. 9/8 Robert Morris and No. 4/3 Boston College. Overall this season the Orange went 3-7-2 against schools in the top-10, which doubled its all-time wins against ranked teams.

The Orange had a six game undefeated streak (5-0-1) in the fall which started with a 4-1 victory at Providence College and ended with a 3-3 tie at No. 10 Mercyhurst. The team racked up three wins on the road, one at Providence and two at Penn State, and two big wins on home ice against No. 4/3 Boston College and Union. Its one tie was on the road at Mercyhurst and was the second time in program history that the Orange was not defeated by the Lakers.

Sophomore forward Melissa Piacentini dominated in 2014, going on a 10-game point streak which included a seven-game goal run, both the longest in school history. Piacentini ended the season as the leading scorer on the team with 29 points, including 17 goals and 12 assists.

Senior captain Margot Scharfe became SU's all-time goal scorer with 41 in her career after she scored the team's only goal in the 3-1 loss at RIT on February 21. The Orange were down 1-0 in the first period when Allie LaCombe directed the face-off to Nicole Renault who put it on net and Scharfe tipped it in for the record-breaking goal.

Freshman forward Jessica Sibley was named College Hockey America's Rookie of the Month in January and February, the first time in program history that a player has earned multiple CHA monthly honors. Sibley finished this season with the third-most points on the team, tallying 26 including 12 goals and 14 assists. Her 26 points were second-most amongst CHA rookies, and fifth amongst all Division I freshmen.

Senior goaltender Jenesica Drinkwater stepped up and started 24 games after fellow senior goalie Kallie Billadeau suffered a season-ending injury. Drinkwater finished the season 16-7-1 including 4 shutouts with a goals against average of 1.83 and a save percentage of .929.

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