Orange Kick Off 2020 Tuesday Versus St. Lawrence

SYRACUSE ( 5-12-1, 4-1-1 CHA) vs. ST. LAWRENCE (6-7-5, 2-3-2 ECAC)
Game Details: 6 p.m. | Syracuse, N.Y. | Tennity Ice Pavilion
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse ice hockey kicks off the second half of the season Tuesday night at 6 p.m. when the Orange host St. Lawrence at Tennity Ice Pavilion. Parking and admission are free, and fans can watch the action live via Cuse.tv.

The Orange (5-12-1, 4-1-1 CHA) previously hosted the Saints (6-7-5, 2-3-2 ECAC) on Nov. 16 at War Memorial Arena where SLU took home a 4-3 overtime victory. St. Lawrence leads the all-time series 3-1, Syracuse's last win coming back in 2014 when 'Cuse shutout the Saints, 3-0, at Tennity in the programs' first meeting.

The Orange are coming off a two-game routing of College Hockey America foe Lindenwood in the first week of December. 'Cuse won 7-0 in game one before leaving with a 13-1 victory the following day. Sophomore Lauren Bellefontaine and freshman Anna Leschyshyn led the team with two goals each in game two, and almost every player on the roster recorded a point. Freshman Mae Batherson recorded the most points, registering four assists on the day.

The Hunt for 400
Head coach Paul Flanagan enters Tuesday with 398 career wins. At 400, he'll become the seventh collegiate women's coach to hit the milestone, and second in the CHA behind Mercyhurst's Michael Sisti.

Centennial Mark
Syracuse claimed its 100th College Hockey America victory with a 7-0 shutout of Lindenwood Dec. 7 in Maryland Heights, Mo. Junior Jessica DiGirolamo scored the game-winning goal just 1:20 into the first period.

Scouting the Saints
St. Lawrence is 1-3-2 since its last trip to Syracuse and 6-7-5 overall on the year. The Saints rank ninth in the ECAC Hockey standings and 22nd in the USCHO RPI, four spots above Syracuse.
            - Kayla Vespa (11-10-21) leads the Saints in scoring, followed by Anna Segedi (8-7-15) and Shailynn Snow (2-9-11).
            - Segedi's 0.83 PPG and Snow's 0.79 PPG rank ninth and 13th in the nation, respectively.
            - Goaltender Lucy Morgan is 3-4-5 on the year with two shutouts, a 1.63 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage. Her GAA is good for eighth in the nation and her save percentage ranks seventh.

Syracuse Rankings
            - Jessica DiGirolamo ranks 16th nationally and second in the CHA in points per game for defenders (0.83). Lindsay Eastwood is third in the league with 0.72. DiGirolamo ranks ninth in the CHA in overall points per game as well.
            - Kelli Rowswell and Lauren Bellefontaine are two of just 10 skaters in the CHA to score a short-handed goal.
            - Abby Moloughney's four points against Union, alongside Eastwood and Mae Batherson's four against Lindenwood, are tied for second-most in a single CHA game this year.
            - Moloughney's 12 assists rank fifth in the CHA.
            - Syracuse boasts two of the CHA's top three offensive freshmen in Batherson (2-9-11) and Anna Leschyshyn (5-5-10).
            - Ady Cohen is tied for fourth nationally in season shutouts (2).

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Orange Kick Off 2020 Tuesday Versus St. Lawrence

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Players Mentioned

Mae Batherson

Lauren Bellefontaine

Ady Cohen

Jessica DiGirolamo

Lindsay Eastwood

Anna Leschyshyn

Abby Moloughney

Kelli Rowswell

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