Ice Hockey Orange Spotlight Recaps
March 9, 2009
In the first playoff game in program history the No. 4-seeded Orange lost to No. 5-seed Niagara, 3-2, on Thursday afternoon at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in the quarterfinal round of the College Hockey America tournament.
Freshman forward Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba) recorded Syracuse’s first playoff goal in school history to initiate the scoring with first-year winger Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) and sophomore co-captain Julie Rising (Anchorage, Alaska) receiving credit on the assist.
Sophomore center Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) dialed up the Orange’s second goal of the game with helpers coming from the same pair on SU’s first tally in Skelly and Rising.
Junior netminder Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y) staffed the net every game for Syracuse in its inaugural season, 28 in all, and made 24 saves on 27 Niagara attempts in the season finale. Schoedel finished the year with 712 total stops.
Marty capped the season as SU’s points leader with 22, overall (10 G, 12 A). Skelly’s two assists gave her 21 points on the season (11 G, 10 A), while Rising finished in a tie for third in team scoring with freshman forward Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) by notching 19 points.
Klassen attacked first with a pinpoint bullet from the top of the right circle through crease traffic past NU’s Nikki Rudy to draw first blood at 17:43 of the first. Skelly and Rising worked the puck around the top of the zone to orchestrate SU’s first playoff goal in school history for the 1-0 advantage.
Niagara evened the count after Frances McPhail slipped the disc past Schoedel at 4:35 of the second period. McPhail corralled the puck at the top of the left circle after a feed from Ashley Riggs, 1-1.
At 12:24 of the middle session, Skelly cut off a Purple Eagles’ pass near the blue line and hustled down the right side of the ice. Skelly discovered a flanking Marty down the center and needled a pass through two NU defensemen. Marty deked Rudy once to her left side and brought the puck around to her backhand and lifted it through to double up on SU’s advantage, 2-1.
Syracuse was working its powerplay in NU’s zone, but Melanie Mills stole the puck and connected with Riggs in the slot. Riggs broke through two defenders and beat Schoedel on a wide-open breakaway in short-handed fashion with 2:18 into the third for the equalizer, 2-2.
With 3:50 reading on the clock, Skelly intercepted another pass and motored past a Purple Eagles blueliner down the right side to open herself up for an attempt. Skelly discharged a slapshot from 25 feet out that smacked Rudy’s facemask, forcing her into the back of the net from the impact. With Rudy in a vulnerable position, Skelly and an NU defender took each other down to the ice and the puck carried into the net with the momentum of the fall. Due to the net being out of position and off its pegs, the goal was disallowed.
Alison Malty clinched the game at the 17:10 point of the final frame. Niagara made multiple passes leading to a shot thwarted by Schoedel. Malty was in the right place at the right time and sent the puck in on a loose rebound for the game winner, 3-2.
Syracuse closes its inaugural season with a 9-16-3 overall record and 2-12-3 in CHA play.
February 23, 2009
The Syracuse ice hockey team stretched its program-best winning streak to six games with a 3-0 and 4-1 triumph against Division II challenger St. Anselm. Saturday's victory marked the Orange's first victory downtown at the Onondaga County War Memorial as sophomore Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario) delivered her first-career game-winning goal. On Friday night, the Orange blanked its third opponent of the season, 3-0, in the final regular-season showing at Tennity Ice Pavilion.
Freshman winger Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) notched her first-career game-winning goal early in the first period to secure SU's fifth consecutive victory. Skelly's game-clincher was done in powerplay fashion, marking her second straight game with an extra-man marker. The Taber, Alberta native had potted a team-best four powerplay goals this season. First-year center Jessica Frump (Saugus, Calif.) stayed hot from her four-point showing last weekend with the Orange's second goal of the game. The Saugus, Calif. native chalked up five points in three games. Freshman forward Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) he tacked on two assists to bring her season total to a team-best 14 through 26 games.
Sophomore forward Cheyenne Bojeski (Hamilton, Ontario) was SU's third skater riding a three-game pointstreak after doling out her third helper in as many games. Bojeski's three-game span with a point is a career high for the second-year transfer. On Saturday afternoon at the War Memorial, seniors Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario) and Rachel Tilford (Birch Hills, Saskatchewan) put an appropriate cap on Syracuse's inaugural ice hockey season as the two fourth-year members figured into SU's final goal of the regular season for the Orange's sixth consecutive victory.
Sophomore co-captain Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) netted her first-career two-goal game, notching her fourth tally in as many games to fuel the Orange in its program-best sixth straight win. The Nussbaumen, Switzerland's fifth two-point game of the season confirmed her as the regular-season point leader with 21 overall (9 G, 12 A). Marty charges into the playoffs riding her second four-game pointstreak of the season. Syracuse's other captain, sophomore Julie Rising (Anchorage, Alaska), coordinated both of Marty's goals for her first two-assist outing since Sacred Heart on Oct. 31. Rising finished fourth on the team with 17 points (6 G, 11 A) and attempted a team-high 84 shots through 27 games.
Sophomore Keeta Koalska (Forest Lake, Minn.) recorded her third point in four games by aiding on Gordon's game-winner, including her first career pointstreak with a goal in the final showing at Tennity Ice Pavilion in the program's first season. Freshman Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) attained her third assist of the year on the same goal. Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) finished the weekend with 27 saves while freshman goalkeeper Steph Jones (Thornhill, Ontario) relieved Schoedel in Friday night's game and made seven stops.
February 16, 2009
Cumulative Stats through February 16, 2009
The Syracuse women's ice hockey team strung together its first four-game win streak in program history with the duplicate 5-1 scores at Sacred Heart this past weekend. The Orange sweep of Sacred Heart marks the third time Syracuse has claimed both tilts against its foe. Most recently, Syracuse downed Niagara in both games while SU did the same against the Pioneers in the home opener on Halloween.
Cumulative Stats through February 16, 2009
The Syracuse women's ice hockey team strung together its first four-game win streak in program history with the duplicate 5-1 scores at Sacred Heart this past weekend. The Orange sweep of Sacred Heart marks the third time Syracuse has claimed both tilts against its foe. Most recently, Syracuse downed Niagara in both games while SU did the same against the Pioneers in the home opener on Halloween.
Freshmen Katelyn Bero (Akwesasne, N.Y.) and Nicole Feltes (Rolling Meadows, Ill.) each accounted for their first points in the Syracuse sweater this weekend. Bero netted her first career goal, the first tally in Saturday's affair, while Feltes aided her linemate with her first-career assist. Feltes one-upped herself with her first-career goal with eight second remaining to cap her first-career two points game. All 17 Syracuse skaters now have at least one notch in the point column.
Sophomore co-captain Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) overtook the Syracuse points lead with a three-point weekend. On Friday, Marty scored the first goal of the game, her second-career first goal, and added another goal and assist in Saturday's soiree. It was Marty's fourth-career two-point showing with her seventh goal and 11th assist of the season to overtake the lead with 18 points. Marty has logged pointstreaks of five, four and three games this season before chalking up another two-game pointstreak this weekend.
Freshman Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) locked up her first-career two goal game on Friday night and is currently tied with classmate Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) in second place with 17 points. Mullan leads the Orange with 12 assists.
Freshman Jessica Frump (Saugus, Calif.) has experienced success against Sacred Heart, signing off on a team-high four point weekend. Frump put away her second-career goal in game-winning fashion on Friday night along with two helpers, denoting her first-career three point game. Frump's third assist of the weekend notched her first-career two-game pointstreak. The Saugus, Calif. native also fired eight shots on net which is a school record thus far.
Freshman Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) continues to score at the right time. She tallied her eight goal of the year, second most on the squad, in game-winning demeanor, marking her second-career game-winner. She notched her first-career game-winning goal two Saturdays ago against Niagara.
Skelly took over the powerplay goal lead with her third of the year. Skelly leads all skaters with 10 goals on the season.
The Orange attempted a season-high 53 shots against Sacred Heart on Saturday while limiting the Pioneers to 12 shots, tying a game-low SU held Niagara to a couple weeks ago. Syracuse hasn't allowed a powerplay goal in four games.
February 2, 2009
Cumulative Stats through January 31, 2009
In SU's first CHA victory in program history on Friday night, junior defenseman Gabrielle Beaudry (Cortland, N.Y.) notched her first career goal for Syracuse in emphatic fashion, firing in the game-winner during the third period to help cut down Niagara's sextet. Sophomore captain Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) is now in sole possession of second place in team points with her sixth goal of the season, 15th point overall.
On Saturday, freshman winger Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) answered the call of duty with her first-career game-winning goal on Saturday, netting her seventh overall goal of the season, second most on the team. Sophomore center Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario) set up the play for her fifth assist of the season, seventh point overall.
Fourth-year blueliner Nikki Leone (Trenton, Onatrio) joined five of her teammates in the two powerplay goal club on Saturday, notching the first goal of the game in extra-man fashion in the second period. Leone is Syracuse's leading scorer on the defensive unit with eight points (4 G, 4 A). Freshman Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) keeps on executing all the behind-the-scenes work with her team-leading 12th assist on Leone's marker.
Sophomore co-captain Julie Rising (Anchorage, Alaska) lit the lamp late in the third on the Orange's first empty net goal in program history to help seal Syracuse's second-consecutive conference win.
Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) made 62 total stops in SU's two wins, upping her career saves total to 632. In 1309:47 of play, Schoedel is allowing 3.21 goals per game and has stopped 90.0 of opposing attempts (632-702).
January 26, 2009
The Syracuse women's ice hockey team (3-15-3, 0-11-3) played CHA-rival rv/rv Wayne State (17-3-2, 8-0-0) tough for the second time this season, but endured a couple losses in the weekend set, 3-2 and 3-1.
Sophomore co-captain Julie Rising (Anchorage, Alaska) put away her second-career powerplay goal on Friday, fifth of the season, while second-year winger Cheyenne Bojeski (Hamilton, Ontario) did the same, securing her second-career powerplay marker, fourth on the year. The Orange's three top-point getters through 20 games, freshmen Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) and Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) and sophomore co-captain Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland), all accounted for an assist in SU's third game of the season against Wayne State.
On Saturday, Skelly scored a short-handed goal at the start of the second period. Skelly now leads the club in points (16), goals (9) and short-handed goals (2). The first-year winger's short-handed goal on Saturday was SU's first short-handed goal since the Orange put away three against Sacred Heart in the home opener.
Marty posted her 10th assist of the season by way of Skelly's marker, pulling her into second place in assists and is now tied with freshman Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) for second on the team with 14 points. Marty and Skelly also assembled their third and fourth pointstreaks of the season, respectively. Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) stopped 60 total shots on the weekend. The third-year netminder has made 630 total saves this season against 638 shots (89.3 save percentage) and is surrendering 3.43 goals per game. Schoedel has racked up 1189:47 in all 21 starts for the Orange.
Syracuse has outshot the last five of its six opponents.
Syracuse picks up where it left off against Niagara on Friday, January 30 at Tennity Ice Pavilion at 7pm.The two teams will butt heads again on Saturday, January 31 at 2pm, marking the final regular season conference game to be played at Tennity Ice Pavilion and the last event to be staged on a Saturday afternoon
January 19, 2008
Cumulative Stats through January 18, 2009
The Syracuse women's ice hockey team (3-13-3) skated to its third consecutive draw on Sunday afternoon when the Orange and first-time conference foe Niagara (4-16-4) capped off back-toback 65 minute affairs of 1-1 at Dwyer Arena. Syracuse held the Purple Eagles to only 12 total shots which is the lowest shot total the Orange defense has allowed this season on Saturday while the two consecutive ties locked up Syracuse's third point in the CHA standings. Syracuse has outshot its last four opponents by a total of 108-92 in its last four outings.
Cumulative Stats through January 18, 2009
The Syracuse women's ice hockey team (3-13-3) skated to its third consecutive draw on Sunday afternoon when the Orange and first-time conference foe Niagara (4-16-4) capped off back-toback 65 minute affairs of 1-1 at Dwyer Arena. Syracuse held the Purple Eagles to only 12 total shots which is the lowest shot total the Orange defense has allowed this season on Saturday while the two consecutive ties locked up Syracuse's third point in the CHA standings. Syracuse has outshot its last four opponents by a total of 108-92 in its last four outings.
SU ntoched its third straight draw after going the distance with Robert Morris on Jan. 10, 2-2, and two 1-1 overtime affairs at Niagara this past weekend.
Freshman forward Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) put away her second career powerplay tally, third of her career, to supply SU with its lone goal on Saturday. Mullan, the Orange's assist leader with 10 helpers on the year, was aided by sophomores Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) and Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario) in the extra-man situation. For Marty, the assist was her eighth career while Gordon chalked up her fourth on the season.
In the latter tilt of a two-game set at Niagara, Gordon delivered SU's lone goal late in the second period. Gordon's second goal of the season, sixth point overall, secured her second two-game pointstreak of the season.
Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) faced 40 shots, saving 38 total in the weekend series. The third-year netminder has now made 510 saves on this season, allowing 3.47 goals per game. Schoedel's save percentage rests at 89.2 (510-of-572) after 19 consecutive starts.
Syracuse will have the luxury of playing in its home quarters of Tennity Ice Pavilion for the first back-to-back weekend series of the season. SU hosted Sacred Heart and Mercyhurst back in October, but a lay week separated the two matchups. The Orange hosts rv/rv Wayne State for a two-game conference set on Friday, January 23 at 7 pm and Saturday, January 24 at 2pm. The following weekend, Niagara makes its way east down the Thruway for a two-game series with the Orange on Friday, January 30 at 7 pm and Saturday, January 31 at 2 pm.
Freshman forward Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) put away her second career powerplay tally, third of her career, to supply SU with its lone goal on Saturday. Mullan, the Orange's assist leader with 10 helpers on the year, was aided by sophomores Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) and Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario) in the extra-man situation. For Marty, the assist was her eighth career while Gordon chalked up her fourth on the season.
In the latter tilt of a two-game set at Niagara, Gordon delivered SU's lone goal late in the second period. Gordon's second goal of the season, sixth point overall, secured her second two-game pointstreak of the season.
Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) faced 40 shots, saving 38 total in the weekend series. The third-year netminder has now made 510 saves on this season, allowing 3.47 goals per game. Schoedel's save percentage rests at 89.2 (510-of-572) after 19 consecutive starts.
Syracuse will have the luxury of playing in its home quarters of Tennity Ice Pavilion for the first back-to-back weekend series of the season. SU hosted Sacred Heart and Mercyhurst back in October, but a lay week separated the two matchups. The Orange hosts rv/rv Wayne State for a two-game conference set on Friday, January 23 at 7 pm and Saturday, January 24 at 2pm. The following weekend, Niagara makes its way east down the Thruway for a two-game series with the Orange on Friday, January 30 at 7 pm and Saturday, January 31 at 2 pm.
December 8, 2008
Cumulative Stats through December 8, 2008
Freshman forward Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) expanded upon her team-leading point by tallying two goals and an assist in the two-game series at Mercyhurst this past weekend.
Skelly deposited with her seventh and eighth goals of the season along with one assist at CHA opponent No. 9-ranked Mercyhurst to carry on the Orange points lead with 14 overall (8 G, 6 A). Heading into Syracuse's 14th game of the season, Skelly was the leading point scorer amongst all freshmen in the CHA. On a national scale, Skelly was tied for 16th in goals per game amid all freshmen skaters. The first-year winger was also tied for 48th in country in goals per game (0.46 gpg).
Sophomore co-captain Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland), senior Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario), freshman Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia), and sophomore Julie Rising (Anchorage, Alaska) all contributed assists against Mercyhurst.
Freshman Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitboa) put away her second powerplay goal in the last four games.
Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) saves a combined total of 75 Lakers' attempts in the two-game set. Heading into Syracuse's seventh CHA contest, Schoedel had made 350 saves, upping her total to 425. SU's starting netminder is allowing 4.11 goals per game and has stopped 88.4 percent of the shots she's faced (425-of-481).
The Orange lost 5-1 on Friday night and again on Saturday afternoon by a 9-2 count. The Syracuse icers return to the sheet at Tennity Ice Pavilion after the New Year on Friday, January 9, at 7 pm against Robert Morris.
Cumulative Stats through December 8, 2008
Freshman forward Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) expanded upon her team-leading point by tallying two goals and an assist in the two-game series at Mercyhurst this past weekend.
Skelly deposited with her seventh and eighth goals of the season along with one assist at CHA opponent No. 9-ranked Mercyhurst to carry on the Orange points lead with 14 overall (8 G, 6 A). Heading into Syracuse's 14th game of the season, Skelly was the leading point scorer amongst all freshmen in the CHA. On a national scale, Skelly was tied for 16th in goals per game amid all freshmen skaters. The first-year winger was also tied for 48th in country in goals per game (0.46 gpg).
Sophomore co-captain Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland), senior Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario), freshman Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia), and sophomore Julie Rising (Anchorage, Alaska) all contributed assists against Mercyhurst.
Freshman Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitboa) put away her second powerplay goal in the last four games.
Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) saves a combined total of 75 Lakers' attempts in the two-game set. Heading into Syracuse's seventh CHA contest, Schoedel had made 350 saves, upping her total to 425. SU's starting netminder is allowing 4.11 goals per game and has stopped 88.4 percent of the shots she's faced (425-of-481).
The Orange lost 5-1 on Friday night and again on Saturday afternoon by a 9-2 count. The Syracuse icers return to the sheet at Tennity Ice Pavilion after the New Year on Friday, January 9, at 7 pm against Robert Morris.
December 1, 2008
Cumulative Stats through December 1, 2008
The Syracuse women's ice hockey team took some time out of its Thanksgiving weekend celebration to take a trip to Ottawa, Ontario for two exhibition contests against Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. It marked the first time in SU ice hockey history that the Orange competed in another country.
On Saturday against Carleton, the Orange peppered Ravens' goaltender Amanda Muhlig with 10 shots, but Syracuse didn't find the back of the net until it was down a skater on the penalty kill. Sophomore co-captain Julie Rising (Anchorage, Alaska) busted the scoreless affair with a short-handed tally at 13:02 of the second period for the 1-0 lead.
Freshman forward Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba) secured the game-winning goal with 10:21 remaining in the game. First-year defender Kelly Dimmen (Colorado Springs, Colo.) polished off the Ravens with the Orange's first powerplay goal at 9:31 of the final frame after freshman Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) offered Dimmen the puck for the 3-1 game clincher.
Junior netminder Alison Lee (Los Altos, Calif.) was called upon to man the cage for the Orange on Saturday afternoon. Lee turned aside 11-of-12 Ravens' attempts in her first full 60 minutes for Syracuse.
Syracuse was back at it with the University of Ottawa Gee Gees on Sunday afternoon at the U of O Sports Complex. Freshman winger Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) scored two goals against Gee Gees' goalie Jessika Audet. Sophomore co-captain Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) punched in a goal for SU, as well. U of O came on strong in the later portion of the game, forcing an overtime session. The Gee Gees prevailed in the end, 4-3.
Freshman goalie Steph Jones (Thornhill, Ontario) started in net for the Orange in her return home to her native province. Jones stopped 21-of-25 shots against the Gee Gees.
Syracuse returns to regular season play this Friday, December 5, at 7 pm in Erie, Pa. The Orange collides with CHA opponent Mercyhurst for the second time of the season as SU seeks out its first conferences victory. Syracuse will double up on Saturday and take on the Lakers on November 2 at 2 pm.
Cumulative Stats through December 1, 2008
The Syracuse women's ice hockey team took some time out of its Thanksgiving weekend celebration to take a trip to Ottawa, Ontario for two exhibition contests against Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. It marked the first time in SU ice hockey history that the Orange competed in another country.
On Saturday against Carleton, the Orange peppered Ravens' goaltender Amanda Muhlig with 10 shots, but Syracuse didn't find the back of the net until it was down a skater on the penalty kill. Sophomore co-captain Julie Rising (Anchorage, Alaska) busted the scoreless affair with a short-handed tally at 13:02 of the second period for the 1-0 lead.
Freshman forward Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba) secured the game-winning goal with 10:21 remaining in the game. First-year defender Kelly Dimmen (Colorado Springs, Colo.) polished off the Ravens with the Orange's first powerplay goal at 9:31 of the final frame after freshman Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) offered Dimmen the puck for the 3-1 game clincher.
Junior netminder Alison Lee (Los Altos, Calif.) was called upon to man the cage for the Orange on Saturday afternoon. Lee turned aside 11-of-12 Ravens' attempts in her first full 60 minutes for Syracuse.
Syracuse was back at it with the University of Ottawa Gee Gees on Sunday afternoon at the U of O Sports Complex. Freshman winger Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) scored two goals against Gee Gees' goalie Jessika Audet. Sophomore co-captain Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) punched in a goal for SU, as well. U of O came on strong in the later portion of the game, forcing an overtime session. The Gee Gees prevailed in the end, 4-3.
Freshman goalie Steph Jones (Thornhill, Ontario) started in net for the Orange in her return home to her native province. Jones stopped 21-of-25 shots against the Gee Gees.
Syracuse returns to regular season play this Friday, December 5, at 7 pm in Erie, Pa. The Orange collides with CHA opponent Mercyhurst for the second time of the season as SU seeks out its first conferences victory. Syracuse will double up on Saturday and take on the Lakers on November 2 at 2 pm.
November 17, 2008
Cumulative Stats through November 17, 2008
Following the idle weekend of play, the Orange looked to increase its three-game win streak against six-time conference champion Mercyhurst. On Friday night, Syracuse took on the Lakers at the Onondaga County War Memorial for the first time in program history. The War Memorial is the home of the AHL's Syracuse Crunch.
In the first game in downtown Syracuse, the Orange held a 1-0 advantage for nearly half the game at the, but Mercyhurst's powerplay overcame the Orange attack. The Lakers recorded two powerplay markers within just more than a minute to take a 2-1 advantage en route to a 4-1 victory.
Freshman forward Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta), last week's recipient of the CHA Rookie of the Week Award, added to her team-leading total by putting in her sixth goal of the season. Leading up to Syracuse's third conference tilt against Mercyhurst, Skelly was tied for second in the CHA in freshmen scoring with 0.89 points per game, which was also good enough for a sixth place tie, overall, in the league. SU's leading goal scorer was also tied for third in the CHA with 0.56 goals per game and 0.22 powerplay goals per contest. Skelly has scored in her last three contests, including four goals and two assists.
Freshman winger Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) tallied her team-leading eighth assist on Skelly's goal. Mullan was tied for second in the CHA with 0.78 assists per game and tied for sixth in points with 0.89 per game. In her last outing against Sacred Heart, she became the first Orange skater to have doled out three helpers in one game.
Junior netminder Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) tied her career-high with 41 saves in the contest. Schoedel made numerous crowd-rousing stops in the first period to safeguard the Orange's lead. Syracuse's goaltender faced 45 Lakers' shots on Friday night.
On the backend back at Tennity Ice Pavilion on Saturday, SU was met by a powerful Mercyhurst attack all day in a 7-1 setback. The Orange was outshot 53-17 in its fourth conference matchup of the inaugural season.
Schoedel topped her career-best and reset the standard to 46 saves in a contest. Schoedel displayed numerous acrobatic stops to support the Orange defense.
Mullan recorded her second goal of the year with approximately 30 seconds remaining in the second period. Mullan was assisted Skelly and sophomore co-captain Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) on the Orange tally.
Mullan aided Skelly in her eighth goal of the year as the two newcomers remain tied for the team-lead with 10 points apiece. Marty is tied for second on the team with eight overall points (three goals, five assists).
Cumulative Stats through November 17, 2008
Following the idle weekend of play, the Orange looked to increase its three-game win streak against six-time conference champion Mercyhurst. On Friday night, Syracuse took on the Lakers at the Onondaga County War Memorial for the first time in program history. The War Memorial is the home of the AHL's Syracuse Crunch.
In the first game in downtown Syracuse, the Orange held a 1-0 advantage for nearly half the game at the, but Mercyhurst's powerplay overcame the Orange attack. The Lakers recorded two powerplay markers within just more than a minute to take a 2-1 advantage en route to a 4-1 victory.
Freshman forward Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta), last week's recipient of the CHA Rookie of the Week Award, added to her team-leading total by putting in her sixth goal of the season. Leading up to Syracuse's third conference tilt against Mercyhurst, Skelly was tied for second in the CHA in freshmen scoring with 0.89 points per game, which was also good enough for a sixth place tie, overall, in the league. SU's leading goal scorer was also tied for third in the CHA with 0.56 goals per game and 0.22 powerplay goals per contest. Skelly has scored in her last three contests, including four goals and two assists.
Freshman winger Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) tallied her team-leading eighth assist on Skelly's goal. Mullan was tied for second in the CHA with 0.78 assists per game and tied for sixth in points with 0.89 per game. In her last outing against Sacred Heart, she became the first Orange skater to have doled out three helpers in one game.
Junior netminder Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) tied her career-high with 41 saves in the contest. Schoedel made numerous crowd-rousing stops in the first period to safeguard the Orange's lead. Syracuse's goaltender faced 45 Lakers' shots on Friday night.
On the backend back at Tennity Ice Pavilion on Saturday, SU was met by a powerful Mercyhurst attack all day in a 7-1 setback. The Orange was outshot 53-17 in its fourth conference matchup of the inaugural season.
Schoedel topped her career-best and reset the standard to 46 saves in a contest. Schoedel displayed numerous acrobatic stops to support the Orange defense.
Mullan recorded her second goal of the year with approximately 30 seconds remaining in the second period. Mullan was assisted Skelly and sophomore co-captain Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) on the Orange tally.
Mullan aided Skelly in her eighth goal of the year as the two newcomers remain tied for the team-lead with 10 points apiece. Marty is tied for second on the team with eight overall points (three goals, five assists).
November 10, 2008
Cumulative Stats through November 10, 2008
After picking apart Sacred Heart, 17-3, in the first home weekend in program history, the Syracuse ice hockey team did not compete this weekend.
The Orange submerges itself in College Hockey America play this weekend at the Onondaga County War Memorial. It is the first time Syracuse will be featured at the home of the AHL's Syracuse Crunch. SU entertains six-time CHA champs Mercyhurst on Friday, December 5, in downtown Syracuse at 7 p.m. and then against back at Tennity Ice Pavilion at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Freshman Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) combined for three points last weekend against Sacred Heart with two goals, including her second powerplay goal on the season, and one assist. She was awarded her second CHA Rookie of the Week honor for her performance.
Other notes from last weekend's first home contest includes: Head coach Paul Flanagan recorded his 232nd career victory. Five players, Jessica Frump (Saugus, Calif.), Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario), Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba), Erin Tilford (Birch Hills, Saskatchewan) and Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario) achieved their first goals in the Orange sweater. Sophomore co-captain Julie Rising (Millbrae, Calif.) attained four points (an SU game-high) with two goals, including a short-handed goal, and two helpers. Rising now leads the Orange with eight points through nine games. Schoedel earner her second consecutive shutout against Sacred Heart and has turned away 38 consecutive shots. Klassen netted her first two-point game with one goal and one assist. Gordon led all skaters on Friday with a +6 plus/minus rating. Freshman Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) took SU's first two penalty shots in program history. The Orange registered six goals in the first period, the most tallies in 20 minutes of play for SU this season. Syracuse fired 49 shots, the most for SU this season.
Cumulative Stats through November 10, 2008
After picking apart Sacred Heart, 17-3, in the first home weekend in program history, the Syracuse ice hockey team did not compete this weekend.
The Orange submerges itself in College Hockey America play this weekend at the Onondaga County War Memorial. It is the first time Syracuse will be featured at the home of the AHL's Syracuse Crunch. SU entertains six-time CHA champs Mercyhurst on Friday, December 5, in downtown Syracuse at 7 p.m. and then against back at Tennity Ice Pavilion at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Freshman Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) combined for three points last weekend against Sacred Heart with two goals, including her second powerplay goal on the season, and one assist. She was awarded her second CHA Rookie of the Week honor for her performance.
Other notes from last weekend's first home contest includes: Head coach Paul Flanagan recorded his 232nd career victory. Five players, Jessica Frump (Saugus, Calif.), Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario), Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba), Erin Tilford (Birch Hills, Saskatchewan) and Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario) achieved their first goals in the Orange sweater. Sophomore co-captain Julie Rising (Millbrae, Calif.) attained four points (an SU game-high) with two goals, including a short-handed goal, and two helpers. Rising now leads the Orange with eight points through nine games. Schoedel earner her second consecutive shutout against Sacred Heart and has turned away 38 consecutive shots. Klassen netted her first two-point game with one goal and one assist. Gordon led all skaters on Friday with a +6 plus/minus rating. Freshman Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) took SU's first two penalty shots in program history. The Orange registered six goals in the first period, the most tallies in 20 minutes of play for SU this season. Syracuse fired 49 shots, the most for SU this season.
November 3, 2008
Cumulative Stats through November 3, 2008
The Syracuse University women's ice hockey team hosted its first weekend series at home against Sacred Heart on Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1. The Orange treated Friday's capacity crowd to a 10-0 blanking of the Pioneers in the first varsity game to ever be played at Tennity Ice Pavilion.
Syracuse put together its first winning streak of the season after junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) earned her second consecutive shutout. SU's goalkeeper denied 19 Pioneers' attempts in Friday night's affair.
At 5:43 of the first period, newly-added freshman Jessica Frump (Saugus, Calif.) immersed her stick in a scrum in front of the Pioneers' net, came away with the puck and nudged it by SHU netminder Amanda Nagel for for what proved to be the game-winner. Sophomore Keeta Koalska (Forest Lake, Minn.) was credited with the assist, her first point on the season.
Other notes from Friday's historic even include: Head coach Paul Flanagan recorded his 232nd career victory. Five players, Frump, Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario), Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba), Erin Tilford (Birch Hills, Saskatchewan) and Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario) achieved their first goals in the Orange sweater. Sophomore co-captain Julie Rising (Millbrae, Calif.) attained four points (an SU game-high) with two goals, including a short-handed goal, and two helpers. Rising now leads the Orange with eight points through nine games. Schoedel earner her second consecutive shutout against Sacred Heart and has turned away 38 consecutive shots. Klassen netted her first two-point game with one goal and one assist. Gordon led all skaters on Friday with a +6 plus/minus rating. Freshman Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) took SU's first two penalty shots in program history. The Orange registered six goals in the first period, the most tallies in 20 minutes of play for SU this season. Syracuse fired 49 shots, the most for SU this season.
On Saturday, the Orange backed up its strong showing by taking down the Pioneers, 7-3, in an afternoon matinee. Freshman Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) combined for three points in the contest through two goals, including her second powerplay goal on the season, and one assist.
Senior defenseman Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario) finished off an impressive weekend with two goals on Saturday, including one of three Syracuse powerplay markers.
For the first time this year, Flanagan tested all three of his netminders. Schoedel, freshman Steph Jones (Thornhill, Ontario) and junior Alison Lee (Los Altos, Calif.) each started one period of play, respectively, on Saturday. For Lee, it was her first action in the Orange sweater. Schoedel remained perfect on the weekend, blocking four shots in the first stanza. Jones made nine stops and yielded one Pioneers' goal in the second frame while Lee stepped in for the final session of play and allowed two tallies while turning away eight attempts.
Rising complemented her impressive weekend with a powerplay marker at 14:10 of the first period to keep SU ahead, 4-0, which represented to be the game-winner.
The Orange have the impending weekend off, but will resume play against six-time CHA champion, Mercyhurst, on Friday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m. SU's next game will be played at the Onondaga County War Memorial in the heart of downtown Syracuse for the first time in history. The Onondaga County War Memorial has been the home of the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch since 1994.
Cumulative Stats through November 3, 2008
The Syracuse University women's ice hockey team hosted its first weekend series at home against Sacred Heart on Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1. The Orange treated Friday's capacity crowd to a 10-0 blanking of the Pioneers in the first varsity game to ever be played at Tennity Ice Pavilion.
Syracuse put together its first winning streak of the season after junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) earned her second consecutive shutout. SU's goalkeeper denied 19 Pioneers' attempts in Friday night's affair.
At 5:43 of the first period, newly-added freshman Jessica Frump (Saugus, Calif.) immersed her stick in a scrum in front of the Pioneers' net, came away with the puck and nudged it by SHU netminder Amanda Nagel for for what proved to be the game-winner. Sophomore Keeta Koalska (Forest Lake, Minn.) was credited with the assist, her first point on the season.
Other notes from Friday's historic even include: Head coach Paul Flanagan recorded his 232nd career victory. Five players, Frump, Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario), Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba), Erin Tilford (Birch Hills, Saskatchewan) and Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario) achieved their first goals in the Orange sweater. Sophomore co-captain Julie Rising (Millbrae, Calif.) attained four points (an SU game-high) with two goals, including a short-handed goal, and two helpers. Rising now leads the Orange with eight points through nine games. Schoedel earner her second consecutive shutout against Sacred Heart and has turned away 38 consecutive shots. Klassen netted her first two-point game with one goal and one assist. Gordon led all skaters on Friday with a +6 plus/minus rating. Freshman Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) took SU's first two penalty shots in program history. The Orange registered six goals in the first period, the most tallies in 20 minutes of play for SU this season. Syracuse fired 49 shots, the most for SU this season.
On Saturday, the Orange backed up its strong showing by taking down the Pioneers, 7-3, in an afternoon matinee. Freshman Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) combined for three points in the contest through two goals, including her second powerplay goal on the season, and one assist.
Senior defenseman Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario) finished off an impressive weekend with two goals on Saturday, including one of three Syracuse powerplay markers.
For the first time this year, Flanagan tested all three of his netminders. Schoedel, freshman Steph Jones (Thornhill, Ontario) and junior Alison Lee (Los Altos, Calif.) each started one period of play, respectively, on Saturday. For Lee, it was her first action in the Orange sweater. Schoedel remained perfect on the weekend, blocking four shots in the first stanza. Jones made nine stops and yielded one Pioneers' goal in the second frame while Lee stepped in for the final session of play and allowed two tallies while turning away eight attempts.
Rising complemented her impressive weekend with a powerplay marker at 14:10 of the first period to keep SU ahead, 4-0, which represented to be the game-winner.
The Orange have the impending weekend off, but will resume play against six-time CHA champion, Mercyhurst, on Friday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m. SU's next game will be played at the Onondaga County War Memorial in the heart of downtown Syracuse for the first time in history. The Onondaga County War Memorial has been the home of the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch since 1994.
October 27, 2008
Cumulative Stats through Seven Games
The Syracuse ice hockey team was given its first weekend off since the season started on October 1. On October 18, the Orange made history by recording its first win at Quinnipiac by a 2-0 score.
Freshman Lisa Mullan leads the Orange with five points (one goal, four assists) while her freshman counterpart, Megan Skelly, has notched four points (two goals, two assists) through seven games this season.
Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel has started all seven games and earned her first career shutout with SU at Quinnipiac. The Ithaca, N.Y. native has stopped 189 pucks en route to a .900 save percentage. Schoedel has logged 398:32 minutes of play so far.
Sophomore captain Julie Rising has keyed the Orange attack with a team-leading 19 shots. Rising has registered SU's first game-winning goal at Quinnipiac in addition to one assist on the season. Rising's co-captain cohort, sophomore Stefanie Marty, has posted two goals and one assist leading up to SU's contest against Sacred Heart.
On Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m., Syracuse drops the puck on its historic first home game against the Sacred Heart Pioneers at Tennity Ice Pavilion. The Orange hosts the Pioneers on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. for the backend of a two-game homestand.
October 20, 2008
Cumulative Stats through Seven Games
Powered by goals from Syracuse's co-captains Julie Rising and Stefanie Marty coupled with Lucy Schoedel's first shutout as the Orange goaltender, the SU ice hockey team made history Saturday afternoon by recording the program's first victory at Quinnipiac by means of a 2-0 score.
Rising, SU's sophomore center, not only scored her first goal for Syracuse, but found the back of the net for what proved to be the Orange's first game-winning goal in school history. Gordon registered her first point for the Orange on Rising's breakthrough marker.
Schoedel notched the program's first shutout and victory, including her sixth career blanking, against the Bobcats. Schoedel turned away 19 shots in the contest to set her SU career total at 189 saves.
The Orange also outshot its opponent for first time this season. Syracuse threw 29 shots at Quinnipiac.
Rising's game-winning goal was combined with a game-high five shots. She now leads Syracuse with 19 attempts through seven games. The sophomore captain also won a game-high 15 faceoffs. Marty has led SU in the past six games in faceoff victories.
On Friday night, sophomore Cheyenne Bojeski and Marty found the back of the net for the first time wearing an Orange sweater as the Syracuse ice hockey team lost at Quinnipiac on Friday night by a 4-2 total. Marty and freshman Lisa Mullan are the first members of the Orange ice hockey team to have recorded points in two consecutive contests. Mullan leads Syracuse with five points through seven games of play.
After an eventful three weeks for the inaugural ice hockey team, the Orange will play its first home contests on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. at Tennity Ice Pavilion against Sacred Heart. Syracuse will host the Pioneers again on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m.
October 13, 2008
The Syracuse women’s hockey team played its first College Hockey America (CHA) game in program history on Friday night at the Clearview Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. against Robert Morris. SU stayed in town for a second showdown on Saturday night. Syracuse lost both games, 1-0 and 3-2, respectively, but showed signs of major improvement over the course of its fourth and fifth games of the season.
Sophomore center Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) registered five shots on net to lead the Orange’s offensive assault on Friday. Marty continued to dominate the faceoff circle, winning 16-of-24 scrums Friday night.
Junior goalkeeper Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) recorded her 100th career save for the Orange early in the first period, finishing with 31 total on the evening. Schoedel made 127 total saves in two seasons at the University of New Hampshire. SU’s goalie eclipsed her two-season total at UNH in Friday night’s contest, totaling 130 stops in just four games.
On Saturday night, freshman forward Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) notched her first career goal on the powerplay as the Syracuse ice hockey team registered a season-high 23 shots in the 3-2. Freshman winger Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) added onto her list of Syracuse firsts when she recorded the Orange’s first powerplay goal in the opening period. Skelly netted SU’s historic first goal just nine seconds in the first contest at Colgate, as well.
Skelly has scored first for the Orange in both contests SU has put the puck in the net.
Mullan and Skelly aided each other in their respective powerplay markers. Mullan was awarded her second assist of the year, fostering Skelly’s powerplay tally in the first period. Skelly’s second helper of the season came later in the third period when she reciprocated on Mullan’s goal. Marty generated her first point of the season by assisting Mullan’s goal during the 5-on-4 situation.
Skelly leads Syracuse with two goals and four points heading into a non-conference battle at Quinnipiac on Friday, Oct. 17 and Saturday, Oct. 18 at the TD Banknorth Sports Center in Hamden, Conn. Game times are scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Friday and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
October 6, 2008
The Syracuse women's ice hockey team played its first three games in program history, starting off at Colgate on Wednesday night.
SU lost a close 4-3 decision against the Raiders, but freshman forward Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) notched the Orange's first goal just nine seconds into the contest. Freshman Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) scored Syracuse's other two goals. Malcolm tallied the third goal with 40 seconds left at Starr Rink to keep the crowd on the edge of their seats in the last minute of play. Junior netminder Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) defended the Raiders offense well, turning away 34-of-38 shots to anchor the Orange defense.
Following the Orange's historic first contest, SU traveled to the Midwest to take on the 2006 and 2007 National Champion Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center for a Friday-Saturday showdown.
On Friday night, Schoedel made 41 saves to keep Syracuse on second-ranked Wisconsin’s doorstep for the majority of the contest in which the Badgers prevailed, 3-0. The Orange was outshot 44-11 in Friday’s decision at the Kohl Center. Sophomore forward Julie Rising (Millbrae, Calif.) fired three shots at Badgers’ netminder Jessie Vetter to lead the Orange’s offensive charge. Syracuse threw 11 shots on target altogether. Sophomore Stefanie Marty and freshman Lisa Mullan each accounted for two scoring opportunities.
Syracuse was defeated 8-0 on Saturday afternoon against the Badgers. Schoedel turned away 24 of the Badgers 30 shots in the first two periods. Schoedel has recorded 99 saves in eight periods of action. Freshman goalkeeper Steph Jones (Thornhill, Ontario) played the third period and made nine saves for the Orange in her collegiate debut. Freshman Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba) and Mullan and Rising accounted for two shots apiece. Junior defender Gabrielle Beaudry (Cortland, N.Y.), sophomore forward Stefanie Marty (Nussbuamen, Switzerland) and Malcolm recorded one shot each.
Syracuse will play its first conference game at Robert Morris Friday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The Orange will play a second game against Robert Morris on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The Colonials beat Minnesota in Minneapolis on Friday night for their first victory of the regular season.
Cumulative Stats through Seven Games
The Syracuse ice hockey team was given its first weekend off since the season started on October 1. On October 18, the Orange made history by recording its first win at Quinnipiac by a 2-0 score.
Freshman Lisa Mullan leads the Orange with five points (one goal, four assists) while her freshman counterpart, Megan Skelly, has notched four points (two goals, two assists) through seven games this season.
Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel has started all seven games and earned her first career shutout with SU at Quinnipiac. The Ithaca, N.Y. native has stopped 189 pucks en route to a .900 save percentage. Schoedel has logged 398:32 minutes of play so far.
Sophomore captain Julie Rising has keyed the Orange attack with a team-leading 19 shots. Rising has registered SU's first game-winning goal at Quinnipiac in addition to one assist on the season. Rising's co-captain cohort, sophomore Stefanie Marty, has posted two goals and one assist leading up to SU's contest against Sacred Heart.
On Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m., Syracuse drops the puck on its historic first home game against the Sacred Heart Pioneers at Tennity Ice Pavilion. The Orange hosts the Pioneers on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. for the backend of a two-game homestand.
October 20, 2008
Cumulative Stats through Seven Games
Powered by goals from Syracuse's co-captains Julie Rising and Stefanie Marty coupled with Lucy Schoedel's first shutout as the Orange goaltender, the SU ice hockey team made history Saturday afternoon by recording the program's first victory at Quinnipiac by means of a 2-0 score.
Rising, SU's sophomore center, not only scored her first goal for Syracuse, but found the back of the net for what proved to be the Orange's first game-winning goal in school history. Gordon registered her first point for the Orange on Rising's breakthrough marker.
Schoedel notched the program's first shutout and victory, including her sixth career blanking, against the Bobcats. Schoedel turned away 19 shots in the contest to set her SU career total at 189 saves.
The Orange also outshot its opponent for first time this season. Syracuse threw 29 shots at Quinnipiac.
Rising's game-winning goal was combined with a game-high five shots. She now leads Syracuse with 19 attempts through seven games. The sophomore captain also won a game-high 15 faceoffs. Marty has led SU in the past six games in faceoff victories.
On Friday night, sophomore Cheyenne Bojeski and Marty found the back of the net for the first time wearing an Orange sweater as the Syracuse ice hockey team lost at Quinnipiac on Friday night by a 4-2 total. Marty and freshman Lisa Mullan are the first members of the Orange ice hockey team to have recorded points in two consecutive contests. Mullan leads Syracuse with five points through seven games of play.
After an eventful three weeks for the inaugural ice hockey team, the Orange will play its first home contests on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. at Tennity Ice Pavilion against Sacred Heart. Syracuse will host the Pioneers again on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m.
October 13, 2008
The Syracuse women’s hockey team played its first College Hockey America (CHA) game in program history on Friday night at the Clearview Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. against Robert Morris. SU stayed in town for a second showdown on Saturday night. Syracuse lost both games, 1-0 and 3-2, respectively, but showed signs of major improvement over the course of its fourth and fifth games of the season.
Sophomore center Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) registered five shots on net to lead the Orange’s offensive assault on Friday. Marty continued to dominate the faceoff circle, winning 16-of-24 scrums Friday night.
Junior goalkeeper Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) recorded her 100th career save for the Orange early in the first period, finishing with 31 total on the evening. Schoedel made 127 total saves in two seasons at the University of New Hampshire. SU’s goalie eclipsed her two-season total at UNH in Friday night’s contest, totaling 130 stops in just four games.
On Saturday night, freshman forward Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) notched her first career goal on the powerplay as the Syracuse ice hockey team registered a season-high 23 shots in the 3-2. Freshman winger Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) added onto her list of Syracuse firsts when she recorded the Orange’s first powerplay goal in the opening period. Skelly netted SU’s historic first goal just nine seconds in the first contest at Colgate, as well.
Skelly has scored first for the Orange in both contests SU has put the puck in the net.
Mullan and Skelly aided each other in their respective powerplay markers. Mullan was awarded her second assist of the year, fostering Skelly’s powerplay tally in the first period. Skelly’s second helper of the season came later in the third period when she reciprocated on Mullan’s goal. Marty generated her first point of the season by assisting Mullan’s goal during the 5-on-4 situation.
Skelly leads Syracuse with two goals and four points heading into a non-conference battle at Quinnipiac on Friday, Oct. 17 and Saturday, Oct. 18 at the TD Banknorth Sports Center in Hamden, Conn. Game times are scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Friday and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
October 6, 2008
The Syracuse women's ice hockey team played its first three games in program history, starting off at Colgate on Wednesday night.
SU lost a close 4-3 decision against the Raiders, but freshman forward Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) notched the Orange's first goal just nine seconds into the contest. Freshman Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) scored Syracuse's other two goals. Malcolm tallied the third goal with 40 seconds left at Starr Rink to keep the crowd on the edge of their seats in the last minute of play. Junior netminder Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) defended the Raiders offense well, turning away 34-of-38 shots to anchor the Orange defense.
Following the Orange's historic first contest, SU traveled to the Midwest to take on the 2006 and 2007 National Champion Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center for a Friday-Saturday showdown.
On Friday night, Schoedel made 41 saves to keep Syracuse on second-ranked Wisconsin’s doorstep for the majority of the contest in which the Badgers prevailed, 3-0. The Orange was outshot 44-11 in Friday’s decision at the Kohl Center. Sophomore forward Julie Rising (Millbrae, Calif.) fired three shots at Badgers’ netminder Jessie Vetter to lead the Orange’s offensive charge. Syracuse threw 11 shots on target altogether. Sophomore Stefanie Marty and freshman Lisa Mullan each accounted for two scoring opportunities.
Syracuse was defeated 8-0 on Saturday afternoon against the Badgers. Schoedel turned away 24 of the Badgers 30 shots in the first two periods. Schoedel has recorded 99 saves in eight periods of action. Freshman goalkeeper Steph Jones (Thornhill, Ontario) played the third period and made nine saves for the Orange in her collegiate debut. Freshman Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba) and Mullan and Rising accounted for two shots apiece. Junior defender Gabrielle Beaudry (Cortland, N.Y.), sophomore forward Stefanie Marty (Nussbuamen, Switzerland) and Malcolm recorded one shot each.
Syracuse will play its first conference game at Robert Morris Friday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The Orange will play a second game against Robert Morris on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The Colonials beat Minnesota in Minneapolis on Friday night for their first victory of the regular season.
