2015–16 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

2015–16 Mercyhurst Lakers
women's ice hockey season
2015–16 Mercyhurst Lakers; women's ice hockey season
CHA Regular Season Champions; CHA Tournament Champions; NCAA Division I Tournament, Lost in First Round to Wisconsin, 0-6
Conference	1st College Hockey America
Home ice	Mercyhurst Ice Center
Record
Overall	19-11-5
Conference	14-3-3
Home	9-4-3
Road	8-7-2
Neutral	2-0-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Michael Sisti (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Louis Goulet; Delaney Collins
Captain(s)	Emily Janiga
Alternate captain(s)	Hannah Bale; J'Nai Mahadeo
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Last updated August 09, 2024

The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Lakers were the regular season champions of the College Hockey America Conference (CHA), as well as the CHA Tournament Champions. They were defeated in the NCAA Championship Tournament by #2 Wisconsin.

Standings

2015–16 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Mercyhurst†*	20	14	3	3	31	55	26	35	19	11	5	92	74
Syracuse	20	14	4	2	30	56	28	36	19	14	3	96	77
Penn State	20	6	8	6	18	33	35	37	12	19	6	65	76
Robert Morris	20	7	9	4	18	52	57	38	17	16	9	108	97
Lindenwood	20	5	11	4	14	31	46	37	9	24	4	64	102
RIT	20	4	15	1	9	25	60	36	8	27	1	51	108
Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

Offseason

August 7: Emily Janiga earned her second consecutive invitation to the USA Hockey Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, New York. The festival shall determine the roster of the Under-22 team that shall compete in a three-game series versus the Canadian U22/Development Squad from Aug. 19-23 in Lake Placid.^[2]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Lea Boreland	Forward	United States	Played with Detroit Honeybaked
Sarah Hine	Forward	Canada	Was with Stoney Creek Sabres
Rachael Smith	Forward	Canada	Played with Hine on Stoney Creek Sabres
Molly Blasen	Defense	United States	Played with Boreland and Stacey on Detroit Honeybaked
Nicole Collier	Defense	Canada	Third recruit from Stoney Creek Sabres
Samantha Fieseler	Defense	Canada	Gold medalist with 2014 Team Canada U18
Morgan Stacey	Defense	United States	Played with Blasen and Boreland on Detroit Honeybaked
Sarah McDonnell	Goaltender	Canada	Fourth recruit from Stoney Creek Sabres
Kerri St. Denis	Goaltender	United States	Acclaimed Goaltender with Assabet Valley Team

Roster

2015–16 Lakers

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Samantha Fieseler	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Kelowna, British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence Academy
4	Emily Janiga ( C )	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	East Aurora, New York	Nichols School
6	Taylor Accursi	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Ancaster, Ontario	Burlington Barracudas
7	Hannah Bale ( A )	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
10	Megan Whiddon	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Corona, California	National Sports Academy
11	Jennifer MacAskill	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Auld's Cove, Nova Scotia	Oakville Jr. Hornets
12	Molly Blasen	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Okemos, Michigan	Honeybaked
13	Lea Boreland	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Novi, Michigan	Honeybaked
14	Rachael Smith	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Stoney Creek, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
15	Paige Horton	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	St. Thomas, Ontario	London Jr. Devilettes
16	Jenna Dingeldein	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Aeros
18	J'nai Mahadeo ( A )	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Airdrie, Alberta	Edge School
19	Sarah Robello	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Las Vegas, Nevada	Boston Shamrocks
20	Kathy Donohue	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Rochester, New York	North American Hockey Academy
21	Callie Paddock	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	Wawa, Ontario	St. Mary's Academy
22	Nicole Collier	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
23	Morgan Stacey	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Commerce Township, Michigan	Honeybaked
24	Jaclyn Arbour	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	South Setauket, New York	National Sports Academy
25	Jillian Skinner	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Markham, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
26	Sarah Hine	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Hamilton, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
27	Brooke Hartwick	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	London, Ontario	Brampton Jr. Canadettes
28	Lauren Kilroy	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Cypress, California	North American Hockey Academy
29	Kerri St. Denis	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Auburn, Maine	St. Paul's School
34	Sarah McDonnell	Freshman	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
37	Jessica Convery	Sophomore	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Commerce Township, Michigan	Honeybaked

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 2	at #7 Quinnipiac *	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Sarah McDonnell	T 3–3 ^OT	0–0–1
October 3	at #7 Quinnipiac*	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Jessica Convery	L 1–2	0–1–1
October 16	at Northeastern *	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Jessica Convery	L 4–5	0–2–1
October 17	at Northeastern*	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Kerri St. Denis	L 3–7	0–3–1
October 23	Princeton *	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Jessica Convery	L 2–3	0–4–1
October 24	Princeton*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	L 1–2	0–5–1
October 30	RIT	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 5–0	1–5–1 (1–0–0)
October 31	RIT	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 4–3 ^OT	2–5–1 (2–0–0)
November 6	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 1–0	3–5–1 (3–0–0)
November 7	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Sarah McDonnell	T 1–1 ^OT	3–5–2 (3–0–1)
November 13	Lindenwood	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 3–2	4–5–2 (4–0–1)
November 14	Lindenwood	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 2–1	5–5–2 (5–0–1)
November 20	Cornell *	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 5–1	6–5–2
November 21	Cornell*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	L 1–6	6–6–2
November 24	at #10 Colgate *	Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY	Sarah McDonnell	W 4–2	7–6–2
November 25	at #10 Colgate*	Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY	Jessica Convery	L 0–3	7–7–2
December 4	Robert Morris	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 4–1	8–7–2 (6–0–1)
December 5	Robert Morris	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	T 4–4 ^OT	8–7–3 (6–0–2)
January 2, 2016	Rensselaer *	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 3–1	9–7–3
January 3	Rensselaer*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	T 2–2 ^OT	9–7–4
January 15	at Syracuse	Oncenter War Memorial Arena • Syracuse, NY	Sarah McDonnell	L 0–2	9–8–4 (6–1–2)
January 16	at Syracuse	Oncenter War Memorial Arena • Syracuse, NY	Sarah McDonnell	W 3–1	10–8–4 (7–1–2)
January 22	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Sarah McDonnell	W 3–1	11–8–4 (8–1–2)
January 23	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Sarah McDonnell	L 0–1	11–9–4 (8–2–2)
January 29	Syracuse	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 4–1	12–9–4 (9–2–2)
January 30	Syracuse	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	L 1–2 ^OT	12–10–4 (9–3–2)
February 5	at Robert Morris	RMU Island Sport Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Convery	W 4–0	13–10–4 (10–3–2)
February 6	at Robert Morris	RMU Island Sport Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Convery	W 6–3	14–10–4 (11–3–2)
February 12	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Sarah McDonnell	W 4–1	15–10–4 (12–3–2)
February 13	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Sarah McDonnell	W 2–0	16–10–4 (13–3–2)
February 19	Penn State	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 2–1	17–10–4 (14–3–2)
February 20	Penn State	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	T 2–2 ^OT	17–10–5 (14–3–3)
CHA Tournament
March 4	vs. Robert Morris*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Sarah McDonnell	W 4–2	18–10–5
March 5	vs. Syracuse*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (CHA Championship Game)	Sarah McDonnell	W 4–3 ^OT	19–10–5
NCAA Tournament
March 12	at #2 Wisconsin *	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI (NCAA Quarterfinal Game)	Sarah McDonnell	L 0–6	19–11–5
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

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Rachael Smith, CHA Rookie of the Year
Sarah McDonnell, CHA Goaltender Award
Mike Sisti CHA Coach of the Year
J'Nai Mahadeo, D, All-CHA Second Team
Rachael Smith, F, All-CHA Rookie Team
Molly Blasen, D, All-CHA Rookie Team
Sarah McDonnell, G, All-CHA Rookie Team

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v t e Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Mercyhurst Ice Center
Head coaches	Michael Sisti (1999–)
Seasons	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Conference affiliations	Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association (2000–2002) College Hockey America (2002–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–present)
All-time leaders	Meghan Agosta (303 points, 157 goals, 146 assists) Jesse Scanzano (270 penalty minutes]] Hillary Pattenden (100 wins, 2496 saves) Desirae Clark (26 shutouts)
Women's Frozen Four appearances	2009 2010 2013 2014
NCAA Tournament appearances	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Conference Tournament champions	CHA: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013
Olympians	Meghan Agosta (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) Vilma Tanskanen, (2014) Bailey Bram (2018) Emma Nuutinen (2018)
Patty Kazmaier winners	Vicki Bendus (2010)
Mercyhurst University Erie, PA

2015–16 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

CHA Regular Season Champions CHA Tournament Champions NCAA Division I Tournament, Lost in First Round to Wisconsin, 0-6

Conference	1st College Hockey America
Home ice	Mercyhurst Ice Center
Record
Overall	19-11-5
Conference	14-3-3
Home	9-4-3
Road	8-7-2
Neutral	2-0-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Michael Sisti (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Louis Goulet Delaney Collins
Captain(s)	Emily Janiga ^[1]
Alternate captain(s)	Hannah Bale J'Nai Mahadeo
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