2017–18 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

2017–18 Mercyhurst Lakers
women's ice hockey season
2017–18 Mercyhurst Lakers; women's ice hockey season
CHA Tournament Champions; Quarterfinal v. #1 Clarkson, Lost 3-2 (OT)
Conference	2nd College Hockey America
Home ice	Mercyhurst Ice Center
Record
Overall	18-15-4
Conference	13-4-3
Home	9-6-3
Road	7-9-1
Neutral	2-0-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Michael Sisti (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Louis Goulet; Kelley Steadman
Captain(s)	Jennifer MacAskill
Alternate captain(s)	Brooke Hartwick; Callie Paddock; Morgan Stacey
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Last updated August 09, 2024

The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Standings

2017–18 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#10 Robert Morris †	20	14	3	3	31	75	30	33	21	8	4	122	70
Mercyhurst *	20	13	4	3	29	58	24	37	18	15	4	94	74
Syracuse	20	11	8	1	23	53	43	36	13	21	2	76	98
Penn State	20	6	7	7	19	43	36	36	10	15	11	65	69
Lindenwood	20	8	12	0	16	37	57	31	10	20	1	61	92
RIT	20	1	19	0	2	19	95	35	4	28	3	42	141
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

Roster

2017–18 Mercyhurst Lakers
Source:^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Leah Klassen	Freshman	G	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario	Westminster School
2	Samantha Fieseler	Junior (RS)	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Kelowna, British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence Academy
4	Maggie Knott	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Smith Falls, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Lady Senators
5	Sam Isbell	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Whitby Jr. Wolves
6	K.K Thiessen	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Team Manitoba
7	Summer-Rae Dobson	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Huntsville, Ontario	Ridley Tigers
8	Molly Blasen	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Okemos, Michigan	Honeybaked
10	Alexa Vasko	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	St. Catharines, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
11	Jennifer MacAskill ( C )	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Auld's Cove, Nova Scotia	Oakville Jr. Hornets
12	Megan Korzack	Freshman	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Grimsby, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
13	Claire Werynski	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Williamsville, New York	Gilmour Academy
14	Vilma Tanskanen	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Vantaa, Finland	Finnish National Team
15	Rachel Marmen	Freshman	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Oakville, Ontario	LStoney Creek Sabres
16	Michele Robillard	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Orchard Park, New York	Nichols School
18	Nicole Guagliardo	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Hoffman Estates, Illinois	Barrington HS
19	Sarah Robello	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Las Vegas, Nevada	Boston Shamrocks
20	Emma Nuutinen	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Vantaa, Finland	Finnish National Team
21	Callie Paddock ( A )	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	Wawa, Ontario	St. Mary's Academy
22	Nicole Collier	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
23	Morgan Stacey ( A )	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Commerce Township, Michigan	Honeybaked
24	Celine Frappier	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Tecumseh, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
26	Sarah Hine	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Hamilton, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
27	Brooke Hartwick ( A )	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	London, Ontario	Brampton Jr. Canadettes
29	Kennedy Blair	Freshman (RS)	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Bismarck, North Dakota	Minnesota Revolution
30	Sarah McDonnell	Junior	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 28	at #2 Wisconsin *	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Kennedy Blair	L 0-4	0–1–0
September 29	at #2 Wisconsin*	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Sarah McDonnell	L 1-5	0–2–0
October 6	#6 St. Lawrence *	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	L 1-4	0–3–0
October 7	#6 St. Lawrence*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	T 1-1 ^OT	0–3–1
October 13	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Sarah McDonnell	L 2-3	0–4–1 (0–1–0)
October 14	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Kennedy Blair	W 6-1	1–4–1 (1–1–0)
October 20	at #5 Colgate *	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Kennedy Blair	L 3-4 ^OT	1–5–1
October 21	at #5 Colgate*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Sarah McDonnell	L 1-4	1–6–1
November 3	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 3-1	2–6–1 (2–1–0)
November 4	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Sarah McDonnell	T 1-1 ^OT	2–6–2 (2–1–1)
November 10	#6 Minnesota *	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	L 1-2 ^OT	2–7–2
November 11	#6 Minnesota*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	L 2-5	2–8–2
November 24	Rensselaer *	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 4-1	3–8–2
November 25	Rensselaer*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	L 3-4	3–9–2
December 1	at #9 Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Kennedy Blair	W 1-0	4–9–2 (3–1–1)
December 2	at #9 Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Kennedy Blair	L 1-2	4–10–2 (3–2–1)
December 8	Syracuse	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	W 4-1	5–10–2 (4–2–1)
December 9	Syracuse	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	W 2-1 ^OT	6–10–2 (5–2–1)
December 15	#7 Ohio State *	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	L 1-2	6–11–2
December 16	#7 Ohio State*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 6-4	7–11–2
January 2, 2018	at Bemidji State *	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Kennedy Blair	L 1-2 ^OT	7–12–2
January 3	at Bemidji State*	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Sarah McDonnell	W 2-1	8–12–2
January 12	RIT	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	W 7-2	9–12–2 (6–2–1)
January 13	RIT	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 4-0	10–12–2 (7–2–1)
January 19	Lindenwood	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 3-0	11–12–2 (8–2–1)
January 20	Lindenwood	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	W 5-1	12–12–2 (9–2–1)
January 26	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Sarah McDonnell	L 1-4	12–13–2 (9–3–1)
January 27	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Kennedy Blair	W 4-0	13–13–2 (10–3–1)
February 9	Penn State	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	T 1-1 ^OT	13–13–3 (10–3–2)
February 10	Penn State	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Sarah McDonnell	T 3-3 ^OT	13–13–4 (10–3–3)
February 16	Robert Morris	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	W 2-0	14–13–4 (11–3–3)
February 17	Robert Morris	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Kennedy Blair	L 2-3	14–14–4 (11–4–3)
February 23	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Kennedy Blair	W 3-0	15–14–4 (12–4–3)
February 24	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Kennedy Blair	W 3-0	16–14–4 (13–4–3)
CHA Tournament
March 2	vs. Syracuse*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Kennedy Blair	W 3-2 ^OT	17–14–4
March 3	vs. #9 Robert Morris*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (CHA Championship Game)	Kennedy Blair	W 5-3	18–14–4
NCAA Tournament
March 10	at Clarkson *	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinal)	Kennedy Blair	L 3-2 ^OT	18–15–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Source for schedule:^[3]

Awards and honors

Vilma Tanskanen was named to the CHA All-Conference First Team.^[4] Maggie Knott was named to the Second All-Conference Team. Goaltender Kennedy Blair was named an All-Conference Rookie and won the CHA Goaltender Trophy. Michael Sisti was awarded the CHA Coach of the Year award, as well as one of seven finalists for the NCAA Coach of the Year laurels.

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References

↑ "Women's Ice Hockey Names 2017-18 Captains". Mercyhurst University. September 13, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
↑ "2017-2018 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
↑ "2017-2018 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
↑ "2Tanskanen, Knott, Blair, and Sisti Lock Up CHA Season Awards". Mercyhurst University. February 28, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2019.

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[1] "Women's Ice Hockey Names 2017-18 Captains". Mercyhurst University. September 13, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[2] "2017-2018 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved December 26, 2019.

[3] "2017-2018 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved December 26, 2019.

[4] "2Tanskanen, Knott, Blair, and Sisti Lock Up CHA Season Awards". Mercyhurst University. February 28, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2019.

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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

2017–18 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

CHA Tournament Champions Quarterfinal v. #1 Clarkson, Lost 3-2 (OT)

Conference	2nd College Hockey America
Home ice	Mercyhurst Ice Center
Record
Overall	18-15-4
Conference	13-4-3
Home	9-6-3
Road	7-9-1
Neutral	2-0-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Michael Sisti (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Louis Goulet Kelley Steadman
Captain(s)	Jennifer MacAskill^[1]
Alternate captain(s)	Brooke Hartwick Callie Paddock Morgan Stacey
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