Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey

Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
Current season
University	Mercyhurst University
Conference	AHA
Head coach	Michael Sisti 23rd season, 513–192–59
Arena	Mercyhurst Ice Center Erie, PA
Colors	Forest green and navy blue [1]
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
2009
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament appearances
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018
Conference Tournament championships
CHA: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2020
Conference regular season championships
CHA: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20

The Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team is a college ice hockey program representing Mercyhurst University in NCAA Division I competition as a member of the Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) conference. They play in Erie, Pennsylvania at the Mercyhurst Ice Center, located on the Mercyhurst campus.

The program was started in 1999 and Michael Sisti has been its only coach. From 2000 to 2002, the Lakers were part of the Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association (GLWHA). While in the Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association, the Lakers qualified for the GLWHA tournament twice – in 2001, and 2002. The Lakers were regular season champions in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and won the playoff championship in 2002. For the 2002–03 season, the Lakers joined the College Hockey America (CHA) conference, which merged with the Atlantic Hockey Association shortly after the 2023–24 season to form the new Atlantic Hockey America.

History

1999 to 2002

Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association

The Mercyhurst women's ice hockey program predates NCAA governance in the sport. The Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association was formed by Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio and Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, when the Title IX law protecting equity in sports was making major changes to women's athletics.

A Mercyhurst men's assistant coach since 1993, Michael Sisti, was named the inaugural head coach. As of the end of the 2019–20 season, he remains the only head coach in the program's history. Sisti had been a star forward for Canisius College, where he graduated in 1990.

Mercyhurst was immediately successful in the GLWHA. They were 23–6–0 in 1999–00. Most of their games were shutout wins, and scored 10 or more goals on six occasions.

In 2000–01 they were far less successful, going 14–16–3, playing more established programs.

In 2001–02, they saw great success again, with a 24–8–1 record, and the final GLWHA Championship.

College Hockey America through 2005–06

As the NCAA became the primary governing body of women's hockey, the conferences began to merge with existing men's conferences. The Mercyhurst men were part of the Metro Atlantic Conference, while Findlay and Wayne States' men's programs were in College Hockey America, which began organizing as a women's conference as well. The new CHA women's conference included Mercyhust, Findlay and Wayne State from the GLWHA, and Niagara University.

In the first four years of the conference, Mercyhurst dominated the competition. Within the conference, they were 38–1–3, winning every regular season, and every tournament. Their overall record was 102–29–13 for the same period. In the first two years of the conference, the CHA a smaller conference against much more storied conferences, like the ECAC and the WCHA. As a result, Mercyhurst did not receive a bid to appear in the NCAA Tournament. In 2005, the Lakers received their first bid, traveling to powerful Harvard University on March 19. The ensuing game was one of the most bitterly fought in tournament history, with Harvard prevailing 5–4 in the third overtime period. During that game, Mercyhurst goaltender Desirae "Desi" Clark set a single game save record of 78 stops. ^[2] That record still stands at the Division I level as of April 2020 ^[update] , the end of the 2019–20 season. In the following year, the Lakers had similar bad luck, this time losing to Wisconsin in 2 overtimes.

The CHA Conference saw some changes, as Findlay dropped their program in 2004, and the Robert Morris Colonials joining for 2005–06, after Quinnipiac joined for a single year (2004–05).

The Meghan Agosta years

By the mid-2000s Mercyhurst College (it would become Mercyhurst University in 2012), had several advantages in recruiting: The college itself, a small Catholic institution with very good academics; The success and graduation rate of its athletes; and, the overwhelming success of the team. The campus location near Lake Ontario was attractive to young women from Ontario, New York and Pennsylvania, a large pool of talent.

In 2006, the Lakers attracted Megan Agosta, perhaps the most sought-after talent in the NCAA. Even before attending college, she had won an Olympic gold medal at the 2006 Turin games with Team Canada. She became one of the best players of the decade in NCAA play.

Agosta would be the first ever freshman to be a top three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award. ^[3]

In 2007, Mercyhurst successfully recruited Vicki Bendus, who would win the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award as the nation's top player, and was a top-10 finalist in the following year.

In addition, the Lakers recruited Katariina Soikkanen of the Finnish National team, as well as Angelica Lorsell and Johanna Malmstrom who played for the Swedish National Team. The Lakers also had four players on the roster who played on the Canadian Under-22 Team. Mercyhurst had two CHA First Team selections in 2006–07, one second team choice, the Player and Rookie of the Year, and four members of the All-Rookie Team.

With the addition of these players, in addition to a potent roster in totality, Mercyhurst achieved even more success.

During her college career, Agosta would score 157 goals and 303 points, both NCAA records. Her international play meant substantial time off from the Mercyhurst team, making these records all the more impressive.

The best year in Mercyhurst history came in 2009–10. In that season, the Lakers started the season with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 3 ties (Conference Record, 6–0–1). They were the top ranked team in the USA TODAY/USA Hockey Magazine poll for 14 consecutive weeks and were the unanimous choice with all 19 first-place votes eight times. Their only loss came in an October home split with Minnesota Duluth ^[4] until the Nation Championship game against Wisconsin on March 22, 2009, which they lost 5–0. It was the Laker's only NCAA Championship Game. During that season, Meghan Agosto took time away to participate in her second Olympic games, this time in Vancouver, Canada. She won her second gold medal and was named the Most Valuable Player in women's hockey in the Olympic Games.

Continued success in the 2010s

To date, the Mercyhurst program continues to be successful, if no longer dominant in the CHA conference. In 2013 and 2014, the Lakers appeared in back-to-back Frozen Four contests. These teams were led by forward Christine Bestland, a captain for two years, national recognition by USCHO. com, and two time MVP of the CHA conference.

Upon Bestland's graduation, Mercyhurst's successes were more modest, despite the leadership of forward Emily Janiga and defenseman Molly Byrne. The Lakers earned their record-setting 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014.

In 2015, Mercyhurst failed to earn a berth in the national tournament, while still posting a 23–9–3 record and a regular season conference title. In the following year, the team returned to the tournament after a one-year hiatus.

From 2017 to 2019, the Lakers enjoyed success, but contended with rival CHA program Robert Morris for conference leadership. The 2016–17 team posted a 15–18–4 record, their first and only losing record since NCAA competition began in 2001–02, as of the end of 2020. Their 3rd place CHA finish was the lowest ranking in Mercyhurst history, but still good enough for the team to stay in the top tier of the conference.

In the 2017–18 season, Mercyhurst began to establish a resurgence of top-tier success, with the recruiting of three international medalists from the Finnish national team: forward Vilma Tanskanen (2018–19), forward Emma Nuutinen (2017–2020), and goaltender Jenna Silvonen (2019–). Tanskanen and Nuutinen were transfers from the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey team, following the abrupt cancellation of the University of North Dakota‘s program. Nuutinen had the additional accomplishment of earning an Olympic bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Mercyhurst appeared in another NCAA tournament in 2018 and received a berth in 2020. The 2020 Tournament, however, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Season by season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Won Championship

Lost Championship

Conference Regular Season Champions

League Leader

Year	Coach	W	L	T	Conference	Conf. W	Conf. L	Conf. T	Finish	Conference Tournament	NCAA Tournament
1999–2000	Michael Sisti	23	6	0	GLWHA	8	0	0	1st GLWHA
2000–01	Michael Sisti	14	16	3	GLWHA	5	1	2	1st GLWHA	Lost Championship vs. Findlay (2–1)
2001–02	Michael Sisti	24	8	1	GLWHA	8	0	0	1st GLWHA	Won Championship vs. Findlay (4–2)
2002–03	Michael Sisti	25	8	1	CHA	6	0	0	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Wayne State (5–0) Won Championship vs. Findlay (1–0)	Did not qualify
2003–04	Michael Sisti	26	6	4	CHA	11	1	0	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Wayne State (4–0) Won Championship vs. Niagara (3–1)	Did not qualify
2004–05	Michael Sisti	28	7	2	CHA	11	0	1	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Quinnipiac (9–1) Won Championship vs. Niagara (4–1)	Lost First Round vs. Harvard (5–4 3OT)
2005–06	Michael Sisti	23	8	6	CHA	10	0	2	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Robert Morris (9–0) Won Championship vs. Niagara (6–2)	Lost First Round vs. Wisconsin (2–1 2OT)
2006–07	Michael Sisti	32	2	3	CHA	11	0	1	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Robert Morris (5–2) Won Championship vs. Wayne State (4–1)	Lost First Round vs. Minnesota Duluth (3–2 OT)
2007–08	Michael Sisti	26	8	3	CHA	9	2	1	2nd CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Niagara (4–2) Won Championship vs. Wayne State (2–1 OT)	Lost First Round vs. Minnesota Duluth (5–4)
2008–09	Michael Sisti	31	6	0	CHA	16	0	0	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Niagara (8–2) Won Championship vs. Wayne State (6–1)	Won First Round vs. St. Lawrence (3–1) Won Frozen Four vs. Minnesota (5–4) Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin (5–0)
2009–10	Michael Sisti	30	3	3	CHA	14	1	1	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Robert Morris (7–1) Won Championship vs. Syracuse (3–1)	Won First Round vs. Boston University (3–1) Lost Frozen Four vs. Cornell (3–2 OT)
2010–11	Michael Sisti	29	6	0	CHA	16	0	0	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Robert Morris (3–1) Won Championship vs. Syracuse (5–4)	Lost First Round vs. Boston University (4–2)
2011–12	Michael Sisti	28	8	3	CHA	8	1	3	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Syracuse (4–3) Lost Championship vs. Robert Morris (3–2)	Lost First Round vs. Wisconsin (3–1)
2012–13	Michael Sisti	29	7	1	CHA	17	3	0	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Robert Morris (2–1) Won Championship vs. Syracuse (4–1)	Won First Round vs. Cornell (4–3 OT) Lost Frozen Four vs. Boston University (4–1)
2013–14	Michael Sisti	24	9	4	CHA	15	3	2	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Syracuse (2–1) Lost Championship vs. RIT (2–1 2OT)	Won First Round vs. Cornell (3–2) Lost Frozen Four vs. Clarkson (5–1)
2014–15	Michael Sisti	23	9	3	CHA	15	5	1	1st CHA	Lost Semifinals vs. RIT (4–1)	Did not qualify
2015–16	Michael Sisti	19	11	5	CHA	14	3	3	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Robert Morris (4–2) Won Championship vs. Syracuse (4–3 OT)	Lost First Round vs. Wisconsin (6–0)
2016–17	Michael Sisti	15	18	2	CHA	11	8	1	3rd CHA	Lost Semifinals vs. Lindenwood (3–2)	Did not qualify
2017–18	Michael Sisti	18	15	4	CHA	13	4	3	2nd CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Syracuse (3–2 OT) Won Championship vs. Robert Morris (5–3)	Lost First Round vs. Clarkson (2–1 OT)
2018–19	Michael Sisti	15	14	5	CHA	12	6	2	2nd CHA	Lost Semifinals vs. Syracuse (3–4)	Did not qualify
2019–20	Michael Sisti	21	10	5	CHA	13	4	3	1st CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Penn State (4–1) Won Championship vs. Robert Morris (2–1OT)	Cancelled
2020–21	Michael Sisti	10	7	1	CHA	10	6	1	2nd CHA	Lost Semifinals vs. Robert Morris (2–3)	Did not qualify
2021–22	Michael Sisti	21	12	2	CHA	10	6	0	3rd CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Penn State (4–2) Lost Championship vs. Syracuse (2–3)	Did not qualify
2022–23	Michael Sisti	21	14	2	CHA	12	3	2	2nd CHA	Won Semifinals vs. Syracuse (5–3, 6–0) Lost Championship vs. Penn State (1–2 OT)	Did not qualify

Coaches

All-time coaching records

Tenure	Coach	Seasons	Record	Pct.
1999–present	Michael Sisti [5]	23	513–192–59	.724

Current roster

As of 16 September 2024 ^{[6] [7] [8]}

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1		Erika Lind	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	2005-03-17	Edmonton, Alberta	Northern Alberta Xtreme (CSSHL)
3		Megan McKay ( A )	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	2003-06-20	Zionsville, Indiana	Bishop Kearney Selects
5		Ashley Mandeville	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2005-06-27	Burrillville, Rhode Island	Bishop Kearney Selects
8		Sofia Ljung	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2004-01-23	Hudiksvall, Sweden	Brynäs IF  (SDHL)
9		Tristana Tatur	Junior (RS)	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2003-02-03	Maple Grove, Minnesota	University of Minnesota  (WCHA)
10		Emmi Mourujärvi	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	2003-05-23	Posio, Finland	TPS  (NSML)
11		Makayla Javier	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2003-12-01	Abingdon, Maryland	Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (JWHL)
12		Marielle Parks	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2002-09-16	Erie, Pennsylvania	Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles
14		Julia Schalin	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	2005-08-31	Espoo, Finland	Kiekko-Espoo  (NSML)
15		Julia Perjus	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2004-11-17	Stockholm, Sweden	MoDo Hockey  (SDHL)
16		Henlee Mahoney	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Niagara Falls, Ontario	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres (OWHL)
18		Mary Kromer ( A )	Graduate	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2002-03-07	Angola, New York	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres (OWHL)
19		Jade Maisonneuve	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2003-09-23	St. Isidore, Ontario	Nepean Wildcats (OWHL)
20		Thea Johansson	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-11-22	Ljungby, Sweden	HV71  (SDHL)
21		Regina Metzler	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	2005-10-25	Budapest, Hungary	OHA Mavericks (OWHL)
22		Sofia Nuutinen	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-06-14	Vantaa, Finland	Kiekko-Espoo  (NSML)
24		Vanessa Upson ( C )	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2003-11-18	Stoney Creek, Ontario	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres (OWHL)
25		Sydney Pedersen ( A )	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2003-10-30	Milestone, Saskatchewan	Regina Rebels (SFMAAAHL)
26		Chantal Ste-Croix	Graduate	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2002-06-02	Brampton, Ontario	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres (OWHL)
27		Mary Sweetaple	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-05-06	Centre Burlington, Nova Scotia	Ridley College  (JWHL)
28		Kylee Mahoney	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-05-25	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets (OWHL)
30		Jorden Mattison	Graduate	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2002-04-17	Welland, Ontario	University of Maine  (HEA)
31		Magdalena Luggin	Freshman	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2005-11-06	Vienna, Austria	SKN Sabres St. Pölten (EWHL)
34		Avery Norman	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Ottawa, Ontario	Nepean Wildcats (OWHL)

Individual player records

Career records

Scoring

Top scoring record holders over career with the Mercyhurst Lakers, valid through conclusion of the 2020–21 season. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Player	GP	G	A	P	P/G
Meghan Agosta	134	157	146	303	2.26
Christine Bestland	143	92	134	226	1.58
Jesse Scanzano	141	85	140	225	1.61
Valérie Chouinard	141	91	109	201	1.43
Bailey Bram	130	87	114	201	1.55
Vicki Bendus	140	69	121	190	1.36
Jess Jones	136	61	93	154	1.13
Emily Janiga	141	72	78	154	1.10
Jenna Dingeldein	144	62	77	139	1.11
Stéfanie Bourbeau	145	67	63	130	1.01
CJ Ireland	129	43	87	130	1.01
Teresa Marchese	71	33	57	90	1.25

Goaltending

Top goaltending record holders over career with the Mercyhurst Lakers, valid through conclusion of the 2020–21 season. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Player	GP	Record			SV	MIN	GAA	SV%	SO
		W	L	T
Hillary Pattenden	128	100	20	6	2496	7403:08	1.91	.914	18
Laura Hosier	105	74	17	10	1925	6128:57	1.71	.917	17
Desirae Clark	91	63	18	7	1785	5339:55	1.47	.932	26
Amanda Makela	84	52	21	8	1683	4755:53	1.72	.925	17
Tiffany Ribble	74	49	18	4	1412	4248	1.48	–	19
Sarah McDonnell	81	41	24	10	1570	4531:31	2.13	.907	6
Courtney Drennen	37	26	4	2	555	1860:34	1.42	.927	8
Stephanie Ciampa	36	25	2	0	578	1754:56	1.50	.929	4
Amber Natali	30	19	9	3	678	1690	1.64	.926	10
Jessica Convery	33	11	14	1	589	1651:41	2.18	.907	–

Single-season records

Scoring

Top single-season scoring record holders of the Mercyhurst Lakers, valid through conclusion of the 2020–21 season. ^{[12] [13] [14]} Table includes the top ten players in each statistic: goals, assists, points, and points per game.

Player	Season	GP	G	A	P	P/G
Meghan Agosta	2010–11	34	38	48	86	2.53
Meghan Agosta	2008–09	32	41	37	78	2.44
Meghan Agosta	2006–07	35	38	36	74	2.11
Christine Bestland	2012–13	37	28	44	72	1.95
Bailey Bram	2011–12	32	27	41	68	2.12
Meghan Agosta	2007–08	33	40	25	65	1.97
Vicki Bendus	2009–10	36	28	37	65	1.81
Jesse Scanzano	2009–10	33	20	45	65	1.97
C.J. Ireland	1998–99	29	18	45	63	2.17
Jesse Scanzano	2008–09	37	27	35	62	1.08
Kelley Steadman	2011–12	34	33	20	53	1.56
Seanna Murphy	1999–2000	29	20	32	52	1.79
Valérie Chouinard	2006–07	35	28	26	51	1.46
Jess Jones	2011–12	34	13	35	48	1.41
Julia Colizza	2006–07	37	13	35	48	1.29
K.C. Gallo	1999–2000	29	27	20	47	1.62
Emily Janiga	2014–15	35	27	18	45	1.28

Goaltending

Top single-season goaltending record holders of the Mercyhurst Lakers, valid through conclusion of the 2020–21 season. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Player	Season	GP	Record			SV	MIN	GAA	SV%
			W	L	T
Hillary Pattenden	2009–10	35	29	3	3	638	2063:21	1.60	.921
Laura Hosier	2006–07	32	27	2	2	548	1856:49	1.52	.921
Hillary Pattenden	2010–11	33	27	6	0	619	1914:10	2.04	.905
Desirae Clark	2003–04	36	26	6	4	781	2128	1.44	.937
Hillary Pattenden	2008–09	27	24	3	0	289	1568:33	1.95	.906
Amanda Makela	2013–14	35	22	8	4	781	2024:46	1.87	.925
Laura Hosier	2007–08	33	21	7	3	699	1904:37	2.17	.910
Hillary Pattenden	2011–12	31	20	8	3	815	1857:04	2.10	.920
Stephanie Ciampa	2012–13	23	20	2	0	473	1354:40	1.55	.931
Amanda Makela	2014–15	31	20	8	3	587	1796:41	1.44	.932
Tiffany Ribble	2002–03	23	17	6	0	449	1340:30	1.48	.932
Sarah McDonnell	2015–16	29	17	6	5	566	1715:34	1.75	.919

National team players

Canada

Lakers players and alumni who have represented Canada with the women's national ice hockey team, the national women's development (under-22) ice hockey team, and/or the women's national under-18 ice hockey team in international competition; listed with highlights from their national careers.

• Meghan Agosta, three-time Olympic gold medalist (2006, 2010, 2014), Olympic silver medalist (2018), two-time World Championship gold medalist (2007, 2012), and six-time World Championship silver medalist (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017)
• Vicki Bendus, World Championship gold medalist (2012), two-time Four Nations Cup gold medalist (2010, 2013), and Four Nations Cup silver medalist (2011) ^[15]
• Christine Bestland, World U18 Championship gold medalist (2010) and World U18 Championship silver medalist (2009)
• Bailey Bram, Olympic silver medalist (2018), World Championship gold medalist (2012), and four-time World Championship silver medalist (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• Harrison Browne, World U18 Championship silver medalist (2011)
• Laura Hosier, Air Canada Cup gold medalist (2007) ^{[16] [17] [18]}
• Jess Jones, World U18 Championship silver medalist (2008)
• Stephanie Jones, Air Canada Cup gold medalist (2007) ^{[16] [19]}
• Jesse Scanzano, MLP Nations Cup gold medalist (2010)
• Alexa Vasko, World U18 Championship silver medalis (2017)

Finland

Lakers players and alumni who have represented Finland with the women's national ice hockey team and/or the women's national under-18 ice hockey team in international competition; listed with highlights from their national careers.

• Emma Nuutinen, Olympic bronze medalist (2018), World Championship silver medalist (2019), and two-time World Championship bronze medalist (2015, 2017)
• Jenna Silvonen, World Championship silver medalist (2019), World Championship bronze medalist (2021)
• Vilma Tanskanen, Olympian (2014) and World Championship bronze medalist (2015)

United States

Lakers players and alumni who have represented the United States with the women's national ice hockey team and/or the women's national under-18 ice hockey team in international competition; listed with highlights from their national careers.

• Kelley Steadman, two-time World Championship gold medalist (2011, 2013)

Inline hockey

The following Mercyhurst alumnae have also competed for the Canada women's national inline hockey team, participating in the FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships.

• Michelle Bonello ^[20]
• Jackie Jarrell (2006–2019) ^[21]
• Samantha Shirley

Award winners

Patty Kazmaier Award

Players listed only at the highest level of recognition attained in the year(s) noted (i.e. Top 3 Finalists are not also listed under Top 10 or Nominees, though they also reached those designations).

Patty Kazmaier Award Winners

• Vicki Bendus – 2010 ^[22]

Patty Kazmaier Award Top 3 Finalists

• Meghan Agosta – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 Finalists

• Christine Bestland – 2014
• Vicki Bendus – 2011
• Bailey Bram – 2010, 2012
• Desi Clark – 2005
• Jesse Scanzano – 2010

Patty Kazmaier Award Nominees

• Bailey Bram – 2010
• Kelley Steadman – 2012

Source: ^[23]

NCAA awards

Frozen Four All-Tournament Team

• Meghan Agosta – 2009

All-Americans

• Meghan Agosta, 2009 RBK Hockey/AHCA First Team All-American
• Meghan Agosta, 2011 First Team All-America selection ^[24]
• Vicki Bendus, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team
• Jesse Scanzano, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team

CHA Awards

• Meghan Agosta, 2009 CHA Player of the Year
• Meghan Agosta, 2009 CHA Three Star Player of the Year
• Meghan Agosta, 2009 All-CHA First Team
• Meghan Agosta, 2009 CHA All-Tournament Team ^[25]
• Vicki Bendus, 2008 CHA Rookie of the Year
• Vicki Bendus, 2008 CHA All-Rookie Team ^[15]
• Bailey Bram, 2009 CHA Rookie of the Year
• Bailey Bram, 2009 CHA All-Rookie Team ^[26]
• Bailey Bram, CHA Player of the Month (Month of October 2011) ^[27]
• Molly Bryne: 2014–15 All-CHA First Team ^[28]
• Molly Bryne: 2014–15 CHA Best Defenseman
• Jenna Dingeldein: 2014–15 All-CHA Second Team
• CJ Ireland, Mercyhurst Senior Athlete of the Year (female) ^[29]
• Emily Janiga: 2014–15 All-CHA First Team
• Emily Janiga: 2014–15 CHA Player of the Year ^[28]
• Emily Janiga: 2014–15 CHA Scoring Trophy
• Emily Janiga: CHA Player of the Month (March 2015) ^[30]
• Stephanie Jones, CHA All-Tournament Team
• Stephanie Jones, CHA Student Athlete of the Year
• Stephanie Jones, Bill Smith Award (an in-house honor for meritorious service on-and-off-the ice) ^[19]
• Amanda Makela: 2014–15 CHA Goaltender Trophy
• Hillary Pattenden, 2009 All-CHA Second Team
• Hillary Pattenden, 2009 CHA All-Rookie Team
• Hillary Pattenden, 2009 CHA All-Tournament Team ^[31]
• Hillary Pattenden, CHA Player of the Month (Month of October 2011)
• Ashley Pendleton: CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 27, 2004)
• Ashley Pendleton: 2004 CHA All-Rookie Team
• Ashley Pendleton: 2005 CHA All-Conference First Team
• Ashley Pendleton: 2006 First Team All-CHA
• Ashley Pendleton: 2007 First Team All-CHA ^[32]
• Sarah Robello: 2014–15 CHA All- Rookie Team
• Jesse Scanzano, 2008 CHA All-Rookie Team ^[33]
• Rachael Smith: 2016 Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie Team: (F)
• Sarah McDonnell: 2016 Goaltending Trophy, All-Rookie Team
• J'nai Mahadeo: 2016 All-CHA Second Team (D)
• Molly Blasen: 2016 All-Rookie Team (D)
• Jenna Dingeldein: 2016 Tournament MVP, All-Tournament Team
• Morgan Stacey: 2015–16 co-Student-Athlete of the Year
• Kelley Steadman, 2011–12 CHA Player of the Year

NCAA Statistical leaders

• Meghan Agosta, NCAA leader, 2006–07 season, Game winning goals, 11
• Meghan Agosta, NCAA leader, 2006–07 season, Goals per game, 1.09
• Meghan Agosta, NCAA leader, 2006–07 season, Short handed goals (tied), 6
• Meghan Agosta, NCAA leader, 2007–08 season, Short handed goals, 7
• Meghan Agosta, NCAA leader, 2007–08 season, Goals per game, 1.21
• Meghan Agosta, NCAA leader, 2008–09 season, Game winning goals, 10
• Meghan Agosta, NCAA leader, 2009–10 season, Assists per game, 1.16
• Meghan Agosta, NCAA leader, 2008–09 season, Goals per game, 1.29
• Vicki Bendus, NCAA leader, 2009–10 season, Short handed goals (tied), 5
• Bailey Bram, NCAA leader, 2009–10 season, Short handed goals (tied), 5
• Valerie Chouinard, NCAA leader, 2006–07 season, Power play goals, 17
• Desirae Clark, NCAA leader, 2004–05 season, Goals against average, 1.25
• Hillary Pattenden, NCAA leader, 2008–09 season, Goalie winning percentage, .889
• Hillary Pattenden, NCAA leader, 2009–10 season, Goalie winning percentage, .871
• Tiffany Ribble, NCAA leader, 2002–03 season, Save percentage, .932 ^[34]
• Tiffany Ribble, NCAA leader, 2002–03 season, Goals Against Average, .932
• Jesse Scanzano, NCAA leader, 2009–10 season, Shorthanded goals, 4
• Jesse Scanzano, NCAA leader, 2009–10 season, Points per game, 1.97
• Jesse Scanzano, NCAA leader, 2009–10 season, Assists per game, 1.36
• Sarah McDonnell: 2015–16: Freshman GAA, 1.75
• 2015–16: Penalty minutes (404); Penalty minutes per game, 11.5

CHA statistical leaders

• Emily Janiga: 2015–16: Shorthanded points, 3 (tied); Shorthanded goals, 3
• Rachael Smith: 2015–16: Freshman scoring: 29, Freshman goals: 11, Freshman points per game: .85
• Sarah McDonnell: 2015–16: Winning percentage, .696 (17–6–5), Wins (17)

USCHO honors

• Laura Hosier, 2004–05 All USCHO.com Rookie Team ^[35]
• Michael Sisti, USCHO.com Coach of the Year ^[5]

Lakers in professional hockey

• NOTE: Kylie Rossler became an American football player with the Regina Rage of the Lingerie Football League (rebranded as Legends Football League in 2013). ^[36]

= CWHL All-Star

= NWHL All-Star

= Clarkson Cup Champion

= Isobel Cup Champion

Player	Position	Team(s)	League(s)	Years	Clarkson Cup	Isobel Cup
Taylor Accursi	Forward	Buffalo Beauts	PHF	5
Meghan Agosta	Forward	Montreal Stars	CWHL		1 (2012)
Emily Berzins	Forward	Calgary Inferno	CWHL	3
Christine Bestland	Forward	Melbourne Ice	AWIHL	1
Michelle Bonello	Defense	Toronto Furies	CWHL		1 (2014)
Bailey Bram	Forward	Brampton Thunder	CWHL	1
		Calgary Inferno		4	1 (2016)
		Linköping HC	SDHL	1
Shelby Bram	Forward	Buffalo Beauts	NWHL	1
		Brynäs IF Dam	SDHL	1
Harrison Browne	Defense	Buffalo Beauts	NWHL	2
		Metropolitan Riveters		1		1 (2018)
Vicki Bendus	Forward	Brampton Thunder	CWHL
Valerie Chouinard [37]	Forward	Montreal Axion	NWHL (1999)
Ashley Cockell	Forward/ Defense	Alberta Honeybadgers	CWHL	1
Katherine Donohue	Forward	Buffalo Beauts	NWHL	1
Laura Hosier	Goaltender	Brampton Thunder	CWHL	2
CJ Ireland [38]	Forward	Ottawa Capital Canucks	CWHL	1
Emily Janiga	Forward	Buffalo Beauts	PHF	2
		Metropolitan Riveters		2
		Vanke Rays	CWHL	1
		Independent	PWHPA	1
Jackie Jarrell [39]	Forward	Durham Lightning	NWHL (1999)	1
Jess Jones	Forward	HK Pantera Minsk	EWHL	1
		Brampton Thunder	CWHL	5
		Markham Thunder
		Buffalo Beauts	NWHL	1
		Toronto	PWHPA	3
Amanda Makela	Goaltender	Buffalo Beauts	NWHL	1
		Toronto Furies	CWHL	2
		Toronto	PWHPA	3
		IF Björklöven	Damettan	1
Johanna Malmström	Defense	Brynäs IF	SDHL	2
		Almtuna IS	Division 1	1
		Sandvikens IK		2
Emma Nuutinen	Forward	Kiekko-Espoo	NSML	6
Ashley Pendleton	Defense	Brampton Thunder	CWHL	3
Jesse Scanzano	Forward	Montreal Axion	NWHL (1999)	1
		Toronto Furies	CWHL	1
		Montreal Stars		1
		Brampton Thunder		2
Katariina Soikkanen	Defence	Espoo Blues	NSML	4
Kelley Steadman	Forward	Boston Blades	CWHL	1	1 (2013)
		HC Tornado	RWHL	1
		Buffalo Beauts	NWHL	2		1 (2017)
Vilma Tanskanen	Forward	Linköping HC	SDHL	1

NOTE: Hillary Pattenden was the first overall selection in the 2012 CWHL Draft but never appeared in the league.

See also

• List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins (Michael Sisti ranks seventh on all-time list)
• Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey

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External links

• Official website