2013–14 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

2013–14 Mercyhurst Lakers
women's ice hockey season
2013–14 Mercyhurst Lakers; women's ice hockey season
CHA Hockey Regular Season Champions; NCAA Frozen Four, L, 1-5 vs. Clarkson Golden Knights
Conference	1st CHA
Home ice	Mercyhurst Ice Center
Record
Overall	24-9-4
Conference	15-3-2
Home	12-4-3
Road	12-4-1
Neutral	0-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Michael Sisti (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Louis Goulet; Delaney Collins
Captain(s)	Christine Bestland
Alternate captain(s)	Shelby Bram; Molly Byrne; Christie Cicero; Caroline Luczak
	Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey seasons; « 2012–13 2014–15 »

The Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program represented Mercyhurst University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Their conference mark was 15-3-2, earning them the College Hockey America regular season title. In the postseason, the Lakers were defeated 2-1 in overtime by the RIT Tigers during the CHA championship tournament. The Lakers would qualify for the NCAA Tournament. In the quarterfinals, the Lakers defeated Cornell by a 3–2 mark in Ithaca, New York. Advancing to the Frozen Four in Hamden, Connecticut, the Lakers were bested by the eventual national champion Golden Knights.

Standings

2013–14 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#6 Mercyhurst^†	20	15	3	2	32	77	31	33	24	9	4	123	70
Robert Morris	20	13	5	2	28	57	33	35	25	8	4	100	59
RIT*	20	11	7	2	24	51	44	38	20	15	3	87	95
Syracuse	20	9	8	3	21	61	46	37	20	14	3	99	75
Lindenwood	20	5	13	2	12	35	72	34	5	26	3	46	121
Penn State	20	1	18	1	3	26	79	38	6	29	3	49	130
Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Taylor Accursi	Forward	Canada	Competed on Canada’s National Under-18 Team
Megan Whiddon	Forward	United States	Graduated from National Sports Academy Grew up in California
Paige Horton	Defense	Canada	Member of PWHL’s London Jr. Devilettes Tallest member of the team at 5-11
Jillian Skinner	Defense	Canada	Played for the Mississauga Jr. Chiefs

Roster

2013–14 Lakers

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
4	Emily Janiga	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	East Aurora, New York	Nichols School
5	Molly Byrne (A)	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Plymouth, Minnesota	Shattuck-St. Mary's
6	Taylor Accursi	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Ancaster, Ontario	Burlington Barracudas
7	Hannah Bale	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
8	Kaleigh Chippy	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Cleveland, Ohio	Niagara University
10	Megan Whiddon	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Corona, California	National Sports Academy
13	Shelby Bram (A)	Junior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Ste. Anne, Manitoba	Eastman Selects
14	Maggie Rothgery	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Elyria, Ohio	Ohio Flames
15	Paige Horton	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	St. Thomas, Ontario	London Jr. Devilettes
16	Jenna Dingeldein	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Aeros
18	J'nai Mahadeo	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Airdrie, Alberta	Edge School
20	Kathy Donohue	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Rochester, New York	North American Hockey Academy
21	Christie Cicero (A)	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Manalapan, New Jersey	New Jersey Rockets
24	Jaclyn Arbour	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	South Setauket, New York	National Sports Academy
25	Jillian Skinner	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Markham, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
26	Caroline Luczak (A)	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Midhurst, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
27	Christine Bestland (C)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Brunkild, Manitoba	Pursuit of Excellence
28	Lauren Kilroy	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Cypress, California	North American Hockey Academy
29	Julia DiTondo	Sophomore	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Kenmore, New York	Nichols School
34	Amanda Makela	Junior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Thunder Bay Queens

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	League	Final Score
September 21	Western Mustangs	CIS	6-2, Mercyhurst
September 22	Whitby Wolves	PWHL	9-1, Mercyhurst

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 27	at Minnesota State*	#7	All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN	Amanda Makela	L 2–4	0–1–0
September 28	at Minnesota State*	#7	All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN	Amanda Makela	W 3–2	1–1–0
October 5	Ohio State*	#7	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	L 3–4 ^OT	1–2–0
October 12	at Providence*	#10	Schneider Arena • Providence, RI	Amanda Makela	W 5–0	2–2–0
October 13	at Providence*	#10	Schneider Arena • Providence, RI	Amanda Makela	L 2–3	2–3–0
October 18	at #3 Clarkson*	#9	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Amanda Makela	W 2–0	3–3–0
October 19	at #3 Clarkson*	#9	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Amanda Makela	T 1–1 ^OT	3–3–1
October 25	Maine*	#8	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	W 2–1	4–3–1
October 26	Maine*	#8	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	W 5–0	5–3–1
November 8	at Robert Morris	#9	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Amanda Makela	W 2–0	6–3–1 (1–0–0)
November 9	at Robert Morris	#9	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Amanda Makela	L 2–3	6–4–1 (1–1–0)
November 15	Syracuse	#10	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	T 3–3 ^OT	6–4–2 (1–1–1)
November 16	Syracuse	#10	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	W 5–3	7–4–2 (2–1–1)
November 22	at RIT	#10	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY	Amanda Makela	L 1–2	7–5–2 (2–2–1)
November 23	at RIT	#10	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY	Julia DiTondo	W 3–2	8–5–2 (3–2–1)
November 26	St. Lawrence*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	W 3–2	9–5–2
November 27	St. Lawrence*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	W 3–2	10–5–2
December 6	Penn State		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	W 7–0	11–5–2 (4–2–1)
December 7	Penn State		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Julia DiTondo	W 8–0	12–5–2 (5–2–1)
December 14	at Lindenwood		Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Amanda Makela	W 7–1	13–5–2 (6–2–1)
December 15	at Lindenwood		Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Amanda Makela	W 4–1	14–5–2 (7–2–1)
January 10, 2014	#3 Cornell*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	T 4–4 ^OT	14–5–3
January 11	#3 Cornell*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	L 4–6	14–6–3
January 24	#8 Robert Morris		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Julia DiTondo	L 1–3	14–7–3 (7–3–1)
January 25	#8 Robert Morris		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	W 5–3	15–7–3 (8–3–1)
January 31	at Syracuse	#10	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Amanda Makela	W 3–2	16–7–3 (9–3–1)
February 1	at Syracuse	#10	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Amanda Makela	W 3–1	17–7–3 (10–3–1)
February 7	RIT	#10	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	W 5–1	18–7–3 (11–3–1)
February 8	RIT	#10	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	W 5–2	19–7–3 (12–3–1)
February 15	at Penn State	#8	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Amanda Makela	W 4–0	20–7–3 (13–3–1)
February 16	at Penn State	#8	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Amanda Makela	W 4–1	21–7–3 (14–3–1)
February 21	Lindenwood	#8	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	W 4–1	22–7–3 (15–3–1)
February 22	Lindenwood	#8	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Amanda Makela	T 2–2 ^OT	22–7–4 (15–3–2)
CHA Tournament
March 7	Syracuse*	#8	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA (Semifinal Game)	Amanda Makela	W 2–1	23–7–4
March 8	RIT*	#8	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA (Championship Game)	Amanda Makela	L 1–2 ^2OT	23–8–4
NCAA Tournament
March 15	at #2 Cornell*	#7	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Quarterfinal Game)	Amanda Makela	W 3–2	24–8–4
March 21	vs. #2 Clarkson*	#3	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Frozen Four- Semifinal Game)	Amanda Makela	L 1–5	24–9–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

News and notes

On December 7, 2013, Bestland logged the 200th point of her NCAA career in an 8-0 victory against Penn State.^[3]

Awards and honors

Christine Bestland, Top Ten Finalist, Patty Kazmaier Award
Christine Bestland, Mercyhurst Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year^[4]
Christine Bestland, CHA Player of the Month, March 2014^[5]

References

^ "2013-14 Mercyhurst Lakers Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
^ "2013-14 Mercyhurst Lakers Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
^ "Bestland Reaches 200th Career Point in 8-0 Win over Penn State".
^ "Mercyhurst Athletics - Bestland, Wagner Named Senior Student-Athletes of the Year". hurstathletics.com. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
^ "Mercyhurst Athletics - Bestland Named CHA Player of the Month for March". hurstathletics.com. Retrieved May 31, 2014.

[1] "2013-14 Mercyhurst Lakers Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

[2] "2013-14 Mercyhurst Lakers Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

[3] "Bestland Reaches 200th Career Point in 8-0 Win over Penn State".

[hurstathletics-4] "Mercyhurst Athletics - Bestland, Wagner Named Senior Student-Athletes of the Year". hurstathletics.com. Retrieved May 31, 2014.

[hurstathletics2-5] "Mercyhurst Athletics - Bestland Named CHA Player of the Month for March". hurstathletics.com. Retrieved May 31, 2014.

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