Series Notes
- Lindenwood has its first CHA road series this weekend at Robert Morris. The two teams play at 7 p.m. (EST) on Friday evening and 3 p.m. (EST) on Saturday afternoon.
- The Lady Lions enter the contest with a 0-10-2 overall record and a 0-1-1 CHA mark. Robert Morris is sitting just outside the top-10 national rankings with a 9-3-0 overall record and a 3-1-0 conference record.
- Lindenwood has faced Robert Morris 10 times in its short NCAA history, the most of any team. The Lady Lions are 3-7-0 against the Colonials.
- Last season, the Lady Lions went 3-1-0 in the regular season against Robert Morris, including a sweep at the Lindenwood Ice Arena.
- These two teams also met in the first-round of the CHA Tournament with Robert Morris winning by scores of 2-1 and 2-0.
- In the six games with Robert Morris last season, Lindenwood was four-for-30 on the power play (13.3%), while the Colonials were two-for-33 (6.1%).
- Lindenwood is 1-5-0 all-time on the road against Robert Morris.
- Goalie
Nicole Hensley has a 3-2-0 record against Robert Morris. She has a 2.11 GAA, a .954 save percentage, and 251 saves in those five games.
- In her last outing against Robert Morris,
Nicole Hensley made 90 saves in a triple-overtime contest, bettering the NCAA Division I record by 12 saves.
- Among active players,
Lyndsay Kirkham and
Kendra Broad each have six points against Robert Morris. Kirkham has one goal and five assists, and Broad has four goals and two assists.
A Look Back At RIT
- Lindenwood opened its CHA season last weekend at the Lindenwood Ice Arena by going 0-1-1 against RIT.
- Game one of the series was scoreless after two periods, but the Tigers scored three times in the first 10:27 of the third period for a 3-0 win.
- The two teams tied game two by a 1-1 margin. Lindenwood scored at the 16:25 mark of the second period, and RIT answered at the 1:24 mark of the third.
- Four of the five goals in the series were power-play goals, with the lone exception being RIT's final goal in game one of the series. Lindenwood was one-for-13 on the power play, and RIT was three-for-14.
- The two teams combined to commit 32 penalties in the series.
- Goalie
Nicole Hensley had a good series with a 1.92 GAA and a .950 save percentage.
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Katie Erickson scored Lindenwood's goal, which was her second score of the season.
Jordyn Constance and
Alyssa West both assisted on the goal.
Lindenwood Notes
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Chelsea Witwicke played in her 100th career game last week in game one of the RIT series. She opened her career at Niagara and played 55 games. She has played 46 games the last two years at Lindenwood.
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Jocelyn Slattery and
Katie Erickson are both tied for third in the CHA in power-play goals.
- Seven returning players had a positive plus/minus against Robert Morris last year. Those players were led by
Alyssa West and
Chelsea Witwicke who were both +4 for those six contests.
- Over 80 percent of the team's goals this season have come from juniors and seniors. Lindenwood is still looking for a goal from one of its newcomers.
- The Lady Lions have scored the first goal in three games this season, including both games they had a tie.
Katie Erickson has two of those three goals.
- Lindenwood is allowing nearly one goal a game more when it commits at least five penalties in a game. The Lady Lions are allowing 3.4 goals a game when they have four or fewer penalties, and 4.3 goals when over that mark.
- In the first game of a series, Lindenwood's penalty kill is allowing goals 53.6 percent of the time. In the second game, it is allowing goals just 11.1 percent of the power plays.
Lindenwood has a 5-2-3 record over its last 10 College Hockey America contests.
-The Lady Lions have led or been tied after two periods in five of 12 games this season. Lindenwood is being outscored though 17-0 in the third period.
College Hockey America Notes
- One CHA team, Mercyhurst, is nationally-ranked. The Lakers are No. 10 in both national polls. Robert Morris and Syracuse are receiving votes in both rankings.
- The preseason CHA polls had Mercyhurst first, followed by Syracuse, Robert Morris, RIT, Lindenwood, and Penn State.
- The CHA Players of the Week are: Mercyhurst's Emily Janiga (Player of the Week), RIT's Ali Binnington (Goalie of the Week), and Syracuse's Heather Schwarz (Rookie of the Week).
About Robert Morris
- Robert Morris is 9-3-0 on the season, including a 2-2-0 mark against nationally-ranked teams.
- The Colonials opened CHA play last week by splitting with Mercyhurst. They lost game one 2-0 and won the second game 3-2.
- Robert Morris ranks tenth nationally in scoring defense (1.8) and 12th in scoring offense (3.0).
- Brittany Howard leads the nation with 13 assists, and has a team-high 17 points. Rebecca Vint leads the team with six goals.
- Jessica Dodds has seen the most action in goal. She has a 1.56 GAA and a .931 save percentage.
- Head coach of Robert Morris is Paul Colontino. The 2011-12 National Coach of the Year has a 43-27-7 record in his third year as a head coach.
Up Next
- Lindenwood has its final series before a Thanksgiving break on Nov. 22-23. The Lady Lions will host Penn State that week.
