Series Notes- The Lindenwood women's hockey team will play their first road games of the 2015-16 season this weekend, during a two-city, two opponent trip. The trip begins Friday evening from Durham, N.H. at 5 p.m. with a non-conference clash with the New Hampshire Wildcats. The Lady Lions will conclude their trip on Saturday afternoon when they visit the Northeastern Huskies in Boston, Mass. at 2 p.m.
- The Lady Lions continued their season with a two-game home series vs. the Ohio State Buckeyes this past Friday and Saturday. Lindenwood dropped the first game on Friday night, 5-1 and fell short on Saturday night, 3-2.
- This weekends matchups will mark the first all-time meeting between Lindenwood and either opponent. The two-games will also be Lindenwood's first all-time against any Hockey East opponent.
- New Hampshire finished the 2014-15 season with a record of 10-23-3. The Wildcats were picked sixth in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll.
- Northeastern finished the 2014-15 season with a record of 14-17-5. The Huskies were picked third in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll.
Lindenwood Notes- The Lady Lions are currently led in points by the trio of
Shara Jasper,
Sarah Bobrowski, and
Shannon Morris-Reade. Each has recorded a total of four points through the first four games.
- Jasper, Bobrowski and Morris-Reade are also tied for the CHA lead in points, with four.
- With two goals on the season, Jasper is currently tied for the team-lead with
Britannia Gillanders.
- During Saturday's 3-2 loss vs. Ohio State, senior
Rachel Weich scored her first-career goal during the third period while on the power play.
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Nicole Hensley recorded 52 saves in two starts over the weekend, giving her 3,236 for her career and moving her into 9th place on the all-time list. The record of 3,809 is held by Brianne McLaughlin('06-'09) of Robert Morris.
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Shara Jasper is currently ranked second all-time in Lady Lions history with 0.84 points per game. The current record, 0.92 points per game is held by Alison Wickenheiser (2011-2014).
- Lindenwood has improved on their special teams from a season ago. The Lady Lions power play percentage is currently at 12.5%, up from the 8.5% mark they achieved last year. The penalty killing unit is also working at a more efficent rate, killing off 90.9% of their opportunities, up from 84.4% during the 2014-15 season.
- Lindenwood was picked fifth in the preseason College Hockey America coaches poll. The Lady Lions went 7-11-2 in league action last year and will open up their conference schedule on Friday, October 30th when they host CHA rival Penn State for a two-game series.
