Series Notes:
- The Lindenwood women's hockey team travels to Rochester, N.Y. for a two-game CHA series with the RIT Tigers on January 27-28. Puck drop for each game is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET from the Gene Polisseni Center.
- Lindenwood and RIT met earlier this season for a two-game set in Wentzville, Mo. Lindenwood prevailed by a score of 2-0 during the first game of the series, before falling the following afternoon by a final score of 2-1.
- RIT owns the edge in the all-time series, 6-5-5, dating back to the start of the 2012 season. The two teams have met eight times in Rochester, with the Tigers holding a 3-2-3 advantage in those contests.
- Lindenwood and RIT are seperated by one point in the CHA standings, with the Lions sitting in fifth place and RIT in the sixth position. Including this weekend, each team has eight conference games remaining.
- Kendall Cornine leads the way for RIT offensively, with team-high totals in points, goals, and assists. Cornine has registered seven goals and six assists for the Tigers. In goal for RIT, Terra Lanteigne has compiled a .915 save percentage and a 2.82 goals against average. Lanteigne has posted three victories for the Tigers.
Lindenwood Notes:
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Jolene deBruyn started both games against Syracuse on January 20-21, totaling 63 saves during the two-game stretch. deBruyn stopped 31 saves on the first night against the Orange, before posting 32 saves in the series finale.
- deBruyn has registered a minimum of 30 saves in nine games this season, including five-consecutive appearances.
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Taylor Girard registered seven shots on goal against Syracuse, bringing her season total to 47, the second-highest total amongst the Lady Lions.
Shannon Morris-Reade leads Lindenwood with 52 shots on goal.
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Cierra Paisley won 64 percent of her faceoffs against Syracuse, winning 16 of her 25 draws.
Emma Hare leads the team with a 53 percent success rate in the faceoff circle.
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Erin Near blocked a team-best five shots against Syracuse, elevating her team-leading season total to 40 blocks.
- Lindenwood finished the game against Syracuse on January 21 with 23 team blocks. It was the fifth time this season the Lady Lions blocked at least 23 blocked shots. The season-high of 35 blocks was set on January 13 during a 2-1 upset victory at No. 7 Robert Morris.
- In the two games with RIT earlier this season, Lindenwood received goal contributions from Paisley,
Carla Goodwin, and
Courtney Ganske.
- Despite allowing a season-high four power-play goals against on January 20 against Syracuse, Lindenwood is still operating at a 87.5 percent rate on its penalty kill in CHA contests. That number is up from a season ago when the team had a mark of 83.1 percent. Â