THIS WEEK
Women's Ice Hockey (3-21-2, 2-11-1 AHA) travels to New York to take on Syracuse (8-20-0, 6-8-0 AHA) in the second to last road series of the 2024-25 campaign.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
GAME 1 Date/Time: Friday, January 31 – 3:00 PM CT.
GAME 2 Date/Time: Saturday, February 1 – 12:00 PM CT.
Location: Syracuse, N.Y. – Tennity Ice Pavilion
Video
Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
The Lions were swept at home by #8 Penn State. The Lions fell 3-1 in game one, and 4-0 in game two.
Notes:
- Olivia Grabianowski contributed the lone goal on the weekend, assisted by Josey Dunne.
- Anna LaRose stopped 58 out of 62 shots (.935 Save Percentage) in net for the Lions.
- Josey Dunne blocked six shots.
- Lindenwood was outshot 88 to 47, for shots on net.
- Penn State had the 74 to 36 faceoff advantage.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points –
Morgan Neitzke (16),
Zsofia Pazmandi (10)
Goals –
Morgan Neitzke (8),
Zsofia Pazmandi (6)
Assists – Three Tied (8)
Powerplay Goals –
Gigi Pora (3)
Short-Handed Goals – N/A
Game Winning Goals –
Gigi Pora (2),
Maegan Cronan (1)
Blocks –
Josey Dunne (64),
Molly Henderson (61)
Plus/Minus –
Paige Cline (-1),
Kaitlin Finnegan (-3)
Saves –
Anna LaRose (421)
Save Percentage –
Catherine Hodgins (.893)
PREVIEW
The Lions are still looking for their first win of 2025, with their last win coming back on November 23, 2024, against Syracuse. Lindenwood currently sits in last place in the AHA with eight points, just one point behind Robert Morris.
Lindenwood is 10-40-4 all-time against the Orange. In the last ten matchups against the Orange, Lindenwood is 4-4-2. In the last series played against the Orange (November 22 and 23, 2024), the Lions were defeated in game one by a score of 2-1, and in game two the Lions won 4-1.
Syracuse sits in fifth place in the AHA with 20 points. Syracuse split a series with RIT in their last series played, falling 2-1 to RIT in game one, and defeating the Tigers 3-2 in game two.
Key Players to Watch for the Orange
Bryn Saarela paves the way for the Orange on the offensive side of the puck, leading the Orange in points (13g-10a). Allie Kelley broke the NCAA career saves record two weeks ago. On the season, Kelley has registered a 7-20-0 record in net for the Orange and would be credited with two shutouts. Kelley has also accumulated 913 saves (33.81 Saves Per Game), a .924 save percentage, and a 2.82 goals against average.
