THIS WEEK
Women's ice hockey (3-23-3) hosts RIT (13-13-4, 6-8-2 AHA) in final home series of the regular season.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
GAME 1 Date/Time: Friday, February 7 – 12:00 PM CT.
GAME 2 Date/Time: Saturday, February 8 – 1:00 PM CT.
Location: Maryland Heights, Mo. – Centene Community Ice Center
LAST TIME OUT
The Lions were swept by Syracuse in the Lions second-to-last road series. In game one, Lindenwood fell 5-2, and in game two fell 5-0.
Notes:
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points –
Morgan Neitzke (17),
Molly Henderson and
Zsofia Pazmandi (10)
Goals –
Morgan Neitzke (8),
Zsofia Pazmandi and
Gigi Pora (6)
Assists –
Morgan Neitzke (9),
Sydney Rarick and
Ellie Muscedere (8)
Powerplay Goals –
Gigi Pora (3), Seven Tied (1)
Short-Handed Goals – N/A
Game Winning Goals –
Gigi Pora (2),
Maegan Cronan (1)
Blocks –
Josey Dunne (65),
Molly Henderson (63)
Plus/Minus –
Paige Cline (-2),
Kaitlin Finnegan (-3)
Saves –
Anna LaRose (443)
Save Percentage –
Catherine Hodgins (.897)
PREVIEW
The Lions are looking to break a seven-game losing streak, and are also looking for their first win in 2025. Lindenwood is currently in last place with eight conference points, sitting one conference point behind Robert Morris. In each of the last 12 games, Lindenwood has given up three goals or more. During the 12-game stretch, the Lions have scored 1.42 goals per game.
Lindenwood is 23-19-7 all-time against the RIT Tigers. In the last ten matchups, Lindenwood is 7-3 against RIT. In the last series played against the Tigers (December 6-7, 2024), the Lions were swept by the Tigers, falling in game one 4-2, and dropping game two 9-4.
RIT sits fourth in the AHA with 21 conference points, just five points behind Syracuse. In the last series played, the Tigers went 0-1-1 against Mercyhurst, dropping game one 3-2, and tying game two 1-1. Although game two ended in a tie, the Mercyhurst Lakers would win the shootout 1-0.
Key Players to Watch for the Tigers
Addie Alvarez and Kylie Aquaro are the Tiger's two leading scorers. Alvarez on the year has tallied 28 (6g-22a) points and Aquaro has registered 24 points (8g-16a). Aquaro also is tied for the best plus/minus (+3) on the team. Mia Tsilemos has blocked 67 shots for the Tigers. Sarah Coe has started in 19 games for the Tigers, registering an 8-9-2 record, and has tallied three shutouts. Coe also boasts a 2.34 goals against average, 499 saves, and a .919 save percentage.
