2013–14 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

2013–14 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season
CHA Hockey Regular Season Champions
NCAA Frozen Four, L, 1-5 vs. Clarkson Golden Knights
Conference CHA
Home ice Mercyhurst Ice Center
Record
Overall 24-9-4
Home 12-4-3
Road 12-4-1
Neutral 0-1-0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Michael Sisti
Assistant Coaches Louis Goulet
Delaney Collins
Allysen Weidner
Captain(s) Christine Bestland
Alternate captain(s) Shelby Bram
Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey seasons
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The Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program represented Mercyhurst University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Their conference mark was 15-3-2, earning them the College Hockey America regular season title. In the postseason, the Lakers were defeated 2-1 in overtime by the RIT Tigers during the CHA championship tournament. The Lakers would qualify for the NCAA Tournament. In the quarterfinals, the Lakers defeated Cornell by a 3–2 mark in Ithaca, New York. Advancing to the Frozen Four in Hamden, Connecticut, the Lakers were bested by the eventual national champion Golden Knights.

Offseason

Recruiting

PlayerPositionNationalityNotes
Taylor AccursiForward CanadaCompeted on Canada’s National Under-18 Team
Megan WhiddonForward United StatesGraduated from National Sports Academy
Grew up in California
Paige HortonDefense CanadaMember of PWHL’s London Jr. Devilettes
Tallest member of the team at 5-11
Jillian SkinnerDefense CanadaPlayed for the Mississauga Jr. Chiefs

Exhibition

DateOpponentLeagueFinal Score
September 21Western MustangsCIS6-2, Mercyhurst
September 22Whitby WolvesPWHL9-1, Mercyhurst

News and notes

On December 7, 2013, Bestland logged the 200th point of her NCAA career in an 8-0 victory against Penn State.[1]

Awards and honors

  • Christine Bestland, Top Ten Finalist, Patty Kazmaier Award
  • Christine Bestland, Mercyhurst Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year[2]
  • Christine Bestland, CHA Player of the Month, March 2014[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hurstathletics.com/news/2013/12/7/WHOCK_1207135055.aspx
  2. ↑ "Mercyhurst Athletics - Bestland, Wagner Named Senior Student-Athletes of the Year". hurstathletics.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Mercyhurst Athletics - Bestland Named CHA Player of the Month for March". hurstathletics.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
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