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Clarkson Returns to Cheel For 2-Game Series vs Lindenwood

10/22/2019 4:44:00 PM

After playing five of its first six games on the road, Clarkson returns home to Cheel Arena this weekend for a two-game set against Lindenwood University to close out the season-opening, non-league portion of the schedule. Guided by 12th-year Head Coach Matt Desrosiers and assistant coaches Britni Smith and Tony Maci, the Golden Knights are ranked fourth in the national polls with a 4-1-1 overall record. 

Friday's game is a 6:00 p.m. start and Saturday is a 3:00 p.m. faceoff. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+ (U.S. viewers) and StretchInternet (International viewers).

Clarkson is coming off a hard-fought series at Robert Morris this past weekend where it skated to a 3-3 tie on Friday before coming-from-behind on Saturday for a 6-5 overtime triumph.

The Green and Gold, led by senior Captain Ella Shelton and Assistant Captains, senior Taylor Turnquist and junior Meaghan Hector, will return to the road next weekend when they open ECAC Hockey play at Union and Rensselaer to start the month of November. 

Clarkson vs Lindenwood Weekend release 
ECAC Hockey 
USCHO.com Poll
USA Today Poll
Coaches Corner with Mike Vaillancourt, B99.3 radio 

• A two-time All-American and a Top 10 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalist, Elizabeth Giguere leads Clarkson in scoring with 11 points (4-7). The junior right wing recorded her second career five-point outing with one goal and four assists in Saturday's win at Robert Morris. Giguere's 57th career goal came with 53 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score 5-5. She rankes fourth on the Knights' all-time scoring list with 155 points through 87 games.  She is two assists shy of 100.
• Gabrielle David looks to continue the long line of standout freshmen at Clarkson. She is second for the Green and Gold in scoring with 10 points (3-7). The wing tallied the winning goal with 17 seconds left in overtime of Saturday's victory to cap off her first career hat trick. David was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week.
• Senior center Michaela Pejzlova has nine points (3-6) and is coming off her fifth career three-assist outing in the win over Robert Morris. Fifth on the Knights' all-time scoring charts, Pejzlova has amassed 151 points (59-92) in 124 games.
• Senior wing Rhyen McGill, who missed all of last season and three games this season with injuries, scored twice on the power play in Friday's 3-3 tie at Robert Morris. McGill is closing in on the century mark with 86 points (43-43) through 124 games. 
• Freshman defenseman, Lauren Bernard is tied for the Clarkson scoring lead from the blueline with five points (1-4). She enjoyed a four-point weekend at Robert Morris, including her first career goal and an assist on Saturday's overtime game-winner.
• Junior transfer Amanda Zeglen and sophomore Marie-Pier Coulombe have shared the goaltending duties. Through four starts, Zeglen posts a .883 save percentage, a 2.60 goals against average and a 2-0-1 record. In three games, Coulombe posts a .892 save percentage, a 2.65 GAA and a 2-1 record.

Series Lindenwood: 
Clarkson and Lindenwood have never met prior to this weekend. Transfer senior Kayla Friesen played four games against the Lions during her tenure at St. Cloud State going 2-1-1 and scoring two goals. The Golden Knights are 3-0-1 in games against College Hockey America opponents this season while the Lions are 1-0-1 against ECAC foes. 

Scouting Lindenwood: 
Through six games Lindenwood is 2-3-1 overall and is 1-1 in road contests. The Lions opened up their season at home against the defending national champion Wisconsin, dropping 4-0 and 6-2 decisions to the Badgers. The Lions would split the next weekend with Bemidji State, winning 3-2 in the opener before losing 1-0. After a week off, Lindenwood came back home to Missouri to take on Union College beating them 3-1 on Friday and fighting to a 1-1 tie on Saturday with the Dutchwomen. The Lions have struggled on both the power play and the penalty kill so far, going just 2-for-23 with an extra skater and ranking second when down a player, allowing opponents a success rate of 34.8%. The Lions have yet to find a go-to scorer this season with no player scoring more than two goals. Hannah Alt leads the team with two goals on the year while freshmen Madilynn Hickey and Lokelani Antonio each have a team-leading three points on one goal and two assists. Lindenwood has split time between a pair of sophomore goaltenders so far with each goalie appearing in four games. Sophie Wolf has started three games for the Lions and owns a 1-1 record with a .913 save percentage and a 3.12 goals against average. Annika Asplundh has also started three games posting a 1-2-1 record with a .944 save percentage and a 1.99 goals against average. 


 
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