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Clarkson Hosts Mercyhurst in Weekend Series at Cheel

11/13/2019 1:01:00 PM

Owning the nation's longest current unbeaten streak, Clarkson takes a break from ECAC Hockey play this weekend when they host College Hockey America front runner Mercyhurst in a two-game set at Cheel Arena. Both games are 2:00 p.m. faceoffs.

Clarkson will be holding #HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER day on Friday.

The Golden Knights, who have gone 5-0-3 since mid-October, stand at 8-1-3 overall and are ranked 5th in the national polls. Clarkson, guided by 12th-year Head Coach Matt Desrosiers and assistants Britni Smith and Tony Maci, is tied for second place in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 3-0-1 mark. 

The Knights are coming off a three-point weekend in league play this past weekend at Cheel with a 2-1 win over Colgate and a 1-1 tie with third-ranked Cornell. The Green and Gold have not lost since a 2-0 setback at nationally ranked Minnesota Duluth on October 5, their lone defeat of the season. 
 
• With four players, recording double digits points, Clarkson's offense is averaging 3.50 goals per game (8th in the NCAA). 
• Elizabeth Giguere, 10th in the nation in points per game, leads the way for the Knights with 11 goals and 10 assists for 21 points in 12 games. The junior right wing scored all three Clarkson goals in the weekend against Colgate and Cornell. She has 165 career points (64-101) through 93 games.
• Freshman standout, left wing Gabrielle David has tallied 19 points and 13 assists to start her collegiate career and has a team-high +15 plus/minus rating.
• The Knights are 3-0-2 at home, outscoring the opponents 16-4 at Cheel.
• On the road, Clarkson is 5-1-1 with a 26-19 edge in goals.
• Defensively, the Green and Gold are ranked 14th in the NCAA, allowing 1.92 goals per game. Clarkson has allowed just seven goals over the last six games.
• Senior center Michaela Pejzlova has 16 points (5-11). Fifth on the Knights' all-time scoring charts, Pejzlova has amassed 158 points (61-97) in 130 games and is just three assists shy of 100.
• Senior defenseman Ella Shelton 
rounds out the Knights' double-digit scorers with 10 (2-8) points. Clarkson's Captain, Shelton returns to the Green and Gold lineup after helping Team Canada win two exhibition games this past weekend in a rivalry series against Team USA.
• Sophomore Marie-Pier Coulombe ranks among the nation's best goaltenders with a 1.34 GAA (7th) and a .936 save percentage (11th) en route to a 6-1-2 record. Through seven starts she has posted two shutouts.
• Clarkson is 4-0-2 in Friday night games.
• The Knights are 6-0-0 when leading through two periods.
• Clarkson is undefeated in one-goal games, going 4-0-3.
• The Knights play their next four games on the road before closing out the first semester hosting Rensselaer and Union on December 6-7.
• In its 17th season, Clarkson, a three-time National Champion (2014, 2017, 2018), posts a all-time record of 387-168-64.
• Clarkson Men's and Women's Hockey will host Special Hockey Fights Cancer Games this Friday against Mercyhurst (Women) and Cornell, thanks to a partnership with Hockey Fights Cancer, the American Cancer Society and with CAC (Colleges Against Cancer), a nationwide collaboration of college students, faculty, and staff dedicated to finding a cure for cancer by working to implement the programs and mission of the American Cancer Society. Notable initiatives are the Breast Cancer Awareness Month and also the Relay For Life that takes place here at Clarkson every year. These cancer awareness games will celebrate cancer survivors and raise donated funds for the American Cancer Society's mission to save lives from cancer. All students, their families and community members are invited to attend the game, wear purple, lavender, pink or baby blue in support of the cause, make a donation, and learn more about ways to reduce their risks and the importance of detecting cancer early.  Upon donation, you will receive raffle tickets for a chance to win prizes such as purple hockey sticks signed by your favorite players and much more!

Series Mercyhurst: Clarkson has faced Mercyhurst 18 times in their history and is 6-8-4 against the Lakers. Clarkson owns a 4-3-2 record against Mercyhurst at Cheel Arena. The last two times the Golden Knights and the Lakers played were in the NCAA tournament. During the 2013-14 season Clarkson beat Mercyhurst 5-1 in the NCAA Semifinals en route to the school's first National Championship. Similarly in the 2017-18 season the Golden Knights defeated the Lakers 2-1 in overtime to advance where the Knights would win yet another title. In that game Michaela Pejzlova scored a game-tying, power-play tally in the third period to force overtime in the quarterfinal round. Elizabeth Giguere would score the overtime game-winner assisted by Pejzlova to defeat the Lakers. Eight current Golden Knights skaters have played against Mercyhurst.  

Scouting Mercyhurst: Mercyhurst enters the weekend with a 7-2-1 record overall and is tied atop the College Hockey America standings alongside Robert Morris at 4-0-0. The Lakers started off the season slow losing 2-1 and tying 3-3 to Colgate in their opening weekend. Mercyhurst is 7-1-0 since and is averaging 4.75 goals per game during that stretch. The Lakers are 6-0-0 at home and are 0-1-1 in true road games. The Lakers return their leading scorer from a year ago in Emma Nuutinen who tallied a team-high 28 points last year. Nuutinen already has 17 points this season scoring nine goals and assisting on eight others. The Golden Knights remember Nuutinen who earned the secondary assist on Mercyhurt's lone goal in the NCAA quarterfinals in 2018. Sam Isbell leads the team in assists with 11 and has four goals for 15 points. Junior goaltender Kennedy Blair has started all ten games this season and has a 7-2-1 record to go with a .931 save percentage and a 1.62 goals against average. Blair, who was a freshman at the time, made 30 saves for the Lakers in the NCAA quarterfinal matchup at Cheel Arena in 76:42 of play.    
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