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Sports Women's hockey dominates RMU
By Kyle Craig Staff writer The Mercyhurst College women’s hockey team closed out the regular season on a high note with five wins and one loss in their last six games. This allowed the Lady Lakers to remain a solid 7th place in the USCHO.com hockey poll as they head into the CHA playoffs this Friday at Niagra. The girls finished their home season knocking off Robert Morris 5-2 followed the next night with a 5-4 overtime win at Robert Morris. “We are running out of chances and at this point we can't afford to have any lapses in our play if we want to make a run at the final 8 and Frozen Four,” said senior goalie Laura Hosier. The girls have taken advantage of every chance they have had with ten wins over their last thirteen games. Coming off of a devistating loss to Wayne State, it looked as though all was lost for the Lakers. What Robert Morris didn’t know though was that they were skating into a brick wall in a very determined Mercyhurst Squad. The Lady Lakers took full advantage of sharing the puck on Friday as five different Lakers had the opportunity to score against the Colonials of Robert Morris. Freshman Geena Prough kicked off the Lakers scoring with her ninth goal of the year followed by freshman Ashley Cockell’s sixth goal of the year. Senior Sherilyn Fraser capped senior night with the game winning goal just sixteen seconds after Cockell. Junior Hayley McMeekin closed out the night with her eighth goal of the season on an empty net. Mercyhurst honored six seniors before the game; all of whom will be greatly missed. These seniors included Danielle Ayearst, Kristen Erickson, Sherilyn Fraser, Laura Hosier, Jackie Jarrell, and Stephanie Jones. “I am so grateful to be a part of such a great program,” said Hosier “I've seen the team grow and change each year I have been here and what we've accomplished each year has been amazing. I am just happy that I can leave my mark on a program that has helped me grow so much over my four years here.” All of the seniors honored have made a large impact on the success and growth of the team and will be remembered for the great hockey they brought to Mercyhurst College. The following night was slightly tougher for the Lady Lakers as the Colonials of Robert Morris pushed Mercyhurst into overtime. 3:10 into overtime, sophomore Meghan Agosta took a shot after a pass from Stephanie Jones and Valerie Chouinard. The shot hit the back of the net giving the Lady Lakers a much needed victory. “We need to take it one game at a time and control what we can control,” said Agosta. “We have made goals as a team and will look to fulfill these goals as we head toward the [CHA] playoffs.” The Lakers will battle Niagra at 7:05 pm on Friday to kick off the CHA Tournament next weekend at Niagra. The winner will face off against the winner of the Wayne State and Robert Morris game.
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