# 2019–20 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Lakers were undefeated on home ice. Mercyhurst won the College Hockey America Tournament with a 2–1 overtime win over regular season champions, Robert Morris. The overtime victory came at 4:19 with a goal from Summer-Rae Dobson. As tournament champions, Mercyhurst earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament to determine the national championship. On March 12, 2020, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Offseason

Emma Nuutinen was part of the Team Finland IIHF World Championship Team that earned silver medals.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Aubrey Cole | Defense | Canada | Played with Bluewater Jr. Hawks |
| Gabrielle Cox | Forward | United States | Defender for the Boston Jr. Eagles |
| Jordan Mortlock | Defense | Canada | Selected for Team Alberta |
| Abigail Schauer | Forward | United States | Attended USA National Team Camp twice |
| Jenna Silvonen | Goaltender | Finland | On Silver Medal Finland Team with Emma Nuutinen |
| Alexandria Weiss | Defense | United States | Played for Bishop Kearney Selects |

## Standings

2019–20 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #10 Mercyhurst†* | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 68 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 107 | 73 |
| Robert Morris | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 67 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 111 | 82 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 69 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 99 | 89 |
| Penn State | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 42 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 80 |
| RIT | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 72 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 76 | 103 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 73 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 42 | 117 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 4 | at Colgate* | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kennedy Blair | L 1–2 | 0–1–0 |
| October 5 | at Colgate* | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kennedy Blair | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 0–1–1 |
| October 11 | Sacred Heart* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 5–3 | 1–1–1 |
| October 12 | Sacred Heart* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 9–0 | 2–1–1 |
| October 18 | RIT | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 4–2 | 3–1–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 19 | RIT | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 6–0 | 4–1–1 (2–0–0) |
| October 25 | vs. Minnesota Duluth* | | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Ice Breaker Tournament Opening Round) | Kennedy Blair | L 1–4 | 4–2–1 |
| October 26 | vs. Connecticut* | | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Ice Breaker Tournament Consolation Round) | Kennedy Blair | W 3–1 | 5–2–1 |
| November 1 | Lindenwood | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 3–0 | 6–2–1 (3–0–0) |
| November 2 | Lindenwood | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 7–2 | 7–2–1 (4–0–0) |
| November 15 | at #5 Clarkson* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kennedy Blair | L 1–4 | 7–3–1 |
| November 16 | at #5 Clarkson* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kennedy Blair | L 1–2 | 7–4–1 |
| November 29 | Union* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 8–4–1 |
| November 30 | Union* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Jenna Silvonen | W 2–0 | 9–4–1 |
| December 6 | at #10 Robert Morris | | Colonials Arena • Neville, Township, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 5–2 | 10–4–1 (5–0–0) |
| December 7 | at #10 Robert Morris | | Colonials Arena • Neville, Township, PA | Kennedy Blair | L 1–3 | 10–5–1 (5–1–0) |
| December 13 | St. Cloud State* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 4–1 | 11–5–1 |
| December 14 | St. Cloud State* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 11–5–2 |
| January 4, 2020 | at #4 Cornell* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Kennedy Blair | L 2–6 | 11–6–2 |
| January 5 | at #4 Cornell* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Jenna Silvonen | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 11–7–2 |
| January 10 | at Syracuse | | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Jenna Silvonen | L 3–8 | 11–8–2 (5–2–0) |
| January 11 | at Syracuse | | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Kennedy Blair | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 12–8–2 (6–2–0) |
| January 17 | Penn State | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 12–8–3 (6–2–1) |
| January 18 | Penn State | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Jenna Silvonen | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 12–8–4 (6–2–2) |
| January 24 | at RIT | | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Kennedy Blair | W 5–2 | 13–8–4 (7–2–2) |
| January 25 | at RIT | | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Kennedy Blair | W 5–2 | 14–8–4 (8–2–2) |
| February 7 | at Lindenwood | | Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO | Kennedy Blair | L 2–3 | 14–9–4 (8–3–2) |
| February 8 | at Lindenwood | | Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO | Jenna Silvonen | W 1–0 | 15–9–4 (9–3–2) |
| February 14 | Robert Morris | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Jenna Silvonen | W 5–3 | 16–9–4 (10–3–2) |
| February 15 | Robert Morris | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Jenna Silvonen | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 16–9–5 (10–3–3) |
| February 21 | Syracuse | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Jenna Silvonen | W 6–2 | 17–9–5 (11–3–3) |
| February 22 | Syracuse | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 1–0 | 18–9–5 (12–3–3) |
| February 28 | at Penn State | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 3–0 | 19–9–5 (13–3–3) |
| February 29 | at Penn State | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Kennedy Blair | L 0–2 | 19–10–5 (13–4–3) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 6 | vs. Penn State* | | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game) | Kennedy Blair | W 4–1 | 20–10–5 |
| March 7 | vs. Robert Morris* | | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Championship Game) | Kennedy Blair | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 21–10–5 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||
| March 14 | at #1 Cornell* | #10 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Quarterfinal Game) | Cancelled | | (21–10–5) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

Forward Emma Nuutinen was named the College Hockey America Player of the year. Nuutinen, an olympic bronze medalist with Finland, scored 16 goals and 30 points in her senior year.
Fellow senior forward Michele Robillard joined Nuutinen on the CHA All-Conference First Team. Maggie Knott and Sam Isbell were named to the Second All-Conference Team.
Mike Sisti was named Coach of the Year, and Alexa Vasko was named Defensive Forward of the year.
Following the CHA Tournament, Kennedy Blair won the Tournament MVP, while Summer-Rae Dobson and Jordan Mortlock joined her in the All-Tournament team.