# 2018–19 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2018-19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Offseason

Kennedy Blair was selected to participate in the US National Team's Goalie Development Camp.

### Recruiting
## Standings

2018–19 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 |
| Robert Morris† | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 92 | 87 |
| Mercyhurst | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 54 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 88 | 96 |
| Syracuse* | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 89 | 126 |
| Penn State | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 73 | 72 |
| RIT | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 40 | 46 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 67 | 84 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 65 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 75 | 93 |
| Championship: March 8, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 28 | at #3 Minnesota* | #10 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Kennedy Blair | L 2-4 | 0–1–0 |
| September 29 | at #3 Minnesota* | #10 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Kennedy Blair | L 0-5 | 0–2–0 |
| October 5 | #2 Wisconsin* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | L 1-6 | 0–3–0 |
| October 6 | #2 Wisconsin* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Leah Klassen | L 3-5 | 0–4–0 |
| October 12 | at Syracuse | | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Sarah McDonnell | W 4-2 | 1–4–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 13 | at Syracuse | | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Sarah McDonnell | W 1-0 | 2–4–0 (2–0–0) |
| October 19 | Robert Morris | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sarah McDonnell | W 4-2 | 3–4–0 (3–0–0) |
| October 20 | Robert Morris | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sarah McDonnell | L 1-5 | 3–5–0 (3–1–0) |
| October 26 | Penn State | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sarah McDonnell | W 2-1 | 4–5–0 (4–1–0) |
| October 27 | Penn State | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sarah McDonnell | W 5-4 $^{OT}$ | 5–5–0 (5–1–0) |
| November 3 | at Lindenwood | | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Sarah McDonnell | L 1-4 | 5–6–0 (5–2–0) |
| November 4 | at Lindenwood | | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Sarah McDonnell | W 5-0 | 6–6–0 (6–2–0) |
| November 10 | #7 Cornell* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | T 4-4 $^{OT}$ | 6–6–1 |
| November 11 | #7 Cornell* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sarah McDonnell | T 0-0 $^{OT}$ | 6–6–2 |
| November 26 | at Union* | | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Sarah McDonnell | W 5-2 | 7–6–2 |
| December 7 | Bemidji State* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sarah McDonnell | W 3-0 | 8–6–2 |
| December 8 | Bemidji State* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sarah McDonnell | L 1-3 | 8–7–2 |
| December 15 | at Ohio State* | | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (8) | Kennedy Blair | L 1-2 $^{OT}$ | 8–8–2 |
| December 16 | at #8 Ohio State* | | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kennedy Blair | L 2-9 | 8–9–2 |
| January 5, 2019 | #9 Colgate* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | T 1-1 $^{OT}$ | 8–9–3 |
| January 6 | #9 Colgate* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 8-5 | 9–9–3 |
| January 18 | at RIT | | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Kennedy Blair | L 2-4 | 9–10–3 (6–3–0) |
| January 25 | at Lindenwood | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sarah McDonnell | W 2-0 | 10–10–3 (7–3–0) |
| January 26 | at Lindenwood | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 4-2 | 11–10–3 (8–3–0) |
| February 2 | at RIT | | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Sarah McDonnell | L 3-2 $^{OT}$ | 12–10–3 (9–3–0) |
| February 8 | Syracuse | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | L 5-6 | 12–11–3 (9–4–0) |
| February 9 | Syracuse | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | L 0-4 | 12–12–3 (9–5–0) |
| February 15 | at Penn State | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Kennedy Blair | T 1-1 $^{OT}$ | 12–12–4 (9–5–1) |
| February 16 | at Penn State | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Kennedy Blair | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 12–12–5 (9–5–2) |
| February 22 | at Robert Morris | | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 5-2 | 13–12–5 (10–5–2) |
| February 23 | at Robert Morris | | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kennedy Blair | L 1-4 | 13–13–5 (10–6–2) |
| March 1 | RIT | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kennedy Blair | W 4-0 | 14–13–5 (11–6–2) |
| March 2 | RIT | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sarah McDonnell | W 2-1 | 15–13–5 (12–6–2) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 7 | vs. Syracuse* | | HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game) | Kennedy Blair | L 3-4 | 15–14–5 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

Sarah Hine was named the CHA /best Defensive Forward. Emma Nuutinen was selected for the CHA All-Conference First Team.