# 2013–14 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

The Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program represented Mercyhurst University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Their conference mark was 15-3-2, earning them the College Hockey America regular season title. In the postseason, the Lakers were defeated 2-1 in overtime by the RIT Tigers during the CHA championship tournament. The Lakers would qualify for the NCAA Tournament. In the quarterfinals, the Lakers defeated Cornell by a 3–2 mark in Ithaca, New York. Advancing to the Frozen Four in Hamden, Connecticut, the Lakers were bested by the eventual national champion Golden Knights.

## Standings

2013–14 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #6 Mercyhurst$^†$ | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 77 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 123 | 70 |
| Robert Morris | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 57 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 59 |
| RIT* | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 51 | 44 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 87 | 95 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 46 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 99 | 75 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 72 | 34 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 46 | 121 |
| Penn State | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 79 | 38 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 49 | 130 |
| Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll |||||||||||||||

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Taylor Accursi | Forward | Canada | Competed on Canada’s National Under-18 Team |
| Megan Whiddon | Forward | United States | Graduated from National Sports Academy Grew up in California |
| Paige Horton | Defense | Canada | Member of PWHL’s London Jr. Devilettes Tallest member of the team at 5-11 |
| Jillian Skinner | Defense | Canada | Played for the Mississauga Jr. Chiefs |

## Exhibition

| Date | Opponent | League | Final Score |
| September 21 | Western Mustangs | CIS | 6-2, Mercyhurst |
| September 22 | Whitby Wolves | PWHL | 9-1, Mercyhurst |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 27 | at Minnesota State* | #7 | All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN | Amanda Makela | L 2–4 | 0–1–0 |
| September 28 | at Minnesota State* | #7 | All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN | Amanda Makela | W 3–2 | 1–1–0 |
| October 5 | Ohio State* | #7 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 1–2–0 |
| October 12 | at Providence* | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Amanda Makela | W 5–0 | 2–2–0 |
| October 13 | at Providence* | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Amanda Makela | L 2–3 | 2–3–0 |
| October 18 | at #3 Clarkson* | #9 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Amanda Makela | W 2–0 | 3–3–0 |
| October 19 | at #3 Clarkson* | #9 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Amanda Makela | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 3–3–1 |
| October 25 | Maine* | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 2–1 | 4–3–1 |
| October 26 | Maine* | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 5–0 | 5–3–1 |
| November 8 | at Robert Morris | #9 | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Amanda Makela | W 2–0 | 6–3–1 (1–0–0) |
| November 9 | at Robert Morris | #9 | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Amanda Makela | L 2–3 | 6–4–1 (1–1–0) |
| November 15 | Syracuse | #10 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 6–4–2 (1–1–1) |
| November 16 | Syracuse | #10 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 5–3 | 7–4–2 (2–1–1) |
| November 22 | at RIT | #10 | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY | Amanda Makela | L 1–2 | 7–5–2 (2–2–1) |
| November 23 | at RIT | #10 | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY | Julia DiTondo | W 3–2 | 8–5–2 (3–2–1) |
| November 26 | St. Lawrence* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 3–2 | 9–5–2 |
| November 27 | St. Lawrence* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 3–2 | 10–5–2 |
| December 6 | Penn State | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 7–0 | 11–5–2 (4–2–1) |
| December 7 | Penn State | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Julia DiTondo | W 8–0 | 12–5–2 (5–2–1) |
| December 14 | at Lindenwood | | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Amanda Makela | W 7–1 | 13–5–2 (6–2–1) |
| December 15 | at Lindenwood | | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Amanda Makela | W 4–1 | 14–5–2 (7–2–1) |
| January 10, 2014 | #3 Cornell* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 14–5–3 |
| January 11 | #3 Cornell* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | L 4–6 | 14–6–3 |
| January 24 | #8 Robert Morris | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Julia DiTondo | L 1–3 | 14–7–3 (7–3–1) |
| January 25 | #8 Robert Morris | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 5–3 | 15–7–3 (8–3–1) |
| January 31 | at Syracuse | #10 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Amanda Makela | W 3–2 | 16–7–3 (9–3–1) |
| February 1 | at Syracuse | #10 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Amanda Makela | W 3–1 | 17–7–3 (10–3–1) |
| February 7 | RIT | #10 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 5–1 | 18–7–3 (11–3–1) |
| February 8 | RIT | #10 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 5–2 | 19–7–3 (12–3–1) |
| February 15 | at Penn State | #8 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Amanda Makela | W 4–0 | 20–7–3 (13–3–1) |
| February 16 | at Penn State | #8 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Amanda Makela | W 4–1 | 21–7–3 (14–3–1) |
| February 21 | Lindenwood | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 4–1 | 22–7–3 (15–3–1) |
| February 22 | Lindenwood | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 22–7–4 (15–3–2) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 7 | Syracuse* | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA (Semifinal Game) | Amanda Makela | W 2–1 | 23–7–4 |
| March 8 | RIT* | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA (Championship Game) | Amanda Makela | L 1–2 $^{2OT}$ | 23–8–4 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||
| March 15 | at #2 Cornell* | #7 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Quarterfinal Game) | Amanda Makela | W 3–2 | 24–8–4 |
| March 21 | vs. #2 Clarkson* | #3 | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Frozen Four- Semifinal Game) | Amanda Makela | L 1–5 | 24–9–4 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## News and notes

On December 7, 2013, Bestland logged the 200th point of her NCAA career in an 8-0 victory against Penn State.

## Awards and honors

* Christine Bestland, Top Ten Finalist, Patty Kazmaier Award
* Christine Bestland, Mercyhurst Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year
* Christine Bestland, CHA Player of the Month, March 2014