# 2014–15 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season

The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Lakers were the regular season champions of the College Hockey America Conference (CHA), and lost the conference tournament final game to RIT.

## Standings

2014–15 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 |
| Mercyhurst$^†$ | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 96 | 56 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 97 |
| Penn State | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 72 | 88 |
| Robert Morris | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 68 | 91 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 40 | 59 | 33 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 57 | 102 |
| RIT* | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 39 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 71 | 87 |
| Championship: RIT † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll |||||||||||||||

## Offseason

* August 4: Emily Janiga earned an invitation to the 2014 USA Hockey Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, New York. The festival shall determine the roster of the Under-22 team that shall compete in a three-game series versus the Canadian U22/Development Squad from Aug. 21-24 in Calgary.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Jessica Convery | Goaltender | United States | Played with Detroit Honeybaked |
| Brooke Hartwick | Forward | Canada | Competed with Bluewater Jr. Hawks |
| Jennifer MacAskill | Forward | Canada | Member of Oakville Hornets |
| Kirsten Miller | Forward | Canada | Teammate of MacAskill with Oakville Hornets |
| Callie Paddock | Defense | Canada | Tallest recruit at 5-11 |
| Sarah Robello | Forward | United States | Competed with Boston Shamrocks |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 3 | Providence* | #9 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 |
| October 4 | Providence* | #9 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 2–0 | 2–0–0 |
| October 10 | at Maine* | #7 | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | Amanda Makela | W 1–0 | 3–0–0 |
| October 11 | at Maine* | #7 | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | Amanda Makela | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3–0–1 |
| October 17 | Northeastern* | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | L 0–4 | 3–1–1 |
| October 18 | Northeastern* | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 4–2 | 4–1–1 |
| October 24 | Minnesota State* | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 5–1 | 5–1–1 |
| October 25 | Minnesota State* | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 2–1 | 6–1–1 |
| October 31 | Robert Morris | #7 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 3–0 | 7–1–1 (1–0–0) |
| November 1 | Robert Morris | #7 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 4–1 | 8–1–1 (2–0–0) |
| November 7 | at Syracuse | #7 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Amanda Makela | W 4–1 | 9–1–1 (3–0–0) |
| November 8 | at Syracuse | #7 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Amanda Makela | L 1–4 | 9–2–1 (3–1–0) |
| November 11 | at Ohio State* | #8 | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Amanda Makela | W 3–0 | 10–2–1 |
| November 21 | RIT | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 4–1 | 11–2–1 (4–1–0) |
| November 22 | RIT | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 4–1 | 12–2–1 (5–1–0) |
| November 25 | Colgate* | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 3–0 | 13–2–1 |
| November 26 | Colgate* | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 1–0 | 14–2–1 |
| December 1 | at Cornell* | #7 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Amanda Makela | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 14–2–2 |
| December 5 | Lindenwood | #7 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 6–2 | 15–2–2 (6–1–0) |
| December 6 | Lindenwood | #7 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 5–2 | 16–2–2 (7–1–0) |
| December 12 | at Penn State | #6 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Amanda Makela | L 1–2 | 16–3–2 (7–2–0) |
| December 13 | at Penn State | #6 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Amanda Makela | L 3–5 | 16–4–2 (7–3–0) |
| January 16, 2015 | Syracuse | #9 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 16–4–3 (7–3–1) |
| January 17 | Syracuse | #9 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 3–2 | 17–4–3 (8–3–1) |
| January 23 | at St. Lawrence* | #9 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Amanda Makela | L 1–6 | 17–5–3 |
| January 24 | at St. Lawrence* | #9 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Amanda Makela | L 1–4 | 17–6–3 |
| January 30 | at Robert Morris | | RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA | Amanda Makela | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 18–6–3 (9–3–1) |
| January 31 | at Robert Morris | | RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA | Amanda Makela | L 2–3 | 18–7–3 (9–4–1) |
| February 6 | at RIT | | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Julia DiTondo | W 5–1 | 19–7–3 (10–4–1) |
| February 6 | at RIT | | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Julia DiTondo | W 3–0 | 20–7–3 (11–4–1) |
| February 6 | Penn State | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Julia DiTondo | W 2–0 | 21–7–3 (12–4–1) |
| February 7 | Penn State | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | W 4–0 | 22–7–3 (13–4–1) |
| February 20 | at Lindenwood | | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Julia DiTondo | L 1–3 | 22–8–3 (13–5–1) |
| February 21 | at Lindenwood | | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Amanda Makela | W 7–1 | 23–8–3 (14–5–1) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 6 | RIT* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Amanda Makela | L 1–4 | 23–9–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Molly Byrne, D, 2014-15 All-CHA First Team
* Molly Byrne, 2014-15 CHA Best Defenseman
* Jenna Dingeldein, F,2014-15 All-CHA Second Team
* Emily Janiga, F, 2014-15 All-CHA First Team
* Emily Janiga, 2014-15 CHA Player of the Year
* Emily Janiga, 2014-15 CHA Scoring Trophy
* Emily Janiga, CHA Player of the Month (March 2015)
* Amanda Makela, 2014-15 CHA Goaltender Trophy
* Sarah Robello, F, 2014-15 CHA All- Rookie Team