ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's hockey travels to Mercyhurst for a weekend College Hockey America series, Friday and Saturday, December 2-3.

LAST TIME OUT
RIT junior forward Nicole Ness scored her first goal in a Tigers jersey in a 2-1 overtime loss against Lindenwood, November 19. Ness gave the Tigers the lead on her goal at 9:07 of the third period on a shot from the top of the circle. Lindenwood found the equalizer with 50.2 seconds remaining in regulation, and won it 1:20 onto overtime. Sophomore goalie Sarah Coe made 24 saves for the Tigers. Coe made 38 stops in the Tigers 1-0 loss to the Lions the previous day.
 
ABOUT RIT
RIT enters the weekend fourth in the CHA averaging 1.65 goals per game, while allowing 3.00 goals per contest. The Tigers lead the league and is tied for 25th nationally averaging 6:35 penalty minutes per game. RIT is third in the league averaging 26.47 shots on goal, winning 47.9 percent of its face-offs and is 6-of-49 (12.2 percent) on the power play, and fourth in the league averaging 2.65 assists per game.
 
Sophomore forward Kylie Aquaro leads the team with eight points, and is tied for fifth in the league with seven assists. Junior forward Lindsay Maloney and sophomore forward Athena Vasdani are tied second on the team with seven points apiece. Maloney leads the CHA and 14th in Division I with 160 face-off wins. Graduate student forward Amy Dobson and senior forward Hana Solinger are tied for third on the team with six points. Dobson is seventh in the league with 50 shots, while senior forward Jaymee Nolan is tied for fourth in the league with two power play goals.
 
The Tigers enter the weekend fourth in Division I with 526 team saves. Coe is third in the CHA with a 2.86 goals against average, averaging 23.77 saves per game. She is third in the league with a .909 save percentage.
 
AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
RIT is fourth in Division I with 526 team saves and 25th averaging 6:35 penalty minutes per contest, while Maloney is 14th in the nation with 160 face-off wins.
 
CHA WEEKLY HONORS
Kyla Bear was named CHA Defender of the Week on November 25. Aquaro was the CHA Player of the Week, and first-year forward Ella Fesette was named the league's Rookie of the Week on October 10. Coe and junior forward Chloe McNeil were CHA weekly honorable mention selections.
 
FIRST TIME SCORERS
Fesette, and first-year defensewoman Karly Kolssak along with sophomore defensewoman Jessie Burks each scored their first collegiate points against Saint Michael's. Sung recorded an assist in a loss at Vermont for her first collegiate point and scored her first collegiate goal against Syracuse. Sophomore defensewoman Addie Carr tallied an assist at UConn (Sept. 29) for her first career point.
 
BRING OUT THE BROOMS
RIT's sweep of Saint Michael's was the first for the Tigers since a pair of wins against Penn State in 2020.
 
HOLY SHOTS
RIT's 57 shots in the Tigers 9-0 win against Saint Michael's was the most for the Tigers since 2019.
 
GOAL FEST
The Tigers' 17 goals scored against Saint Michael's was the most in a weekend series since RIT tallied 17 in a two-game series against Sacred Heart in 2013.
 
RANK AND FILE
Six of the Tigers first eight games were against ranked opponents. RIT began the season with a pair of games at No. 12 UConn followed by a two-game series at No. 14 Vermont. The Tigers played at No. 4 Colgate October 14-15 and will face CHA rival No. 11 Penn State four times later in the season.
 
ABOUT MERCYHURST
Mercyhurst split a pair of games against St. Lawrence, winning 6-4 before falling 5-2 the following day. First-year forward Thea Johansson tallied three goals and an assist, while junior forward Chantal Ste-Croix recorded three assists in Tuesday's win. Senior goalie Ena Nystrom made 51 saves in net to earn the win. Sophomore forward Marielle Parks and sophomore forward Vanessa Upson each scored and Nystrom made 16 saves in Wednesday's loss.
 
Mercyhurst enters the weekend third in the CHA averaging 2.40 goals per game, while allowing 2.73 goals per contest. The Lakers are third killing off 49-of-59 (83.1%) penalties, and fifth converting 4-of-48 (8.3%) on the power play.
 
Johansson leads Mercyhurst and is tenth in the CHA with 12 points. The first-year forward is tied for sixth in the league with seven goals, averaging 0.86 points per game. Sophomore defensewoman Sydney Pederson and junior forward Sara Boucher are tied for second with 10 points apiece. Pederson is tied for eighth in the league with six goals and is tied for the league-lead with 11 penalties.
 
Nystrom enters the weekend with four wins and is fourth in the CHA with a 3.03 goals against average and a .908 save percentage.
 
RIT vs. MERCYHURST
Mercyhurst is 37-6 all-time against RIT, including 5-0 last season. RIT's last win was a 1-0 victory on Jan. 6 2021 in Erie, Pa.