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 standings v t
	Conference 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
	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:

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

Roster[]

2013–14 Lakers[]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
4		Emily Janiga	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)		East Aurora, New York	Nichols School
5		Molly Byrne (A)	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Plymouth, Minnesota	Shattuck-St. Mary's
6		Taylor Accursi	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Ancaster, Ontario	Burlington Barracudas
7		Hannah Bale	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)		Oakville, Ontario	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
8		Kaleigh Chippy	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Cleveland, Ohio	Niagara University
10		Megan Whiddon	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Corona, California	National Sports Academy
13		Shelby Bram (A)	Junior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)		Ste. Anne, Manitoba	Eastman Selects
14		Maggie Rothgery	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Elyria, Ohio	Ohio Flames
15		Paige Horton	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)		St. Thomas, Ontario	London Jr. Devilettes
16		Jenna Dingeldein	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)		Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Aeros
18		J'nai Mahadeo	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Airdrie, Alberta	Edge School
20		Kathy Donohue	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Rochester, New York	North American Hockey Academy
21		Christie Cicero (A)	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Manalapan, New Jersey	New Jersey Rockets
24		Jaclyn Arbour	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		South Setauket, New York	National Sports Academy
25		Jillian Skinner	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Markham, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
26		Caroline Luczak (A)	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Midhurst, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
27		Christine Bestland (C)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Brunkild, Manitoba	Pursuit of Excellence
28		Lauren Kilroy	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Cypress, California	North American Hockey Academy
29		Julia DiTondo	Sophomore	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)		Kenmore, New York	Nichols School
34		Amanda Makela	Junior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Thunder Bay, Ontario	Thunder Bay Queens

Exhibition[]

Schedule[]

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News and notes[]

On December 7, 2013, Bestland logged the 200th point of her NCAA career in an 8-0 victory against Penn State.^[3]

Awards and honors[]

• Christine Bestland, Top Ten Finalist, Patty Kazmaier Award
• Christine Bestland, Mercyhurst Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year^[4]
• Christine Bestland, CHA Player of the Month, March 2014^[5]

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