The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Lakers were undefeated on home ice. Mercyhurst won the College Hockey America Tournament with a 2–1 overtime win over regular season champions, Robert Morris. The overtime victory came at 4:19 with a goal from Summer-Rae Dobson. As tournament champions, Mercyhurst earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament to determine the national championship. On March 12, 2020, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Emma Nuutinen was part of the Team Finland IIHF World Championship Team that earned silver medals.^[2]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Aubrey Cole	Defense	Canada	Played with Bluewater Jr. Hawks
Gabrielle Cox	Forward	United States	Defender for the Boston Jr. Eagles
Jordan Mortlock	Defense	Canada	Selected for Team Alberta
Abigail Schauer	Forward	United States	Attended USA National Team Camp twice
Jenna Silvonen	Goaltender	Finland	On Silver Medal Finland Team with Emma Nuutinen
Alexandria Weiss	Defense	United States	Played for Bishop Kearney Selects

Standings

Roster

2019–20 Lakers

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1		Leah Klassen	Junior	G	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario	Westminster School
2		Abigail Schauer	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Grand Forks, North Dakota	Dallas Stars U19
3		Gabrielle Cox	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Niverville, New York	Boston Jr. Eagles
4		Maggie Knott (C)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)		Smith Falls, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Lady Senators
5		Sam Isbell	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Thunder Bay, Ontario	Whitby Jr. Wolves
6		K.K Thiessen	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Winnipeg, Manitoba	Team Manitoba
7		Summer-Rae Dobson	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Huntsville, Ontario	Ridley Tigers
8		Jordan Mortlock	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Medicine Hat, Alberta	Pursuit of Excellence
9		Mary Katherine Gialames	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
10		Alexa Vasko (C)	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		St. Catharines, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
11		Sarah Nelles	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		St. Anns, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
12		Megan Korzack	Junior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)		Grimsby, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
13		Claire Werynski	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Williamsville, New York	Gilmour Academy
15		Rachel Marmen	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Oakville, Ontario	LStoney Creek Sabres
16		Michele Robillard (C)	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Orchard Park, New York	Nichols School
19		Emily Pinto	Sophomore	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)		Mississauga, Ontario	Durham West Lightning
20		Emma Nuutinen	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Vantaa, Finland	Finnish National Team
21		Alexane Rheaume	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Sherbrooke, Quebec	Champlain Cougars
22		Alexandria Weiss	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Plover, Wisconsin	Bishop Kearney Selects
23		Aubrey Cole	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)		Sarnia, Ontario	Bluewater Jr. Hawks
24		Celine Frappier	Junior (RS)	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Tecumseh, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
29		Kennedy Blair	Junior (RS)	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Bismarck, North Dakota	Minnesota Revolution
30		Jenna Silvonen	Freshman	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Lohja, Finland	Finnish National Team
34		Liliane Perreault	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Hinsdale, Illinois	Chicago Mission

Schedule

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Awards and honors

Forward Emma Nuutinen was named the College Hockey America Player of the year. Nuutinen, an olympic bronze medalist with Finland, scored 16 goals and 30 points in her senior year.^[6]

Fellow senior forward Michele Robillard joined Nuutinen on the CHA All-Conference First Team. Maggie Knott and Sam Isbell were named to the Second All-Conference Team.

Mike Sisti was named Coach of the Year, and Alexa Vasko was named Defensive Forward of the year.

Following the CHA Tournament, Kennedy Blair won the Tournament MVP, while Summer-Rae Dobson and Jordan Mortlock joined her in the All-Tournament team.^[7]

References