SU ice hockey finishes postseason appearance in Mercyhurst shutout

After dropping the first game of the best of three series Friday, the College Hockey America defending champions Syracuse took to the ice once again to face the Lakers in a win or go home matchup Saturday.

Although they showed some promise at the end of the first game, the Orange could not muster any offense in this pivotal game, concluding their season in a lopsided defeat.

The two teams were evenly matched for the the early part of the first period, but Mercyhurst finally broke through thanks to defender Alexandria Weiss’ goal 12 minutes into the game.

With two minutes left in the first, the Lakers added to their total after Thea Johannson’s backhander deflected off the crossbar and into the net to put Mercyhurst up 2-0 heading into the second period.

The second period was not as hectic as it was in the first game, but still saw a couple of goals. Eleven minutes into the period, Mercyhurst took advantage of the power play as Sara Boucher found the back of the net to make it a 3-0 game.

Three minutes later, Lilliane Perault increased her team’s lead to four goals after slicing through the Syracuse defense and tapping the puck in off the pass from Sydney Wegner.