BOSTON - Black Friday featured six games featuring Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) programs, including a significant milestone for (RV) Mercyhurst head coach Mike Sisti.
The 27-year Lakers' head coach became only the second active Division I women's coach to earn 600 career victories as it topped Stonehill 6-1 in Nashville, Tenn.
Redshirt freshman Julia Perjus (1G-2A) and sophomore forward Julia Schalin (3A) each recorded three points in the victory.
No. 4/4 Penn State made the trip to Boston to face No. 7/7 Northeastern, and it fell into a 0-3 hole after the first 40:00. 3:31 into the final frame, sophomore forward Grace Outwater found the back of the net.
The Nittany Lions climbed within one goal before the halfway mark of the third period, but were not able to tie the score before taking their first loss of the season.
In the only AHA matchup of the day, Robert Morris routed (RV) RIT 5-1 behind four straight goals in the first two periods of the contest. Redshirt sophomore Alaina Giampietro netted two goals in the effort.
Lindenwood hosted Bemidji State and got off to a fast start. The Lions scored the game-opening goal within the first five minutes of play and added two more in the opening period to make it 3-1 after 20:00.
Lindenwood never trailed in the contest and downed the visiting Beavers 7-4.
Syracuse had its first of two games in a home-and-home series with RPI and also got on the board first, less than 5:00 into play.
The visiting Engineers scored the only goal of the second period, but it did not matter, as the Orange added two more in the third period to take the lead back. Syracuse took a 3-1 victory and rallied behind freshman netminder Ava Drabyk, stopping 24 of 25 shots on net.
Delaware was shutout at Union 0-7 in its first of two games in Schenectady, N.Y.
SCORES
(RV) MERCYHURST 6 - STONEHILL 1
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Mercyhurst Goals: Maja Alenius, Sofia Nuutinen, Julia Perjus, Jessica Ciarrocchi, Regina Metzler, Sophie McKinley
Stonehill Goals: Summer Combe
No. 4/4 PENN STATE 2 - No. 7/7 NORTHEASTERN 3
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Penn State Goals: Grace Outwater, Mya Vaslet
Northeastern Goals: Jaden Bogden, Alessia Baechler, Lily Shannon
ROBERT MORRIS 5 - (RV) RIT 1
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Robert Morris Goals: Alaina Giampietro (2), Morgan Giannone, Jessica MacKinnon, Linnea Misner
RIT Goals: Emma Pickering
LINDENWOOD 7 - BEMIDJI STATE 4
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Lindenwood Goals: Josey Dunne-Weeks, Lucy Quarto, Michaela Paulinyova (2), Pusle Dyring-Andersen, Molly Henderson, Paige Cline
Bemidji State Goals: Talya Hendrickson, Autumn Cooper, Hailey Armstrong (2)
SYRACUSE 3 - RPI 1
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Syracuse Goals: Stella Costabile, Nea Tervonen, Charlotte Hallett
RPI Goal: Georiga Bailey
DELAWARE 0 - UNION 7
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Union Goals: Stephanie Bourque, Jill WIllis, Karianne Engelbert (2), Natalie Andelova, Mallory Mauracher, Megan Duplantie
ABOUT ATLANTIC HOCKEY AMERICA
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) is in its second season following the merger between the Atlantic Hockey Association and College Hockey America. The conference fields 10 Division I men's teams and seven women's teams. For more information, visit atlantichockeyamerica.com.
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