After a week of non-conference play, all seven teams are in action this week with three conference series and one non-conference series.
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• Syracuse returns to action after a week off following its Oct. 16-17 sweep at Robert Morris
• Delaware seeks consecutive wins for the first time in program history and its first win against the Orange
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• Lindenwood plays its third and fourth home games after opening the season with 10 of 12 on the road
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• Mercyhurst is 14-1-0 all-time against NEWHA teams, including 10 straight wins in the last four seasons
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• Penn State enters with a five-game winning streak and faces the one team without a loss in conference play
• Nittany Lions won three of four meetings last year, with RIT’s win coming in OT and each game decided by one or two goals
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DELAWARE
• Senior goaltender
Mattie Robitzer (Kennett Square, Pa.) earned her first win as a Blue Hen Saturday, stopping 19 shots vs. Long Island in her first appearance of 2026-27.
• The Blue Hens recorded their first ever road victory Saturday and their 3-6-1 record through 10 games surpasses the win total from their inaugural season.
• Delaware outshot Long Island in both games last weekend, the first two games in which it held a shot advantage this season.
• The Blue Hens have scored at least a goal in eight straight games, double their longest stretches last season.
LINDENWOOD
• Freshman
Tilde Simensen (Halden, Norway) recorded her first career two-goal game Friday at Minnesota. She has three multi-point games already this seasomn and leads the Lions with eight points (4-4-8)
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Eva Filippova (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) made 68 saves Saturday at Minnesota, the most saves in a game by an AHA goaltender this year.
• Lindenwood has played four straight games against teams ranked in the top seven of the national polls.
MERCYHURST
• The Lakers have allowed just one power-play goal inb 33 opportunities on the season (97.0%).
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Sofia Nuutinen (Vantaa, Finland) will compete with the Finnish National Team Oct. 26-Nov. 1, while
Magdalena Luggin (Vienna, Austria) will play for the Austrian Nationa Team at the IIHF Women’s World Championship, Nov. 6-16.
• Mercyhurst’s next conference win will be its 300th, leading all AHA schools (299-74-30).
PENN STATE
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Grace Outwater (Picton, Ont.) scored her 12th career game-winning goal Saturday, most among active AHA players. Outwater has a goal in seven of her eight games this season and is tied for the lead among AHA players with seven goals on the year. She is three goals shy of 50 for her career.
• Junior
Abby Stonehouse (Blenheim, Ont.) scored twice in a 2:29 span Friday at St. Lawrence. It was Stonehouse’s first multiple-goal game of her career.
• Penn State has scored a power-play goal in seven of its last eight games (32.1%, 9-for-28, in that time).
• A different player has the game-winning goal in all seven Nittany Lion victories.
• Junior
Nicole Hall (Stockholm, Sweden) has been named to Sweden’s National Team roster for the upcoming Lidl Hockey Games and 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship.
RIT
• RIT returns to conference action after a grueling non-conference stretch that included six games against ranked opponents. The Tigers’ next 12 games, through December, are all against AHA foes.
• RIT wraps up a season-long eight-game homestand this weekend.
• Freshman
Oceanne Thiffault (Montreal, Que.) has made three straight starts in goal for the first time in her career.
ROBERT MORRIS
• Robert Morris has seven goals in its last three games, all from players not on the team’s top line. In the Colonials’ first seven games, players outside the top line combined for just two goals.
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Alaina Giampietro (Strongsville, Ohio) trails only Grace Outwater among active AHA players with 45 career goals.
SYRACUSE
• Sophomore
Ava Drabyk (Saskatoon, Sask.) is the only AHA goaltender to start every game this season. She leads the conference with six wins at 6-2-0.
• Four players have multiple-goal games for the Orange this season, led by
Jackson Kinsler (Madison, Wis.) with two.
FLOHOCKEY 24/7 GAMES
Three upcoming AHA women’s games will be available on FloHockey 24/7, FloSports’ free, ad-supported streaming channel:
Fri., Oct. 30 – Delaware at Syracuse
Sat., Nov. 7 – RIT at Robert Morris
Fri., Nov. 13 – Robert Morris at Delaware
FloHockey 24/7 can be found on
YouTube, or select platforms such as fubo and Amazon Prime Video.
STAT OF THE WEEK
Nine players, representing five schools, have posted three or more multiple-point games in the season’s first month of action.
Most Multiple-Point Games, 2026-27
5 – Sofia Ismael, Penn State
4 – Alaina Giampietro, Robert Morris
3 – Kylie Amelkovich, Penn State
3 – Jordan Blouin, Syracuse
3 – Halle Duchene, Mercyhurst
3 – Jessica MacKinnon, Robert Morris
3 – Sophie Morrow, Penn State
3 – Tilde Simensen, Lindenwood
3 – Abby Stonehouse, Penn State
Most Multiple-Goal Games, 2026-27
2 – Paige Cline, Lindenwood
2 – Alaina Giampietro, Robert Morris
2 – Jackson Kinsler, Syracuse
THE AHA SHOW
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