OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team (12-11-1, 10-6-0 ECAC West) hosts its second consecutive playoff game on Saturday at 2 p.m. when the Lakers host Neumann (9-15-1, 6-10-0) in a first-round contest.
Oswego State earned the No. 3 seed with a series sweep of Cortland, while the Knights edged out the Red Dragons in a tiebreaker to lock their position in the playoff picture. If the Lakers win, they will face No. 2-seed Elmira in the ECAC West Semifinal on Saturday, March 2 at 7 p.m. If Neumann wins, it will face No. 1-seed Plattsburgh on Saturday, March 2 at 4 p.m. Both conference semifinal games and championship will be played in Plattsburgh
Here are some facts about the upcoming matchup:
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
– Oswego State swept the season series at Neumann with victories by the scores of 4-2 and 2-1 in overtime back in November.
– Saturday’s meeting will be the third straight ECAC West First Round match-up between the two squads. The Lakers won last year’s contest 3-0 on their home ice, while the Knights won the 2011 game, 2-1, in double overtime on their home ice.
– Oswego State owns a five-game winning streak against Neumann. Prior to the current stretch, the Lakers were 1-10-0 versus the Knights.
TEAM RECORDS
– Seven of Oswego State’s 11 losses this season have been shutouts compared to Neumann posting four shutouts in its 15 losses.
– Neumann is 1-9-0 against ECAC West playoff teams, Oswego State is 4-6-0.
– The Lakers are 7-8-0 in games decided by two goals or less, while the Knights are 3-7-0.
– Oswego State is 8-7-0 at home this season and 8-1-0 when scoring the first goal.
– Neumann is 6-2-0 on the road this year and 9-3-0 when putting the first goal on the scoreboard.
– The Lakers are 5-0-0 when leading after the first period and 10-0-0 when leading after two frames.
– The Knights have been outscored 28-17 in the third period.
– Six of Neumann’s nine wins have been by three goals or more.
STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN
– Oswego State’s Melissa Seamont is tied for fourth in points per conference game at 1.27 (7-12-19).
– Neumann’s Shanelle Doucette leads all ECAC West rookies with six goals in league competition.
– The Knights rank sixth in the conference in scoring (2.00) and fifth in goals allowed (2.56).
– The Lakers rank fourth in the ECAC West in scoring (2.31) and goals allowed (2.06).
– Special teams will play an important role for Neumann, as it is the second-most penalized team in the ECAC West at 13.6 minutes per game, while ranking eighth in penalty-kill efficiency at 79.3 percent. The Knight power-play unit sits in seventh in the league at 4.8 percent.
– Oswego State has killed 88.9 percent of its penalties and scored on 12.7 percent of its power plays. Both rank fourth in the conference.
– Three of Oswego State’s Mady Paul‘s seven goals have been game-winners.
– Projected goalie match-ups: Oswego State – Bridget Smith – 10-7-1, .926%, 1.93 GAA
Neumann – Shannon Donnelly – 6-12-0, .918%, 2.65 GAA
