Last Time Out

The Oswego State Lakers and SUNY Potsdam Bears squared off in their third matchup of the season, resulting in a 3-1 victory for the Bears. SUNY Potsdam now has a 2-1 season advantage on the Lakers.

Jean-Marie Padden was the lone goal scorer for the Lakers, with an assist from senior Sarah Grupp. Mariah Madrigal made 26 saves, including a 13-save second period. Padden also led the team in shots with six, with Olivia Ellis producing five. Andrea Noss had a .500 record at the faceoff circle, going 15-30.

Anna-Rose Bertin scored two goals for the Bears. She led the team with seven shots during the game. Alexa Pfieffer made 41 saves, allowing only the one goal. She had 15 saves in the third period. Brenna Wilson went 14-26 at the faceoff circle during the game.

Looking at the Bears

The SUNY Potsdam Bears, who are No. 4 in the Northeast Women’s Hockey League, are simply waiting until Feb. 24 where they have to face No. 1 Plattsburgh State. Their seeding is already determined.

The Bears are currently led by Anna-Rose Bertin, who is tied with Natalie Wasielewski for points, both with 14 points. Bertin has a team-leading eight assists, while Wasielewski has a team-leading eight goals.

Alexa Pfieffer played and started in her ninth game of the season at SUNY Potsdam. She now has a .940 save percentage with a 1.84 goals against average. She currently has a 5-4-0 record with one shutout.

Lakers vs. SUNY Potsdam History

The Feb. 16 matchup added just one more game to the long history between these two teams. The Bears, for the second straight time, have beaten the Lakers 3-1. SUNY Potsdam now has a 22-13-4 record against the Lakers since 1975.

After her two-goal performance yesterday, Anna-Rose Bertin now has four career goals against the Lakers.

Jean-Marie Padden also scored her first goal against SUNY Potsdam in her career. Mariah Madrigal now has a 4-3-0 career record against SUNY Potsdam. Her first game came in the second game during her freshman campaign.

Player Spotlight

OSW: Jean-Marie Padden

Like a majority of the freshman class, Jean-Marie Padden has been a great asset to the Lakers all season. Despite being down 3-0 in the third period, Padden still fought her way through to get the Lakers on the board to avoid the shutout. She now has seven goals on the season, and is now on a three-game goal streak. She leads all freshmen in scoring with 10 points. She will look to continue her goal streak to close out the regular season against SUNY Potsdam

POT: Anna-Rose Bertin

Anna-Rose Bertin and Natalie Wasielewski have been top scorers for the Bears all season. However, Bertin shone during the Friday matchup with a two-goal performance, and is now tied for the team in points. In the past three games where the Bears have scored, Bertin has five points. The senior will be a player to watch in her last regular season game against the Oswego State Lakers.

By the Numbers

RECORD (vs. each other) [conference]

OSW: 10-12-2 (13-22-4) [6-8-1]

POT: 12-10-2 (22-13-4) [4-9-2]

GOALS (per game) [against each other this season]

OSW: 53 (2.2) [6 / 2.0]

POT: 41 (1.8) [7 / 2.3]

SHOTS (per game) [against each other this season]

OSW: 733 (30.5) [96 / 32.0]

POT: 590 (25.7) [72 / 24.0]

POWER PLAY (percentage) [against each other this season]

OSW: 13-104 (12.5%) [0-9 / 0.0%]

POT: 8-80 [10.0%] [1-8 / 12.5%]

Prediction

Other than being the women’s hockey team’s final regular season game and final conference matchup before the playoffs, it is also the senior day for the seven seniors that will be graduating at the end of the semester. This bunch includes Olivia Ellis, Mariah Madrigal and Andrea Noss, all of which are strong leaders for the Laker program.

With the players to watch for, and the seniors on this given day, it should be a good matchup once again between the SUNY Potsdam Bears and the Oswego State Lakers, who will try to bring the season series to .500 after the loss yesterday.

This game should be the same intensity the game was fought in yesterday, given the circumstances and the necessary fight-back for the Lakers to gain some momentum before they head to Buffalo State on Feb. 24 for the first round of the Northeast Women’s Hockey League playoffs.

Lakers and Bears tie 2-2.