Big game coming up this weekend for the Football team. The Lakers once again open the lid in another chapter of the war on the shore, as they host Gannon saturday at noon. Tune in to erieradio.com for all the Laker football action!
Well after the positive start to the year, the women’s team officially starts their season this weekend with two home games against Bemidji State. The Men’s team also opens up against the Ontario Institute of Technology. The games will take place on friday through sunday. The Women will play friday night at 7 and again saturday afternoon at 2. The Men will play on Sunday at 4:05. All three games will be covered on erieradio.com, and the team is introducing Devon Swanson this weekend as he does his first radio games with the DI teams (has previously announced Club hockey for Hurst TV). Tune in to catch all the action on jazz fm at erieradio.com. Go Lakers!
Although they were exhibition games, the women’s hockey team was in regular season form on friday and saturday, dropping both Vaughn and Guelph by scores of 10-0 both games. on Friday 7 different players combined for 25 points, and on saturday 7 different lakers found paydirt (or ice). Jesse Scanzano Hightlighted Friday night with a 7 point performance, and on Saturday Freshman Jessica Christofferson netted her first goal as a laker. It was a good weekend for the girls, but their season officially starts this weekend. Friday and Saturday with puck drops at 7 and 2 respectively taking on Bemidji State. Also the men’s team starts their year against Ontario Institute of Technology. That game is Sunday afternoon at 4. All three will be on Erieraio.com so tune in and catch the action!
It’s finally here. I write this on the eve of the start of the 2009-2010 college hockey season. The women’s hockey team opens up their year tomorrow night at 7, as they will host Vaughn at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. They play again Saturday at 2 hosting Guelph. Both Games will be broadcast on erieradio.com, with myself and John Baranowski there to bring you all the action. The Games are Friday and Saturday at 7 and 2 respectively. Our broadcast will start approximately 7 minutes before opening faceoff. Hockey Season returns to Mercyhurst tomorrow night at 7 o’clock!
The Mercyhurst Football team came up with a huge win over IUP, the number 19 team in the country last saturday. The Lakers got the lead early in the third with the highlight of the day, an 82 yard touchdown bomb from Joe Laffey to Max Khuri. They did not look back holding off IUP’s late fourth quarter charge. A stategy call to take a safety in exchange for field position proved to be a winning decision as the Laker D stepped up on the last drive holding off IUP and winning the game. Final score 20-16. Lakers Travel to lock haven this saturday for a 1 oclock contest.
Mercyhurst football is now 3 games into the year, playing their toughest games of the season last week (#5 Bloomsburg) and then this saturday (#19 IUP). The Lakers took a tough loss at home to the #5 team in the country in DII, losing 17-7 at tullio field to Bloomsburg. The team did have some positives, scoring it’s first points ever against the huskies (which is misleading because they played them for the first time last year, losing 24-0). The team is now gearing up for IUP, a team they lost 49-7 to last season. They will be hosting the #19 team at Tullio Field, Game time is 1:00, online broadcast featuring Tyler Frey and John Baranowski will begin at 12:55 on Erieradio.com.
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