Mercyhurst Athletics

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – They’re back! After spending a week at No. 2, the Mercyhurst College women’s hockey team bounced back with three-straight wins to reclaim the top spot in the USCHO.com Women’s Division I Poll.

The Lakers, standing at 23-2-3 and 10-1-1 in league play, gathered 147 points and 12 first-place votes thanks to three wins over Robert Morris and some help out West.

Minnesota saw its record dip to 21-5-4 after Minnesota Duluth swept the Golden Gophers by the scores of 3-1 and 3-0 this past weekend in Duluth, Minn. Both teams now share the No. 2 spot with 129 points each. Duluth, however, bested its WCHA rival with two first-place votes compared to Minnesota’s one.

Back out East, Clarkson fell from third to fourth after suffering its first home loss this season at the hands of Rensselaer, 3-1, on Friday. The Golden Knights claimed 95 points.

Harvard improved to fifth with 91 points, followed by New Hampshire, which dropped two spots to sixth with 80 points. Connecticut (47), Providence (44), Northeastern (30) and Wisconsin (22) rounded out spots 7 – 10.

Mercyhurst returns to action in two weeks with a pair of games against College Hockey America rival Wayne State, beginning on Friday, Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.