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Clarkson Battles St. Lawrence in Home-&-Home Non-League Series

Unbeaten to start the year and riding a lengthy undefeated streak carried over from last year's championship season, the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team celebrates a big weekend in the North Country as it takes on archrival St. Lawrence in a two-game, non-league, home-and-home series. On Friday, the Golden Knights face off against the Saints in a 3:30 p.m. game at Appleton Arena in Canton and then return to Cheel Arena on Saturday for National Championship Banner Raising Day. Prior to the 3:00 p.m. start to the game, Clarkson will raise its second NCAA Championship Banner, honoring the 2017 title, to go along with the 2014 National Championship Banner. 

Guided by 10th-year head coach Matt Desrosiers and assistant coaches Britni Smith and Tony Maci, the Golden Knights are ranked second in the national polls with a 5-0-1 record. The defending national Champions are unbeaten in their last 22 games (20-0-2), dating back to January 20. Clarkson blanked Penn State over the weekend in University Park, PA with a pair of 2-0 victories. The Green and Gold have won five straight and have posted three shutouts already in their 15th season.

PDF of St. Lawrence Weekend Series Notes
B993's Mike Vaillancourt's Coaches Corner
Video Stream (Fri), Video Stream (Sat.)
Audio Stream
Live Stats (Fri.), Live Stats (Sat.)
USCHO.com Poll
USA Today Poll


• Clarkson's top line of junior left wing Loren Gabel, sophomore center Michaela Pejzlova and freshman right wing Elizabeth Giguere is emerging as one of the best in the country. The young trio has accounted for almost half of Clarkson's offense with 10 of the Knights' 17 goals and 22 of the team's 45 points. The trio accounted for all four goals and six of the seven assists in the weekend sweep at Penn State. Each has tallied a game-winning goal this season.
• Gabel leads the way offensively with nine points on four goals and five assists. She has four, two-point games this season and is closing in on 100 career points with 44 goals and 34 assists through 87 games.
• Giguere has recorded at least one point in each of her first seven collegiate games. She is fifth in the nation for points per game by a rookie with four goals and three assists. Giguere has twice been named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week.
• Pejzlova is Clarkson's third leading scorer with six points, including four assists.
• Clarkson's captain Savannah Harmon is bidding to become the second Golden Knight defenseman to reach the century club, joining Erin Ambrose '16 on the elite list. Harmon has two goals and one assist this season and 82 career points (24-58) through 125 games. Both of her tallies have come on the power play, ranking her tied for third in the country for power-play goals. 
• Coming off a strong junior season, highlighted by her stellar performance in last year's postseason championship run, Shea Tiley looks to be better than ever in her final collegiate campaign. Tiley was perfect on the weekend combining for 31 saves in the two shutouts at Penn State. Playing every minute in the Clarkson crease, Tiley boasts a .954 save percentage (7th in the nation) and a 0.99 goals against average (5th). She has three shutouts on the young season and 27 career whitewashes. The school record for career shutouts is 29, held by Erica Howe '14.

Scouting St. Lawrence:
Ranked sixth in the national polls, St. Lawrence is also undefeated on the year with a 2-0-2 mark. Guided by 10th-year head coach Chris Wells, the Saints opened the season with four straight road games. St. Lawrence skated to a 4-1 win and a 1-1 tie at Mercyhurst on October 6-7 and then posted a 2-1 win and a 1-1 tie at Merrimack this past weekend. 

The Series:
Clarkson leads the all-time series against St. Lawrence 21-18-7. The North Country rivals played four tight games last season with each winning one game in Canton and tying the two games at Cheel. The Knights won the last meeting 4-1 at Appleton Arena on December 3. Clarkson owns a 6-1-3 record in the last 10 meetings against the Saints. The Knights are 13-3-6 against St. Lawrence in Potsdam and have posted seven shutouts in the series.
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Players Mentioned

Loren Gabel

#19 Loren Gabel

F
5' 4"
Junior
Savannah Harmon

#14 Savannah Harmon

D
5' 3"
Senior
Michaela Pejzlova

#10 Michaela Pejzlova

F
5' 6"
Sophomore
Shea Tiley

#35 Shea Tiley

G
5' 10"
Senior
Elizabeth Giguere

#7 Elizabeth Giguere

F
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Loren Gabel

#19 Loren Gabel

5' 4"
Junior
F
Savannah Harmon

#14 Savannah Harmon

5' 3"
Senior
D
Michaela Pejzlova

#10 Michaela Pejzlova

5' 6"
Sophomore
F
Shea Tiley

#35 Shea Tiley

5' 10"
Senior
G
Elizabeth Giguere

#7 Elizabeth Giguere

5' 10"
Freshman
F