Syracuse Hockey Defeats Mercyhurst, 3-1, on the Road

Friday, October 2

Erie, PA

6 p.m.

Syracuse University

3-0-0, 1-0-0

Mercyhurst

2-3-0, 0-1-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Syracuse	0	2	1	3
Mercyhurst	0	1	0	1

Syracuse Hockey Defeats Mercyhurst, 3-1, on the Road

10/2/2026 8:55:00 PM | Ice Hockey

Box Score Highlights

Syracuse women's ice hockey team defeated Mercyhurst, 3-1, on Friday night at Mercyhurst Ice Center.

Syracuse (3-0-0, 1-0-0 AHA) scored two goals from Rylee McLeod in the second period, her first two of the season. Nina Geric sealed the win with an empty-net goal late in the third. Ava Drabyk made 26 saves in the winning effort.

Mercyhurst (2-3-0, 0-1-0 AHA) got its only goal from Abby Poitras on a second-period power play. Magdalena Luggin made 22 saves for the Lakers.

How It Happened

Syracuse struck first at 3:37 in the second when McLeod scored her first goal of the season, assisted by Jackson Kinsler and Celia Wiegand.
Less than three minutes later, at 6:22, McLeod scored again, assisted by Maryn Broderick, to make it 2-0.
The Lakers answered at 17:55 of the second on a power-play goal by Poitras, assisted by Sofia Nuutinen and Holly VanNetten.
With Luggin pulled for the extra attacker, Geric scored into the empty net at 18:40, assisted by Jessica Cheung, to make it 3-1.

Behind the Numbers

McLeod scored both second-period goals 2:45 apart and led the Orange with four shots on goal.
Drabyk stopped 26 of 27 shots for a .963 save percentage over 60 minutes, including 12 saves in the scoreless first period.
Syracuse blocked 17 shots to Mercyhurst's 11. Wiegand led the team with four blocks and Cheung had three.
Broderick and Jordan Blouin each led the team with five shots, and Emma Gnade added four.

Up Next
Syracuse will face the Lakers again tomorrow, Saturday October 3 at 2 p.m. at Mercyhurst Ice Center. The game will be streamed on FloHockey.