Orange Fall to Mercyhurst, 5-2, in Series Finale

Saturday, October 3

Erie, PA

2 p.m.

Syracuse University

3-1-0, 1-1-0

Mercyhurst

3-3-0, 1-1-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Syracuse	0	1	1	2
Mercyhurst	1	3	1	5

Orange Fall to Mercyhurst, 5-2, in Series Finale

10/3/2026 4:54:00 PM | Ice Hockey

Box Score Highlights

ERIE, Pa. – Syracuse women's ice hockey team fell to Mercyhurst, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon at Mercyhurst Ice Center.

Syracuse (3-1-0, 1-1-0 AHA) got two goals from Jackson Kinsler, one in the second period and one on the power play in the third. Ava Drabyk made 31 saves in the loss.

Mercyhurst (3-3-0, 1-1-0 AHA) was led by two goals and an assist from Mariia Polozkova, and three assists from Halle Duchene. Magdalena Luggin made 20 saves for the Lakers.

How It Happened

Mercyhurst struck first at 6:02 in the first period when Zoe Cramer scored, assisted by Duchene and Polozkova.
The Lakers made it 2-0 in the second period on a shorthanded goal by Julia Perjus.
Kinsler answered in the second period to cut the lead to 2-1, assisted by Emma Gnade and Rylee McLeod.
Polozkova scored a shorthanded goal just about 10 minutes into the second period, assisted by Berlin Lolacher and Maja Alenius, to make it 3-1.
Polozkova added another goal with just 0.3 seconds left in the second period, assisted by Duchene and Sophie Erlam, to make it 4-1.
Kinsler scored on the power play with just 2:27 left in the third period, assisted by Gnade and Rachel Walsh, to make it 4-2.
With Drabyk pulled for the extra attacker, Lolacher scored into the empty net with just over a minute left to play, assisted by Duchene, to make it 5-2.

Behind the Numbers

Mercyhurst scored two shorthanded goals, both while Syracuse was on the power play.
Mercyhurst outshot Syracuse, 36-22, including a 17-9 edge in the second period when the Lakers scored three times.
Drabyk stopped 31 of 35 shots, and Luggin stopped 20 of 22.
Kinsler led the Orange with two goals and four shots on goal. Blouin and Broderick also had four shots each, and Gnade had two assists.
Syracuse went 1-for-6 on the power play, and Mercyhurst went 0-for-5.

Up Next
Syracuse returns home to host Penn State on Friday, October 9 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, October 10 at 3 p.m. Both games will be played at Tennity Ice Pavilion.