The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Lakers were the regular season champions of the College Hockey America Conference (CHA), as well as the CHA Tournament Champions. They were defeated in the NCAA Championship Tournament by #2 Wisconsin.
Standings
Offseason August 7: Emily Janiga earned her second consecutive invitation to the USA Hockey Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, New York. The festival shall determine the roster of the Under-22 team that shall compete in a three-game series versus the Canadian U22/Development Squad from Aug. 19-23 in Lake Placid.
Recruiting
Player Position Nationality Notes Lea Boreland Forward Played with Detroit Honeybaked Sarah Hine Forward Was with Stoney Creek Sabres Rachael Smith Forward Played with Hine on Stoney Creek Sabres Molly Blasen Defense Played with Boreland and Stacey on Detroit Honeybaked Nicole Collier Defense Third recruit from Stoney Creek Sabres Samantha Fieseler Defense Gold medalist with 2014 Team Canada U18 Morgan Stacey Defense Played with Blasen and Boreland on Detroit Honeybaked Sarah McDonnell Goaltender Fourth recruit from Stoney Creek Sabres Kerri St. Denis Goaltender Acclaimed Goaltender with Assabet Valley Team
Roster
2015–16 Lakers
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=""| CHA Tournament
!colspan=12 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors
Rachael Smith, CHA Rookie of the Year Sarah McDonnell, CHA Goaltender Award Mike Sisti CHA Coach of the Year J'Nai Mahadeo, D, All-CHA Second Team Rachael Smith, F, All-CHA Rookie Team Molly Blasen, D, All-CHA Rookie Team Sarah McDonnell, G, All-CHA Rookie Team
References