The Mercyhurst Lakers made it to the 2024 CHA Championship but fell to Penn State University in the Championship Finals for the second straight season. The team did not qualify for the 2024 NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive year.
This was head coach Michael Sisti's 25th season. Emily Ach was added to the coaching staff for the season as an assistant coach, replacing Michele Robillard. Ach is a former college ice hockey player with the St. Cloud Huskies. She was also the Director of Hockey Operations for the USA Hockey U22 team.
With the departure of Liliane Perreault in the offseason, Mary Kromer and Ena Nystrøm were named as assistant captains alongside returning assistant captain Vanessa Upson.
The Lakers, including the incoming class, travelled to Sweden for a foreign tour series in July 2023. The team played four games against the Swedish National Team and the Swedish Development Team. The team had six players on the roster from Europe; three from Sweden.
The season had strong performance from Nystrøm, Nuutinen and Pedersen. Nystrøm and Nuutinen each received four weekly CHA honors while Pedersen was named CHA Defenseman of the Week on five occasions. Nystrøm would also win CHA Goaltender of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Following the 2023–24 season, College Hockey America (CHA) merged with Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) to form Atlantic Hockey America (AHA).
Departures Departures from the previous season Player Position Nationality Reason Jada Brenon Goaltender Graduation Aubrey Cole Defense Graduate transfer to University of Toronto Alyssa Kawa Forward Transfer to Franklin Pierce University Jordan Mortlock Defense Graduation Liliane Perreault Forward Graduation Jersey Phillips Forward Transfer to Robert Morris University Grace Romeo Forward Transfer to William Smith College Calista Rowbottom Defense Frankie Sanchez Goaltender Graduation Sydney Wegner Forward Alexandria Weiss Defense Graduate transfer to Syracuse University
Incoming
Player Position Nationality Notes Anna Barrington Defense Played with Brampton Canadettes Olivia Cvar Forward Graduate transfer from St. Cloud State University Clara Karunakar Goalie Played with Durham West Lightning Erika Lind Goalie Played with Northern Alberta Extreme Sofia Ljung Defense Played with Brynäs IF of the SDHL Henlee Mahoney Forward Played with Stoney Creek Sabres Emmi Mourujärvi Defense Played with RoKi of the Auroraliiga Sofia Nuutinen Defense Played with Kiekko-Espoo of the Auroraliiga Sofia Skriver Forward Member of the Danish National Team
Standings
Roster
As of June 26, 2026
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=""| Foreign Tour
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style="background:#0a2351; "| CHA Tournament
Awards and honors Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Sofia Nuutinen CHA Rookie of the Week September 25, 2023 Sara Boucher PPG Athlete of the Week September 26, 2023 Sydney Pedersen CHA Defenseman of the Week October 9, 2023 Ena Nystrøm CHA Goaltender of the Week October 23, 2023 Sara Boucher CHA Forward of the Week October 30, 2023 Olivia Cvar CHA Forward of the WeekNovember 13, 2023 Sofia Nuutinen CHA Rookie of the Week Sydney Pedersen CHA Defenseman of the WeekNovember 20, 2023 Ena Nystrøm CHA Goaltender of the Week Sofia Nuutinen PPG Athlete of the Week December 5, 2023 Makayla Javier CHA Defenseman of the WeekDecember 5, 2023 Sofia Nuutinen CHA Rookie of the Week Vanessa Upson CHA Forward of the WeekJanuary 8, 2024 Ena Nystrøm CHA Goaltender of the Week Ena Nystrøm PPG Athlete of the Week January 9, 2024 Megan McKay CHA Defenseman of the Week January 15, 2024 Thea Johansson PPG Athlete of the Week January 16, 2024 Sofia Ljung CHA Rookie of the Week January 22, 2024 Olivia Cvar PPG Athlete of the Week January 23, 2024 Sydney Pedersen CHA Defenseman of the Week January 29, 2024 Sara Boucher PPG Athlete of the Week January 30, 2024 Sydney Pedersen CHA Defenseman of the Week February 12, 2024 Vanessa Upson PPG Athlete of the Week February 13, 2024 Sydney Pedersen CHA Defenseman of the WeekFebruary 19, 2024 Ena Nystrøm CHA Goaltender of the Week Vanessa Upson CHA Forward of the WeekFebruary 26, 2024 Sofia Nuutinen CHA Rookie of the Week
Monthly AwardsPlayerAwardMonthRef. Thea Johansson CHA Forward of the MonthSeptember Sofia Nuutinen CHA Rookie of the Month Sydney Pedersen CHA Defenseman of the Month October Sydney Pedersen CHA Defenseman of the Month November Sofia Nuutinen CHA Rookie of the Month December Ena Nystrøm CHA Goaltender of the Month January Vanessa Upson CHA Forward of the Month February
Annual Awards & HonorsPlayerAward Sydney PedersenFirst All-CHA Team Ena Nystrøm Vanessa Upson Second All-CHA Team Sofia NuutinenCHA All-Rookie Team Sofia Ljung Ena Nystrøm CHA Goaltender of the Year Sydney Pedersen CHA Defenseman of the Year Kylee Mahoney CHA Best Defensive Forward of the Year Vanessa Upson CHA Individual Sportsmanship Award Sofia Nuutinen USCHO All-Rookie Team
References
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