March 11, 2008

Colorado Springs, Colo. - The two national polls agree. Mercyhurst remained No. 7 today in the latest USA Today/USA Hockey Women's Poll. USCHO.com's latest rankings, released yesterday, also had the Lakers in the seventh spot. Harvard remained No. 1, followed by New Hampshire and Minnesota Duluth, Mercyhurst's opponent Saturday in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Mercyhurst willl take a 26-7-3 mark to UMD (31-4-1). The Bulldogs have won seven straight and 23 of their last 24. UMD edged Mercyhurst 3-2 in overtime last March in the NCAA Quarterfinals and went 1-0-1 against the Lakers in a late October series in Minnesota. Saturday's game is set for 3:00pm eastern at the Entertainment and Convocation Center in Duluth.

ABOUT THE POLL: The 11th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the American Hockey Coaches Association and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.

Team (First Place)	         Record	Pts	Last Week
1. Harvard (19)              31-1-0  	190	1
2. New Hampshire             32-3-1	165	2
3. Minnesota Duluth          31-4-1	158	3
4. Minnesota	         27-6-4	129	4
5. Wisconsin 	         27-8-3	109	5
6. St. Lawrence	         28-9-1	104	6
7. Mercyhurst	         26-7-3	74	7
8. Dartmouth	         18-8-6	42	8
9. Clarkson                  24-9-5     38        9
10. Wayne State	         22-9-3	28	NR