Jan. 28, 2008

Erie, Pa. - Sophomore forward Meghan Agosta is ranked either first or second in five national categories today while freshman Jesse Scanzano was named College Hockey America (CHA) Rookie of the Week for the second straight time and fifth overall this season. The Lakers, 19-5-2 overall, are now tied for sixth in the latest USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll.

Agosta is first, nationally, in shorthanded goals with seven, tied for first in both goals-per-game (1.38) and power play goals (9), second in points-per-game (2.23), and tied for second in game-winning goals with 8. In addition, she is 10th in assists-per-game with 0.85.

Agosta extended her Mercyhurst record scoring streak to 20 games last weekend in 7-1 and 7-0 wins over visiting Quinnipiac. She also established a second Mercyhurst record with her seventh shorthanded goal of the season. She set the prior marks of 16 and 6, respectively, last season.

Meanwhile, Scanzano continued her quest for conference Rookie of the Year with a four-point weekend against the Bobcats. She had an assist in Friday's 7-0 win and scored twice with an assist Saturday. She finished the two games with 13 shots on goal and a +4 plus/minus rating.

The complete USCHO.com poll is as follows:

Team (First Place)	         Record	Pts	Last Week
1. Harvard (6)               17-1-0  	139	2
2. New Hampshire (6)         21-3-1	135	1
3. Minnesota Duluth (3)      22-3-1	131	3
4. Minnesota	         19-4-3	102	4
5. Wisconsin 	         18-6-2	86	5
6. Mercyhurst	         19-5-2	71	6
6. St. Lawrence	         19-7-0	71	7
8. Connecticut	         16-4-4	38	8
9. Clarkson	         18-5-3	25       NR
10. St. Cloud State          15-7-4     21        9

The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 15 voters, including 12 coaches of Division I programs and three women's hockey writers. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college sports, including hockey, lacrosse, soccer and others.