Feb. 19, 2008

Colorado Springs, Colo. - The top nine teams remained unchanged in the latest USA Today/USA Hockey women's poll released today. Mercyhurst remained No. 7. CHA-rival Wayne State, tenth last week, dropped out and was replaced by Dartmouth.

Mercyhurst swept Niagara 5-2 and 5-1 last weekend in Erie while the Warriors split a pair of contests with Robert Morris by identical 2-1 counts.

Mercyhurst and Wayne State, tied for first in College Hockey America with identical 6-1-1 marks, will meet this weekend in Detroit. WSU defeated Mercyhurst for the first time ever two weeks ago (5-4, ot) and tied the Lakers 2-2 in overtime at the Ice Center. The games are scheduled Friday night at 7 and Saturday at 2.

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 (18)              25-1-0  	189	1
2. New Hampshire (1)         26-3-1	168	2
3. Minnesota Duluth          25-4-1	150	3
4. Minnesota	         25-4-3	138	4
5. Wisconsin 	         23-7-2	111	5
6. St. Lawrence	         23-8-1	90	6
7. Mercyhurst	         21-6-3	82	7
8. Connecticut	         20-5-5	51	8
9. Clarkson                  21-6-5     43        9
10. Dartmouth	         14-7-6	14	NR