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Yes, and they may be better off if they don't try. Outscoring teams piles up some impressive statistics, but perhaps the Lakers will return to being the type of team that first made them a contender on the national scene. They weren't the most talented, but they had a blue-collar work ethic and played a solid team game.
If Mercyhurst plays a schedule similar to what they did this year, I don't see it as being as difficult as you do for them to remain in the top 8. The key is continuing to dominate the CHA. If they only pick up a loss or two out of 14 games versus CHA opponents, they won't take as big a hit in the RPI as the 4th-best WCHA team that is playing the top 3 WCHA teams 12-14 times. Last year, Mercyhurst only played 3 games against TUC, went 1-2, and still just missed hosting a quarter.
Not sure about that as according to HC website she played in 2 games @ the U18 Worlds with a .833 sv% and did not play in the semifinal or final. Unless something else was going on (injury?) I would say the box score supports a shared or back up role. I also wouldn't overlook the potential contribution of Ciampa. I have watched her play and she can certainly step up plus she will have 2 seasons under her belt at the D1 level. It does seem that the coach tends to ride one horse all season though, maybe to the long term detriment of developing the overall goaltending situation.
