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PENN2015-16 WOMEN’S STATE HOCKEY PENN STATE (10-18-6, 6-8-6) VS. RIT (8-25-1, 4-15-1) • FEB. 26-28 • PEGULA ICE ARENA SEPTEMBER Thu. 24 EXGUELPH University Park, Pa. W, 1-0 OCTOBER Thu. 1 No. 1 MINNESOTA University Park, Pa. L, 2-0 Fri. 2 No. 1 MINNESOTA University Park, Pa. L, 5-0 Fri. 9 at No. 7/8 Boston University Boston, Mass. W, 5-3 Sat. 10 at No. 7/8 Boston University Boston, Mass. L, 3-1 Sat. 17 UNION University Park, Pa. W, 3-0 Sun. 18 UNION University Park, Pa. W, 3-0 Sat. 24 UCONN University Park, Pa. L, 1-0 Sun. 25 UCONN University Park, Pa. L, 4-3 Fri. 30 *at Lindenwood Wentzville, Mo. L, 5-2 GAME DAY COVERAGE Sat. 31 *at Lindenwood Wentzville, Mo. T, 1-1 Date: Feb. 26-28, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m./2 p.m./2 p.m. NOVEMBER Live Stats: www.GoPSUsports.com Fri. 6 *MERCYHURST University Park, Pa. L, 1-0 Live Video: http://eversport.tv/cha-womens/ice-hockey Sat. 7 *MERCYHURST University Park, Pa. T, 1-1 Fri. 13 at *Robert Morris Pittsburgh, Pa. T, 2-2 Venue: Pegula Ice Arena Sat. 14 at *Robert Morris Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 5-1 Mon. 23 at St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. L, 3-2 Tue. 24 at St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. L, 4-2 QUICK HITS •The three seed for the Nittany Lions in the CHA Tournament is a program- DECEMBER best. Fri. 4 at *Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. L, 3-1 •The Nittany Lions have tallied a program-best goals against average of Sat. 5 at *Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. T, 1-1 Fri. 11 at No. 10 Princeton Princeton, N.J. L, 4-0 1.88 this season. Sat. 12 at No. 10 Princeton Princeton, N.J. L, 3-2 •Amy Petersen has netted 13 of her 24 points this season over the past 13 games. Petersen has tied Shannon Yoxheimer for a program-best 17 JANUARY Sat. 2 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio L, 2-1 assists this season. Sun. 3 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio W, 3-2 Fri. 15 at *RIT Rochester, N.Y. L, 3-0 Sat. 16 at *RIT Rochester, N.Y. W, 3-2 (OT) Series Notes Fri. 22 *ROBERT MORRIS University Park, Pa. W, 3-2 (OT) •RIT holds an all-time record of 12-6-2 against the Nittany Lions. Sat. 23 *ROBERT MORRIS University Park, Pa. T, 2-2 •Since the beginning of the 2014-15 season, the Nittany Lions have tallied Fri. 29 *RIT University Park, Pa. W, 1-0 a record of 6-2-0 against RIT. Sat. 30 *RIT University Park, Pa. W, 2-0 FEBRUARY Fri. 5 *SYRACUSE University Park, Pa. L, 3-2 (OT) NUMBERS TO KNOW Sat. 6 *SYRACUSE (BTN) University Park, Pa. L, 2-1 Senior Shannon Laura Bowman has Fri. 12 *LINDENWOOD University Park, Pa. W, 3-0 Yoxheimer leads the tied the program re- Sat. 13 *LINDENWOOD University Park, Pa. L, 1-0 Nittany Lions with cord with six power Fri. 19 at *Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. L, 3-1 14 career points (9g, play goals this sea- Sat. 20 at *Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. T, 2-2 5a) against the RIT son (Jill Holdcroft Fri. 26 ^No. 6 RIT University Park, Pa. 6:30 P.M. Tigers. - 2012-13). Sat. 27 ^No. 6 RIT University Park, Pa. 2 P.M. 14 6 Sun. 28 ^No. 6 RIT (if Ness.) University Park, Pa. 2 P.M. MARCH Fri. 4 ^CHA Semifinals Buffalo, N.Y. (Harbor Center) TBA 2015-16 Season Leaders Sat. 5 ^CHA Final Buffalo, N.Y. (Harbor Center) TBA * College Hockey America Game; ^ CHA Tournament Points Power play goals BOLD CAPS indicate home game at Pegula Ice Arena; All Times Eastern: 24 Amy Petersen 6 Laura Bowman All games subject to change, check GoPSUsports.com for updates 20 Laura Bowman 2 Two Tied 13 Victoria Samuelsson 1 Four Tied BAG POLICY Goals faceoff wins Fans are reminded that bags may be subject to 14 Laura Bowman 387 Laura Bowman search upon entrance to the Pegula Ice Arena. 8 Hannah Bramm 190 Emily Laurenzi 7 Two Tied 166 Victoria Samuelsson GoPSUsports.com Twitter & Instagram: PennStateWHKY Assists Saves Facebook: PennStateWomensHockey 17 Amy Petersen 549 Celine Whitlinger 372 Hannah Ehresmann Contact: Will Rottler - [email protected] 12 Victoria Samuelsson 7 Bella Sutton O: (814) 865-2498 C: (814) 441-9130 nittany lion women’s HOCKEY GAME NOTES VS. RIT (Feb. 26-28) SCOUTING THE TIGERS (8-25-1, 4-15-1) LAST SERIES RECAP RIT enters the CHA First Round as the No. 6 Penn State closed out the 2015-16 regular sea- THE POLLS seed as the Tigers finished the 2015-16 regular son at Mercyhurst. In the regular season series season with an overall record of 8-25-1 and a finale, the Nittany Lions fell 3-1 and tied 2-2 record of 4-15-1 in College Hockey America against the Lakers in the regular season finale. USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAGAZINE action. COLLEGE HOCKEY POLL With the game tied at one heading into the third Feb. 23, 2016 RECORD LAST POLL The Tigers split a pair of road games at Robert period, the Lakers tallied a pair of goals to secure 1 Boston College 34-0-0 1 Morris last weekend. Robert Morris won the a 3-1 victory. 2 Minnesota 29-3-1 3 opener, 2-0, and RIT topped Robert Morris, 3 Wisconsin 30-3-1 2 3-2, in overtime Saturday. In the opener, Amy Petersen netted her sixth goal 4 Quinnipiac 26-2-5 4 of the season and first of the series in the loss. 5 Clarkson 26-3-5 5 RIT is the two-time defending College Hockey 6 Northeastern 26-7-1 6 America Tournament champions, as the Tigers In net for the Nittany Lions, senior netminder Ce- 7 Bemidji State 22-9-3 7 claimed the title as the No. 6 seed last season. line Whitlinger recorded a 31-save performance 8 Princeton 21-6-2 8 and allowed two goals. 9 Colgate 20-7-7 10 In net for the Tigers, senior goaltender Jetta 10 North Dakota 16-11-5 9 Rackleff has made 468 saves, tallied a save Both teams had five power play attempts with percentage of .936, posted a goals against the Nittany Lions tallying the lone power play Others: Harvard 5. average of 2.25 and allowed 32 goals. goal of the game. USCHO.COM RANKINGS Jess Paton and Carly Payerl lead the Tiger In the finale, Petersen netted her seventh goal Feb. 22, 2016 RECORD LAST POLL offense with 19 points (8g, 11a) and 18 points of the season and Laura Bowman recorded her 1 Boston College 34-0-0 1 team-leading 14th goal of the season in the 2-2 (10g, 8a), respectively. 2 Minnesota 29-3-1 3 tie. 3 Wisconsin 30-3-1 2 Reagan Rust is one of the top freshmen in 4 Quinnipiac 26-2-5 4 the CHA as she ranks seventh in freshman Sophomore Hannah Ehresmann made 32 saves 5 Clarkson 26-3-5 5 scoring with 17 points (5g, 12a). Also in the for the Nittany Lions on Saturday afternoon. 6 Northeastern 26-7-1 6 CHA rankings, Rust is tied for 15th with her 12 7 Bemidji State 22-9-3 7 assists and she is also tied for ninth in power SCHOOL RECORDS IN SIGHT play points with seven (2g, 5a). Last season, Laura Bowman set the single-sea- 8 Princeton 21-6-2 8 son school record with 16 goals. Currently the 9 Colgate 20-7-7 10 As a team, RIT ranks last in the CHA in scoring junior has tallied 14 goals in 2015-16. 10 North Dakota 16-11-5 9 offense (49 goals - 1.44 goals per game), last in scoring defense (103 goals - 3.03 goals per Against Mercyhurst on Feb. 20, Bowman netted Others: Harvard 6. game). her 40th career goal. She ranks second behind Bold Indicates 2015-16 Opponent Shannon Yoxheimer in career goals (41) and The Tigers have only converted on 14 of 152 owns the program record with 11 power play power play attempts (9.2%) this season and goals. have allowed goals on 29 penalty kill attempts (123/152 - 80.9%) in 2015-16. MINNETONKA CONNECTION Juniors Laura Bowman and Amy Petersen RIT is tied for the conference lead with four lead the team with 14 goals and 17 assists, short-handed goals this season (Robert respectively. Petersen has tallied an assist on Morris). Jess Paton ranks second in the nine Bowman goals this season. Petersen has conference with two short-handed goals during netted three goals this season on assists from her senior year. Bowman. 2015-16 COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS FINAL Pts. CHA GF GA Overall GF GA Last 10 Mercyhurst 31 14-3-2 55 26 17-10-5 84 63 7-2-1 Syracuse 30 14-4-2 56 28 18-13-3 90 71 8-2-0 Penn State 18 6-8-6 33 35 10-18-6 58 71 4-4-2 Robert Morris 18 7-9-4 52 57 15-14-5 95 87 3-6-1 Lindenwood 14 5-11-4 31 46 8-22-4 58 91 3-7-0 RIT 9 4-15-1 25 60 8-25-1 49 103 3-7-0 2 2015-16 // PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY nittany lion women’s HOCKEY GAME NOTES VS.