Oct. 10, 2016
WINTHROP, Mass. - A pair of Nittany Lions received College Hockey America (CHA) weekly honors, as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon. Brooke Madsen (Eagan, Minn.) received Rookie of the Week honors and Amy Petersen (Minnetonka, Minn.) was named the Player of the Week. This is the first weekly honor for Madsen, while Petersen receives her second career Player of the Week plaudit.
The Nittany Lions are coming off a series split at Union last weekend in Schenectady, N.Y. Penn State won the opener, 8-1, and fell, 4-2, in the finale.
Madsen tied a program-best three assists in Penn State's 8-1 win over the Union Dutchwomen on Oct. 7. She finished the game with a +5 rating, which is tied for a program-best mark. With her three assists on Oct. 7, Madsen opened up her Nittany Lion career with a three-game point streak (1-4-5).
Petersen tallied five points (3-2-5) in the Union series, which included a career-best four points (3-1-4) in the series opener.
In the series opener, Petersen recorded the fourth hat trick in program history over a span of 10:31 to open the game. Her natural hat trick started with the fastest goal in program history to start a game (29 seconds). Petersen also became the first Nittany Lion in program history to score two power play goals in a single game. She then closed out the series with one assist on Oct. 8.
The Nittany Lions host their first home series of the 2016-17 season this weekend, Oct. 14-15, against the Boston University Terriers. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. and 2 p.m.