Oct. 7, 2016
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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Seniors Laura Bowman (Minnetonka, Minn.) and Amy Petersen (Minnetonka, Minn.) each recorded a hat trick to lead the Penn State women's hockey team to an 8-1 victory over the Union Dutchwomen Friday night inside the Messa Rink.
Along with their three goals apiece, Bowman and Petersen each recorded one assist.
Petersen recorded the first hat trick of the night for PSU (1-2-0) within the first 10:31 of the game, while Bowman tallied her hat trick in the second period.
The Nittany Lions got on the scoreboard just 29 seconds into the game on Petersen's first goal of the night. Petersen's goal at 29 seconds is the fastest goal to start a game in program history as Bowman held the previous school record of 40 seconds (New Hampshire - 10/26/13).
Petersen then scored goal number two in the game at 4:55 into the first period and then completed her first career hat trick at 10:31. Her second and third goals Friday night were on the power play.
The Nittany Lions took their 3-0 lead into the first intermission and would strike early in the second stanza. Bowman added to the Nittany Lion lead as she found the back of the net just 21 seconds into the second period.
Under five minutes into the second period, Irene Kiroplis (Georgetown, Ontario, Canada) scored her first career goal to give the Nittany Lions a 5-0 lead at 4:58.
Katelynn Russ put Union (0-4-0) on the scoreboard at 7:45 into the second period to cut the score to 5-1.
Bowman then netted goals at 11:43 and 18:03 in the second period to complete her second career hat trick as a Nittany Lion. Penn State took a 7-1 lead into the third period.
Christi Vetter (Lakeville, Minn.) picked up her first goal of the season with 5:01 left in regulation for the final Nittany Lion goal on the night.
In her Nittany Lion debut, freshman goalie Daniela Paniccia (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) recorded 40 saves in the victory for the Blue and White.
The two teams close out the series tomorrow inside the Messa Rink at 3 p.m.
NOTES: Penn State leads the all-time series against Union, 5-3-1...Penn State improves to 5-0-1 against Union in the last six games...Petersen and Bowman recorded the fourth and fifth hat tricks in program history...Friday's game marked the first time Penn State recorded two hat tricks in a single game...Penn State has scored at one least power play goal in each of the first three games this season...Paniccia and Hannah Ehresmann each won their first career starts as true freshmen...Daniela Paniccia's older sister, Nicole, won the inaugural game for the Nittany Lions as a varsity program in a 5-3 win at Vermont on Oct. 6, 2012, as a junior...The Nittany Lions recorded their third game in program history with eight-or-more goals...Bowman and Petersen each recorded four points on the night, which tied Hannah Hoenshell (Chatham - 1/4/13) for the most points in a single game in program history...Bowman and Brooke Madsen each set a program-best +5 rating on the night...Petersen became the first Nittany Lion to score two power play goals in a single game...Bella Sutton tied a career-best two assists in the game, which extends her point streak in 2016-17 to three games (0-4-4)...Sutton currently has a point streak of four games (1-4-5) dating back to last season...Freshmen Katie McMillan and Abby Welch each recorded their first career point on an assist...Union outshot Penn State, 41-20...Penn State went 2-for-4 on the power play, while Union went 0-for-8.