No. 3 St. Lawrence Outlasts Penn State, 2-0

Nov. 22, 2016

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1st 2nd 3rd Final No. 3 St. Lawrence 0 1 1 2 Penn State 0 0 0 0 Box Score (HTML) | Box Score (PDF) Coach Brandwene Press Conference --> GOAL SUMMARY Team Period Time Scoring SLU 2 2:45 Hannah Miller SLU 3 2:33 Kayla Vespa SHOTS 1st 2nd 3rd Final St. Lawrence 4 19 12 35 Penn State 2 5 9 16 POWER PLAY 1st 2nd 3rd Final St. Lawrence 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Penn State 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 GOALTENDERS Min GA SV SLU Grace Harrison 60:00 0 16 PSU Hannah Ehresmann 57:28 2 33

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women's hockey team dropped a 2-0 decision against the No. 3 St. Lawrence Saints in a non-conference contest Tuesday afternoon inside the Pegula Ice Arena.

"I am really pleased with how we grew from yesterday to today," head coach Josh Brandwene said. "With the exception of a five-minute stretch in the second period, that was toe-to-toe playoff style hockey. That's the kind of atmosphere that we are going to be in during conference play. I am really pleased with the lessons that we've learned from this series that we can take forward."

In net for the Nittany Lions (5-8-3, 4-1-1 CHA), junior Hannah Ehresmann (Minnetonka, Minn.) recorded a 33-save performance, which included 18 saves in the second period.

After a defensive battle in the first period, the Saints struck first in the game during the second period of play.

For St. Lawrence (15-0-1, 8-0-0 ECAC), Hannah Miller netted her seventh goal of the year at the 2:45 mark in the second stanza to give the Saints a 1-0 lead. The Saints then added to their lead 2:33 into the third period on Kayla Vespa's second goal of the 2016-17 season. Lydia Grauer recorded an assist on both St. Lawrence goals.

The Nittany Lions close out their six-game homestand against College Hockey America (CHA) opponent Robert Morris, Dec. 3-4. Puck drop is set for 1 p.m. on Dec. 3 and noon on Dec. 4.

NOTES: St. Lawrence leads the all-time series against Penn State, 6-0-0...St. Lawrence went 0-for-1 on the power play, while Penn State went 0-for-2...St. Lawrence outshot Penn State, 35-16.