Jan. 7, 2017
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women's hockey team closed out its non-conference schedule with a 6-0 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday afternoon inside the Pegula Ice Arena.
The Buckeyes (10-10-2, 4-10-2 WCHA) and Nittany Lions (5-13-4, 4-3-1 CHA) went into the second period tied 0-0.
Ohio State finally broke the scoreless tie at 7:36 into the second period on Samantha Bouley's fifth goal of the season. The Buckeyes added to their lead in the second frame on Maddy Field's eighth goal of the season at 12:35.
Leading 2-0 heading into the final period of regulation, the Buckeyes netted four goals over the final 20 minutes of play to capture the 6-0 victory.
For Ohio State in the third period, Dani Sadek scored at 4:41, Jessica Dunne found the back of the net at 7:33, Breanne Grant netted a goal at 11:28 and Jincy Dunne made it a 6-0 game at 19:33.
In net for the Nittany Lions, freshman goaltender Daniela Paniccia (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) recorded 23 saves and for Ohio State, Kassidy Sauve made 26 saves.
The Nittany Lions return to College Hockey America (CHA) action next weekend against Syracuse, Jan. 13-14. The Nittany Lions and Orange take to the ice inside the Tennity Ice Pavilion in Syracuse, N.Y. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. and 3 p.m.
NOTES: Ohio State leads the all-time series against Penn State, 7-1-0...Penn State went 0-for-4 on the power play, while Ohio State went 1-for-3...Ohio State outshot Penn State, 29-26.