Nittany Lions, Lakers Skate to 1-1 Tie

Feb. 9, 2018

1st 2nd 3rd OT Final Penn State 1 0 0 0 1 Mercyhurst 0 1 0 0 1 Box Score (HTML) | Box Score (PDF) Coach Brandwene Press Conference --> GOAL SUMMARY Team Period Time Scoring PSU 1 7:25 Irene Kiroplis MER 2 17:07 Maggie Knott SHOTS 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final Penn State 6 5 5 2 18 Mercyhurst 5 10 4 6 25 POWER PLAY 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final Penn State 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-5 Mercyhurst 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-3 GOALTENDERS Min GA SV PSU Hannah Ehresmann 64:58 1 24 MER Kennedy Blair 64:50 1 17

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State women's hockey team played to a 1-1 tie against the Mercyhurst Lakers in a College Hockey America (CHA) contest Friday afternoon inside the Mercyhurst Ice Center.

The Nittany Lions (6-13-10, 3-6-6 CHA) opened up the scoring on Irene Kiroplis' (Georgetown, Ontario) first goal of the season at 7:25 into the contest. On the Kiroplis tally, junior Meike Meilleur (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and sophomore Katie McMillan (Minnetonka, Minn.) were credited with assists.

Trailing 1-0 after one period of play, Mercyhurst (13-13-3, 10-3-2 CHA) knotted things up at 1-1 on a goal from Maggie Knott with 2:53 left to play in the second stanza.

During the five-minute overtime period, Penn State played the final 1:43 on the penalty kill. Down the final 1:43 of action, senior Hannah Ehresmann (Minnetonka, Minn.) stepped up for five saves to keep the game tied at 1-1.

In net, Ehresmann recorded 24 saves for the Nittany Lions, while Kennedy Blair tallied 17 saves for the Lakers.

The two teams close out the series Saturday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. inside the Mercyhurst Ice Center.

NOTES: Mercyhurst leads the all-time series against Penn State, 16-3-4...Mercyhurst outshot Penn State, 25-18...Penn State went 0-for-5 on the power play, while Mercyhurst went 0-for-3...Aly Hardy became the 14th Nittany Lion to skate in 100 career games...Penn State played its 14th overtime game of the season (1-3-10)...The NCAA record for overtime games in a season is 15 (Boston U. - 2010).