UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's hockey team has released its schedule for the 2018-19 season as announced by head coach Jeff Kampersal. The Nittany Lions will host 15 home games at Pegula Ice Arena in their seventh season as a varsity program.
"We are looking forward to starting the 2018-19 season," Kampersal said. "The players have worked extremely hard this summer and are ready to battle against our strong competitors in College Hockey America. We have added a formidable non-conference schedule to get us prepared for league play the second half of the season."
2018-19 SCHEDULE
The Nittany Lions open the 2018-19 campaign with a pair of road games at NCAA runner-up Colgate Sept. 28-29 in Hamilton, N.Y. The two-game set marks the first matchup with the Raiders since the 2014 season.
Penn State begins its 2018-19 home slate Oct. 5-6 when it welcomes Merrimack to Pegula Ice Arena for the first time in program history. The Nittany Lions make a trip back to New York state with a series against Union (Oct. 12-13) before returning home to host Providence (Oct. 19-20).
Penn State finishes its October schedule by beginning its College Hockey America (CHA) schedule in Erie, Pa. against defending CHA-tournament champion Mercyhurst Oct. 26-27. The Nittany Lions follow that weekend by hosting Syracuse Nov. 3-4 in its first home conference series of the season.
After another non-conference series in New York at RPI Nov. 16-17, Penn State plays back-to-back conference series the next two weekends. The Blue & White take on RIT at home in a weekday series Nov. 20-21 just before Thanksgiving followed by a trip to Pittsburgh Nov. 30-Dec. 1 to face Robert Morris to complete the first half of the schedule.
Penn State's longest non-conference road trip sends them to Boston, Mass. where they will battle Boston University to begin the season's second half Dec. 30-31. The first matchup of the 2019 calendar year is a Tuesday home game against Cornell Jan. 8.
The Nittany Lions' first bye week in mid-January is followed by a CHA home series versus Lindenwood Jan. 20-21, its second Sunday-Monday series of the season. Penn State will play three games in five days on the road against CHA-foe Syracuse Jan. 25-26 and its final non-conference opponent, Princeton, Jan. 29.
Penn State begins February with a bye week before hosting four-straight conference games to complete its home schedule at Pegula Ice Arena. The Nittany Lions final four home games include sets against Robert Morris (Feb. 8-9) and Mercyhurst (Feb. 15-16).
The regular season schedule wraps up with four-straight road games at RIT (Feb. 22-23) and at Lindenwood (March 1-2).
The 2019 CHA Tournament will be hosted once again in Buffalo, N.Y. at the HARBORCENTER March 6-8. The quarterfinal round will be played March 6, followed by the semi-final March 7, and concluded with the championship game on the 8th to decide who will receive the CHA's automatic bid as one of eight teams in the NCAA Tournament. This season's NCAA Women's Frozen Four will be hosted by Quinnipiac in Hamden, Conn. March 22-24.
TICKETS AND PROMOTIONS
2018-19 Penn State women's hockey season tickets are currently on sale for $50. Renewals are available online via AccountManager and new season tickets can be purchased here.
Single game tickets will go on sale Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 10:00 a.m. and can be purchased through AccountManager for $5 each.
In accordance with new 2018-19 single-game ticket distribution guidelines and security measures, all single-game tickets will be delivered electronically through fans' mobile devices. Print-at-home PDF tickets will no longer be issued or accepted at Pegula Ice Arena.
Fans who prefer physical paper tickets can pick up their tickets at the Pegula Ticket Office on game day. Photo ID must be presented and tickets will only be printed for the name on the Penn State Athletics account.
Family 4 Packs are returning for this season where fans can get four tickets, four hot dogs, and four soft drinks for just $30. For the first time, Family 4 Packs will be available for all home women's hockey games. To purchase Family 4 Packs call 1-800-NITTANY.
The first of several 2018-19 single-game promotions will be the first-ever "Saturday Power Play" on Saturday, Oct. 6. One $5 ticket will grant admission to the women's matchup against Merrimack at 2 p.m. and the men's hockey program's exhibition versus Brock shortly after. Student admission is free with a valid student ID.
The 2018-19 THON Game will take place on Sunday, Nov. 4 against Syracuse to bring awareness to the fight against pediatric cancer. There will be a free post-game skate with the team available for all fans in attendance.
Penn State's annual Skate for the Cure game will be on Monday, Jan. 21 against Lindenwood. As in previous years, all fans who wear pink will receive free admission to the game and there will be another free post-game skate available for all fans in attendance.
Senior Day, presented by the Penn State Alumni Association, will be on the final home game of the season Saturday, Feb. 16 against Mercyhurst. The final post-game skate with the team will take place after the game.
The Nittany Lions return 17 players from a season ago along with seven newcomers as an up-and-coming team in the CHA. Penn State finished in the top ten nationally in Division I in overall attendance in 2017-18.
For tickets and other inquiries, call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 8a.m.-5p.m. or visit the Penn State Athletics Ticket Office weekdays from 9a.m-4p.m. For the latest updates on Penn State women's ice hockey, follow @PennStateWHKY on Twitter, "like" the Penn State Women's Ice Hockey page on Facebook, and follow @pennstatewhky on Instagram.
