UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The eighth-ranked Penn State women's hockey team travels to Lindenwood for a two-game set of CHA conference play this Friday and Saturday, January 29-30.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
No. 8 Penn State (8-1-1, 8-1-1 CHA) at Lindenwood (2-6, 2-6 CHA)
Dates: Friday, January 29 | Saturday, January 30
Times: 8:05 ET | 4:30 ET
Place: Centene Community Ice Center | Maryland Heights, Mo.
Stretch Internet Video ($): Game 1 | Game 2
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2
THE MATCHUP
Penn State leads the all-time series 21-16-1 and the Nittany Lions are unbeaten in the last 12 games against Lindenwood (10-0-2).
Both teams matched up against each other to begin the 2020-21 regular season back in late November. Penn State won both games by three-goal margin to extend their current win streak against the Lions to three-straight games.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
8 - Penn State moved up in this week's USCHO.com poll and in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll to #8 overall. #8 is PSU's highest rank ever after being ranked for the first time Jan. 11th (10/10).
6 - Penn State has six different skaters ranked in the top ten of the CHA scoring list: Zanon, (1), Heising (2), Dobson and Lobdell (T4), and Wallin and Gough (T10).
13 - Freshman forward Kiara Zanon leads the CHA in points with 13 (5G, 8A), a mark that ranks ninth nationally and leads all rookies in the country.
7 - Penn State's freshman goaltender Josie Bothun ranks seventh nationally with a 1.48 GAA through her first 10 career starts with the Nittany Lions.
MORE AWARD WINNERS
Penn State has won a total of 10 different monthly and weekly awards for individual play at both the CHA level and the national level.
Amy Dobson and Josie Bothun were the latest CHA weekly award winners with Dobson winning her first ever CHA Player of the Week honor and Bothun winning CHA Rookie of the Week for her play in net in the Mercyhurst series.
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