UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's hockey team is set to take on the Sharks of LIU in an away series on Friday and Saturday to round out the regular-season portion of its nonconference schedule.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Penn State (15-9-4) at LIU (13-10-3)
Dates: Friday, Feb. 11 | Saturday, Feb. 12
Times: 3 p.m. | 2 p.m.
Place: Pegula Ice Arena
Stream : NEC Front Row
Live Stats: Games 1 & 2
Game Notes: Penn State Game Notes
FIRST TIME ON LONG ISLAND
This will be the first-ever series between the Nittany Lions and the Sharks. The first season of LIU hockey was in 2019-20, and the Sharks have developed into one of the top teams in the NEWHA, leading the conference this season with an 11-1-2 overall record.
This is the third opponent Penn State will face for the first time ever this season, as the Nittany Lions have compiled a 1-2-1 record against Boston College and Brown back in the first half of the 2021-22 slate.
LAST TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions and the Syracuse Orange played a tightly contested series at Pegula Ice Arena Feb. 4-5. Both teams tied 1-1 in the first game of the series and Syracuse prevailed in game two in a 2-1 OT victory.
The Nittany Lions headed up north for the second of a home and home matchup with the Cornell Big Red after a crushing OT loss to conference leader, Syracuse. Penn State won this contest in convincing fashion with a 5-0 shutout victory on Feb. 7.
A switch was flipped as Penn State shot out to an early lead with a goal in the first by Mya Vaslet. The Nittany Lions added four more goals to their victory with two by Kiara Zanon, and one a piece by Alyssa Machado and Rachel Weiss. Josie Bothun stopped all 16 shots earning herself her 7th shutout of the season.
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