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Craig Houtz

Women's Hockey Concludes Regular Season Hosting RIT

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's hockey team concludes the 2021-22 regular season with a two-game CHA series against RIT Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18-19, at Pegula Ice Arena.
 
The Nittany Lions will honor their senior class during Senior Day on Saturday presented by the Penn State Alumni Association.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
RIT (1-25-3, 1-11-2 CHA) vs. Penn State (17-9-4, 7-3-2 CHA)
Dates: Friday, Feb. 17 | Saturday, Feb. 18
Times: 2 p.m. | 1 p.m.
Place: Pegula Ice Arena
B1G+ : Games 1 & 2
Live Stats: Games 1 & 2
Game Notes: Penn State Game Notes
Promotions: Saturday, Senior Day presented by Penn State Alumni Association
 
PARKING NOTICE
With Friday's 2 p.m. start, fans are greatly encouraged to pre-pay for their parking on ParkMobile for the Stadium West parking lot.
 
All Penn State Athletics non-football events will require a valid permit or payment of the applicable parking fee for campus lots. Complimentary parking will no longer be issued for season ticket holders.
 
Fans with valid Penn State University Park parking permits will be permitted to park at non-football athletics events for free, following Transportation Services parking policies and access.
 
Fans without a permit are encouraged to prepay for event parking at a discounted rate through ParkMobile - https://psu.parkmobile.io/. Prepayment is available through 11:59 p.m. the day prior to each event. Season packages will be available for general parking for most sports, and information on VIP parking options available for select events will be released later.
 
Please visit the 2021-22 Women's Hockey Parking page for additional information.


ROUNDING OUT THE REGULAR SEASON
Penn State finishes up its regular season by closing out the season series against RIT this weekend. The Nittany Lions went 1-0-1 at RIT Jan. 14-15 up in Rochester and lengthened their series lead to 27-16-4 all time.
 
Penn State has a seven-game unbeaten streak against the Tigers and are 15-2-3 at home in the series.
 
SENIORS HONORED AND THOSE RETURNING
Penn State will honor and recognize five seniors playing in their final season with the program this weekend: Avery Mitchell, Amy Dobson, Natalie Heising, Anna Promersberger and Cam Leonard.
 
Senior Stats and Accomplishments

  • 534 combined games played
  • 69 wins over the last five seasons
  • 97 goals, 210 points collectively
  • First-ever 2021-22 CHA Regular Season Championship

Penn State's roster has seven listed seniors, with Rene Gangarosa and Izzy Heminger being the two not mentioned above. Both Gangarosa and Heminger will be returning to the program next season in 2022-23 to use their extra season of eligibility with the Nittany Lions.
 
OLYMPIC ROUND UP
Penn State's two women's hockey representatives at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games have concluded their tournament runs.
 
Jessica Adolfsson ('21), playing for Sweden, made the elimination bracket and picked up her first Olympic point on an assist in group play. Adolfsson was Penn State women's hockey's first player represented in the Games.
 
Current associate head coach Allison Coomey worked with the United States throughout the tournament as a team scout and extension of the coaching staff. The U.S. made it to the championship game earned a silver medal.
 
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