Kampersal Earns 400th Win in Victory Over Boston CollegeKampersal Earns 400th Win in Victory Over Boston College

Kampersal Earns 400th Win in Victory Over Boston College

BOSTON – A pair of late goals by No. 14/15 Boston College in the third period put a scare for the No. 11/13 Penn State Nittany Lions but they prevailed with a 3-2 victory on Friday night. With the win, head coach Jeff Kampersal picked up win number 400 in his career. 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Nittany Lions jumped ahead early as Kiara Zanon picked up her third goal of the season 2:46 into the opening period to give Penn State a 1-0 lead.
  • Less than five minutes later, defenseman Karley Garcia scored her first goal of the season with 12:57 left in the period to up the lead to 2-0.
  • Penn State tacked on one more goal in the game coming off the stick of freshman Leah Stecker for her first collegiate goal to put the Nittany Lions ahead 3-0. 
  • Boston College attempted a comeback with two goals in the third period but wasn't enough as Penn State secured the 3-2 victory.


GOALTENDING

  • Goalie Josie Bothun tallied 23 saves on 25 shots to pick up her third win of the season.

 
GAME NOTES AND STATS

  • Josie Bothun started in her 61st straight game in goal.
  • Leah Stecker tallied her first career goal.
  • Coach Jeff Kampersal recorded his 400th career win.
  • Lyndie Lobdell had a pair of assists for her first of the year.
  • This is the first win in program history against Boston College.


QUOTABLES
 
Head Coach Jeff Kampersal
 
Q: Congrats on win 400, how do you feel about this win?
 
A: Awesome. It was a great team effort. Boston College is a great program. The number doesn't mean too much to me but my dad was here which was cool and a big family in the locker room. I really appreciate the players heart and soul and it's great to be with them every day.
 
Q: What does it mean to get the win with this team?
 
A: It's great. I just try to get out of the way and they run the show and I'm just watching from the bench and enjoying every minute of it. 

 
UP NEXT

  • The Nittany Lions look for the series sweep against Boston College on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m.