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.