NEW HAVEN, Conn.- The No. 11/11 Penn State women's ice hockey team dropped the series finale to No. 6/6 Yale 2-1 in overtime on Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless first period, Yale jumped on the scoreboard first with a power-play goal by Ray Jordan 7:36 into the second period to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.
- In the closing minutes of the third period, the Nittany Lions evened the game up at 1-1 off a goal by Eleri MacKay off feeds by Courtney Correia and Olivia Wallin.
- With 30 seconds remaining in overtime, Yale's Vita Poniatovskaia scored the game-winner on the five-on-three power-play to secure the 2-1 victory.
GOALTENDERS
- Junior Josie Bothun stopped 25 shots on 27 attempted and dropped to 9-6-1 on the season.
STATS AND NOTES
- The Nittany Lions out-shot Yale 28-27.
- MacKay tallied her first goal in six games for her third of the season.
- The Nittany Lions are 2-6-1 against ranked opponents this season.
UP NEXT
- The Nittany Lions return to action on Friday, Nov. 25 when they travel to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete in the Henderson Collegiate Hockey Showcase where they first host No. 2 ranked Minnesota. Puck-drop is set for 7 p.m. ET.
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