UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 10/9 rankedPenn State women's ice hockey team concludes the 2022-23 regular season on the road at RIT. The series begins Friday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Dates: Friday, February 17 | Saturday, February 18
Place: Gene Polisseni Center | Rochester, N.Y.
Time: Friday: 2 p.m. | Saturday: 1 p.m.
Watch: Friday| Saturday
Live Statistics: Friday| Saturday
Game Notes: Penn State (PDF) | RIT (PDF)
HISTORY
- This will be the 52nd meeting between the two teams as the Nittany Lions lead the series 29-16-6.
- Penn State and RIT tied the last matchup 2-2 on January 14, 2023.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
- RIT enters the series with a 4-24-2 overall record and 1-11-2 CHA record.
- The Tigers were eliminated from making the CHA playoffs after a pair of losses to Lindenwood last week.
- Leading the Tigers on offense are Amy Dobson and Lindsay Maloney who each tally six goals and seven assists for 13 points.
- In between the pipes stands Sarah Coe who registers a GAA of 2.99 and save percentage of .914 with a record of 3-19-2.
JANECKE THE FRESHMAN PHENOM
- Freshman forward Tessa Janecke is on the verge of becoming the all-time freshman leader in goals, assists and points.
- The Orangeville, Ill. currently stands at 18 goals and 18 assists with 36 points.
- She is one goal away from becoming the freshman leader in goals and she is two assists away from becoming the freshman head of assists.
- Janecke already passed Shannon Yoxheimer in points by a freshman as she had 31.
REGULAR SEASON...CLINCHED
- Following the Nittany Lions sweep of Syracuse last week, Penn State clinched its second ever CHA Regular Season title.
- The Nittany Lions also clinched home ice for the CHA Tournament which will be hosted on February 24-26 for the semifinals.
TOP OF THE NATION
- Junior Kiara Zanon tallied two goals against Syracuse.
- She notched her 22nd and 23rd goals of the season which place her second in the nation in goals scored.
- She also sits in sixth place in the nation in total points.
9's ALL AROUND
- Penn State was recently ranked the ninth team in the nation according to the USA Today/USA Hockey poll on Tuesday.
- The Nittany Lions were also ranked ninth in the pairwise rankings which aids in determining seeding and teams who make the NCAA Tournament.
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