No. 11/11 Women's Hockey Drops Season Opener to No. 5/5 Northeastern, 1-0No. 11/11 Women's Hockey Drops Season Opener to No. 5/5 Northeastern, 1-0
Jim Pierce

No. 11/11 Women's Hockey Drops Season Opener to No. 5/5 Northeastern, 1-0

BOSTON - The No. 11/11 Penn State women's ice hockey team dropped its season opener to No. 5/5 Northeastern 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • With less than five minutes into the first period, the Huskies jumped onto the scoreboard first off a power-play goal by Peyton Compton with 15:27 remaining in the period.
  • Penn State out-shot the Huskies 12-5 in the second period but was unable to find the back of the net. 
  • The Nittany Lions fired 10 more shots on net in the final frame but were unsuccessful in tying the game up at 1-1.

GOALTENDERS

  • Senior goalie Josie Bothun stopped 22 shots on 23 attempted as she drops to 0-1 on the season.

STATS AND NOTES

  • Penn State out-shot the Huskies 27-23.
  • Tessa Janecke and Brianna Brooks led all Nittany Lions in shots with five each.
  • This is the first time Penn State has been shutout since Nov. 18, 2022, when the Nittany Lions fell to sixth-ranked Yale 3-0.

UP NEXT

  • The Nittany Lions return to action on Sunday, Sept. 24 when they look to even the series at 2 p.m.

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