UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women's ice hockey team is traveling to northwest Pennsylvania to face CHA rival Mercyhurst with a two-game series starting on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Dates: Friday, Nov. 17 | Saturday, Nov. 18
Times: 7 p.m. | 2 p.m.
Place: Erie, Pa. | Mercyhurst Ice Center
Live Statistics: Both games
Watch: Game 1 | Game 2
Game Notes: Penn State (PDF)
HISTORY
- Penn State is facing Mercyhurst for the 48th time in program history. Mercyhurst leads the series 24-14-9.
SCOUTING THE LAKERS
- Mercyhurst is returning 17 out of 26 players on their roster.
- Amongst the returning players is senior forward Sara Boucher who recorded a team-high 21 goals and 17 assists, tallying 38 points last season.
- Also returning is graduate goaltender Ena Nystrøm who maintained a .924 save percentage last season.
THE RED, WHITE, AND JANECKE
- Forward Tessa Janecke and team USA dominated the November Rivalry Series games with a pair of wins on Friday and Saturday winning by scores of 3-1 and 5-2.
- Janecke scored one point in Saturday's game following an assist she delivered on the teams third goal of the game coming off the stick of Hannah Bilka.
- The assist was her first in a Rivalry Series game in her career.
HOLY HAT-TRICK!
- Junior forward Mya Vaslet tallied her first career hat-trick in Penn State's 8-2 victory over Lindenwood on Nov. 4.
- The last time a Nittany Lion recorded a hat-trick came a season ago as Tessa Janecke scored her first career hat-trick against the Lions in the CHA semifinal game on February 25, 2023.
- With Vaslet's impressive play, she captured her first CHA Forward of the Week honor in her career on Nov. 6.
- Vaslet currently leads the team in goals this season with four and has a total of six points.
STARTING STRONG IN CHA PLAY
- Penn State enters this week's series on a four-game win streak after sweeps over Syracuse and Lindenwood to begin CHA play.
- In the month of November, Penn State has started 2-0 and currently leads the CHA in points with eight after four games played.
- Last season, the Nittany Lions lost just one CHA game and finished with an impressive 14-1-1 CHA record.
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