UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's ice hockey team returns to College Hockey America play as they travel to face RIT for a two-game series beginning on Friday, January 12 at 6 p.m. in Rochester, N.Y.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Dates: Friday, Jan. 12 | Saturday, Jan. 13
Times: 6 p.m. | 2 p.m.
Place: Rochester, N.Y. | Gene Polisseni Center
Live Statistics: Both games
Watch: Friday | Saturday
Game Notes: Penn State (PDF)
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
- RIT is currently 10-9-2 this season, and 4-4-0 in conference play.
- Leading the Tigers on offense is junior Kylie Aquaro who has recorded six goals and 11 assists for 17 points this season.
- Between the pipes for RIT is junior Sarah Coe with a .915 save percentage and 321 saves this season.
- The Tigers are coming off a pair of losses against Brown last weekend.
SERIES HISTORY
- Penn State is hitting the road to face conference opponent RIT this weekend in Rochester.
- The Nittany Lions currently lead the series 31-16-6, with their last meeting being in February 2023 with a Penn State win.
- Within the last ten matchups, Penn State leads 7-0-3.
NITTANY LIONS PICK UP TWO CHA HONORS
- Defensive players Lyndie Lobdell and Karolina Hengelmüller both earned CHA awards after the weekend series versus Union.
- Senior Lyndie Lobdell was named the CHA Defensive Player of the Week after recording a goal and an assist in the Nittany Lion's 6-2 win on Saturday. On the season, Lobdell leads the defense in goals with six.
- Freshman Karolina Hengelmüller was named the CHA Rookie of the Week after scoring her first collegiate goal in Saturday's win. Hengelmüller currently has a goal, two assists, and 10 blocked shots this season.
FACING A FAMILIAR FACE
- Former Penn State women's ice hockey assistant coach Celeste Brown is facing the Nittany Lions, this time as the Tigers head coach.
- Brown worked with the Nittany Lions from 2017-20 where she worked with the power play and forwards units.
- This is Brown's fourth season with the Tigers.
HOLY POWER-PLAY!
- Penn State scored three power-play goals in the team's latest win against Union on Jan. 6.
- This was the first time the Nittany Lions have scored three power-play goals since November 27, 2021, when Penn State accomplished this against Ohio State.
- The Nittany Lions scored two of the power-play goals while they were on a five-minute major power-play.
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