BOSTON - Penn State women's ice hockey graduate-students Alyssa Machado and Lyndie Lobdell picked up Atlantic Hockey America weekly awards as the league announced on Monday. Lobdell was named AHA Defensive Player of the Week while Machado earned a Forward of the Week honor.
Machado picks up her first AHA Forward of the Week award this season after she led the Nittany Lions in points and goals this week recorded five points in the series at Union. She racked up three goals and two assists as well as plus +4 rating. Two of her goals came in game two of the series when she scored back-to-back goals in 14 seconds which was the fastest back-to-back goals by the same player in program history. She also added one assist in the game to tally three points on the evening. The last time Machado had a three-point game came against Lindenwood on November 4, 2023, where she recorded three assists. This is Machado's second career AHA Forward of the Week honor.
Lobdell picks up the Nittany Lions first Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season while receiving her fourth career Defensive Player of the Week award. The Aurora, Ill. native recorded three points in the series at Union this past week as she fired one goal, two assists, and two blocked shots. She also recorded a plus/minus rating of +5 which led the team. This season, Lobdell has two goals and three assists for five points.
Penn State returns to action on Friday, October 18 when they play host to Dartmouth. Puck-drop is set for 6 p.m. at Pegula Ice Arena.
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