No. 15 Women's Hockey Rallies to Defeat Mercyhurst 3-2 in OvertimeNo. 15 Women's Hockey Rallies to Defeat Mercyhurst 3-2 in Overtime
Sami Reilly

No. 15 Women's Hockey Rallies to Defeat Mercyhurst 3-2 in Overtime

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 15 Penn State women's ice hockey team rallied a three-goal comeback to complete the series sweep over Mercyhurst winning in overtime 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • After a scoreless first period, Mercyhurst scored back-to-back goals off the sticks of Thea Johnansson and Vanessa Upson to give Mercyhurst a 2-0 lead after two periods of play.
  • Penn State began the comeback in the third period as Leah Stecker scored as the power-play ended to narrow the Mercyhurst lead to 2-1 with 9:33 remaining in the frame.
  • The Nittany Lions were able to tie the game up after the goalie was pulled with 1:17 left in regulation as Brianna Brooks scored on the power-play to even the game at 2-2.
  • Just 19 seconds into the overtime period, Maggie MacEachern scored the game-winner off feeds by Tessa Janecke and Katelyn Roberts to secure the 3-2 victory and series sweep of Mercyhurst. 

GOALTENDERS

  • Goalie Katie DeSa picked up her fifth straight win in net to improve her record to 5-1-0 on the year.
  • She tallied 18 saves in the win.

STATS AND NOTES

  • Penn State improves to 18-11-1 overall and 13-3-0 in CHA play.
  • The Nittany Lions pick up their fifth straight victory.
  • Maggie MacEachern recorded her first game-winning goal of the year.
  • This is Penn State's first overtime win of the season. 

UP NEXT

  • Penn State returns to action on Friday, Feb. 9 when they begin a two-game series at Robert Morris. Puck-drop is set for 7 p.m.

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