No. 8 Women's Hockey Downs Lindenwood, 3-1No. 8 Women's Hockey Downs Lindenwood, 3-1

No. 8 Women's Hockey Downs Lindenwood, 3-1

Penn State picked up their ninth straight win of the year

Box Score

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. – McKenna Walsh punched the second goal of her Penn State career as the No. 8 Penn State women’s ice hockey team (22-4-1, 13-0-0 AHA) defeated Lindenwood (3-20-2, 2-10-1 AHA), 3-1 on Friday night. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • With 16:24 left in the first period, the Nittany Lions jumped out to a 1-0 lead as Brianna Brooks ripped a shot from the slot which got tipped into the net by McKenna Walsh while she was in front of the Lindenwood netminder. 
  • Penn State added to their lead off a power-play goal by Katelyn Roberts in the second period as she launched a shot passed the Lindenwood goalie from the bottom left circle off a feed by Brianna Brooks with 7:58 left in the frame to put Penn State ahead 2-0. 
  • Lindenwood opened the third period with a goal by Olivia Grabianowski as Josey Dunne fed her a pass from the left side. Grabianowski then flew the puck past the Penn State goalie with 18:57 left in the frame to narrow the Penn State lead to 2-1. 
  • The Nittany Lions responded later in the period as Stella Retrum pushed the puck past Lindenwood’s goalie off a rebound to put Penn State ahead 3-1 with 12:37 left in the third period. 

GOALTENDERS

  • Junior goalie Katie DeSa tallied 26 saves on the day. Her record improves to 19-4-0 on the year. DeSa sits second in program history for most wins by a goalie in a single season. 
  • Lindenwood goalie Anna LaRose tallied 37 saves on 40 shots attempted. Her record drops to 1-13-0 on the year. 

STATS AND NOTES

  • Penn State captured their ninth straight win of the season.  
  • With her two assists, Janecke sits one point away from becoming the career points leader in Penn State hockey history (men’s and women’s combined).
  • Walsh scored her first goal since October 26, 2024, which came against Stonehill.
  • Penn State has defeated Lindenwood 14 straight times since 2021.  
  • Seven Nittany Lion players registered a point. 
  • Roberts has now tallied a goal in four of her last five games. 
  • The Nittany Lions are a perfect 13-0 in Atlantic Hockey America play, which is the only team in the country to hold a perfect record in conference play this season. 
  • Penn State leads the all-time series 35-10-6.  
  • The Nittany Lions tallied their 20th power-play goal of the year, which is currently the eighth highest in program history. 
  • The Nittany Lions are a perfect 7-0-0 in the month of January. 

UP NEXT

  • Penn State returns to action on Saturday, January 25 when they look for the series sweep of Lindenwood. The puck-drops at 3 p.m. ET.