No. 6 Nittany Lions Traveling to RIT to Finish First Half of Conference Play

PENN STATE IN THE POLLS

• The Penn State Nittany Lions currently sit sixth in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey polls.
• It is the highest ranking the program has achieved in either poll in its history.

DEFENSE TO OFFENSE

• Penn State is currently number one in the country in both scoring offense and scoring defense.
• The Nittany Lions are scoring 5.3 goals per game while only allowing 0.70 goal per game.
• PSU also has only allowed 14.1 shots on goal per game, which is the lowest in the nation by over three shots.
• The Nittany Lions also lead the nation in shorthanded goals with five, two more than the next team.
• PSU makes up the entire top 10 in plus/minus rating in the AHA with Danica Maynard leading the way at +23.

DOMINANCE IN THE DOT

• The Nittany Lions are ranked second nationally in faceoff win percentage at 61.3 percent.
• Tessa Janecke has won 144 faceoffs, pacing the Nittany Lions while leading the AHA with a 67.3 faceoff win percentage.

MILESTONE WATCH

• Several veteran members of the sixth-ranked Nittany Lions are inching closer to break career program records.
• Tessa Janecke is just three goals from becoming the program’s all-time leading goal scorer, currently sitting at 72.
• This past weekend she became the first player in program history to reach 100-assist milestone. She now sits at 101.
• Goaltender Katie DeSa is two shutouts from breaking the program’s career shutout record, currently sitting at 19.
• Kendall Butze is within two assists of passing Izzy Heminger for the most career assists by a defenseman, sitting at 64 currently.
• She is also within 10 points of breaking the program’s career points by a defenseman record which was set at 84 last season by Lyndie Lobdell.

RECORD-TYING WIN OVER SYRACUSE

• This past weekend the Nittany Lions broke and tied multiple program records with two dominant wins over Syracuse.
• Scoring 18 total goals over the two games is the most over any two-game span in the program’s history.
• In Saturday’s 11-2 win, Penn State tied their own record for most goals in a game and most goal scorers with eight different Nittany Lions finding the back of the net.
• Their 28 combined points and 17 assists in Saturday’s win are the second-most in a single game in program history for each category.

ROBERTS AND BUTZE EACH NAMED FOR WEEKLY AWARD

• Katelyn Roberts received the first weekly award of her career this week, being named the AHA’s Forward of the Week.
• Kendall Butze earned her second career Defenseman of the Week award for her efforts in PSU’s sweep this weekend.
• Roberts had a career weekend, posting six points, including a career-high four points in Saturday’s win.
• She scored the game-winning goal in both contests for Penn State.
• Kendall Butze notched five total assists over the two games, dishing three in Saturday’s win.
• She now has nine career multi-assist games and two games with three or more assists.

SPECIAL TEAMS, SPECIAL PLAYERS

• Penn State ranks top five nationally in both special teams categories, sitting second on the power play (34 percent) and fifth on the penalty kill (91.7 percent).
• They are tied with RIT with the most total power play goals (17) in the nation and are first nationally in shorthanded goals (5).
• Tess Janecke and Katelyn Roberts are each tied for second in the nation in power play goals at four.
• Grace Outwater leads the country in shorthanded goals with two after scoring her second this weekend.