No. 4 Nittany Lions Return Home to Host No. 10 Cornell Tuesday NightNo. 4 Nittany Lions Return Home to Host No. 10 Cornell Tuesday Night

No. 4 Nittany Lions Return Home to Host No. 10 Cornell Tuesday Night

Penn State set to host the first half of their home-and-home series.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 4 Penn State women’s ice hockey team is set to face No. 10 Cornell in their fifth ranked matchup of the season on Tuesday night.  The game will be streamed on B1G+ and puck drop is set for 6 p.m.  

 



No. 4 Penn State vs. No. 10 Cornell
University Park, Pa.

No. 4 Penn State vs. No. 10 Cornell

No. 4 Penn State
No. 4 Penn State

17-1-0 | 12-0-0 AHA

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No. 10 Cornell
No. 10 Cornell

10-5-1 | 6-4-0 ECAC

The Matchup

HISTORY

  • This is the seventh meeting of the two programs, with Cornell leading the series 4-1-2.
  • Cornell has won the last three straight meetings dating back to 2023. The two teams have played each season since 2022.
  • Cornell has outscored Penn State 11-3 over the last three meetings.

SCOUTING THE BIG RED

  • Northeastern is 10-5-1 with ranked wins over Yale, Brown, and Colgate is ranked 10th in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey polls.
  • Doug Derraugh is the head coach of the Big Red in his 20th
  • Derraugh is 10th on the all-time win list for women’s ice hockey head coaches with a record of 385-198-56.
  • Avi Adam leads Cornell with 16 points on five goals and 11 assists.
  • Goaltender Annelies Bergmann is 10-5-1 having started all 16 games for Cornell. She has posted a 1.75 GAA and .933 save percentage.
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Dates: Tuesday, December 30
Place: Pegula Ice Arena | University Park, Pa.
Time: 6 p.m.

 

 

 

PENN STATE IN THE POLLS

  • The Penn State Nittany Lions currently sit fourth in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey polls.
  • It is the highest ranking the program has achieved in either poll in its history as PSU is the lone undefeated team in the country.

DEFENSE TO OFFENSE

  • Penn State is currently number one in the country in scoring defense and second overall in scoring offense behind No. 1 ranked Wisconsin.
  • The Nittany Lions are scoring 4.94 goals per game while only allowing 1.11 goals per game, making for the second highest scoring margin in the nation.
  • PSU also has only allowed 15.8 shots on goal per game, which is the lowest in the nation by over four shots.
  • The Nittany Lions also lead the nation in shorthanded goals with seven.
  • PSU makes up the entire top 10 in plus/minus rating in the AHA with Kendall Butze and Maddy Christian leading the way at +25.

DOMINANCE IN THE DOT

  • The Nittany Lions are ranked first nationally in faceoff win percentage at 62.1 percent.
  • Tessa Janecke has won 215 faceoffs, pacing the Nittany Lions while leading the AHA with a 71.0 faceoff win percentage.

MILESTONE WATCH

  • Several veteran members of the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions are inching closer to break career program records.
  • Tessa Janecke is just one goal from becoming the program’s all-time leading goal scorer, currently sitting at 74.
  • This past weekend she tied Natalie Heising at the mark.
  • Goaltender Katie DeSa is two shutouts from breaking the program’s career shutout record, currently sitting at 19.
  • Kendall Butze is one assist from passing Izzy Heminger for the most career assists by a defenseman, sitting at 65 currently.
  • She is also within eight points of breaking the program’s career points by a defenseman record which was set at 84 last season by Lyndie Lobdell.

SHORTHANDED SUCCESS  

  • PSU has had immense success in scoring on its penalty kill this season, currently leading the nation in the category with seven, after leading the nation last season with nine total.
  • Grace Outwater and Maddy Christian are tied for second nationally with two shorthanded goals each.
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