UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Matilde Fantin’s late third period goal lifted the No. 4 Nittany Lions over No. 10 Cornell on Tuesday evening to finish 18-1-0 in 2025.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- With under five minutes to go in the game and on the power play, Maddy Christian skated into the offensive zone after receiving a pass from Sophie Morrow and she dropped it off to Matilde Fantin who sent a rocket just under the bar to score.
GOALTENDERS
- Senior goaltender Katie DeSa made a season-high 35 saves in the victory. She is now tied with Josie Bothun ’24 for the program’s all-time shutout.
- Cornell goaltender Annelies Bergmann made 31 saves in the loss.
STATS AND NOTES
- Penn State won their sixth game over a ranked opponent, their most wins over ranked opponents in a single season.
- Katie DeSa’s 34 saves is the most by a Nittany Lion goaltender since she had 38 against Mercyhurst on Dec. 7, 2024.
- Matilde Fantin scored her eighth goal of the season, to lead all rookie skaters on PSU.
- Penn State improves to 2-4-1 against Cornell all-time, snapping a three-game losing streak dating back to Oct. 13, 2022.
- Maddy Christian has points in back-to-back games to bring her season total to 20.
UP NEXT
- Penn State hits the road to face No. 2 Ohio State in the program’s first ever top-five matchup in Columbus, Ohio this weekend. Friday’s game is set for 6 p.m. and Saturday’s puck drop slated 3:30 p.m.