ERIE, Pa. – The No. 4 Penn State women’s ice hockey team dropped their first conference game of the season, falling 4-3 in overtime at Mercyhurst.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Early in the second period, Tessa Janecke forced a turnover in the neutral zone and carried it into the offensive zone before passing it ahead to Abby Stonehouse who finished at crease to put PSU up 1-0.
- Seven minutes later Mercyhurst’s Lolacher pushed in a rebound on the power play.
- 1:09 later, Mikah Keller took a shot from the high slot that was deflected in for a goal by Taylor Lum to retake the lead.
- Under four minutes later, Mercyhurst’s Lolacher found the back of the net again on the power play.
- With just over five minutes to play Tessa Janecke took a shot from the corner that banked off Mercyhurst’s Luggin to give PSU a 3-2 lead.
- Mercyhurst would tie the game again on the power play with Julia Perjus stuffing a rebound home.
- With 13 second left in overtime, Mercyhurst’s Payten Evans got alone in the slot and beat Maddy Campbell to win it for the Lakers.
GOALTENDERS
- Penn State freshman goaltender Maddy Campbell made 29 saves in the loss.
- Mercyhurst goaltender Magdalena Luggin made 36 saves.
STATS AND NOTES
- Penn State drops its first conference game of the season falling to 13-1 in conference play.
- Three different Nittany Lions scored for the second straight game.
- Tessa Janecke had a goal and an assist for the 38th time her career.
- She now has a point in her last three games.
- Mikah Keller now has 14 assists which is the fifth most ever by a Penn State freshman, tying teammate Danica Maynard.
- Grace Outwater hit 50 career points with her assist on Taylor Lum’s goal.
UP NEXT
- Penn State will stay head back to the road next weekend to face Syracuse with the series beginning next Friday, January 16 at 6 p.m.