No. 4 Penn State Bounces Back with Conference Road Win at SyracuseNo. 4 Penn State Bounces Back with Conference Road Win at Syracuse

No. 4 Penn State Bounces Back with Conference Road Win at Syracuse

Four different Nittany Lions scored in the win.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 4 Penn State women’s ice hockey team netted goals in all three period to win their eighth straight over the Orange by a score of 4-1 at Tennity Ice Pavilion.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • With just over three minutes left in the first period, Grace Outwater won a puck battle along the boards and took a one-timer to the top right corner, giving the Nittany Lions a 1-0 lead before the break.
  • 20 seconds into the second period Leah Stecker took a shot towards the net that ricocheted off of Nicole Hall right to Mya Vaslet who took a one-timer and scored to double the Nittany Lion lead.
  • Six and a half minutes into the second period, Syracuse’s Macleod went on a 2-on-1 offensive zone rush with Heidi Knoll who she passed it to and Knoll beat Maddy Campbell to get one goal back for the Orange.
  • Near the halfway mark the of the third period, Kendall Butze stepped up from the point after receiving a pass from Taylor Lum and fired a shot through traffic that found its way to the back of the next.
  • As Syracuse was attempting to enter the offensive zone on the power play and with an extra attacker, Taya MacDonald made a poke check to free up the puck and Tessa Janecke picked it up and fired it into the empty net with three minutes to play.

GOALTENDERS

  • Penn State freshman goaltender Maddy Campbell made 13 saves in the win.
  • Syracuse goaltender Ava Drabyk made 36 saves in the loss.

STATS AND NOTES

  • Penn State had four different goal scorers with Outwater, Vaslet, Butze, and Janecke each finding the back of the net.
  • The Nittany Lions have now won eight straight games over the Orange by a combined score of 40-7.
  • Grace Outwater and Tessa Janecke each scored and lead PSU in goals with 14 each.
  • They now also lead Atlantic Hockey America in goals.
  • Nicole Hall had two assists for her fourth multi-point game of the season.
  • Kendall Butze scored her second goal of the season and 12th of her career, bringing her into sole possession of fourth all-time among defenseman in career goals.
  • Tessa Janecke extended her point streak to four games.
  • Mya Vaslet scored her second game-winning goal of the season with her second period goal holding up as the game-winner.

UP NEXT

  • Penn State will take on the Orange tomorrow afternoon to finish the regular season series at 3 p.m. at Tennity Ice Pavilion.