SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 4 Penn State women’s ice hockey team clinched another conference road win over Syracuse with a score of 3-2 at Tennity Ice Pavilion.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Splitting the defense, Syracuse’s Kinsler fought a near save from the Nittany Lions, notching a rebound shot to put them up 1-0 on the board.
- Grace Outwater, positioned directly in front of the net, slotted a quick backhand shot to set the game even on the ice, assisted by Mikah Keller and Kendall Butze.
- With eight minutes remaining in the first, Tessa Janecke jumped on a power play opportunity, opening up the chance for another assist by Keller.
- Five minutes into the second period, Syracuse came back for revenge, tying up the contest 2-2 on a power play goal from D’Arcy.
- Retaking the lead on the ice, Janecke slotted a Nittany Lion goal with just five minutes remaining in the second period to put Penn State up 3-2.
GOALTENDERS
- Penn State’s freshman netminder Maddy Campbell recorded 31 saves for a Nittany Lion win.
- Syracuse goaltender Ava Drabyk made 34 saves in the contest.
STATS AND NOTES
- Tessa Janecke is making moves, currently on a six game point streak. This marks her 14th two-goal game throughout her career
- Grace Outwater has hit the board repeatedly, scoring in all four games against Syracuse this season.
- The Nittany Lions have now won nine straight games over the Orange with a combined score of 43-9.
- Micah Keller marked her first multi-assist game of her career with two.
- With Kendall Butze’s assist on Grace Outwater’s goal, she broke the program record for career assists by a defender with 66.
- 31 saves is the most goaltender Maddy Campbell has had against a conference opponent in her career.
UP NEXT
- Penn State has a quick turnaround, traveling to face Cornell on Tuesday, January 20, at Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y.