No. 4 Nittany Lions Facing No. 12 Cornell in Final Non-Conference Matchup of SeasonNo. 4 Nittany Lions Facing No. 12 Cornell in Final Non-Conference Matchup of Season

No. 4 Nittany Lions Facing No. 12 Cornell in Final Non-Conference Matchup of Season

PSU looks to complete season sweep of Cornell for first time in program history.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 4 Nittany Lions are finishing their extended road trip, facing No. 12 Cornell in a midweek matchup on Tuesday evening at Lynah Rink.

The game will begin at 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.

No. 4 Penn State at No. 12 Cornell
Ithaca, N.Y.

No. 4 Penn State at No. 12 Cornell

No. 4 Penn State
No. 4 Penn State

21-4-0 | 15-1-0 AHA

At
No. 12 Cornell
No. 12 Cornell

12-7-2 | 8-5-1

Tv: ESPN+

The Matchup

HISTORY

  • This is the 9th meeting between the two programs with Cornell leading the all-time series 4-2-2.
  • PSU defeated Cornell 1-0 on December 30th at Pegula Ice Arena with Matilde Fantin scoring the game-winner with under five minutes to go in the contest.
  • Cornell has outscored the Nittany Lions 11-4 over the last four meetings.

SCOUTING THE BIG RED

  • Cornell is 12-7-2 and 8-5-1in the ECAC while being currently ranked 12th in the nation.
  • Doug Derraugh is the head coach of the Big Red in his 20th
  • He owns a record of 387-200-57 which sits him at 10th on the all-time win list for women’s ice hockey head coaches.
  • Avi Adam leads Cornell with 21 points on seven goals and 14 assists.
  • Annalies Bergmann has started all 21 games for the Big Red this season posting a 1.91 GAA and .930 save percentage.
Follow the Action

Follow the Action

Dates: January 20
Place: Lynah Rink | Ithaca, N.Y.
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.

DOMINANCE IN THE DOT

  • The Nittany Lions are ranked second nationally in faceoff win percentage at 58.5 percent.
  • Tessa Janecke has won 301 faceoffs, good for fifth nationally in faceoff wins.
  • Her 67.0 win percentage leads the AHA while Matilde Fantin is second at 64.5 with 107 faceoff wins.

MILESTONE WATCH

  • Several veteran members of the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions are inching closer to break career program records.
  • Goaltender Katie DeSa is one shutout from breaking the program’s career shutout record, currently sitting at 20. She tied Josie Bothun ’24 in the Nittany Lions’ 1-0 win over Cornell on December 30.
  • Kendall Butze is within seven points of breaking the program’s career points by a defenseman record which was set at 84 last season by Lyndie Lobdell.
  • Katelyn Roberts recently reached 90 points, inching closer to the century mark and becoming the sixth player in program history to reach the milestone.

DEFENSE TO OFFENSE

  • Penn State is currently tied second in the country in scoring defense and fourth overall in scoring offense.
  • The Nittany Lions are scoring 4.2 goals per game while only allowing 1.4 goals per game, making for the fourth highest scoring margin in the nation.
  • PSU also has only allowed 20.4 shots on goal per game, which is the tied for lowest in the nation with Ohio State.
  • The Nittany Lions also lead the nation in shorthanded goals with eight.
  • PSU makes up the entire top 10 in plus/minus rating in the AHA with Kendall Butze leading the way at +26.

ALL ON EYES ON KATIE

  • Senior goaltender Katie DeSa has been named to the HCA Goalie of the Year Watch List for the second straight season as announced by the HCA on Jan. 13.
  • DeSa has had another historic year in net after being named the AHA’s Goaltender of the Year a season ago.
  • She currently has a record of 16-2 which is the third most in the nation while posting seven shutouts which is the most nationally.
  • Her 1.36 GAA is second nationally and leads the AHA.

BUTZE TAKES THE ASSIST RECORD                 

  • This past weekend, Kendall Butze broke the program record for most assists by a defenseman with her assist on Grace Outwater’s goal in the first period of Saturday’s game against Syracuse.
  • She now sits at 66 career assists, which is third all-time among all Penn State skaters, and just three behind Kiara Zanon at second all-time.
PLAY FREE BIRD

PLAY FREE BIRD

  • Senior forward Tessa Janecke became the first Nittany Lion named to the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey team as announced by USA Hockey last Friday.
  • Janecke is the second Nittany Lion ever to be named a women’s ice hockey Olympian, following Jessica Adolfsson ’21 who skated for Sweden in the 2022 Olympic games in Beijing.
  • The Orangeville, Ill. native enters the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics with significant international experience, having played in 38 games for the U.S. senior national team, scoring 13 goals and dishing 15 assists.
  • In last spring’s IIHF World Championships Gold Medal game, Janecke played the hero, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the United States over Canada.
HALL TO WEAR THE THREE CROWNS

HALL TO WEAR THE THREE CROWNS

  • This past Monday, Nicole Hall was named to Sweden’s Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey roster along with Nittany Lion alum Jessica Adolfsson ’21.
  • Hall becomes the third Nittany Lion named to an Olympic women’s ice hockey roster overall and second Swede.
  • The Stockholm native has played 15 games with the Swedish senior national team along with 38 games in U18, including being named captain for 2021-22 U18 World Championships.
  • Jessica Adolfsson ’21 has the most international experience of the three Nittany Lions heading to Milan with over 50 games played and skating in all five games for Sweden in 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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