No. 4 Nittany Lions Hosting RIT to Finish Regular Season
PSU looks to extend nine-game win streak
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 4 Nittany Lions are set to wrap up the regular season this weekend, hosting RIT for a two-game series.
Friday’s game is set to begin at 6 p.m. while Saturday’s puck drop is set for 2 p.m. with both games being streamed on B1G+ at Pegula Ice Arena.
University Park, Pa.
No. 4 Penn State vs. RIT
No. 4 Penn State
28-4 | 21-1 AHA
RIT
15-16-0 | 10-12-0 AHA
The Matchup
HISTORY
- This are the 70th and 71st meetings between the two programs with Penn State leading the all-time head-to-head 44-17-8.
- PSU has matched up with RIT more than any other program in its history.
- Penn State has won the 10 straight meetings going back to Feb. 23, 2024
- Over those 10 games, The Nittany Lions have outscored RIT 34-13.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
- RIT is 15-16-0 and 10-12-0 in conference play, sitting third in the AHA.
- Celeste Brown is the head coach of the Tigers in her sixth season.
- Addie Alvarez leads the Tigers in points with 31 on nine goals and 22 assists.
- Sophia Bellina has started 26 games for RIT, posting a 2.54 GAA and .915 save percentage.
Follow the Action
Dates: February 13-14
Place: Pegula Ice Arena
Time: 6 p.m. | 2 p.m.
SWEEP AT LINDENWOOD
- Last weekend, the Nittany Lions swept Lindenwood by a combined score of 11-3.
- In the first game, Penn State defeated Lindenwood 6-3 before shutting them out 5-0 in game two.
- Katie DeSa notched her 23rd career shutout to improve upon her program record.
- DeSa also leads the nation with 10 shutouts this season.
FOUR-PEAT IN HOCKEY VALLEY
- Two weeks ago, the Nittany Lions swept Delaware by scores of 6-0 and 7-0 en route to capturing their fourth-straight CHA/AHA regular season conference championship.
- The Nittany Lions join Mercyhurst as the only two programs to win four or more straight regular season AHA championships.
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.
500 FOR KAMPY
- Three weeks ago, Penn State women’s ice hockey head coach Jeff Kampersal won his 500th career game.
- He becomes the fifth coach ever to reach the milestone and fourth active.
DOMINANCE IN THE DOT
- The Nittany Lions are ranked second nationally in faceoff win percentage at 56.2 percent.
MILESTONE WATCH
- Katelyn Roberts is up to 98 points, inching closer to the century mark.
- She would become the sixth Nittany Lion to reach the milestone.
DEFENSE TO OFFENSE
- Penn State is first in the nation in scoring defense and tied for third overall in scoring offense.
- The Nittany Lions are scoring 4.4 goals per game while only allowing 1.3 goals per game, making for the second-highest scoring margin in the nation.
- PSU also has only allowed 20.4 shots on goal per game, which is first nationally.
- The Nittany Lions are also tied for first nationally in shorthanded goals with eight.
- PSU makes up the entire top 10 in plus/minus rating in the AHA with Danica Maynard leading the way at +42.
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
- 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.
MATI GETS TO HOST
MATI GETS TO HOST
- Freshman forward Matilde Fantin will represent the Nittany Lions on the Olympic stage this winter, as she was named to the Italian Women’s Ice Hockey roster for the upcoming 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games
- Fantin becomes the fourth Penn State women’s ice hockey player named to the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
- Fantin will rejoin the host country with over 10 games of senior national team experience. In her last international competition at the 2025 IIHF Division 1 B Women’s World Championship, she led the entire tournament in points with 10 on five goals and five assists.
- The Como, Italy native has made an immediate impact for the Nittany Lions in her short time in Happy Valley. She leads all PSU freshman in goals with eight while dishing 10 assists for 18 points in 21 games played.
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