Stickney’s First Career Shutout Powers Women's Hockey Past Lindenwood

Sophomore Danica Maynard scored the game-winning goal late in the first period off assists from first-year Sofia Ismael and junior alternate captain Abby Stonehouse. Junior captain Grace Outwater added a shorthanded tally in the third off an assist from sophomore Mikah Keller before Ismael capped the scoring with an empty-net goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Stickney turned aside an early point-blank opportunity from Lindenwood’s Krisztina Weiler to open the first period.
• Lindenwood’s Paige Cline hit the post with 2:19 remaining before Maynard broke through 30 seconds later, tucking home the rebound from Ismael’s initial shot to give Penn State a 1-0 lead.
• The Nittany Lions finished the period with a 19-3 advantage in shots on goal.
• Stickney preserved the lead with three consecutive saves during an early scramble in front of the net to begin the second period.
• Ismael generated several chances, including a close-range opportunity on the power play seven minutes into the period, but Lindenwood goaltender Ebba Ridderstolpe kept the margin at one.
• Stickney stopped all seven Lindenwood shots in the frame, while Penn State registered 29 shots on goal to carry its 1-0 advantage into the second intermission.
• After killing an early third-period penalty, Penn State doubled its lead with a shorthanded goal at 7:27. Keller found Outwater in front of the net, and the captain buried a shot into the upper-right corner for a 2-0 advantage.
• The Nittany Lions then weathered consecutive penalties, including a brief stretch of 5-on-3 play, to keep Lindenwood off the board.
• Lindenwood pulled its goaltender for an extra attacker with just under four minutes remaining, but Ismael sealed the victory with 2:23 left, sending the puck from center ice into the empty net for an unassisted goal.

GOALTENDERS

• Stickney stopped all 18 shots she faced.
• Ridderstolpe made 63 saves for Lindenwood.

STATS AND NOTES

• Penn State’s 66 shots on goal marked a season high.
• Maynard’s game-winning goal marked the second of her career. 
• Outwater’s shorthanded goal was her first of the season and the team’s first.
• With a goal and an assist tonight, Ismael has six goals and five assists on the season. She leads all rookies nationally with six goals and ranks second with 11 points. 
• Keller extended her point streak to four games with an assist tonight, totaling two goals and three assists for five points during that span.

NEXT UP

Penn State steps out of conference play to face ECAC Hockey opponent St. Lawrence at Appleton Arena in Canton, N.Y. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday.