ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Junior alternate captain Abby Stonehouse recorded her first career hat trick, scoring twice in the third period, while sophomore goaltender Maddy Campbell stopped all 15 shots she faced to lead Penn State women’s hockey to a 6-0 victory over RIT at Gene Polisseni Center on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Mikah Keller put the Nittany Lions on the board just under three minutes into the first period, with junior McKenna Walsh and sophomore Danica Maynard earning assists. Six minutes later, Stonehouse doubled the lead with a power-play goal off assists from first-year Sofia Ismael and sophomore Sophie Morrow. Maynard extended Penn State’s lead to 3-0 with the lone goal of the second period, assisted by first-year Megan Hosman. The Nittany Lions struck twice in the opening 1:21 of the third period, beginning with junior captain Grace Outwater’s goal just 38 seconds into the frame off assists from Morrow and Hosman. Stonehouse added her second goal of the evening 43 seconds later before completing her hat trick with a shorthanded tally late in the period to cap Penn State’s scoring. Morrow and Keller assisted on both goals.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Keller opened the scoring less than three minutes into the first period, knocking home a loose rebound in front of the net.
- Stonehouse extended Penn State’s lead to 2-0 with a power-play goal at the 8:35 mark, ripping a shot from the lower left circle off the right post and into the net.
- Penalties on Walsh for interference and Stonehouse for hooking gave RIT a 5-on-3 advantage midway through the frame, but the Nittany Lions successfully killed off both penalties.
- Penn State earned another power-play opportunity late in the period but was unable to convert.
- Campbell stopped all four shots she faced in the opening frame.
- Penn State pressured RIT early in the second period, recording seven shots on goal in the opening six minutes.
- The Nittany Lions killed off a penalty midway through the frame before Maynard extended the lead to 3-0 with a power-play goal at 14:40, cutting to the net and slipping the puck past RIT’s goaltender.
- Penn State earned another power-play opportunity at 15:12 following a pair of RIT penalties, but a Nittany Lion penalty cut the advantage short.
- Campbell made five saves in the period, helping Penn State hold its three-goal lead heading into the final frame.
- Outwater extended Penn State’s lead to 4-0 just 38 seconds into the third period, breaking free of RIT’s defenders and firing the puck low into the net.
- Stonehouse added her second goal of the game at the 1:21 mark, ripping a shot from the lower left circle into the upper right corner of the net.
- Stonehouse completed her hat trick with a shorthanded goal at 15:58, scoring on a breakaway with a shot through the five-hole.
- Campbell stopped all seven shots she faced in the final period to preserve the shutout and secure the series sweep.
STATS AND NOTES:
- Stonehouse recorded her first career hat trick, tying Penn State’s single-game record with three goals.
- Stonehouse scored at even strength, on the power play, and shorthanded, marking the ninth known instance by an AHA player in the last eight seasons and seventh in conference play.
- Stonehouse is the first AHA player to accomplish the feat since Mercyhurst’s Julia Schalin did against Lindenwood on Dec. 5, 2025, and the first Penn State player since Outwater did against Delaware on Oct. 10, 2025.
- Like Schalin, Stonehouse completed her hat trick with a shorthanded goal.
- Morrow’s four assists tied for the second-most in a single game in program history, while her four points tied for fourth.
- Keller recorded her second career three-point game with a goal and two assists. Her three points tied for fifth in Penn State’s single-game record book.
- Campbell earned her second shutout of the season and sixth of her career. Her two shutouts this season tie for third-most by a sophomore, while her six career shutouts rank fourth all-time in program history.
- The consecutive shutouts by first-year Morgan Stickney and Campbell mark Penn State’s first back-to-back shutouts since Campbell and Katie DeSa ’26 blanked Delaware in 5-0 and 7-0 wins on Jan. 23 and 24 during the 2025-26 season.
- Penn State’s two power-play goals tied for third-most in a single game in program history.
- Ismael increased her season totals to six goals and 10 assists for 16 points, ranking second nationally among first-year players in all three categories.
UP NEXT:
Women’s hockey has a bye week before returning to action at Mercyhurst, Penn State’s opponent in the last four conference championship games. The teams will face off at 6 p.m. and 1 p.m. at Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa.