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Seven Unanswered Goals Lift No. 7 Penn State Past Mercyhurst, 7-2Seven Unanswered Goals Lift No. 7 Penn State Past Mercyhurst, 7-2

Seven Unanswered Goals Lift No. 7 Penn State Past Mercyhurst, 7-2

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ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State women’s ice hockey team scored seven unanswered goals to defeat Mercyhurst, 7-2, in conference play on Friday night at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.

Seven different Nittany Lions scored in the win, with three goals coming on the power play.

First-year Kylie Amelkovich opened the scoring on the power play unassisted before junior captain Grace Outwater found the back of the net off an assist from Amelkovich. Sophomore Mikah Keller and first-year Megan Hosman each added unassisted goals, while Alanna Devlin scored on the power play off an assist from Danica Maynard. Sofia Ismael added a power-play goal with assists from junior alternate captain Abby Stonehouse and sophomore Sophie Morrow before Stonehouse rounded out the scoring off an assist from Keller.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Mercyhurst’s Maja Alenius opened the scoring just under four minutes into the the first period and struck again at 12:28 to give the Lakers a 2-0 lead.
  • Amelkovich then stuffed home a rebound on the power play at 17:05 to cut the deficit to 2-1 heading into the first intermission.
  • Sophomore goaltender Maddy Campbell made seven saves in the first four minutes of the second period to keep Penn State within a goal.
  • Outwater tied the game at 2-2 at 4:52 of the second period, burying a rebound off Amelkovich’s shot.
  • Keller gave Penn State its first lead of the night at just over midway through the middle stanza, ripping a shot from the right circle into the upper-left corner to make it 3-2.
  • Campbell denied Alenius a hat trick on a Mercyhurst power play late in the second period to preserve the one-goal lead.
  • Penn State scored twice on the power play in the final minute of the second period. Hosman blasted a shot from the point at 19:12 on four versus four, and Devlin tipped in Danica Maynard’s shot 34 seconds later on the power play to extend the lead to 5-2.
  • Ismael scored Penn State’s fourth power-play goal at 8:35 of the third period, just 12 seconds into the advantage. Ismael beat Mercyhurst goaltender Grace Kipfer short side from the right circle to make it 6-2.
  • Stonehouse capped the scoring at 15:35, finishing into an open net off a feed from Keller on a two-on-one.

GOALTENDERS

  • Campbell tallied 26 saves in the win.
  • Kipfer tallied 25 saves in the loss.

STATS AND NOTES

  • Prior to tonight, Penn State last scored three power-play goals in a game during back-to-back wins over Syracuse on Nov. 14 and 15, 2025, defeating the Orange 7-0 and 11-1, respectively.
  • Devlin recorded her first goal in a Nittany Lion jersey.
  • With her fifth win of the season, sophomore goaltender Maddy Campbell moved into a tie for third in program history for most wins by a sophomore goaltender.
  • Amelkovich recorded a goal and an assist for two points, marking the fourth multi-point game of her career.
  •  Stonehouse recorded a goal and an assist for her fifth multi-point game of the season. She also extended her point streak to three games, tallying five goals and one assist for six points during that stretch.
  • Maynard has tallied four points in her last three games, recording one goal and three assists during that stretch.
  • With her goal tonight, Ismael increased her season total to 17 points on seven goals and 10 assists. She ranks second nationally among first-year players in goals, assists and points.