Career Records: Departed Penn State with 201 points, the most by a Penn State hockey player, men’s and women’s... Also set program records in goals (89), assists (112), multi-goal games (17), shots on goal (776), plus/minus (+112), points per game (1.39), goals per game (0.61), assists per game (0.77), shorthanded goals (9) and shots per game (5.35).
2025-26 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, becoming the first Penn State athlete to win a Winter Olympic gold medal... Named the program's first-ever Top-Three Finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award after being a Top-10 Finalist for the third consecutive season... Won her third straight AHA Player and Forward of the Year award, becoming just the second woman in conference history to do so... Named to the All-AHA First Team for the fourth consecutive season... Named AHA Tournament Most Outstanding Player with five points in three games... Named AHA Forward of the Month for September/October and November... Named AHA Forward of the Week on October 22, November 25, January 13 and March 3.
Season: Appeared in 31 games for Penn State - missing time for the 2026 Winter Olympics - as the Nittany Lions finished 33-6-0 and advanced to the program's first-ever Frozen Four... Registered 48 points on 26 goals, tying a program-record, and 22 assists... Set a Penn State record with 1.55 points per game, which ranked eighth nationally in addition to placing 11th in total points... Also broke a Penn State record with 0.84 goals per game, which tied for fourth nationally... She tied for eighth in the country in total goals... Led the AHA in points, points per game, goals and goals per game... Led the country and the AHA in faceoff winning percentage at 65.8% with 406 wins... Scored nine power play goals and two shorthanded goals and one empty net goal... Posted a plus/minus of +29... Served as Penn State’s captain for the second year in a row.
No. 9 St. Lawrence (9/26): Scored her first goal of the season in the third period... assisted on Matilde Fantin's goal earlier in the contest. at Vermont (10/4): Assisted on Mikah Keller's powerplay goal then scored a few minutes later in the first period. No. 15 Mercyhurst (10/17): Scored a power play goal in the second period...assisted on Danica Maynard's third period goal in the 3-0 shutout. No. 15 Mercyhurst (10/18): Assisted on Keller's powerplay goal alongside Kendall Butze in the third period, then scored herself later in the period to post another two-point game in the 6-1 win. Lindenwood (10/24): Netted two goals in special teams situation, one shorthanded and one on the power play. Lindenwood (10/25): Tallied two assists, both on goals scored by Katelyn Roberts, in the 5-0 shutout. at Robert Morris (10/31): Recorded a point for the eighth game in a row to start the season, including six multi-point tallies... Collected two points with an assist on Roberts' powerplay goal and an empty net goal assisted by Roberts in the 4-0 win. Syracuse (11/14): Assisted on the game’s opening goal before notching one of her own on the power play a few minutes later to set up the 7-0 win. Syracuse (11/15): Added two more assists in the 11-2 rout. at RIT (11/21): Assisted on Stonehouse's first period goal then scored one of her own in the second frame. at RIT (11/22): Opened the game with an assist to Maynard on the power play in the first frame then scored later in the period... Rounded out a three-point performance with an assist in the second period. at No. 7 Northeastern (11/29): Tallied two assists in the 4-1 victory. at Mercyhurst (1/9): Recorded two assists. at Mercyhurst (1/10): Assisted on Stonehouse's opening goal in the second period before scoring herself in the third period. at Syracuse (1/17): Scored a powerplay goal in the first period... Recorded an unassisted goal in the second period. at No. 10 Cornell (1/20): Scored in the first period... Assisted on Stonehouse's third period goal. Delaware (1/24): Scored twice in the first period. Syracuse (2/27, AHA Semifinals Game One): Scored her fourth career hat trick in her first game back from Olympic competition. No. 12 Mercyhurst (3/7, AHA Championship): Assisted on Roberts’ powerplay and game-winning goal in the second period. No. 6 UConn (3/14, Regional Final): Scored in the third period. No. 2 Wisconsin (3/20, Frozen Four): Scored the game’s opening goal on the power play before tying it in the third period on a breakaway to the roar of a record crowd of 5,176 fans.
2024-25 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Scored golden goal to capture the gold medal at the 2025 IIHF World Championships with the U.S. Women’s National Team... Selected as a Second Team CCM/AHCA Division I All-American and named to All-USCHO Second Team... Chosen as a top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award for the top player in Division I women’s ice hockey... Earned AHA Player and Forward of the Year honors as well as being the conference’s Scoring Champion... All-AHA First Team selection... Member of the AHA All-Tournament Team... Tabbed AHA Forward of the Month in October and November... Four-time AHA Forward of the Week (Oct. 7, Nov. 18, Jan. 27 and March 3).
Season: Skated in all 38 games for the Nittany Lions as the team’s captain... Became the Penn State ice hockey (men’s and women’s) all-time leader in points in a 4-0 shutout win over Lindenwood on January 25... Led the team with 53 points, on 24 goals and 29 assists, tying her own single-season points record... Paced the nation’s with 617 faceoff wins... Ranked in the top 10 nationally in points, points per game (1.39), goals, goals per game (0.63) and shorthanded goals (two)... Finished tied for 13th in power play goals (six), tied for 13th in assists and 14th in assists per game (.76).
No. 13/13 Northeastern (9/27): Scored first goal of the season with an equalizer in the second period... Assisted on Maddy Christian’s game-winning goal in the same period. at No. 9/9 UConn (10/5): Recorded second multi-point game of the season with an unassisted goal in the second period and an assist to Lyndie Lobdell in the third. at Union (10/11): Notched two goals, in the second and third periods to push Penn State to a 4-2 win. vs Stonehill (10/26): Assisted on three goals, one in the first period and two in the second frame. Lindenwood (11/15): Opened the game’s scoring with a goal in the first period... Set up Christian with a power play goal in the second period before assisting on Karley Garcia’s overtime winner. Lindenwood (11/16): Tallied two goals in the second period then assisted on Stella Retrum’s third period goal. at Mercyhurst (12/6): Assisted on both of Christian’s goals in the first period before getting one of her own in the final frame. at Mercyhurst (12/7): Set up Alyssa Machado’s goal in the first period... Scored two unassisted goals in the second and third frames. at No. 3 Minnesota (1/4): Earned two key points in Penn State’s 6-2 win... Assisted Christian in the first period then iced the game with a power play goal in the third. at Lindenwood (1/24): Fed Katelyn Roberts for a goal in the second period and Retrum in the final frame. at Lindenwood (1/25): Became the Penn State ice hockey (men’s and women’s) all-time leader in points with a goal in the first period and an assist in the second. RIT (2/28): Started the AHA Tournament Semifinals with a goal just 16 seconds into the contest... Added another a few minutes later. RIT (3/1): Helped the Nittany Lions clinch a spot in the AHA Tournament Championship with an assist to Abby Stonehouse in the third period before an empty net goal at the end of the game. vs No. 8/7 St. Lawrence (3/13): Assisted on Kendall Butze’s goal in the NCAA Tournament.
2023-24 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named to the United States roster in both November and December 2023 rivalry series games. Invited to U.S. Women’s National Team Evaluation Camp, then was named to the team for the IIHF World Championship. Earned a spot on the CCM/AHCA Second Team Division I All-American team. Received multiple CHA Weekly and Monthly Awards: CHA Forward of the Month (November, December, January), CHA Forward of the Week (11/27, 12/5, 1/15, 1/29), and CHA Player and Forward of the Year. Placed on the First Team All-CHA team for the season. Named one of the top 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier award for the top player in Division I women’s ice hockey.
Season: Saw action in all 38 games for the Nittany Lions... Recorded a team-high 17 goals and 36 assists for 53 points this season.
at Syracuse (10/29): Scored her first goal of the season in the third period, and assisted teammate Julie Gough with the game-opening goal. at Lindenwood (11/4): Added three assists in Penn State win. at Dartmouth (11/24): Scored the equalizer goal on the power-play in the third period, assisted in two goals. at Dartmouth (11/25): Recorded her second-career hat-trick and assisted on four goals. Robert Morris (12/1): Scored one of two goals in Penn State shutout win and assisted in the other. Robert Morris (12/2): Found the back of the net twice, once early in the second period and again with a shorthanded goal. Union (1/6): Assisted teammates in three goals. at RIT (1/12): Put the first point of the game on the board with a goal in the middle of the third period then assisted Katelyn Roberts on the power play. Lindenwood (1/26): Recorded her second hat trick and assisted three for six points. RIT (2/16): Scored the first Penn State goal of the game then added an assist.
2022-23 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Won a gold medal with the U.S. Women's Hockey Team. Selected to the Team USA for the Women's World Championship. Captured USCHO Co-Rookie of the Year. Named to the All-USCHO Rookie team. Named to the United States National Team for the December Rivalry Series games. Named HCA Rookie of the Year. Received CHA Rookie of the Year honor. Announced as HCA National Rookie of the Month for December. Captured CHA Rookie of the Month for October, December, January and February. Awarded CHA Forward of the Month for February. Named CHA Rookie of the Week (9/26, 10/31, 12/5, 1/3, 1/24, 2/6 & 2/20). Added to the HCA Rookie of the Year Watch List. Invited to the U.S. Women's National Team Evaluation Camp.
Season: Skated in 38 games...Recorded 22 goals and 25 assists on 173 shots on net.
Wisconsin (9/22): Posted three points (2G, 1A) in her Penn State debut...Led the team in blocked shots with 5. at Boston College (10/15): Scored a pair of goals in her second multi-goal game of the season. Franklin Pierce (10/23-24): Recorded an unanswered goal in Sunday's matchup...Found the back of the net on a power-play. at Lindenwood (10/28-29): Had a wraparound goal on a penalty-kill... Tallied two goals and one assists on the day. Mercyhurst (11/4): Secured the 4-1 victory with a power-play goal late in the second period. Brown (11/13): Recorded her ninth goal in ten games. Syracuse (12/3-4): Sealed the game with a breakaway goal... Assisted three goal scorers in the single game record of 11 goals. LIU (12/30-31): Nailed the game-winner goal to secure 4-3 victory...Led the Nittany Lions with four points featuring one goal and three assists. RIT (1/14): Tallied tenth multi-point game with one goal and one assist. at Mercyhurst (1/23): Tallied her 12th multi-point game with a goal and two assists. vs. Lindenwood (2/25): Recorded her first career hat-trick and added two assists.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Attended the North American Hockey Academy where she captained the Winter Hawks and posted 46 goals and 76 assists in 78 games in her senior season...Won a silver medal at the 2022 U18 Women's World Championships where the IIHF named one of Team USA's three best players of the tournament...Competed for the United States as part of the 2022 Collegiate Select Team roster alongside former Penn State associate head coach Allison Coomey...Team USA won the series, 2-1, with Janecke scoring three goals during the tournament...Selected for the 2021 USA Hockey Women's Festival....Named to the JWHL's 1st team for the 2019-20 season...Participated in the 2018 USA Hockey Girls U18 Select Player Development Camp and the 2015 USA Hockey Girls U15 Select Player Development Camp...Lettered in ice hockey and softball for four years...Three-time First Team-All State honoree as softball player in high school...Took third place at the 2021 IHSA state softball tournament.
PERSONAL
Parents are Andrew and Kari Janecke...Has two brothers Cade and Beau...intends to major in Nutritional Physiology and Biochemistry.