UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 15 Penn State women's ice hockey team is set to take on non-conference opponent No. 13 Yale at Pegula Ice Arena this weekend with a two-game series. The series begins on Friday at 6 p.m.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Dates: Friday, Dec. 8 | Saturday, Dec. 9
Times: 6 p.m. | 2 p.m.
Place: University Park, Pa. | Pegula Ice Arena
Live Statistics: Friday | Saturday
Watch: Friday | Saturday
Tickets: Ticketmaster
Game Notes: Penn State (PDF)
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
- Yale is currently 8-6-0 overall and 7-5-0 in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) play. They are ranked No. 13 in the latest USCHO poll.
- Leading the Bulldogs on offense is Elle Hartje who has recorded five goals and 14 assists for 19 points this season.
- In between the pipes is Pia Dukaric with a .901 save percentage with 246 saves this season.
- The Bulldogs are coming off a sweep of Brown on Dec. 2-3 where they defeated the bears 3-1 and 4-2.
SERIES HISTORY
- Penn State and Yale will meet for the fourth and fifth times this weekend.
- Yale currently leads the series 2-0-1 with their last meeting in November 2022 in Connecticut.
NITTANY LIONS BACK IN THE POLLS
- Penn State returns to the USCHO rankings at 15 after their series versus Robert Morris.
- The Nittany Lions started out ranked No. 11 in the preseason poll.
JANECKE LEADS NATION IN FACEOFF WINS
- Sophomore forward Tessa Janecke is number in Division I women's hockey faceoff wins.
- Janecke has won 317 faceoffs over 18 games this season.
- Other rankings include Janecke tied for seventh in assists per game with 18, and forward Brianna Brooks ranked 45th in faceoff wins.
KAMPERSAL IN TOP 10 WINNINGEST COACHES
- Head coach Jeff Kampersal is now the fifth winningest women's ice hockey coach of all time.
- Kampersal has won 434 games as head coaches at Penn State (2017-present) and Princeton (1996-2017).
PARKING
- Parking for Penn State women's ice hockey games at Pegula Ice Arena will be available at the following locations beginning two hours prior to the start of each game:
- Stadium, West, Jordan East, Porter North
- No charge with a valid Penn State parking pass
- $5.50 prepaid through ParkMobile (season package available for $5 per game): ParkMobile Link
- $10 day-of-event without a valid permit or prepayment (pay station or ParkMobile app – zone no. 95112)
- ParkMobile prepayment availability ends at 11:59 p.m. the night before each event. Events will not be selectable on the site after that time, and payment must then be made on site upon arrival to event parking staff (cash only).
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