No. 15 Women's Hockey Wins Second Straight CHA Tournament with 1-0 Victory Over MercyhurstNo. 15 Women's Hockey Wins Second Straight CHA Tournament with 1-0 Victory Over Mercyhurst

No. 15 Women's Hockey Wins Second Straight CHA Tournament with 1-0 Victory Over Mercyhurst

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - For the second straight year, the No. 15 Penn State women's ice hockey team clinched the College Hockey America tournament title with a 1-0 victory over second-seeded Mercyhurst on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The win only took one goal as Mya Vaslet as she fired the eventual game-winner with 15:49 remaining in the first period to give the Nittany Lions the 1-0 victory.  

GOALTENDER

  • Sophomore goalie Katie DeSa picked up her second shutout win of the CHA tournament by stopping 24 shots.
  • With the win she improves to 9-2-2 on the year. 

STATS AND NOTES

  • The Nittany Lions out-shot Mercyhurst 46-24.
  • This is Penn State's second straight CHA Tournament title and second in program history.
  • Katie DeSa was named tournament MVP for her three win, and two shutout performance.
  • Mya Vaslet, Alyssa Machado, Lyndie Lobdell and DeSa all made the 2024 All-Tournament team.  
  • Head coach Jeff Kampersal picks up his second career CHA tournament title and will be making his fourth NCAA tournament appearance.

UP NEXT

  • Penn State awaits who they will play against with the NCAA tournament selection show taking place on Sunday, March 10 at noon on ESPNews and ESPN+.

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