No. 12/13 Women’s Hockey Downs Stonehill, 11-1 in Ice Breaker FinaleNo. 12/13 Women’s Hockey Downs Stonehill, 11-1 in Ice Breaker Finale
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No. 12/13 Women’s Hockey Downs Stonehill, 11-1 in Ice Breaker Finale

First time the Nittany Lions have tallied 11 goals since December 4, 2022

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 12/13 Penn State women’s ice hockey team capped off the 2024 Women’s Ice Breaker Tournament with a rousing 11-1 victory over Stonehill on Saturday afternoon.

The Nittany Lions fired 65 shots on goal and had eight players score at least one goal in the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED  

  • A steal by the Nittany Lions at center ice led Grace Outwater to power through the Stonehill defense as she fired a goal from the slot to give the Nittany Lions a 1-0 lead with 10:04 left in the first period.
  • Then pair of assists by Alyssa Machado and Tessa Janecke came to Outwater as she stood in front of the Stonehill netminder and then fired a goal to put the Nittany Lions ahead 2-0 with 6:01 remaining in the first frame.
  • Less than five minutes into the second frame, Karolina Hengelmüller received a feed from Katelyn Roberts and then Hengelmüller fired her first goal of the season from the left circle to put Penn State ahead 3-0 with 15:35 left in the period.
  • Shortly after the Hengelmüller goal, Maddy Christian found the back of the net off a rebounded shot by Tiffany Hill to put the Nittany Lions ahead 4-0 with 14:47 remaining in the second period.
  • With 12:15 left in the frame Stonehill would score a short-handed goal off the stick of Mia Kenmore as she drove the puck up from the opposite end of the ice and scored to narrow the Penn State lead to 4-1.
  • A couple of feeds by Katelyn Roberts and Tessa Janecke behind the net came to stick of Stella Retrum as she would fire her first goal of the game in front of the goalie to put the Nittany Lions ahead 5-1 with 2:47 remaining in the second period.
  • Then with 1:47 left in the period, Brianna Brooks fired a power-play goal from behind the far-left circle to put the Nittany Lions ahead 6-1.
  • Lyndie Lobdell fired a pass from the Penn State defensive zone that landed on the stick of Machado at center ice, and then she drove the puck to the slot. She then fed it to Nicole Hall in front of the goalie as she fired a goal to put the Nittany Lions ahead 7-1 with 17:36 remaining in the third period.
  • With 17:09 left in the third frame, Outwater would feed Brooks a pass from behind the net and Brooks fired her second goal of the game from the slot to put the Nittany Lions ahead 8-1.
  • Maddy Christian would find Abby Stonehouse as she fired a pass from the left circle to Stonehouse in the slot and then fired a goal off a backhanded shot to put the Nittany Lions ahead 9-1 with 11:29 remaining the period.
  • Outwater then drove the puck from the blueline and fired her third goal of the game in front of the left circle to put the Nittany Lions ahead 10-1 with 9:16 remaining in the third period.
  • McKenna Walsh sealed the victory with her first collegiate goal as she received a feed from Brooks from the left circle and Walsh tipped the puck into the net to secure the 11-1 victory with 8:32 left in the third frame.

GOALTENDERS

  • Lauren Barbro started in net for the Nittany Lions making five saves on six shots and went for 29:25 minutes to earn her second victory of the year. Her record improves to 2-0-0 on the year.
  • Annie Spring came into the game during the second frame as she finished the game with nine saves on nine shots as she went for the final 30:33 of the game. 
  • Stonehill goalie Alexsa Caron finished the game with 54 saves off 65 shots fired by the Nittany Lions. Her record dropped to 1-8-0 on the year.

STATS AND NOTES

  • Penn State improves to 7-3-0 on the year while Stonehill drops to 1-8-0.
  • This is the first time since December 4, 2022, where the Nittany Lions have recorded 11 goals in a single game.
  • Outwater tallied her first career hat-trick with three goals and two assists on the day. It is her second multi-goal game of the season. The last time a Nittany Lion tallied a hat-trick came on January 26, 2024, when Janecke tallied three goals against Lindenwood.
  • Outwater’s five points were the first time a Nittany Lion tallied five points or more since January 26, 2024, when Janecke tallied six against Lindenwood.
  • Walsh and Stonehouse each recorded their first collegiate goals.
  • The last time the Nittany Lions fired 60 shots on goal or more came on December 30, 2022, when Penn State tallied 64 against LIU.
  • Penn State recorded 28 points in the game which is the first time the Nittany Lions have recorded 28 points in one game since January 26, 2024, when they tallied 25 points against Lindenwood.
  • Penn State had eight goal scorers in the game, which is the first time since February 11, 2022, when they had eight against LIU.
  • The Nittany Lions currently lead the all-time series against Stonehill 1-0-0.

UP NEXT

The Nittany Lions return to action on Thursday, October 31 when they begin Atlantic Hockey America play against Syracuse. Puck-drop is set for 6 p.m.

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