No. 9 Women's Hockey Downs RIT, 4-1No. 9 Women's Hockey Downs RIT, 4-1

No. 9 Women's Hockey Downs RIT, 4-1

Penn State broke the Atlantic Hockey America record for most league games in a single season with 18

Box Score

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The No. 9 Penn State women’s ice hockey team (27-5-1, 18-1-0 AHA), downed RIT (15-14-4, 8-9-2 AHA) 4-1 in the opening game of the final regular season series on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • The Nittany Lions opened the scoring with a goal by Grace Outwater as she fired her shot from the slot off a feed by Stella Retrum to put Penn State ahead 1-0 with 5:35 left in the opening frame. 
  • Lyndie Lobdell added to the Penn State lead in the second period as she ripped a goal in front of the RIT netminder off a feed by Retrum to put Penn State ahead 2-0 with 11:36 left in the frame. 
  • Later in the frame, Nicole Hall dragged the puck through center ice into the RIT defensive zone and banked a goal going top shelf to put Penn State ahead 3-0 with 5:38 left in the second period. 
  • With 12:55 in the third, RIT scored on the power-play off the stick as Jordyn Bear scored on a backhanded shot to narrow the Penn State lead to 3-1. 
  • In the closing minute of the third period, Tiffany Hill tipped the puck over the goalie into the net to secure the 4-1 victory over RIT.

GOALTENDERS

  • Lauren Barbro tallied 17 saves on 18 shots attempted. Her record improves to 4-0-1 on the year. This is the fourth time this season Barbro has allowed only one goal in a game. 
  • RIT goaltender Sarah Coe stopped 36 shots on 40 attempts. Her record drops to 10-9-2 on the year. 

STATS AND NOTES

  • Penn State’s 18 conference wins is the most in Atlantic Hockey America/College Hockey America conference history. 
  • The previous record holder was Mercyhust back in the 2012-13 season when they won 17 league games. 
  • Hill scored her first goal as a Nittany Lion.
  • The Nittany Lions dominated the faceoff circle, winning 30 faceoffs out of 46. 
  • Retrum tallied her third multi-assist game of her career with a pair on the day. 
  • Janecke recorded her 148th career point with an assist in the game. 
  • Penn State outshot the Tigers 40-18.
  • The Nittany Lions have defeated the Tigers in the last five straight games. 

UP NEXT

  • Penn State returns to action on Saturday, February 15 when they look for the final regular season sweep against RIT. The puck drops at 2 p.m.

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