COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 7/8 Penn State women’s ice hockey team (31-6-1, 19-1-0 AHA) fell in a 4-1 decision to No. 8/7 St. Lawrence (22-11-5, 13-6-1 ECAC) in the Regional Semifinal in Columbus, Ohio at the OSU Ice Rink.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- St. Lawrence scored three times in the first period. Abby Hustler scored at the 5:41 mark to open the scoring with assists from Abby Hehl and Anna Segedi.
- Kennedy Wilson made it 2-0 for the Saints with an unassisted goal 15 seconds later.
- Huster scored her second goal on the power play with 1:17 remaining in the first period. Sarah Marchand and Segedi assisted on the play.
- Kendall Butze put Penn State on the board with a power play goal at the 7:24 mark of the third period. Tessa Janecke and Katelyn Roberts assisted on the goal.
- Kristina Bahl scored on an empty net for St. Lawrence with 41 seconds left in the final frame.
GOALTENDERS
- Penn State’s Katie DeSa dropped to 27-6-0. She saved 23 shots during the contest.
- For St. Lawrence, Emma-Sofie Nordström improved her record to 18-11-5. She saved 32 of the 33 shots she faced.
STATS AND NOTES
- The Nittany Lions conclude the 2024-25 campaign with 31 victories, the most in program history. The team’s 19 AHA wins set a conference single-season record.
- Butze scored her 10th career goal, fourth of the season.
- With an assist on Butze’s goal, Janecke tied the school record for points in a single season with 53. The Top 10 Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist finished her season with 24 goals and 29 assists.
- Penn State tallied 33 shots on goal to 27 for St. Lawrence.
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