UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Tessa Janecke’s goal to start the second period pushed the No. 6 Nittany Lions to a 3-0 shutout win over No. 15 Mercyhurst on Friday evening at Pegula Ice Arena.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- At the opening faceoff of the second period, Mikah Keller won it back to Kendall Butze who gained the zone and found Tessa Janecke going to the net and she tapped in the cross ice pass.
- Seven minutes into the third period, McKenna Walsh found Katelyn Roberts on the left offensive dot and she picked her corner to make it 2-0.
- With just under three minutes to go, McKenna Walsh found Tessa Janecke who took a shot that rebounded to Danica Maynard who shot and scored.
GOALTENDERS
- Senior goaltender Katie DeSa made 18 saves, including 10 in the third period, for her third shutout of the season and 16th of her career.
- Mercyhurst goaltender Magdelena Luggin made 32 saves in the loss, including 14 in the second period.
STATS AND NOTES
- Tessa Janecke’s second period goal came just eight seconds in, the fastest goal to start a period by a Nittany Lion in program history.
- Janecke picked up where she left off before missing a weekend of games, notching a goal and an assist.
- She has a point in every game she’s played this season, a streak going back to last season’s NCAA Tournament game, tying herself for the third-longest point streak in program history at eight games.
- This is the fifth time this season the Nittany Lions have had a different scorer on each goal in a single game.
- Danica Maynard continued her stellar play, notching a goal and an assist.
- She sits second nationally in points among defenders with 11, leading the AHA and Penn State in points.
- McKenna Walsh had her second multi-assist game of the season, bringing her point total to four.
UP NEXT
- Penn State will be back on the ice tomorrow afternoon, looking to sweep No. 15 Mercyhurst at 1 p.m. at Pegula Ice Arena.