2022-23 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Skated in 38 games... Totaled one goal and three assists on 21 shots on goal.
Boston College (10/14): Picked up her first point of her collegiate debut with an assist to fellow freshman Leah Stecker. Franklin Pierce (10/24): Recorded a career and season-high 4 shots on goal. Boston U (11/26): Netted her first collegiate goal in a shutout victory against the Terriers. Lindenwood (1/27): Tallied an assist on Katelyn Robert's goal early in the third period. at Syracuse (2/3): Added an assist to Kiara Zanon's third period goal.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Played for Elk River High School of the USHS-MN...Led team with 41 points in her senior season...Named to Minnesota First Team All-State in 2022...Semi-finalist for the 2022 Miss Hockey Award...Selected for Minnesota Second Team All-State in her junior year...Captured four All-Conference and four All-Section awards from 2018-2022...Tallied 184 points for the Elks during her high school career.
PERSONAL
Parents are Matt and Christi Christian...Has two younger brothers, Jake and Joe...Matt played Division 1 hockey at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and University of Anchorage Alaska...Majoring in Biomedical Engineering.
Maddy Christian Season 2024-25
#26No. 8 Women's Hockey Edged by Mercyhurst 3-2 in Series Finale
Penn State celebrated their seven seniors following the game
No. 8 Women’s Ice Hockey Wins Overtime Thriller Against Mercyhurst, 4-3
Nittany Lions came back from 3-1 deficit to clinch AHA Regular Season Championship title
No. 8 Women's Hockey Completes Series Sweep of Lindenwood With 4-0 Shutout Win
Tessa Janecke became the all-time career points leader among both the men’s and women’s hockey programs at Penn State
Janecke Sets Program Record in No. 9/10 Women's Hockey's 4-0 Shutout of Syracuse
Tessa Janecke became the program career points leader with 138 following her goal against Syracuse
No. 12 Women's Hockey Upsets No. 3 Minnesota, 6-2
This is Penn State’s first win over Minnesota in program history
No. 12 Women's Hockey Seals Sweep of Mercyhurst with 3-2 Victory
Tessa Janecke tallied her 52nd and 53rd career goals in the win
No. 12 Women's Hockey Downs Mercyhurst, 4-2 to Open Series
Penn State has won the last five straight games against the Lakers
No. 12 Women's Hockey Draws with St. Thomas, 1-1 to Conclude Smashville Tournament
Penn State won the shootout 1-0 in seven rounds.
No. 12 Women's Hockey Sweeps Robert Morris with 4-0, Shutout Win
First back-to-back shutouts since the 2022-23 season
No. 12 Women's Hockey Blanks Robert Morris, 5-0
Katie DeSa picked up her second shutout win of the season.
No. 11/12 Women's Hockey Completes Sweep Over Lindenwood With 7-1, Victory
Kendall Butze tallied a career-high six points off five assists and a goal in the win.
No. 11/12 Women's Hockey Defeats Lindenwood 3-2, in Overtime
Karley Garcia scored the game-winning goal with 2:51 remaining in overtime.
Women's Hockey Lands Pair of AHA Weekly Awards
Lyndie Lobdell was named AHA Defensive Player of the Week while Maddy Christian was named AHA Forward of the Week
No. 12 Women’s Hockey Sweeps Syracuse with 5-2 Victory
Maddy Christian led the way with two power-play goals
No. 12 Women’s Hockey Defeats Syracuse 3-2, in Overtime
Brianna Brooks scored the game-winner with 2:59 remaining in the overtime frame
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
No. 12/12 Women's Hockey Secures Sweep Over Union with 5-3 Victory
Penn State fired three goals in the opening frame followed by back-to-back goals by Alyssa Machado in the third period.
Special Teams Key in No. 12 Women's Hockey's 4-2 Victory Over No. 9 UConn
The Nittany Lions went 3-5 on the power-play as they recorded their first power-play goals of the season.
No. 12/12 Women's Ice Hockey Downs No. 13/13 Northeastern 2-1 in Series Finale
Maddy Christian tallied the game-winning goal in the second period.
No. 15 Women's Hockey Blanks Mercyhurst 4-0
Women's Hockey Completes Sweep of Lindenwood with 6-1 Victory
Janecke Hat-Trick Propels Women's Hockey to 10-1 Win Over Lindenwood
Women's Ice Hockey Downs Lindenwood 4-2
No. 15 Women's Hockey Completes Sweep of Syracuse with 6-2 Victory
No. 13/11 Women's Hockey Falls 5-2 in Series Finale to Cornell
No. 12/11 Women's Hockey Routs Lindenwood 5-1
No. 12/12 Women's Hockey to Host Syracuse for CHA Series
No. 12/12 Women's Hockey Downs Boston University 3-0
Correia Hat Trick Seals 7-0 Shutout for No. 12 Penn State
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