Kiara Zanon Season 2020-21

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Became Penn State's first-ever national award honoree as AHCA National Rookie of the Year in 2020-21...Selected as first All-America honoree in program history in 2020-21...Named Nittany Lions' first-ever CHA Player of the Year winner in 2020-21...One of two Nittany Lions to be named CHA Rookie of the Year (Natalie Heising)...Was fastest Nittany Lion to reach 50 career points through 39 career games played...Tops PSU scoring chart after sophomore season averaging 1.27 points per game and 0.85 assists per game (50-game minimum)...Named three-time All-CHA First Team honoree in 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23. Named CHA Player of the Year and CHA Scoring Champion in 2022-23. Named to the 2022-23 All-USCHO third team. 

Season: 2021-22:Finished season with 39 points which ranked second only behind teammate Natalie Heising's 40 points (also in 2021-22) for most points in a single season in program history. 2020-21: Honored as AHCA National Rookie of the Year...Named AHCA All-America Second Team honoree..Chosen Penn State's first-ever CHA Player of the Year while winning conference Rookie of the Year... Named WHCA National Rookie of the Month for December after two game-winning goals and four assists in four games...Led all Division I freshmen in points and points per game...Shattered PSU single-season record book with new program highs in points per game, assists per game, multi-point games and plus-minus rating.

Game: Set Penn State single-game records with six points and five assists in 7-1 victory over RIT (2/10/21)...Matched program record with +5 rating (2/20/21 vs. RIT)...Tied single-game mark for shots on goal with 12 (12/11/20 at Syracuse).

2022-23 • JUNIOR SEASON
AWARDS: Named to the 2022-23 All-USCHO third team and All-CHA First Team. Tabbed CHA Player of the Year and CHA Scoring Champion. Captured Forward of the Month for October and December. Awarded Forward of the Week (11/15, 1/3, 1/16, & 2/6). Named finalist for 2023 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Invited to the U.S. Women's National Team Evaluation Camp. 

SEASON: Recorded 26 goals, 23 assists and 173 shots on net...Had a +29 rating... Ranked first on the team in goals scored and points. Became the fourth Nittany Lion in program history to score 100 career points...Also became the fastest Nittany Lion in program history to hit that mark. Broke program's single season goal record and her own single season program record in points.

RANKINGS: Ranked first overall in the nation in goals (2/3). 

Wisconsin (9/22): Scored her first goal of the season with a back door feed for the eventual game-winning goal. Franklin Pierce (10/24): Tallied her first multi-point game of the season and fourth and fifth goals of the year. Brown (11/14): Sealed the game with an empty-net goal to end the game with a goal and two assists. Syracuse (12/3-4): Recorded her third three-point game of the season with a goal and two assists... Scored her first career hat-trick. LIU (12/30-31): Tallied a power-play goal and added another goal and one assist...Secured the victory with an empty net shorthanded goal. RIT (1/13-14): Captured her 100th career point to tally her ninth multi-point game of the season...Recorded one goal and one assist. at Mercyhurst (1/22-23): Scored two goals and two assists in the 5-2 win... Contributed to the series sweep with a goal and two assists. Syracuse (2/3-4): Scored her 22nd goal of the season...Sealed the game with an empty-net goal to give Penn State a 4-0 lead. vs. Lindenwood (2/25): Notched a power-play goal in the second period to help advance to the CHA Championship game. Quinnipiac (3/9): Scored the first ever goal in an NCAA tournament for Penn State. 

2021-22 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
AWARDS: Named First Team All-CHA Team for second-straight season…Earned two CHA Forward of the Week awards in November and December.

SEASON: Displayed elite playmaking ability by leading CHA with 26 assists…Put up the second-most points in the CHA with 39, trailing only her linemate, Natalie Heising (40)…Finished the year with a program-best 13 multipoint games…Ranked 2^nd nationally with 3 short-handed goals on the year… Ended the year with 13 goals and 126 shots to place second highest on the team in each category …Scored a point in 24 of the 33 games she made an appearance in.

RANKINGS: Ranked 13^th nationally in assists per game… Stood eighth nationally in faceoff wins and second in short-handed goals… Topped the conference leaderboards in points per game, assists per game, total assists and points, faceoff wins, and short handed goals.

Holy Cross (10/8-9): Scored her season opening goal unassisted in the third period…Picked up her 10^th career multipoint game…Scored the team’s opening goal in the first period on Saturday. Brown (10/23-24): Clinched a lead for the Nittany Lions in the third period after a successful face off… Closed Sunday’s matchup with her 11^th multipoint game of her career. Mercyhurst (10/29): Picked up two assists for another multipoint game. Lindenwood (11/5): Scored a shorthanded goal in the third period to give the Nittany Lions a two-goal lead on Friday…Scored an empty-net goal and two assists on Saturday for three points. Syracuse (11/19): Assisted Natalie Heising on the OT game-winning goal in Friday’s 1-0 win. New Hampshire (12/9-10): Tallied three points in the series off two assists and an empty net goal…Became the fastest Nittany Lion to 50 career points through just 39 games. Boston University (1/2): Racked up two assists and a goal in a PSU 3-0 win. RIT (1/14-15): Had her third shorthanded goal of the season as one of two in this series. Cornell (2/8): Scored two goals in the 5-0 shutout win…Scored her first multigoal game of the season. LIU (2/11-12): Registered one assist in the 2-0 shutout, marking her 25^th assists of the season…Tied Julie Gough for the team lead of nine shots on goal. RIT (2/18-19): Tallied one assist and scored the game tying goal in the third period on Friday…Recorded her 13^th multipoint game of the season…Scored an empty net goal late in the third period in a 2-0 shutout win on Saturday to cap off her five-game point streak.

2020-21 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named AHCA National Freshman of the Year...Chosen AHCA/CMM Second Team All-America...Voted a top-10 finalist for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award...Selected to USCHO.com National All-Rookie Team...Honored as Penn State's first-ever CHA Player of the Year and second Rookie of the Year (Natalie Heising)...Named to All-CHA First Team and Rookie Teams...Tabbed National Rookie of Month for December by WHCA...Picked up three CHA Rookie of the Month honors and four CHA Rookie of the Week awards.

Season: Displayed dazzling playmaking ability and game-changing speed in all 21 games...Led team with 30 points and 20 assists...Added 10 goals on team-high 99 shots on goal...Set program single-season best with +23 rating...Tied for team lead with four game-winning scores with fellow freshman Olivia Wallin...Scored or assisted on seven game-winning goals...Recorded program-best nine multi-point games...Tallied at least one point in 15 contests. 

Rankings: Ranked third in national point-scoring race and led CHA in points...Paced all national freshman in points, points per game, assists and assists per game...Stood second nationally in assists per game and third in total assists. 

Lindenwood (11/29-30): Picked up an assist in collegiate debut in game one win...Scored first career goal and added a helper in game two victory to sweep opening series of season. Syracuse (12/5): Netted game-winning score on breakaway with seconds left in second period. at Syracuse (12/11-12): Powered an incredible comeback in the third period with two assists in the third period to tie game one...Streaked down the right wing for the game-winning goal in overtime to complete rally in 4-3 victory...Assisted on both goals in second game of the series. Mercyhurst (1/24): Set the tone in impressive 4-1 win with opening goal and assist later in the first period. Robert Morris (2/5): Scored on a rebound to put Penn State ahead in third period of statement 2-1 victory. RIT (2/10): Stuffed box score with program-record six points including five assists in 7-1 win. at RIT (2/19): Notched three helpers on all three of Julie Gough's goals to clinch Nittany Lions' first-ever CHA regular season title. at Mercyhurst (2/26): Scored twice in the first period, including an important third PSU goal in the final minute of the frame, to put Nittany Lions in control of 5-2 road win. 

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Scored the golden goal in overtime to win gold medal at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship for USA Hockey in Slovakia with current teammate, Lyndie Lobdell…Won a silver medal at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship with current Nittany Lion, Mallory Uihlein…Gathered additional international experience with USA Hockey on the 2018 U18 Select Team, the 2018 Women's National Festival roster, and the 2018 Select 70 Camp roster….Led the PWHL in scoring with 64 points on 33 goals and 31 assists in 35 games playing with the Kingston Jr. Ice Wolves in 2019-20…Played at Selects Academy at Bishop Kearney 2016-19…Named All-USA Girls High School Hockey Player of the Year Top 5 finalist and Second Team forward…Selected to 2018-19 American Family Insurance All-USA Preseason Girls Hockey Team…Scored 202 points (86G, 116A) in 117 games at Selects Academy 2017-19.
 
PERSONAL
Parents are Trish and Steve Zanon…Has two brothers, Zach Keddell and Mitchell…Father, Steve, played collegiate hockey at Geneseo…Majoring in Management Information Systems.