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2018-19 Penn State Nittany Lions

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Lindsay said:
I watched most the game, but missed the first 8 minutes of the third. The last 12 minutes of the third were all Penn State. They pulled their goalie with three minutes left and never quit. Got a goal with a second left, a mad scramble in front of Bailey, various people took shots with #10 scoring the goal.

Overall, RMU looked like the better team, particularly as it pertains to speed, generating 5 on 5 chances in the first 2 periods, and executing at critical moments. The play of the game was in the 2nd period with about 8 minutes left. RMU on the PP, Brenneman badly shaken up on the play after making a save, right leg I think. Penn State really needed to win the ensuing faceoff and get a clear. They lost the faceoff, RMU moves the puck around and Gebhard got her second of the game, to make it 3-1 shortly after Penn State had just made it 2-1. It was a back breaker, kind of took the wind out Penn State’s sails a bit.

Penn State first goal was a pp goal by Heising, a one timer from the face off dot on her off side after being fed by I think 16 on the point. Real nice goal.

Freshman Gangarosa also stands out. Gets pp unit 1 time, pk time, was down at the net cracking away for that final goal at the end of the game. Slattery also stands out for Penn State, some nice moves. Penn State gives glimpses of how good they can be (and I imagine that’s how they earned the Providence and Colgate wins) but I think they would agree they don’t play full 60s yet (so few teams do).

Kirsten Welsh was out for RMU, they are going to need her for Minnesota next week!
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Thanks for that great recap, Lindsay! I really agree with this point: "Penn State gives glimpses of how good they can be...". They have all the pieces, I think, but it's been a season so far of putting them together into the right mix. When they're on, they're really fun to watch, but that makes it frustrating when they're off, too, because you know how good they can be. Tomorrow's a new game, and Penn State is good for coming out for a game two, so we'll see what they adjust for tomorrow.
 
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Predicting a win this afternoon. If Colgate can beat Clarkson, Penn State has it in them to win this afternoon. Team will just have to channel the same energy they had against Colgate.

On a more hockey strategy approach, playing weaker teams makes you worse, so it makes sense Lindsay would say Robert Morris looked faster because RIT and RPI are surely slow and it was probably a little bit of a shock to play another athletic team. So now Penn State will be up to the speed and it will hopefully show today.
 
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Reddington said:
#whyIDon'tgamble. Next up BU.
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You said it! If someone had told me that at the holiday break Penn State would be #5 in the CHA (and RIT ahead of them), I'd have said they were crazy. I would've put money on Penn State and Syracuse scrapping it out for #3 at the holiday break.

I don't know what needs to be worked on between now and Boston University on December 30-31. The offense puts plenty of pucks on net, but not enough of them are getting through. The effort is certainly there, and they go hard for the full 60 minutes, for sure, but the wins just aren't coming. I don't know - I'm just glad I'm not a coach having to figure it out. What do you think they need to work on?
 
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I'm focusing on being one win from being .500 rather than the CHA. Coaching team works hard and is constantly making changes. I did not watch but I did like the Robert Morris commentators in the highlights.

Hopefully, the players get the memo that Compher is good. These two games looked winnable at the beginning of the season but BU just swept BC. Let's hope for the best.
 
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Reddington said:
I'm focusing on being one win from being .500 rather than the CHA. Coaching team works hard and is constantly making changes. I did not watch but I did like the Robert Morris commentators in the highlights.

Hopefully, the players get the memo that Compher is good. These two games looked winnable at the beginning of the season but BU just swept BC. Let's hope for the best.
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Absolutely, the coaches and players are all working hard - they've been fun to watch so far. Here are the Robert Morris highlight videos you mentioned, if anyone missed them:

Game one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKcZPLsJbwA

Game two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thX5qY3CDbY
 
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vicb said:
Highlites show Brenneman did not have one of her better weekends. I thought the first 2 goals each night by RM should have been saved.
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Brenneman did look a little off her usual solid game, and it's hard to tell what kind of help she was getting. She's been a great addition to Penn State so far this season, and she'll be back in form.
 
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Having just looked at the box scores from this weekend, some of the plus minuses were terrible. Jaycee G went to an all you can eat buffet. The Coaches make changes all the time, I am sure they will make more changes again. The last time State stopped a scorer was the second game against Providence. Hmmmm, how about copying what State did in that game to shut down Murphy. I hope someone in practice this week has a Compher jersey to emphasize the need to zero her out. Time to get the mojo back pre Syracuse. As always things could be worse with RIT having just swept Lindenwood.
 
Reddington said:
Having just looked at the box scores from this weekend, some of the plus minuses were terrible. Jaycee G went to an all you can eat buffet. The Coaches make changes all the time, I am sure they will make more changes again. The last time State stopped a scorer was the second game against Providence. Hmmmm, how about copying what State did in that game to shut down Murphy. I hope someone in practice this week has a Compher jersey to emphasize the need to zero her out. Time to get the mojo back pre Syracuse. As always things could be worse with RIT having just swept Lindenwood.
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I'll ask the question that's been on my mind for a few weeks now....is this team underperforming / underachieving so far this season? I kinda think they are but I'm not a program insider. Would love to hear from those of you who are.
 
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Not an insider but see parallels to Brown. Is Brown the team that beat Colgate and Cornell or the team that just lost to Providence 8-0? Inconsistent teams can be maddening. Five different hockey guys or gals will say five different things to work on.
 
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shelfit said:
I'll ask the question that's been on my mind for a few weeks now....is this team underperforming / underachieving so far this season? I kinda think they are but I'm not a program insider. Would love to hear from those of you who are.
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They beat Providence, they beat Colgate in that classic 12-player weekend, they took Mercyhurst to overtime, etc, and they go for the full 60 minutes, so it's hard to say why more wins aren't there. The talent is there, the drive is there. Individually, there are flashes of great stuff in every game (and not just from Natalie Heising, either). I think the coaches are still figuring out who works best with whoever else, and I'm glad it's not me who has to do that.

On the "flashes of great stuff" note, freshman Izzy Heminger was named the CHA Rookie of the Month for November:
https://gopsusports.com/news/2018/1...inger-honored-as-cha-rookie-of-the-month.aspx
 
ZedLeppelin said:
They beat Providence, they beat Colgate in that classic 12-player weekend, they took Mercyhurst to overtime, etc, and they go for the full 60 minutes, so it's hard to say why more wins aren't there. The talent is there, the drive is there. Individually, there are flashes of great stuff in every game (and not just from Natalie Heising, either). I think the coaches are still figuring out who works best with whoever else, and I'm glad it's not me who has to do that.

On the "flashes of great stuff" note, freshman Izzy Heminger was named the CHA Rookie of the Month for November:
https://gopsusports.com/news/2018/1...inger-honored-as-cha-rookie-of-the-month.aspx
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It does seem like they should have more wins right now, but the good news is it's a long season ahead still and I think they'll be able to make the CHA playoffs. ;) Not to suggest the regular season is almost irrelevant within the CHA but it kinda is.
 
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shelfit said:
It does seem like they should have more wins right now, but the good news is it's a long season ahead still and I think they'll be able to make the CHA playoffs. ;) Not to suggest the regular season is almost irrelevant within the CHA but it kinda is.
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With only six teams in the CHA, I don't see a problem with everyone making the tournament - it would be pretty boring otherwise. It does make the regular season standings sort of irrelevant, other than for tournament seeding, but there's a national tournament waiting for the winner of the CHA, so teams have the regular season to work things out and be at their best come tournament time. Nobody is half-stepping through the regular season.
 
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