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2020-21 Penn State Nittany Lions

Abbey Levy was the Shattuck girl who went to college in Minnesota and not Frankel. When I just looked this up, they are both mentioned in the same article. Thanks for the correction.
 
Penn State moved up to #7 in this week's USA Today/USA Hockey poll: https://www.uscho.com/rankings/usa-today-womens/

This is at least close, other than I think Penn State should be #6 and Colgate #7. Colgate has played a grand total of three teams (other than opening against Syracuse, who took them to OT in one of the games): St. Lawrence, Quinnipiac, and Clarkson. That's it. Penn State has played each of the other five CHA teams, four times each, and come away 16-2-2. I think that's good enough for #6.
 
ZedLeppelin said:
Penn State moved up to #7 in this week's USA Today/USA Hockey poll: https://www.uscho.com/rankings/usa-today-womens/

This is at least close, other than I think Penn State should be #6 and Colgate #7. Colgate has played a grand total of three teams (other than opening against Syracuse, who took them to OT in one of the games): St. Lawrence, Quinnipiac, and Clarkson. That's it. Penn State has played each of the other five CHA teams, four times each, and come away 16-2-2. I think that's good enough for #6.
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Except that all of those ECAC teams are better than every one of the CHA teams other than PSU. So that argument doesn't really hold.
 
Rightnut said:
Except that all of those ECAC teams are better than every one of the CHA teams other than PSU. So that argument doesn't really hold.
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Syracuse took Colgate to overtime to start the season, Mercyhurst swept Syracuse, Robert Morris split with Syracuse, Robert Morris and Mercyhurst were about even, and Penn State went 16-2-2 against all of them - I don't think the top four CHA teams are any weaker than the four ECAC teams that played this season. I also think Penn State would have beaten any of them, including Colgate. I know that's my Penn State bias showing through, but I believe it.
 
In a normal year I agree with rightnut and I am PSU biased. Let's face it the ECAC would look totally different in a normal year and could have three teams in the tournament. Cornell which is probably the Best ECAC team did not play and Princeton is also at the top. So as women's hockey grows, is it time to expand the tournament to 16 teams. A good argument could be made that there are enough strong programs to warrant it. Being from MN The best girls in the 2020 class left the state and are playing all over the #1 and 2 recruiting classes were Quinnipiac and Penn State in 2020. I see this trend continuing.
 
The CHA conference awards were given tonight, and Penn State was busy:

CHA Coach of the Year: Jeff Kampersal

CHA Player of the Year: Kiara Zanon

CHA Rookie of the Year: Kiara Zanon

CHA Goalie of the Year: Josie Bothun

CHA Individual Sportsmanship Award: Natalie Heising

CHA All-Conference First Team: Kiara Zanon, Natalie Heising, Jessica Adolfsson, Josie Bothun

CHA All-Conference Second Team: Izzy Heminger

CHA All-Rookie Team: Kiara Zanon, Olivia Wallin, Lyndie Lobdell, Josie Bothun

https://gopsusports.com/news/2021/3...nittany-lions-chosen-as-all-cha-honorees.aspx
 
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If anyone has any info on how we can watch the CHA tournament, please post it.
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Never mind, I found it: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/cha/

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Ugh, another edit: the schedule for the tournament doesn't give an option to buy individual games, like it did for the regular season - only a link to buy a season pass (at the end of the season??) for $79...forget that.
 
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ZedLeppelin said:
The CHA conference awards were given tonight, and Penn State was busy:

CHA Coach of the Year: Jeff Kampersal

CHA Player of the Year: Kiara Zanon

CHA Rookie of the Year: Kiara Zanon

CHA Goalie of the Year: Josie Bothun

CHA Individual Sportsmanship Award: Natalie Heising

CHA All-Conference First Team: Kiara Zanon, Natalie Heising, Jessica Adolfsson, Josie Bothun

CHA All-Conference Second Team: Izzy Heminger

CHA All-Rookie Team: Kiara Zanon, Olivia Wallin, Lyndie Lobdell, Josie Bothun

https://gopsusports.com/news/2021/3...nittany-lions-chosen-as-all-cha-honorees.aspx
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Especially impressive awards for Zanon & Bothun given they’re freshmen.
 
Here's an update for the CHA tournament video stream, a reply I got from the CHA on Twitter:

"We're working with Stretch/Presto to figure out why the tournament pass is not showing up for users. We hope to have the issues ironed out sometime tonight. The tournament pass is only $25 and a single day pass will remain $10."

So that's good news.
 
ZedLeppelin said:
Here's an update for the CHA tournament video stream, a reply I got from the CHA on Twitter:

"We're working with Stretch/Presto to figure out why the tournament pass is not showing up for users. We hope to have the issues ironed out sometime tonight. The tournament pass is only $25 and a single day pass will remain $10."

So that's good news.
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thanks Zed. Appreciate all the info.
 
Lindsay said:
thanks Zed. Appreciate all the info.
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No problem - I'm as anxious as anyone to watch most of these tournament games! I really wish it didn't have to come down to the night before the tournament before someone figured out they don't even have viewing options set up for fans to buy games. There's no excuse for that.
 
The CHA tournament starts today (still no links to buy individual games):

Thursday, March 4:
#3 Robert Morris vs #6 RIT, 2:00 PM (Eastern)
#4 Syracuse vs #5 Lindenwood, 7:30 PM (Eastern)

Friday, March 5:
#1 Penn State vs Lowest Advancing Seed, 2:00 PM (Eastern)
#2 Mercyhurst vs Highest Advancing Seed, 7:30 PM (Eastern)

Saturday, March 6:
CHA Championship Game, 6:00 PM (Eastern)
 
Robert Morris beat RIT 4-0 this afternoon, and Syracuse currently leads Lindenwood 5-0 after two periods, so barring a miracle dropping out of the sky for Lindenwood in the third period of tonight's game, tomorrow's CHA semifinals look like this:

2:00 (Eastern) - #1 Penn State vs #4 Syracuse

7:30 (Eastern) - #2 Mercyhurst vs #3 Robert Morris
 
Disappointing first round games outcomes from a “good game” perspective. I noticed RIT only listed 12 skaters again. Really tough way to compete. Looking forward to today!
 
Lindsay said:
Disappointing first round games outcomes from a “good game” perspective. I noticed RIT only listed 12 skaters again. Really tough way to compete. Looking forward to today!
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I watched as much as I could take of the Syracuse vs Lindenwood game, hoping Lindenwood had some game in them, but it was about as predictable as the Robert Morris vs RIT game. No real surprises yesterday in either one. Today's matchups should be some really good hockey. I'll be watching the Mercyhurst vs Robert Morris game tonight - that one is going to be a battle, and what a classic matchup for a CHA tournament game!

Penn State always seems to get Syracuse in the CHA semifinals, and it hasn't usually ended well for Penn State up to this season, but we'll see what this team does. Penn State went 2-1-1 against Syracuse, with two overtimes, and all four games were really close, but that was three months ago.

Here's a Daily Collegian article about the team as it heads into the tournament:

https://www.collegian.psu.edu/sport...cle_22947226-7d2d-11eb-954a-c7543acf7f66.html
 
After the first period, it's Syracuse up 1-0 on Penn State, on the weirdest late goal I've seen all year. It was a standard slapshot from above the circle with no traffic at all, easy stuff for Josie Bothun and she had it read, but Mallory Uihlein put a skate out to block it and it took a high flight over Bothun. But it went in, so it counts, and Syracuse got a gift. Syracuse is up on shots on goal 14-11, they took no penalties, and Penn State took two.
 
What the heck is going on? Unless the ladies snap out of it, this is going to be a bitter end to this season. 20 minutes to save their season as I really can't see the NCAA putting two CHA teams in the NCAA tourney...

I see the power plays are four for Syracuse and none for Penn State.... anyone watching the feed care to comment on the officiating?
 
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