ZedLeppellin
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After two, Penn State is up 1-0 on a Tessa Janecke goal. No penalties in that period, and shots on goal are 22-8 for Penn State.
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2025-26 Penn State Nittany Lions
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ZedLeppellin
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Penn State takes game one by a score of 3-0, on third period goals from Katelyn Roberts and Danica Maynard. Shots on goal were 35-18 for Penn State, and penalties were 1 each. That's four shutouts in seven games for Penn State.
Reddington
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Keller apparently is really good at faceoffs! McKenna Walsh is playing on the same line with Janecke and Roberts. The d need to get some of the credit too.
ZedLeppellin
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Not Penn State-related, but AHA: RIT beat St. Lawrence 4-1 today...ouch.
Also in the AHA yesterday: Syracuse beat Delaware 2-1 in OT which means Delaware earned its first point in the conference standings with the overtime loss.
ZedLeppellin
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And what does that say about Syracuse, when Delaware took them to overtime?
ZedLeppellin
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Game two with Mercyhurst today, and it's an early one (1:00 Eastern), so get your honey-do list finished. As with all Penn State home games, this one is streaming on BTN+ (no BloHockey, thankfully).
Mercyhurst had its hands full yesterday with what's becoming a signature 60-minute forecheck from Penn State, and hopefully it's more of the same today. Yesterday's game got very physical, and the refs let a lot of it go. We'll see if they call it the same way today. Jeff Kampersal had a lot to say to them during the handshakes at the end of the game.
Seven games in the books and a freshman defender (Danica Maynard) leads the team in points - who saw that coming? Of course, it's always great to see a freshman come into D-1 and just get right to it. I like freshman forward Matilde Fantin, too. She's got three goals and three assists in seven games, which isn't superstar status or anything, but man...she's not afraid of anyone, and she hits like a freight train (which has her leading in penalties, but...). She's a nice surprise coming out of Italy.
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Video (Saturday 1:00 Eastern): https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/livestream/mercyhurst-at-penn-state/1955797
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=608331
Mercyhurst had its hands full yesterday with what's becoming a signature 60-minute forecheck from Penn State, and hopefully it's more of the same today. Yesterday's game got very physical, and the refs let a lot of it go. We'll see if they call it the same way today. Jeff Kampersal had a lot to say to them during the handshakes at the end of the game.
Seven games in the books and a freshman defender (Danica Maynard) leads the team in points - who saw that coming? Of course, it's always great to see a freshman come into D-1 and just get right to it. I like freshman forward Matilde Fantin, too. She's got three goals and three assists in seven games, which isn't superstar status or anything, but man...she's not afraid of anyone, and she hits like a freight train (which has her leading in penalties, but...). She's a nice surprise coming out of Italy.
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Video (Saturday 1:00 Eastern): https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/livestream/mercyhurst-at-penn-state/1955797
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=608331
Reddington
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I definitely see some different things being run by Penn State, that's new and I am sure it's confusing for other teams. Sisti is getting some of his own medicine. However, for half the game the scoring was sparse and Mercyhurst is not to be taken lightly. I'm still waiting for a shutdown line to throw out there to play against anyone's top line. Every girl does not have to play the same way to be a success.
ZedLeppellin
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I think that would happen by moving Maddy Christian or Grace Outwater up to the top line with Tessa Janecke and Katelyn Roberts...or maybe even moving them both up with Tessa Janecke and moving Roberts down to another line.
ZedLeppellin
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When did Jess Ciarocchi (former Penn State player who transferred to Brown) move to Mercyhurst?
ZedLeppellin
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After one, Penn State is up 3-0 on goals from Grace Outwater, Katelyn Roberts, and Maddy Christian. Shots on goal are 8-3 for Penn State, and Mercyhurst took one penalty to Penn State's two. It looks like a repeat of yesterday, but Mercyhurst did look better in that first period than they did yesterday.
ZedLeppellin
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Still 3-0 after two periods. Shots on goal are 20-9 for Penn State, and penalties are 4 and 4 now. Mercyhurst changed goalies after the first period. This game is every bit as physical as yesterday...no love lost between these two teams, for sure.
ZedLeppellin
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Penn State sweeps Mercyhurst by a score of 6-1, on third period goals from Tessa Janecke, Grace Outwater, and Mikah Keller. Shots on goal were 33-17 for Penn State, and penalties were 7 for Penn State and 6 for Mercyhurst. This series was rough...lots of physical play, including a 10-minute game misconduct for Mercyhurst's Sophie McKinley for head contact. Penn State moves to 8-0-0 on the season, and was 31 seconds from another shutout.
Reddington
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Desa letting in only one goal over a two game weekend is going to lead to a ton of wins. Kudos to the coaching staff on everything.
ZedLeppellin
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#6 Penn State (8-0-0) hosts Lindenwood (1-7-0) in an AHA matchup this weekend with two early games, 2:00 Eastern on Friday and 1:00 Eastern on Saturday. This will be Lindenwood's conference opener, which is kind of surprising with eight games already in the books.
I was going to try doing some stats comparisons with Lindenwood, but there's no point. None of the stats are even close. To be fair, Lindenwood has played three WCHA teams, but those teams were St. Cloud, St. Thomas, and Mankato, all of whom swept Lindenwood. Their last series was against Merrimack, and they managed to take one of the two games...against Merrimack. Yeah, Merrimack. So I guess Penn State will welcome Lindenwood into AHA play this weekend, and there's nothing too compelling about it.
Looking at Penn State stats, freshman defender Danica Maynard leads the team in points through eight games. Tessa Janecke is two games behind everyone else after being gone for the Team USA camp, but still...a freshman defender leading in points? That's good stuff. That should be a motivator for the freshman forwards, anyway (well, for all the forwards). Tessa Janecke is gone after this season, so the sooner the better for these freshmen to get into the D-1 groove, and they've looked good so far. About the only negative with the freshmen, and it's not that big a deal, is Matilde Fantin's penalties - she needs to get a handle on that, but she's big, she's strong, she's fast, and she doesn't play like a freshman. She's not a goon by any means, but she could work on staying out of the box.
Penn State's next three series after Lindenwood are all AHA conference matchups, and that should really seperate them from the pack as far as points go. Nobody else in the conference looks to be too hard a challenge for a fourth AHA regular season title, and so far nobody really looks like a roadblock to another Penn State AHA tournament title, either. I know it's still a little early for that, but that's how it looks. I was expecting Mercyhurst to be their usual thorn in the side this season, but that didn't happen last weekend. They will get better as the season progresses, for sure.
Anyway, it's a home hockey weekend coming up!
Video (Friday 2:00 Eastern): https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/livestream/lindenwood-at-penn-state/1955829
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=608324
Video (Saturday 1:00 Eastern): https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/livestream/lindenwood-at-penn-state/1955850
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=608325
I was going to try doing some stats comparisons with Lindenwood, but there's no point. None of the stats are even close. To be fair, Lindenwood has played three WCHA teams, but those teams were St. Cloud, St. Thomas, and Mankato, all of whom swept Lindenwood. Their last series was against Merrimack, and they managed to take one of the two games...against Merrimack. Yeah, Merrimack. So I guess Penn State will welcome Lindenwood into AHA play this weekend, and there's nothing too compelling about it.
Looking at Penn State stats, freshman defender Danica Maynard leads the team in points through eight games. Tessa Janecke is two games behind everyone else after being gone for the Team USA camp, but still...a freshman defender leading in points? That's good stuff. That should be a motivator for the freshman forwards, anyway (well, for all the forwards). Tessa Janecke is gone after this season, so the sooner the better for these freshmen to get into the D-1 groove, and they've looked good so far. About the only negative with the freshmen, and it's not that big a deal, is Matilde Fantin's penalties - she needs to get a handle on that, but she's big, she's strong, she's fast, and she doesn't play like a freshman. She's not a goon by any means, but she could work on staying out of the box.
Penn State's next three series after Lindenwood are all AHA conference matchups, and that should really seperate them from the pack as far as points go. Nobody else in the conference looks to be too hard a challenge for a fourth AHA regular season title, and so far nobody really looks like a roadblock to another Penn State AHA tournament title, either. I know it's still a little early for that, but that's how it looks. I was expecting Mercyhurst to be their usual thorn in the side this season, but that didn't happen last weekend. They will get better as the season progresses, for sure.
Anyway, it's a home hockey weekend coming up!
Video (Friday 2:00 Eastern): https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/livestream/lindenwood-at-penn-state/1955829
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=608324
Video (Saturday 1:00 Eastern): https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/livestream/lindenwood-at-penn-state/1955850
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=608325