2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

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2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions
women's ice hockey season
Conference3rd College Hockey America
Home icePegula Ice Arena
Record
Overall12-19-6
Conference6-8-6
Home8-8-2
Road4-10-4
Neutral0-1-0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachJosh Brandwene (4th season)
Assistant CoachesCourtney Drennan
Alex Dawes
Captain(s)Jordin Pardoski
Shannon Yoxheimer[1]
Alternate captain(s)Sarah Wilkie
Laura Bowman

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The Penn State Nittany Lions women represented Penn State University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. For the second consecutive year, the Nittany Lions finished conference play in third place, and advanced to the CHA Tournament Semi-Final, before losing to Syracuse. Penn State took that game into triple overtime, before falling 3-2.

Standings[]

2015–16 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Mercyhurst†* 20 14 3 3 31 55 26 35 19 11 5 92 74
Syracuse 20 14 4 2 30 56 28 36 19 14 3 96 77
Penn State 20 6 8 6 18 33 35 37 12 19 6 65 76
Robert Morris 20 7 9 4 18 52 57 38 17 16 9 108 97
Lindenwood 20 5 11 4 14 31 46 37 9 24 4 64 102
RIT 20 4 15 1 9 25 60 36 8 27 1 51 108
: Mercyhurst
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll
  • Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

Offseason[]

  • August 3: Goaltender Celine Whitlinger was selected to attend the 2015 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival.[2]

Recruiting[]

[3]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Kelsey Crow Defender  United States Attended Minnetonka (MN) High School
Hannah England Forward  United States Played for Shattuck-St. Mary's
Meike Meilleur Forward  Canada Attended St. Mary's Academy
Victoria Samuelsson Forward  Sweden Assistant Captain of the Swedish U-18 National Team

Roster[]

2015–16 Nittany Lions[]

[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Minnesota Hannah Ehresmann Sophomore G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS
2 Colorado Jeanette Bateman Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Greeley, Colorado Colorado Select
3 Ontario Irene Kiroplis Sophomore F/D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Georgetown, Ontario Brampton Canadettes
4 Michigan Jordin Pardoski (C) Senior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Rochester Hills, Michigan Detroit Honeybaked
5 Pennsylvania Stephanie Walkom Senior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Moon Township, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
7 Minnesota Kelsey Crow Freshman D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS
8 Minnesota Christi Vetter Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) Lakeville, Minnesota Lakeville North HS
9 Minnesota Amy Petersen Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS
10 California Micayla Catanzariti Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Rancho Santa Margarita, California Gilmour Academy
11 Minnesota Bella Sutton Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Shoreview, Minnesota Mounds View HS
12 Minnesota Sarah Nielsen Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Edina, Minnesota Edina HS
13 California Hannah England Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Simi Valley, California Shattuck-St. Mary's
15 Vermont Aly Hardy Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) St. Albans, Vermont Boston Shamrocks
16 Texas Hannah Hoenshell Senior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Plano, Texas Alliance Bulldogs
17 Minnesota Paige Jahnke Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Oakdale, Minnesota Roseville HS
18 Minnesota Laura Bowman (A) Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS
19 Pennsylvania Jill Holdcroft Senior F 5' 1" (1.55 m) Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
20 Delaware Emily Laurenzi Senior F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Townsend, Delaware National Sports Academy
21 Massachusetts Sarah Wilkie (A) Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Ashby, Massachusetts Williston Northampton School
22 Colorado Remi Martin Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Littleton, Colorado Team Pittsburgh
24 Sweden Victoria Samuelsson Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Leksand, Sweden Bay State Breakers
26 Manitoba Meike Meilleur Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Marquette, Manitoba Team Manitoba
27 New York (state) Kelly Seward Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Williamsville, New York Nichols School
28 Florida Hannah Bramm Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Tampa, Florida Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
30 California Celine Whitlinger Senior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Garden Grove, California Gilmour Academy
31 Massachusetts Amber Greene Sophomore G 5' 3" (1.6 m) Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Kingswood-Oxford School
40 Michigan Shannon Yoxheimer (C) Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Jackson, Michigan North American Hockey Academy


Schedule[]

[5]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
October 1 #1 Minnesota* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger L 0–2  0–1–0
October 2 #1 Minnesota* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 0–5  0–2–0
October 9 at #7 Boston University* Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA Celine Whitlinger W 5–3  1–2–0
October 10 at #7 Boston University* Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA Hannah Ehresmann L 1–3  1–3–0
October 17 Union* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger W 3–0  2–3–0
October 18 Union* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann W 3–0  3–3–0
October 24 Connecticut* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger L 0–1  3–4–0
October 25 Connecticut* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 3–4  3–5–0
October 30 at Lindenwood Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO Celine Whitlinger L 2–5  3–6–0 (0–1–0)
October 31 at Lindenwood Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO Celine Whitlinger T 1–1 OT 3–6–1 (0–1–1)
November 6 Mercyhurst Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger L 0–1  3–7–1 (0–2–1)
November 7 Mercyhurst Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger T 1–1 OT 3–7–2 (0–2–2)
November 13 at Robert Morris RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA Celine Whitlinger T 2–2 OT 3–7–3 (0–2–3)
November 14 at Robert Morris RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA Celine Whitlinger W 5–1  4–7–3 (1–2–3)
November 23 at St. Lawrence* Appleton Arena • Canton, NY Hannah Ehresmann L 2–3  4–8–3
November 24 at St. Lawrence* Appleton Arena • Canton, NY Celine Whitlinger L 2–4  4–9–3
December 4 at Syracuse Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Celine Whitlinger L 1–3  4–10–3 (1–3–3)
December 5 at Syracuse Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Celine Whitlinger T 1–1 OT 4–10–4 (1–3–4)
December 11 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Hannah Ehresmann L 0–4  4–11–4
December 12 at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Hannah Ehresmann L 2–3  4–12–4
January 2, 2016 at Ohio State* OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Celine Whitlinger L 1–2  4–13–4
January 3 at Ohio State* OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Hannah Ehresmann W 3–2  5–13–4
January 15 at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Celine Whitlinger L 0–3  5–14–4 (1–4–4)
January 16 at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Hannah Ehresmann W 3–2 OT 6–14–4 (2–4–4)
January 22 Robert Morris Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger W 3–2 OT 7–14–4 (3–4–4)
January 23 Robert Morris Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann T 2–2 OT 7–14–5 (3–4–5)
January 29 RIT Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger W 1–0  8–14–5 (4–4–5)
January 30 RIT Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann W 2–0  9–14–5 (5–4–5)
February 5 Syracuse Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger L 2–3 OT 9–15–5 (5–5–5)
February 6 Syracuse Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 1–2  9–16–5 (5–6–5)
February 12 Lindenwood Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger W 3–0  10–16–5 (6–6–5)
February 13 Lindenwood Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann L 0–1  10–17–5 (6–7–5)
February 19 at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Celine Whitlinger L 1–3  10–18–5 (6–8–5)
February 20 at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Hannah Ehresmann T 2–2 OT 10–18–6 (6–8–6)
CHA Tournament
February 26 RIT* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA (Quarterfinals, Game 1) Celine Whitlinger W 2–0  11–18–6
February 27 RIT* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA (Quarterfinals, Game 2) Hannah Ehresmann W 3–2  12–18–6
March 4 vs. Syracuse* HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game) Celine Whitlinger L 2–3 3OT 12–19–6
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors[]

  • Micayla Catanzariti, CHA Defensive Forward of the Year[6]
  • Jill Holdcroft, CHA Sportsmanship Award[7]
  • Celine Whitlinger G, All-CHA Second Team[8]
  • Amy Peterson F, All-CHA Second Team[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nittany Lions Welcome Defending NCAA Champions to Pegula Ice Arena". CBS Interactive. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Whitlinger Invited to 2015 USA Hockey Women's National Festival". CBS Interactive. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Nittany Lions Welcome Defending NCAA Champions to Pegula Ice Arena". CBS Interactive. 30 September 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "2015–16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State University. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ "College Hockey America awards led by Syracuse, Mercyhurst". USCHO.com (U.S. College Hockey Online). 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Nittany Lion Quartet Garner CHA Honors". CBS Interactive. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. ^ "ibid". CBS Interactive. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  9. ^ "ibid". CBS Interactive. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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