2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions
women's ice hockey season
Conference1st College Hockey America
Home icePegula Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com8
Record
Overall16-3-2
Conference16-2-2
Home9-0-1
Road7-2-1
Neutral0-1-0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachJeff Kampersal (4th season)
Assistant CoachesAllison Coomey
Melissa Samoskevich

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Offseason[]

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Alyssa Machado Forward  Canada
Maeve Connolly Forward  United States
Carrie Byrnes Forward  United States
Olivia Wallin Forward  Canada
Kiara Zanon Forward  United States
Jess Ciarrocchi Forward  United States
Lyndie Lobdell Defense  United States
Josie Bothun Goaltender  United States
Annie Spring Goaltender  United States

Regular season[]

Standings[]

2020–21 College Hockey America standings
Conference Regular Season Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Penn Statedagger 20 16 2 2 34 70 29 21 16 3 2 72 32
#10 Robert Morris* 19 11 7 1 23 53 38 25 16 8 1 71 45
Mercyhurst 17 10 6 1 21 48 34 18 10 7 1 50 37
Syracuse 15 8 6 1 17 45 28 22 12 9 1 67 39
Lindenwood 16 2 13 1 5 24 56 17 2 14 1 24 62
RIT 15 1 14 0 2 9 64 16 1 15 0 9 68
Championship: March 6, 2021
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com

Roster[]

2020-21 Nittany Lions[]

As of November 5, 2020.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
3 Ontario Alyssa Machado Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mississauga, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
4 Massachusetts Maeve Connolly Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) West Roxbury, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough
6 Minnesota Carrie Byrnes Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School
7 Ontario Olivia Wallin Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Oakville, Ontario Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
11 New York (state) Kiara Zanon Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Fairport, New York USA U18 National Team /
Kingston Jr. Ice Wolves
13 New York (state) Rene Gangarosa Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Rochester, New York Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles
14 Ontario Julie Gough Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Newcastle, Ontario Durham West Jr. Lightning
15 Sweden Jessica Adolfsson Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Linkoping, Sweden Swedish national team/Djurgårdens IF
18 Ontario Amy Dobson Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Hamilton, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
20 Minnesota Natalie Heising Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Wayzata, Minnesota USA U18 National Team /Wayzata HS
21 North Dakota Anna Promersberger Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Fargo, North Dakota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
23 Pennsylvania Jess Ciarrocchi Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) West Chester, Pennsylvania The Hill School
24 Illinois Lyndie Lobdell Freshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Aurora, Illinois USA U18 National Team /Chicago Mission
26 Minnesota Mallory Uihlein Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Edina, Minnesota USA U18 National Team /Edina HS
27 Ohio Izzy Heminger Junior D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Dublin, Ohio Ohio AAA Blue Jackets
28 Alaska Mikayla Lantto Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Palmer, Alaska Detroit Belle Tire U19
29 Alberta Rachel Weiss Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Calgary, Alberta Canada U18 National Team/Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy
30 Minnesota Josie Bothun Freshman G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Wyoming, Minnesota Forest Lake Area High School
31 Illinois Annie Spring Freshman G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Winnetka, Illinois Chicago Mission
32 North Carolina Cam Leonard Junior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Cary, North Carolina Choate Rosemary Hall
35 Minnesota Jenna Brenneman Senior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Eagan, Minnesota Breck School

Schedule[]

[2]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
November 29 Lindenwood Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Josie Bothun W 3–0  1–0–0
November 30 Lindenwood Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Josie Bothun W 4–1  2–0–0
December 5 Syracuse Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Josie Bothun W 2–1  3–0–0
December 6 Syracuse Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Josie Bothun T 2–2 OT 3–0–1
December 11 at Syracuse Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Josie Bothun W 4–3  4–0–1
December 12 at Syracuse Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Josie Bothun L 2–4  4–1–1
January 8 at Robert Morris Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA Josie Bothun W 3–2  5–1–1
January 9 at Robert Morris Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA Josie Bothun W 4–1  6–1–1
January 23 Mercyhurst #9 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Josie Bothun W 2-1  7–1–1
January 24 Mercyhurst #9 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Josie Bothun W 4–1  8–1–1
January 29 at Lindenwood #8 Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO Josie Bothun W 6–2  9–1–1
January 30 at Lindenwood #8 Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO Josie Bothun T 2–2 OT 9–1–2
February 5 Robert Morris #8 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Josie Bothun W 2–1  10–1–2
February 6 Robert Morris #8 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Josie Bothun W 4–2  11–1–2
February 9 RIT #8 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Josie Bothun W 2–0  12–1–2
February 10 RIT #8 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Josie Bothun W 7–1  13–1–2
February 19 at RIT #8 Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Josie Bothun W 5–0  14–1–2
February 20 at RIT #8 Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Josie Bothun W 5–0  15–1–2
February 26 at Mercyhurst #8 Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Josie Bothun W 5–2  16–1–2
February 27 at Mercyhurst #8 Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Josie Bothun L 2-3  16–2–2
CHA Tournament
March 5 vs. Syracuse* #7 Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA (Semifinal Game) Josie Bothun L 2-3  16–3–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors[]

  • Josie Buthon, 2020-21 USCHO.com Rookie of the Year[3]
  • Kiara Zanon, 2020-21 Women's College Hockey National Rookie of the Year[4]
  • Kiara Zanon, 2020-21 Second Team CCM/AHCA All-American[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020–21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State University. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-2021 Penn State University Women's Ice Hockey" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  3. ^ "Josie Bothun Named USCHO's Rookie of the Year". chawomenshockey.com. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. ^ "Kiara Zanon Named National Rookie of the Year". chawomenshockey.com. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  5. ^ "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
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