Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey
| Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey | |
|---|---|
 Current season | |
 | |
| University | Pennsylvania State University |
| Conference | CHA |
| Head coach |
Josh Brandwene 4th year, 24–70–8 |
| Arena |
Pegula Ice Arena Capacity: 5,782[1] |
| Location | University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Colors |
Navy blue and White |
| ACHA Tournament Appearances | |
| 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010 | |
| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| 2000, 2003 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
| 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012 | |
Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey[2] is a college ice hockey program that has represented Penn State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and College Hockey America (CHA) since the 2012–13 season.[3] Prior to that, the program was designated as a varsity club sport and competed at the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division 1 level, primarily as a member of Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL).[4][5][6] Penn State plays its home games at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania.
History
ACHA years
Penn State's first women's hockey team – a club team called the "Lady Icers" – began play in the 1996–97 season, after students Ellen Bradley and Kathy Beckford recruited players from around campus and Vinnie Scalamogna, the assistant manager of the Penn State Ice Pavilion (then the university's sole ice facility), as coach.[7] The Lady Icers' first game, a 5–4 win over the Susquehanna Rockettes (an adult club team), took place on February 1, 1997.[8]
The Lady Icers' most successful period began in 1999–2000 when it joined a conference known as the Mid-Atlantic Women's Collegiate Hockey Association and ran up a perfect 8–0–0 league mark in the regular season, then defeated rival University of Pittsburgh 2–0 in the MAWCHA playoff championship game.[9] Penn State would go on to repeat as MAWCHA regular season champions in 2000–01 and take the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season and playoff titles in 2002–03.
In 2000, the ACHA initiated its first women's division, with the Lady Icers as one of its inaugural members. PSU participated in each of the ACHA's first four women's national championship tournaments (and six overall), peaking with a third-place finish in 2002's edition[10] led by coach Billie Willits. The stars of that 2001–02 team included ACHA player of the year and tournament most valuable player Andrea Lavelle,[11] as well as Katie King, who finished her career in 2005 as the top scorer in Lady Icers history.[12]
The team helped launch the ECWHL in 2003 and would remain in the conference through the rest of its years in the ACHA. However, PSU struggled competitively through the middle part of the 2000s, thanks to issues with recruitment and retention, coaching continuity and cash flow – including a low point when the Lady Icers had to cancel a trip to the 2007 ECWHL playoffs for financial reasons.[13] Mo Stroemel began his four years as head coach in the 2007–08 season, and is credited with stabilizing the club.[14] Under Stroemel's watch, the Lady Icers made a final ACHA National Tournament appearance in 2010.
Penn State concluded its time in ACHA Division 1 in February 2012, with eventual NCAA leader Josh Brandwene as head coach. That season, the Lady Icers played a mixed schedule, featuring ACHA and ECWHL opponents as well as eleven games against NCAA Division I and Division III teams – highlighted by Tess Weaver's overtime goal in an upset of NCAA Division I Sacred Heart on January 14, 2012.[15] The team finished the year by claiming the ECWHL regular season title, but then losing to Rhode Island in the ECWHL playoff championship game.[16]
Penn State Women's Ice Hockey Club
In 2012–13, the Penn State Women's Ice Hockey Club was established as a continuation of PSU's legacy in the ACHA. Initially including seven players from the 2011–12 Lady Icers and at the ACHA Division 2 level, the PSUWIHC finished second nationally in each of its first two seasons, accumulating an overall record of 28–8–3. On August 7, 2014, the club announced that it would move up to ACHA Division 1 and join the ECWHL, the division and conference occupied by the Lady Icers from 2003 through 2012. [17] The squad finished a successful return to D1 and the ECWHL in 2014–15 with a 17–8–2 overall record and a trip to the ACHA National Tournament.
Move to NCAA
After years of speculation[18][19] the program transitioned to the NCAA Division I level along with the PSU men's ice hockey team for the 2012–13 season. The move was made possible thanks to a Penn State-record $88 million (later increased to $102 million) donation, announced on September 17, 2010, from Terrence Pegula, a Penn State alumnus and billionaire hockey fan, and his wife Kim.[20] The donation primarily paid for the completion of a new 5,782-seat, $89 million ice arena to replace the undersized and aging 1,350-seat Penn State Ice Pavilion, which was deemed inadequate for long-term NCAA play.[18][21][22] Pegula Ice Arena opened in September 2013, after the Nittany Lions played their first NCAA season in the Ice Pavilion.
In May 2011 the university hired Josh Brandwene as the first varsity women's hockey head coach.[23] On June 21, 2011, former Lady Icers coach Stroemel and Gina Kearns joined Brandwene's staff as assistants. Kearns had been an assistant with the Neumann University Knights, coaching there from 2009 until 2011.[24] In September 2011, Penn State was accepted into College Hockey America for the 2012–13 season, becoming the fifth member of the conference after Wayne State abruptly ended their women's hockey program, dropping league membership to only four teams for the 2011–12 season.[25]
NCAA
The Nittany Lions launched their NCAA era in stunning fashion, with a 5–3 victory over Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse on October 6, 2012, helped by a pair of goals each from Micayla Catanzariti and Shannon Yoxheimer.[26] Behind a roster led by forward and captain Taylor Gross, forward Jenna Welch and goaltender Nicole Paniccia (each a transfer from the University of Connecticut), and featuring eight Lady Icers holdovers (including Gross) along with 17 freshmen, PSU climbed to 5–8–1 overall on November 17, 2012 with its first-ever CHA win, 3–2 over fellow former ACHA program Lindenwood.[27] The Nittany Lions skidded the rest of the way though, managing only two wins (both against NCAA Division III Chatham University) over the final 21 games of the season, including a sweep by RIT in the first round of the CHA playoffs.[28]
The 2013–14 season again began encouragingly, with another win at Vermont and a split in the team's first Pegula Ice Arena games, on October 18 and 19, 2013 against Union.[29] However, despite eight ties or overtime losses and thanks largely to scoring just 1.36 times per game,[30] the Nittany Lions regressed to four wins overall and were once again swept by RIT in the first round of the CHA playoffs.[29]
PSU found its greatest success in the NCAA era during the 2014-15 season, when the team posted its first winning record (17-16-4), highest CHA standings position (tied for third) and first CHA playoff series win (against Lindenwood) before falling to Syracuse in the CHA semifinals,[31] thanks largely to the Minnetonka, MN-native duo of Laura Bowman and Amy Petersen, who combined for 27 goals. One obvious season highlight was a December 2014 sweep of then-No. 6 Mercyhurst, the Nittany Lions' first and second wins against a ranked team and against the perennially-powerful Lakers.[32][33] However, the team slid slightly backwards in 2015-16, matching the previous season's CHA standings placement and playoff results (a first-round sweep of RIT followed by a triple-overtime loss to Syracuse in the semifinals) but finishing only 12-19-6 overall.[34]
2014 offseason controversy
A few weeks after the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, a group of thirteen players spoke with Penn State Associate Athletic Director Charmelle Green to "express their frustration with Brandwene and concerns about the future of the program."[35] Seven of this group were subsequently cut from the team, including Jessica Desorcie, Darby Kern, Cara Mendelson, Brooke Meyer, Katie Murphy, Birdie Shaw and Madison Smiddy.[35] Murphy was the most outspoken of the cuts, telling Penn State student newspaper The Daily Collegian that "[Brandwene] talked to us like we were children. Three or four weeks he would go without even looking at me or without even talking to me. He’s a bully. That’s the best word I can think of for him," and that "The girls don’t respect the coach because he hasn’t earned our respect at all. He’s been my coach for three years and I tried my hardest to respect him and I still don’t have the respect for him that I should have for a head coach because he’s not a good coach."[35]
Over the days following Murphy's comments, others formerly involved with the program, including strength and conditioning coach Rob McLean[36] as well as outgoing transfer players Katie Zinn and Taylor McGee[37] also spoke critically of Brandwene.
2016 offseason controversy
The program again found itself the subject of negative headlines in March 2016, as Murphy, Mendelson, Shaw and others told or retold their stories to The Daily Collegian.[38] One of the chief allegations made concerned the handling of the 2014 complaint, with Murphy and Shaw claiming that Green promised the group filing the complaint confidentiality before subsequently burying the issue and turning their names over to Brandwene, who cut them - actions that would appear to be in violation of Penn State athletics guidelines. Several stories of emotional abuse were included as well. One anonymous former player said that Brandwene told her to lose weight in order to play more, while Shaw recounted an incident in which Brandwene physically knocked her stick from her hands while saying "don't worry, you won't be needing that today."[38] Shaw also said that Brandwene ruined the sport for her, to the point where she wouldn't allow her kids to play.
As with the 2014 situation, others came forward in the following days, including 2011-12 ACHA team players Katie Vaughan, Ashton Schaffer and Abbey Dufoe.[39] Vaughan said that "it became clear to me that this man has a destructive personality and he meant the team no well-being"[39] while recalling a conversation involving Brandwene pressing her about personal issues. Both she and Schaffer detailed other instances of emotional manipulation that almost caused them to end decade-plus playing careers, while Dufoe flatly said that "no one should be treated like that."[39] One father of an anonymous current player said that his daughter would transfer if Brandwene is retained as coach, and that "he has heard other parents say the same thing."[39]
Season by season results
Season-by-season results as of the conclusion of 2015–16 season.[40]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinnie Scalamogna (1996–1997) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Vinnie Scalamogna | 4–2–1 | — | — | — | ||||
| Vinnie Scalamogna: | 4–2–1 | — | |||||||
| Multiple (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | Vinnie Scalamogna, Jessica Ferrer | 5–10–2 | — | — | All-East Women's College Club Championships | ||||
| Multiple: | 5–10–2 | — | |||||||
| Jessica Ferrer (1998–1999) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Jessica Ferrer | 10–4–1 | — | — | — | ||||
| Jessica Ferrer: | 10–4–1 | — | |||||||
| Pam Glanert (Mid-Atlantic Women's Collegiate Hockey Association) (1999–2000) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Pam Glanert | 14–5–1 | 8–0–0 | 1st | MAWCHA Playoff Champions | ||||
| Pam Glanert: | 14–5–1 | 8–0–0 | |||||||
| Billie Willits (Mid-Atlantic Women's Collegiate Hockey Association) (2000–2001) | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Billie Willits | 17–10–1 | 6–2–0 | 1st | ACHA Nationals: 8th Place | ||||
| Billie Willits: | 17–10–1 | 6–2–0 | |||||||
| Billie Willits (2001–2002) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Billie Willits | 22–7–1 | — | — | ACHA Nationals: 3rd Place | ||||
| Billie Willits: | 22–7–1 | — | |||||||
| Jeremy Sharpe (Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference) (2002–2003) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Jeremy Sharpe | 19–12–3 | 8–0–0 | 1st | ACHA Nationals: 8th Place | ||||
| Jeremy Sharpe: | 19–12–3 | 8–0–0 | |||||||
| Chris Whittemore (Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League) (2003–2004) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Chris Whittemore | 16–13–2 | 4–4–0 | 3rd | ACHA Nationals | ||||
| Chris Whittemore: | 16–13–2 | 4–4–0 | |||||||
| Multiple (Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League) (2004–2005) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Chris Whittemore, Erica Petrosky | 5–14–4 | 2–3–3 | 4th | ECWHL Semifinals | ||||
| Multiple: | 5–14–4 | 2–3–3 | |||||||
| Michael Brinton (Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Michael Brinton | 10–11–0 | 4–8–0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006–07 | Michael Brinton | 20–14–0 | 6–8–0 | 4th | ACHA Nationals | ||||
| Michael Brinton: | 30–25–0 | 10–16–0 | |||||||
| Mo Stroemel (Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League) (2007–2011) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Mo Stroemel | 8–17–0 | 3–5–0 | 3rd | ECWHL Semifinals | ||||
| 2008–09 | Mo Stroemel | 7–19–0 | 4–4–0 | 3rd | ECWHL Semifinals | ||||
| 2009–10 | Mo Stroemel | 12–13–1 | 3–3–0 | 3rd | ACHA Nationals: 6th Place | ||||
| 2010–11 | Mo Stroemel | 11–14–2 | 4–3–1 | 3rd | ECWHL Semifinals | ||||
| Mo Stroemel: | 38–63–3 | 14–15–1 | |||||||
| Josh Brandwene (Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League) (2011–2012) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Josh Brandwene | 13–15–3 | 7–2–1 | 1st | ECWHL Final | ||||
| Josh Brandwene: | 13–15–3 | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| Josh Brandwene (College Hockey America) (2012–2014) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Josh Brandwene | 7–26–2 | 1–17–2 | 6th | CHA First Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Josh Brandwene | 4–29–3 | 1–18–1 | 6th | CHA First Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Josh Brandwene | 17–16–4 | 9-9-2 | 3rd | CHA Semifinals | ||||
| 2015–16 | Josh Brandwene | 12–19–6 | 6–8–6 | 3th | CHA Semifinals | ||||
| Josh Brandwene: | 40–90–15 | 17–52–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 203–235–27 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Season by season scoring leaders
| Year | Goals | Assists | Points | Penalty Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02[41] | Andrea Lavelle (76) | Katie King (45) | Andrea Lavelle (114) | Alex McVicker (59) |
| 2002–03[42] | Katie King (41) | Katie King (39) | Katie King (80) | Alex McVicker (48) Becky Holmes (48) |
| 2003–04[43] | Katie King (48) | Katie King (32) | Katie King (80) | Alex McVicker (54) |
| 2004–05[44] | Katie King (15) | Katie King (10) | Katie King (25) | Alex McVicker (55) |
| 2005–06[45] | Jessica Waldron (31) | Ashleigh Kinder (18) | Jessica Waldron (44) | Jessica Waldron (108) |
| 2006–07[46] | Alicia Lepore (81) | Jessica Waldron (43) | Alicia Lepore (121) | Jessica Waldron (103) |
| 2007–08[47] | Jessica Waldron (25) | Jessica Waldron (18) | Jessica Waldron (43) | Jessica Waldron (120) |
| 2008–09[48] | Michelle Clarke (8) | Jessica Waldron (9) | Jessica Waldron (14) | Jessica Waldron (46) |
| 2009–10[49] | Alicia Lepore (20) | Katharine Gausseres (13) | Alicia Lepore (27) | Dana Heller (22) |
| 2010–11[50] | Kirsten Evans (10) | Carly Szyszko (11) | Carly Szyszko (16) | Lindsay Reihl (37) |
| 2011–12[51] | Jessica Desorcie (19) | Tess Weaver (21) | Tess Weaver (35) | Lindsay Reihl (32) |
| 2012–13[52] | Shannon Yoxheimer (14) | Shannon Yoxheimer (17) | Shannon Yoxheimer (31) | Jordin Pardoski (40) |
| 2013–14[30] | Laura Bowman (10) | Hannah Hoenshell (12) | Hannah Hoenshell (17) | Jordin Pardoski (28) Jenna Welch (28) |
Season by season goaltending leaders
(Minimum 60 minutes played)
| Year | Wins | Goals Against Average | Save Percentage | Shutouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03[42] | Tara Wheeler (15) | Jen McDevitt (1.61) | Jen McDevitt (0.887) | Tara Wheeler (5) |
| 2003–04[43] | Tara Wheeler (13) | Tara Wheeler (1.70) | Tara Wheeler (0.905) | Tara Wheeler (7) |
| 2004–05[44] | Gena Goldbaum (2) Melanie Kleinmann (2) | Melanie Kleinmann (2.93) | Melanie Kleinmann (0.906) | Gena Goldbaum (1) |
| 2005–06[45] | Gena Goldbaum (6) | Gena Goldbaum (3.23) | Gena Goldbaum (0.889) | Gena Goldbaum (1) |
| 2006–07[46] | Melanie Kleinmann (12) | Melanie Kleinmann (3.92) | Melanie Kleinmann (0.895) | Melanie Kleinmann (6) |
| 2007–08[47] | Brittany Frohnhoefer (3) | Brittany Frohnhoefer (6.11) | Gena Goldbaum (0.870) | Brittany Frohnhoefer (1) |
| 2008–09[48] | Brittany Frohnhoefer (6) | Brittany Frohnhoefer (4.81) | Brittany Frohnhoefer (0.830) | Brittany Frohnhoefer (3) |
| 2009–10[49] | Heather Rossi (10) | Heather Rossi (2.69) | Heather Rossi (0.911) | Heather Rossi (4) |
| 2010–11[50] | Heather Rossi (5) | Katie Vaughan (2.03) | Katie Vaughan (0.943) | Katie Vaughan (2) |
| 2011–12[51] | Katie Vaughan (12) | Katie Vaughan (2.33) | Katie Vaughan (0.928) | Katie Vaughan (2) |
| 2012–13[52] | Nicole Paniccia (6) | Celine Whitlinger (2.96) | Celine Whitlinger (0.938) | None |
| 2013–14[30] | Celine Whitlinger (3) | Nicole Paniccia (3.44) | Celine Whitlinger (0.913) | None |
Season award winners
ACHA era
| Award | Player (Season)[53] |
|---|---|
| Zoe M. Harris Award (ACHA Player of the Year) | Andrea Lavelle (2001–02) |
| ACHA Tournament Most Valuable Player | Andrea Lavelle (2002) |
| ACHA Community Play Maker | Sara Chroman (2010–11) |
| First Team All-American | Andrea Lavelle (2001–02) |
| Second Team All-American | Katie King (2001–02, 2002–03), Dana Voelker (2006–07), Heather Rossi (2009–10) |
| All-American Honorable Mention | Andrea Lavelle (2000–01), Stephanie Feyock (2001–02), Chelsea Sacks (2007–08), Sara Chroman (2010–11), Kirsten Evans (2010–11), Carly Szyszko (2010–11) |
| ACHA First Team All-Tournament | Ellen Zajko (2001) |
| ACHA All-Tournament Honorable Mention | Stephanie Feyock (2002), Becky Holmes (2003), Katie King (2003, 2004), Tara Wheeler (2004) |
| Academic All-American | Faryn Shapiro (2002–03), Kate Connolly (2004–05), Stephanie Feyock (2004–05), Katie King (2004–05), Lauren Johnston (2004–05), Alex McVicker (2004–05), Dana Voelker (2005–06, 2006–07), Lydia Scott (2009–10, 2011–12), Michelle Clarke (2009–10), Claire Slagis (2009–10), Sara Chroman (2011–12), Lindsay Reihl (2011–12) |
| 2010 ACHA Women's Division Select Team | Sara Chroman, Denise Rohlik, Heather Rossi |
| 2011 U.S. National University Team | Mo Stroemel (coach), Lindsay Reihl, Denise Rohlik, Heather Rossi, Katie Vaughan |
NCAA era
- Penn State, 2014–15 CHA Team Sportsmanship Award[54]
| Award | Player (Season) |
|---|---|
| CHA All-Second Team | Laura Bowman (2014–15)"CHA Regular Seaason Awards". College Hockey America. Retrieved March 19, 2015. |
| CHA All-Rookie Team[55] | Shannon Yoxheimer (2012–13), Laura Bowman (2013–14), Hannah Ehresmann and Bella Sutton (2014–15) |
| CHA Individual Sportsmanship Award[56] | Taylor Gross (2013–14) |
| CHA Student-Athletes of the Year[57] | Laura Bowman (2013–14), Lindsay Reihl (2013–14) |
| CHA All-Academic Team[57][58] | Jeanette Bateman (2012–13, 2013–14), Kate Christoffersen (2012–13), Hannah Hoenshell (2012–13, 2013–14), Jill Holdcroft (2012–13, 2013–14), Paige Jahnke (2012–13, 2013–14), Darby Kern (2012–13, 2013–14), Emily Laurenzi (2012–13), Brooke Meyer (2012–13), Kendra Rasmussen (2012–13, 2013–14), Lindsay Reihl (2012–13, 2013–14), Stephanie Walkom (2012–13), Tess Weaver (2012–13), Jenna Welch (2012–13, 2013–14), Sarah Wilkie (2012–13, 2013–14), Katie Zinn (2012–13), Laura Bowman (2013–14), Taylor Gross (2013–14), Cara Mendelson (2013–14), Sarah Nielsen (2013–14), Amy Petersen (2013–14), Kelly Seward (2013–14), Madison Smiddy (2013–14), Celine Whitlinger (2013–14), Shannon Yoxheimer (2013–14) |
| Academic All-Big Ten Selections[59][60] | Kate Christoffersen (2012–13), Jessica Desorcie (2012–13), Taylor Gross (2012–13, 2013–14), Cara Mendelson (2012–13), Lindsay Reihl (2012–13, 2013–14), Tess Weaver (2012–13, 2013–14), Jeanette Bateman (2013–14), Hannah Hoenshell (2013–14), Jill Holdcroft (2013–14), Paige Jahnke (2013–14), Emily Laurenzi (2013–14), Kendra Rasmussen (2013–14), Stephanie Walkom (2013–14), Jenna Welch (2013–14), Celine Whitlinger (2013–14), Sarah Wilkie (2013–14) |
Players
Current roster
As of August 9, 2014.[61]
| # | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ehresmann, HannahHannah Ehresmann | Freshman | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 1996-03-19 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Minnetonka HS |
| 2 |  |
Bateman, JeanetteJeanette Bateman | Junior | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1994-05-01 | Greeley, Colorado | Colorado Select |
| 3 |  |
Kiroplis, IreneIrene Kiroplis | Freshman | F/D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 1996-06-06 | Georgetown, Ontario | Brampton Canadettes |
| 4 |  |
Pardoski, JordinJordin Pardoski (A) | Junior | D | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 1994-01-04 | Rochester Hills, Michigan | Detroit Honeybaked |
| 5 |  |
Walkom, StephanieStephanie Walkom | Junior | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1994-06-21 | Moon Township, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Penguins Elite |
| 6 |  |
Bramm, HannahHannah Bramm | Junior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1994-07-26 | Tampa, Florida | Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) |
| 7 | |
Reilly, CaitlinCaitlin Reilly | Freshman | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 1995-09-05 | Chanhassen, Minnesota | Benilde-St. Margaret's |
| 8 | |
Vetter, ChristiChristi Vetter | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 1995-09-07 | Lakeville, Minnesota | Lakeville North HS |
| 9 | |
Petersen, AmyAmy Petersen | Sophomore | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | 1994-10-02 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Minnetonka HS |
| 10 |  |
Catanzariti, MicaylaMicayla Catanzariti | Junior | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | 1994-03-22 | Rancho Santa Margarita, California | Gilmour Academy |
| 11 | |
Sutton, BellaBella Sutton | Freshman | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1996-01-20 | Shoreview, Minnesota | Mounds View HS |
| 12 | |
Nielsen, SarahSarah Nielsen | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1994-12-02 | Edina, Minnesota | Edina HS |
| 13 | |
Rasmussen, KendraKendra Rasmussen | Junior | F/D | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 1994-02-13 | Sartell, Minnesota | Sartell/Sauk Rapids HS |
| 15 |  |
Hardy, AlyAly Hardy | Freshman | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | St. Albans, Vermont | Boston Shamrocks | |
| 16 |  |
Hoenshell, HannahHannah Hoenshell | Junior | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | 1993-12-30 | Plano, Texas | Alliance Bulldogs |
| 17 | |
Jahnke, PaigePaige Jahnke | Junior | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1994-07-03 | Oakdale, Minnesota | Roseville HS |
| 18 | |
Bowman, LauraLaura Bowman | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1994-11-08 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Minnetonka HS |
| 19 | |
Holdcroft, JillJill Holdcroft | Junior | F | 5' 1" (1.55 m) | 1994-01-29 | Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Penguins Elite |
| 20 |  |
Laurenzi, EmilyEmily Laurenzi | Junior | F | 5' 2" (1.57 m) | 1993-10-28 | Townsend, Delaware | National Sports Academy |
| 21 |  |
Wilkie, SarahSarah Wilkie | Junior | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1993-02-26 | Ashby, Massachusetts | Williston Northampton School |
| 22 | |
Martin, RemiRemi Martin | Freshman | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1996-07-15 | Littleton, Colorado | Team Pittsburgh |
| 27 |  |
Seward, KellyKelly Seward | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 1995-06-07 | Williamsville, New York | Nichols School |
| 30 | |
Whitlinger, CelineCeline Whitlinger | Junior | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 1994-05-20 | Garden Grove, California | Gilmour Academy |
| 31 | |
Greene, AmberAmber Greene | Freshman | G | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | Feeding Hills, Massachusetts | Kingswood-Oxford School | |
| 40 | |
Yoxheimer, ShannonShannon Yoxheimer | Junior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1993-12-23 | Jackson, Michigan | North American Hockey Academy |
Notable alumni
- Andrea Lavelle (1998–2002) – Player for the Beatrice Aeros of the National Women's Hockey League
- Tara Wheeler (2002–2004) – 2008 Miss Virginia and contestant at Miss America 2009
- Jenna Welch (2012–2014) – Player for the DEC Salzburg Eagles of the Elite Women's Hockey League[62]
See also
References
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- ↑ Gentile, Eddie (November 20, 2008). "Lady Icers bond through adversity". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ↑ Staff (September 17, 2010). "Penn State to Add Men's and Women's Varsity Ice Hockey". Penn State University. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
- ↑ Riley, Duncan (January 24, 2009). "Miss America Finalist Tara Wheeler also an Ice Hockey Goalie". The Inquisitr. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Penn State University Records". ACHA. 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ↑ "ECWHL Teams". ECWHL. 2006–2007. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
- ↑ Lello, Michael (November 12, 1996). "Women's hockey team takes the ice". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ Lello, Michael (February 3, 1997). "Lady Icers pick up win in inaugural game". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ Ziegler, Julia (March 27, 2000). "PSU holds off Pittsburgh, claims title". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Fact Sheet". Penn State University. September 17, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Lady Icers clean up ACHA National honors". The Daily Collegian. April 17, 2002. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Lady Icers Career Records". Penn State Lady Icers. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ Ouellette, Pat (February 22, 2007). "Women's hockey ends regular season in disappointing fashion". The Good 5 Cent Cigar. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Head Coach Candidate: Mo Stroemel". Thank You Terry. May 15, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ Sottile, Dave (January 16, 2012). "Lady Icers rewarded with first win vs. non-club foe". Pennsylvania Puck. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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