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

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
Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason

Recruiting
Player Position Nationality Notes
Alyssa MachadoForward Canada
Maeve ConnollyForward United States
Carrie ByrnesForward United States
Olivia WallinForward Canada
Kiara ZanonForward United States
Jess CiarrocchiForward United States
Lyndie LobdellDefense United States
Josie BothunGoaltender United States
Annie SpringGoaltender 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 State2016223470292116327232
#10 Robert Morris*1911712353382516817145
Mercyhurst1710612148341810715037
Syracuse158611745282212916739
Lindenwood162131524561721412462
RIT1511402964161150968
Championship: March 6, 2021
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 Alyssa Machado Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mississauga, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
    4 Maeve Connolly Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) West Roxbury, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough
    6 Carrie Byrnes Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School
    7 Olivia Wallin Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Oakville, Ontario Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
    11 Kiara Zanon Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Fairport, New York USA U18 National Team /
    Kingston Jr. Ice Wolves
    13 Rene Gangarosa Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Rochester, New York Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles
    14 Julie Gough Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Newcastle, Ontario Durham West Jr. Lightning
    15 Jessica Adolfsson Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Linkoping, Sweden Swedish national team/Djurgårdens IF
    18 Amy Dobson Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Hamilton, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
    20 Natalie Heising Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Wayzata, Minnesota USA U18 National Team /Wayzata HS
    21 Anna Promersberger Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Fargo, North Dakota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
    23 Jess Ciarrocchi Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) West Chester, Pennsylvania The Hill School
    24 Lyndie Lobdell Freshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Aurora, Illinois USA U18 National Team /Chicago Mission
    26 Mallory Uihlein Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Edina, Minnesota USA U18 National Team /Edina HS
    27 Izzy Heminger Junior D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Dublin, Ohio Ohio AAA Blue Jackets
    28 Mikayla Lantto Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Palmer, Alaska Detroit Belle Tire U19
    29 Rachel Weiss Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Calgary, Alberta Canada U18 National Team/Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy
    30 Josie Bothun Freshman G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Wyoming, Minnesota Forest Lake Area High School
    31 Annie Spring Freshman G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Winnetka, Illinois Chicago Mission
    32 Cam Leonard Junior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Cary, North Carolina Choate Rosemary Hall
    35 Jenna Brenneman Senior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Eagan, Minnesota Breck School

    Schedule

    [2]

    DateOpponent#Rank#SiteDecisionResultRecord
    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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