University Park, Pennsylvania – The Penn State women's ice hockey team won its second consecutive College Hockey America regular season title with a 5-3 victory over RIT on Friday afternoon.
how did it happen
- RIT extended its lead to 1-0 on Megan McCormick's goal with 18:57 left in the first period.
- Penn State responded with 7:07 left in the frame. Tessa Janecke Scored the first goal for the Nittany Lions off a feed by Stella Littlem and caitlin roberts Catching up to tie the score at 1-1.
- The Tigers then took advantage of the power play with a goal off the stick of Kyla Baer to take a 2-1 lead with 1:09 left in the opening period.
- Penn State closed out the frame with its next goal. Mia Vaslet With just 0:42 seconds left in the period, the score was tied at 2-2 after one period.
- After the first half of the second period ended scoreless, caitlin roberts He scored his first goal of the game with 5:49 left in the second frame, giving Penn State a 3-2 lead.
- RIT responded with a goal from Emma Pickering with 17:32 left in the third period to tie the score at 3-3.
- Penn State then ended the game with Roberts' first goal with 11:36 left in regulation time, giving the Nittany Lions a 4-3 lead.
- Mia Vaslet With 2 minutes and 31 seconds left in the third period, he clinched the victory with his second goal of the game, clinching the victory 5-3.
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statistics and notes
- Tessa Janecke's Her goal in the first period was her 50th point of the season, the most by a Penn State women's hockey player in a single season in program history.
- Janecke's three-point game raised her career point total to 99.
- Penn State won its second straight CHA regular season title and third in program history.
- caitlin roberts After scoring 2 goals and 1 assist on this day, this was the third game in which he scored 3 or more points.
- head coach Jeff Campersal They have won every CHA regular season title in program history.
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