[26] Smiddy scored twice in the victory, including the opening goal and the game winner with 3:16 left. Dunne, who was selected as a co-captain of the squad,[82] and her teammates managed to repeat the 2013 podium finish by shutting out China 3-0 in the bronze medal match on February 6, 2017. The Penn State Nittany Lions are the athletic teams of Pennsylvania State University, except for the women's basketball team, known as the Lady Lions.The school colors are navy blue and white. Vaughan went on to make history as an integral part of the second American squad in history to win a WUG medal by taking the bronze (a men's Team USA also won bronze in 1972, although they did so by finishing third in a three-team tournament), and the first group of women or men to do so since the ACHA began stocking the teams, an era that began in 2001 on the men's side. Penn State forward Denis Smirnov (25) reaches for the puck during the men’s hockey game against Michigan State at Pegula Ice Arena on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. This includes faculty/staff, recreational members. After years of speculation[11][12] the program transitioned to the NCAA Division I level along with the PSU men's ice hockey team for the 2012–13 season. Four Lady Icers players and head coach Mo Stroemel were part of the 2011 squad that finished fourth in Erzurum, Turkey during USA Hockey's first trip to WUG. The Lady Ice Lions played the first intercollegiate hockey game in the arena's history, topping Liberty on September 27, 2013. The Official Website Of. 25 talking about this. † Although Penn State qualified for the 2010 ECWHL playoffs and was slated to play Massachusetts in the semifinals, the team was unable to travel to hosting Rhode Island due to weather concerns, resulting in UMass' automatic advancement to the championship game. Nearly all of the senior-free 2012–13 squad returned (with second-leading scorer Mortach a notable exception), this time with a little bit of depth, thanks to a strong freshman class including future captains Lucy Yeatman, Anna Marcus and Cassie Dunne. RECRUITING. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.   Fun Fact: She has three dogs. Opportunity to compete in The … [71], The following season, West Chester joined CHE along with Penn State and Cal and played four more games against the Lady Ice Lions. Penn State's home rink in 2012–13, purportedly, was the same Penn State Ice Pavilion used by the Lady Icers. Penn State Women's Hockey News Close. Upcoming Events. Penalty corner by MICH Way, Emma [05:56]. The official 2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster for the Penn State University Nittany Lions While Smiddy's iteration of the squad was the only one since 2011 to not make it to the semifinals, finishing fifth, the defenseman did play a key role in her side's biggest highlight by assisting on Emily Ford's overtime goal that capped a come-from-behind win over Kazakhstan. The Lady Icers were placed in the East or Southeast Region for the duration of the regional ranking's existence. Credit: Emma Cotter. Jenny Rizzo at goalie for Penn State. Since the team's establishment in 2012 (following a predecessor team that existed from 1996 until … ACHA Women's Division I. However, Cal forced a different sort of split – in the CHE titles – with a 2–1 win over PSU in the league playoff final at York City Ice Arena in York, PA behind a goal and an assist from Megan Cooper, which also enabled the western Pennsylvanians to finish with the East Region's top seed heading into the ACHA National Tournament. Check out some pictures from our latest games on the National Field Hockey League … On December 1, 2001, Penn State and Buffalo (then known as the "Freeze") engaged in a post-game brawl. THE PENN STATE CLUB FIELD HOCKEY TEAM IS A PART OF THE CLUB SPORTS PROGRAM AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY. 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[79][80], USA Hockey honored Vaughan as its 2014 Adult Player of the Year thanks to her play at the World University Games.[81]. [100], CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (, Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey, Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference, "2013–2014 Women's Division 2 Coach of the Year, Presented by Harrow Sports", "Lady Icers pick up win in inaugural game", "Lady Icers clean up ACHA National honors", "Women's hockey ends regular season in disappointing fashion", "Penn State 'close' to adding arena, Division I hockey", "Which Way Will Dominos Fall After Penn State's Introduction? [77][78] Russia's roster also included several other regulars with the nation's lead national team, including Yekaterina Nikolayeva and Anna Shukina. Liz Tuorinsky forced the extra period on a blast from the point with 1:46 left in regulation. Emilie Limoges, from Winchester, VA  and a forward, also followed an older sibling to Penn State. I think if I’m being realistic someplace around 500 would be a good goal.”. [20], Other than, notably, an intense rivalry with Cal that saw the teams split six overall meetings in 2013–14, high expectations and the remainder of the schedule proved no burden as Penn State ran up a 14–2–2 regular season record, 6–2–2 of which came within the CHE to take the league's regular-season title. Even with the team's rapid growth, an uneven start to the season followed, as an opening sweep at Vermont was tailed by a somewhat uninspiring pair of wins against Delaware (now in a lower division, of course) and a goal-less weekend at Massachusetts. PSU did manage one off-campus home contest, a blowout of Slippery Rock on December 9, 2012 at Galactic Ice in nearby Altoona, PA.[17] The twin themes of a thin schedule entirely on the road and a light roster would dominate most of the regular season, although key wins over Michigan State and particularly over West Chester (then the second-ranked team in the East Region, one of two in ACHA Division 2) helped Penn State sneak into the ACHA National Tournament as the number four team in the East Region, the final available bid. The official Women's Ice Hockey page for the Penn State University Nittany Lions In 2017, defenseman Cassie Dunne represented Penn State on Team USA in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In that game, on March 5, 2015, the Lady Ice Lions ran out to a 3–1 lead after two periods but had to settle for a 3–3 tie after UMass' Amanda Abromson scored with 1:04 left in regulation.[95]. ... Indiana State High School Hockey. [98] The ACHA issued suspensions for four players from each team, each of which were for one game, except for a five-game ban handed to Lady Icers superstar Andrea Lavelle, who "was clearly an instigator in the situation and refused to obey the repeated directions of the referees to vacate the area. The Vulcans hold the series advantage with a 5–3–0 record, as the two teams have not played since PSU's move to ACHA Division 1 and out of the CHE following the 2013–14 season. In the victory, by a 2–1 count on January 26, 2013, Fisk and Tara Soukup offered goals, while Katie Vaughan made 24 saves. Elizabeth Baron, from Nashville, TN joins the Lady Ice Lions as a Forward. The first two of those, at Pegula Ice Arena on November 9 and 10, 2013, saw PSU gain a measure of revenge with decisive 3–0 and 6–3 wins in a powder keg of a series that saw three Elizabeth Denis goals as well as a fight between Soukup and Dobson.[96]. Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey 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.