No. 12 Penn State Women’s Hockey Rolls Over Lindenwood 7-1
No.12 Penn State women’s hockey (11-3, 4-0-0) beat Lindenwood (2-11-1, 1-3-0) 7-1. The Nittany Lions swept Lindenwood, making them 4-0 in conference play.
Katie DeSa was back in the net for the Nittany Lions while Anna LaRose was in the net for Lindenwood. Goals came from Maddy Christian, Grace Outwater, Tessa Janecke, Katelyn Roberts, Kendall Butze, and Stella Retrum. Janecke is now in second place in career points at Penn State with 119 points.
How It Happened
Lindenwood took the puck to start the first period and was fired up after it’s 3-2 loss in overtime on Friday. The Lions shot at DeSa early on. Tiffany Hill skated the puck down, but Lindenwood intercepted it.
Grace Tullock got ahold of the puck, but LaRose deflected it, the first shot for Penn State. The Nittany Lions couldn’t get an offense going for the first five minutes of the game.
Lindenwood took control of the puck yet again, shooting toward DeSa. She was ready for each one. After a missed pass on Lindenwood, the puck ended back in the hands of the Nittany Lions.
The Penn State offense woke up when Janecke tried skating the puck in, but it went wide of the pipes, bouncing off the boards. Roberts got close to the net, where LaRose dove to stop the puck from trickling in. Christian tried scoring her second goal of the series but could not get an edge.
Continuous chances from the Nittany Lions halfway through the first period had them leading 9-3 in shots.
The ice tilted, and Lindenwood started to dominate the puck more, almost scoring on DeSa twice. Penn State intercepted the puck, bringing it back into their zone.
LaRose thought she had stopped the puck, but Christian’s puck had trickled in, giving Penn State the lead late in the first period.
Lindenwood committed a cross-checking penalty, putting Penn State on the advantage for the first time this game.
Lyndie Lobdell and Kendall Butze tried shooting from in front of the net, but both shots went wide. The power play was killed by Lindenwood.
The first period ended with Penn State leading the score 1-0 and in shots 16-4.
The second period started the same as the first, with Lindenwood winning the face-off and shooting right at DeSa. Penn State took the puck back into their zone when Janecke missed the net.
The puck remained in the offensive zone with Hill’s shot being deflected by LaRose. Stella Retrum fired the puck she received from Janecke which met the glove of LaRose. The Nittany Lions were knocking on the door when Grace Outwater tapped in a pass.
The Nittany Lions kept up with the intensity, continuing to rack up shots, making it 22-5.
Janecke took a body-checking penalty to put Lindenwood on the power play for the first time in the second game. Before she could sit in the box, the Lions shot through DeSa to cut the lead in half.
Redeeming herself on the penalty, Janecke flicked the puck in from the side of the net to score.
The Lions were called for a body-checking penalty, putting Penn State back on the power play. The Nittany Lions only had two shots on the second power play.
At the end of the power play, the puck almost crossed the crease but the referees ruled it as a no-goal.
Carrying some momentum from the advantage, Roberts was passed the puck from Butze where she wound up and shot it into the net.
The Nittany Lions started to pull away with the score now being 4-1 with five minutes left in the second period.
Lindenwood committed another penalty, this time for tripping, putting the Nittany Lions on the power play for the third time.
One minute into the power play, Janecke fired her shot barely across the blue line to find the back of the net.
At the end of the period, Taya MacDonald took an interference penalty. The second period ended with the Nittany Lions leading 5-1.
LaRose was replaced by Madison Bowtell to start the third period.
The final frame of the series started with the Lions on the advantage. Leah Stecker joined MacDonald in the box after a cross-checking penalty was called.
Lindenwood had a good chance but DeSa flicked away the shot. Four-on-four hockey began when Lindenwood committed a roughing penalty.
Roberts passed the puck to Janecke, but she could not hold onto the puck. Toward the end of the power play, Butze received the puck from Roberts to shoot it into the back of the net, making the score 6-1.
Abby Stonehouse was called for interference, putting Lindenwood on the advantage. Penn State challenged if there was head contact in the previous play, but the referees determined that there was none.
While on the power play, Lindenwood committed a tripping penalty. Moments after, Lindenwood had too many players on the ice, creating five-on-three hockey.
A missed pass from Roberts intended for Karley Garcia led to Lindenwood being able to clear the puck. The power play was killed by Lindenwood, with Penn State still leading in shots 41-16.
Brianna Brooks was penalized for hooking, bringing special teams back out for the Nittany Lions. On their own advantage, Lindenwood was called for hooking.
On a breakaway, Retrum scored a shorthanded goal going head-to-head with Bowtell.
Outwater was called for holding, creating a challenge for head contact coming from the Lindenwood bench. After review, the referees determined there was no head contact. The Nittany Lions killed the penalty.
For the last two minutes, Penn State continued to try to extend their lead but had to settle with winning 7-1.
Takeaways
- Although the offense took a couple of minutes to wake up, once it did, it did not let up. With shooting 54 shots, the offense kept the intensity up the entire game.
- The power play took off in this game. With power-play goals from Janecke and Butze, it looks like the Nittany Lions found their groove on the advantage. However, with the amount of penalties in the game, the team could be a little sharper on the power play.
- DeSa held her own in the net. After facing 18 shots and only allowing one goal, she was on top of her game.
- Penalties still are a problem for the Nittany Lions with six just this game. There were ten collective penalties on the weekend.
What’s Next?
The Nittany Lions are back in action against Robert Morris at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 22, at home in Pegula Ice Arena.
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