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

2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions
women's ice hockey season
2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions; women's ice hockey season
Conference	1st College Hockey America
Home ice	Pegula Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	8
Record
Overall	16-3-2
Conference	16-2-2
Home	9-0-1
Road	7-2-1
Neutral	0-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jeff Kampersal (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Allison Coomey; Melissa Samoskevich
	Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey seasons; « 2019–20 2021–22 »

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality
Alyssa Machado	Forward	Canada
Maeve Connolly	Forward	United States
Carrie Byrnes	Forward	United States
Olivia Wallin	Forward	Canada
Kiara Zanon	Forward	United States
Jess Ciarrocchi	Forward	United States
Lyndie Lobdell	Defense	United States
Josie Bothun	Goaltender	United States
Annie Spring	Goaltender	United States

Regular season

Standings

2020–21 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference Regular Season							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Penn State†	20	16	2	2	34	70	29	21	16	3	2	72	32
#10 Robert Morris*	19	11	7	1	23	53	38	25	16	8	1	71	45
Mercyhurst	17	10	6	1	21	48	34	18	10	7	1	50	37
Syracuse	15	8	6	1	17	45	28	22	12	9	1	67	39
Lindenwood	16	2	13	1	5	24	56	17	2	14	1	24	62
RIT	15	1	14	0	2	9	64	16	1	15	0	9	68
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.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	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^{[broken anchor]}
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

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Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
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 Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year^[4]
Kiara Zanon, 2020-21 Second Team CCM/AHCA All-American^[5]

References

^ "2020–21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State University. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "2020-2021 Penn State University Women's Ice Hockey" (PDF). Retrieved April 27, 2021.
^ "Josie Bothun Named USCHO's Rookie of the Year". chawomenshockey.com. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ "Kiara Zanon Named National Rookie of the Year". chawomenshockey.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ "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. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

[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 April 27, 2021.

[3] "Josie Bothun Named USCHO's Rookie of the Year". chawomenshockey.com. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[4] "Kiara Zanon Named National Rookie of the Year". chawomenshockey.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[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. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

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