Series Notes
- Lindenwood travels to Penn State for its second straight series against a another fellow CHA newcomer.
- Lindenwood is currently in fifth-place in the CHA with eight points. It is five points ahead of sixth-place Penn State and five points ahead of fourth-place Robert Morris.
- The Lady Lions and Nittany Lions met earlier this season and split a two-game series at the Lindenwood Ice Arena.
- Lindenwood won the first game by a 5-1 margin, and Penn State won the second game by a 3-2 score.
- The team with the most shots won both games of the series.
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Allysson Arcibal had two goals against the Nittany Lions and
Alison Wickenheiser had three assists and four points.
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Nicole Hensley played both games in goal in the previous series with Penn State and had a 2.01 GAA and a .918 save percentage.
- Both Lindenwood and Penn State had three power-play goals in the first matchup this year.
- Lindenwood is 1-10-1 on the year on the road, including an 1-4-1 mark in CHA games.
- Penn State is 4-8-1 on its home ice, including a 0-7-1 in league competition.
- Penn State is in its first year competing at the NCAA level, while Lindenwood is in its second season at this level.
A Look Back At RIT
- Lindenwood had its best weekend of the season by going 1-0-1 in a CHA series with RIT.
- Lindenwood and RIT tied 1-1 in the first game of the series.
- Both teams scored a power-play goal in the first period and then failed to score again for the final two periods and an overtime period.
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Katie Erickson had Lindenwood's goal with an assist from
Kendra Broad and
Rachel Weich.
- Lindenwood won the second game by a 4-3 margin after
Alison Wickenheiser scored the game-winning goal with 6.2 seconds left in the game.
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Alison Wickenheiser had two goals in the game, and
Kendra Broad and Lynsday Kirkham each had one goal and one assist.
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Alyssa West assisted on the game-winning goal. Other assists came from
Caitlyn Post,
Chelsea Witwicke, and
Katie Erickson.
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Nicole Hensley played the entire series in goal and made 70 saves in goal and having a .946 save percentage.
- Lindenwood did not allow an even-strength goal in the series. Both teams were four-of-14 (28.6%) on the power play in the two games.
- Lindenwood finished its regular season series with RIT with a 1-1-2 record.
Lindenwood Notes
- Lindenwood tied a season-high in last Saturday's RIT game with three power-play goals. The Lady Lions are 3-1-0 when they score multiple power-play goals in a game.
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Alison Wickenheiser is tenth in the CHA in goals scored with nine. Wickenheiser and
Kendra Broad are tied for seventh with six goals in league games.
- Seven of
Alison Wickenheiser's nine goals have come in the third period. The seven third-period goals leads the CHA.
In CHA games,
Nicole Hensley has a 2.58 GAA and a .934 save percentage. She ranks fourth in the conference in save percentage during league action.
- In her last four starts,
Nicole Hensley is 2-1-1 with a 2.52 GAA and a .935 save percentage.
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Kendra Broad has eight points over the last nine games. Six of those points have come on the power play.
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Katie Erickson had two power-play points last week with one goal and one assist. She now has six points on the year, second-most among defensemen.
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Alyssa West is a +4 over Lindenwood's last nine games, and West has just two games in that span with a negative plus/minus.
- In six previous games against Penn State and RIT, the other first-year CHA programs, Lindenwood is 2-2-2. Lindenwood has scored 14 goals and allowed 14, and it is +10.
- In the five games that she has appeared in against Penn State and RIT,
Nicole Hensley has allowed just one even-strength goal. She has a 1.75 GAA and a .946 save percentage for those contests.
CHA Notes
- Mercyhurst is the lone nationally-ranked team out of the CHA. The Lakers are No. 7 in the USCHO.com ranking and in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.
- Lindenwood has its final regular season home series on Feb. 15-16 against Robert Morris. The two teams split their previous series, with both team winning by a 5-2 score.
About the Nittany Lions
- Penn State has lost seven straight games entering this week's series and its offense has scored just five goals in that span.
- The Nittany Lions are the least penalized teams in the CHA, going to the box just over eight minutes a game.
- Shannon Yoxheimer ranks in the top-10 in the conference with 12 goals, 14 assists, and 26 points. Taylor Gross also has a team-high 14 assists, and Jill Holdcroft is second with nine goals.
- Nicole Paniccia has seen the most action in goal. She is 6-13-1 with a 3.22 GAA and a .922 save percentage.
- Head coach of Penn State is Josh Brandwene. The Penn State alumnus is in his first season as a collegiate women's head coach.
