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No. 12/12 Women’s Hockey to Host Syracuse for CHA Series

No. 12/12 Women's Hockey to Host Syracuse for CHA Series


UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 12/12 Penn State women’s ice hockey team returns to College Hockey America play this week as they host Syracuse starting on Saturday, December 3 at 1 p.m. The last CHA matchup came on October 29 when they faced Lindenwood.

FOLLOW THE ACTION

Dates: Saturday, December 3 | Sunday, December 4

Place: Pegula Ice Arena | University Park, Pa.

Time: Saturday 1 p.m. | Sunday: 1 p.m.

Tickets: Saturday | Sunday

B1G+: Saturday | Sunday

Live Statistics: Saturday | Sunday

Game Notes: Penn State (PDF)

Promotions: Winter Family Carnival on Sunday!

HISTORY

  • This will be the 36th meeting between Syracuse and Penn State as the Orange have a commanding 30-5 lead in the series. The last time the two teams met came on February 5, 2022 when Penn State fell in overtime 2-1.

SCOUTING THE ORANGE

  • Syracuse has four players on the team that register double digit points this season.
  • Leading the way for the Orange is Sarah Thompson with eight goals and six assists.
  • The Orange enter the series with a 7-9-1 overall record and 4-0-0 record in the CHA.
  • Syracuse is coming off a pair of wins against Post University on Nov. 25-26 in which they won 10-0 and 6-1 handily. 
  • In net for the Orange stands Arielle DeSmet who has played and started in 15 games this season and has a record of 5-9-1 and GAA of 2.32. 

FRESHMAN MAKE THEIR MARK

  • Two freshman tallied goals in the Nittany Lions 3-0 shutout victory over Boston University on Saturday.
  • Katelyn Roberts tallied her second career goal of the year while Maddy Christian recorded her first collegiate goal.
  • The freshman class this season tallies 38 of the 151 total team points this season. The points feature 15 goals and 23 assists.

CLOSING IN ON 100

  • Junior Kiara Zanon tallied a pair of assists against Boston University on Saturday which pushed her to 89 career points.
  • If Zanon reaches 100 career points by the end of her junior season, she’d be the fastest Nittany Lion in program history to do so.

ZANON ON THE ASSIST

  • Junior Kiara Zanon currently leads the CHA in assists this season with 13 on the year.
  • She ranks tied for tenth in the nation in assists .
  • This season, Zanon has accumulated 20 points with seven goals and 13 assists .

FACE-OFF MACHINES

  • Penn State continues to dominate the face-off circle.
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