PENN STATE 2017-18 WOMEN S HOCKEY PENN STATE (6-11-8, 3-5-4 CHA) AT ROBERT MORRIS (14-6-3, 8-2-2 CHA) JAN. 26-27 84 LUMBER ARENA SEPTEMBER Fri. 29 at No. 5 Minnesota Duluth L, 1-0 Sat. 30 at No. 5 Minnesota Duluth L, 3-0 OCTOBER Fri. 6 UNION W, 3-1 Sat. 7 UNION T, 1-1 (OT) Fri. 13 No. 2 CLARKSON L, 2-0 Sat. 14 No. 2 CLARKSON L, 2-0 Fri. 20 at Merrimack L, 2-1 (OT) Sat. 21 at Merrimack W, 4-3 (OT) Sat. 28 * No. 9/10 ROBERT MORRIS T, 3-3 (OT) Sun. 29 * No. 9/10 ROBERT MORRIS T, 2-2 (OT) NOVEMBER Fri. 3 * MERCYHURST L, 3-1 Sat. 4 * MERCYHURST T, 1-1 (OT) Fri. 10 * at Syracuse L, 3-0 Sat. 11 * at Syracuse T, 2-2 (OT) Tues. 21 at No. 8 Cornell T, 1-1 (OT) Fri. 24 @ at UConn T, 1-1 (OT) Sat. 25 @ vs. Yale T, 2-2 (OT) DECEMBER Fri. 1 * at RIT W, 5-0 Sat. 2 * at RIT W, 2-0 JANUARY Fri. 5 at No. 6/7 Ohio State W, 5-1 Sat. 6 at No. 6/7 Ohio State L, 2-0 Fri. 12 * at Lindenwood W, 3-1 Sat. 13 * at Lindenwood L, 4-1 Fri. 19 * SYRACUSE L, 3-2 (OT) Sat. 20 * SYRACUSE L, 2-1 (OT) Fri. 26 * at Robert Morris 7 p.m. Sat. 27 * at Robert Morris 3 p.m. Tues. 30 PRINCETON 5 p.m. FEBRUARY Fri. 9 * at Mercyhurst 3 p.m. Sat. 10 * at Mercyhurst 2 p.m. Fri. 16 * RIT 6 p.m. Sat. 17 * RIT 3 p.m. Fri. 23 * LINDENWOOD 2 p.m. Sat. 24 * LINDENWOOD 2 p.m. MARCH Thurs. 1 ^ CHA First Round TBA Fri. 2 ^ CHA Semifinals TBA Sat. 3 ^ CHA Finals TBA * College Hockey America Game; ^ CHA Tournament - HarborCenter - Buffalo, N.Y.; @ Nutmeg Classic - Storrs, Conn.; BOLD CAPS indicate home game at Pegula Ice Arena; All Times Eastern All games subject to change, check GoPSUsports.com for updates 4 Points Natalie Heising 16 Brooke Madsen 15 Katie Rankin 13 Goals Natalie Heising 8 Katie Rankin 7 Christi Vetter 6 NITTANY NOTES QUICK HITS With eight games left in CHA play, Penn State is fourth in the standings with 10 points. Penn State is set to play three games within a five-day span. The Blue & White return home on Tuesday, Jan. 30, to host Princeton. Five Nittany Lions have received weekly/monthly honors from the CHA this season. The Nittany Lions are coming off a pair of overtime losses at home against Syracuse. Series Notes Robert Morris leads the all-time series against Penn State, 14-4-4. The two teams played to a pair of ties earlier this season (3-3 - 10/28 & 2-2 - 10/29). NUMBERS TO KNOW Senior Aly Hardy is four games away from 100 career games played. 5 2017-18 Season Leaders Brooke Madsen is five assists away from tying the PSU sophomore assist record (16). Power play goals Natalie Heising 4 Kelsey Crow 3 Katie Rankin 3 Faceoff wins Katie Rankin 320 Abby Welch 199 Natalie Heising 120 www.gopsusports.com Instagram, Snapchat & Twitter: PennStateWHKY Facebook: PennStateWomensHockey Contact: Will Rottler - wdr13@psu.edu O: (814) 865-2498 C: (814) 441-9130 Assists Brooke Madsen 11 Natalie Heising 8 Bella Sutton 8 Saves Hannah Ehresmann 424 Daniela Paniccia 187 Chantal Burke 9
2017-18 Quick Facts PENN STATE UNIVERSITY Location University Park, Pa. Founded 1855 Enrollment 47,261 Nickname Nittany Lions Colors Blue and White Conference College Hockey America (CHA) Home Facility Pegula Ice Arena (5,782) President Eric Barron Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour Senior Women s Administrator Charmelle Green Faculty Representative Dennis Scanlon Hockey Administrator Michael Cross Athletics Website www.gopsusports.com COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jeff Kampersal 6-11-8 (First Season)/333-272-66 (22nd season) First Season (Princeton, 92) Jeff.Kampersal@psu.edu Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Allison Coomey First Season (Niagara, 02) aec72@psu.edu Celeste Brown First Season (RIT, 15) cib6@psu.edu Hockey Office Pegula Ice Arena University Drive University Park, PA 16802 Office Phone (814) 867-7458 TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Record 55-122-28 2016-17 Overall Record 9-21-5 2016-17 CHA Record 8-10-2 Postseason Finish CHA First Round Letterwinners Returning/Lost 17/4 Newcomers 7 2017-18 Captain #11 Bella Sutton 2017-18 Alternate Captains #7 Kelsey Crow #15 Aly Hardy HONORS & AWARDS LAST TIME OUT: SYRACUSE Last weekend, Penn State hosted the Syracuse Orange at the Pegula Ice Arena following its 11-game road trip. The series featured the Orange capturing a pair of overtime victories over the Nittany Lions. In the opener, the Nittany Lions rallied back from a two-goal deficit in the third period to force overtime, but Syracuse was able to capture a 3-2 win. For Penn State in the 3-2 loss, junior forward Meike Meilleur tallied her first career two-goal game. In the finale, freshman forward Natalie Heising netted her team-leading eighth goal of the season in a 2-1 overtime loss. For the Nittany Lions in net on the weekend, senior Hannah Ehresmann recorded 35 saves in the opener and 32 saves in finale. LOOKING AT ROBERT MORRIS The Robert Morris Colonials enter the series against Penn State following a series sweep at RIT, Jan. 19-20. In the opener, RMU won 12-1 and then captured a 4-3 overtime victory in the finale. On the year, RMU is 14-6-3 overall and 8-2-2 in conference action. SERIES HISTORY VS. ROBERT MORRIS Robert Morris leads the all-time series against Penn State, 14-4-4. Earlier this season, the two teams played to a pair of ties at Penn State, Oct. 28-29. In the opener on Oct. 28, Kelsey Crow, Natalie Heising, and Meike Meilleur all netted one-goal and one-assist en route to a 3-3 tie. Then in the finale on Oct. 29, Brooke Madsen and Christi Vetter both scored in a 2-2 tie. IMMEDIATE IMPACT Heading into the Robert Morris series, the duo of Natalie Heising and Katie Rankin have made their impact felt among the freshmen in the College Hockey America conference. Among freshmen in the CHA, Heising is first in shots (82), power play assists (four), power play points (eight), and is tied for first in goals (eight), and points (16). Heising is also tied for second in power play goals (four), is tied for third in assists (eight) and ranks fifth in faceoff wins with 120. College Hockey America Goalie of the Week Hannah Ehresmann Oct. 3, 2017 Nov. 27, 2017 Jan. 8, 2018 Daniela Paniccia Oct. 9, 2017 College Hockey America Rookie of the Month Natalie Heising (Sept./Oct.) Nov. 1, 2017 (Dec.) Jan. 3, 2018 College Hockey America Rookie of the Week Sophie Slattery Nov. 13, 2017 Natalie Heising Nov. 27, 2017 Katie Rankin Jan. 8, 2018 College Hockey America Player of the Week Natalie Heising Dec. 4, 2017 Nutmeg Classic All-Tournament Team Bella Sutton Nov. 25, 2017 Offensively, three Colonials lead the CHA conference in points. Brittany Howard leads the conference in points (37), goals (18), and is tied for the lead in assists (19). Along with Howard, Jaycee Gebhard is tied for the lead in assists (19) and ranks second in points (27). In addition to Howard and Gebhard, Amber Rennie ranks third among the CHA leaders in points with 24. In net, Elijah Milne-Price has a record of 13-4-3, has a goals-against average of 1.91, a save percentage of.921, has made 417 saves, and has two shutouts to her name. Along with Heising, Rankin is first in faceoff wins (320), is tied for third in goals (seven), is tied for fifth in points (13), is fifth in shots (62), and is tied for ninth in assists (six). CHA STANDINGS With eight conference games left for each team, Mercyhurst leads the CHA standings with 19 points. Robert Morris is currently in second place (18), followed by Syracuse (15) and Penn State (10). Lindenwood and RIT round out the CHA standings with eight and two points, respectively. 2017-18 COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS CHA Points CHA Record CHA Pct. Overall PCT. Home Away Neutral Streak Mercyhurst 19 9-2-1 0.792 12-11-2 0.520 8-4-1 4-7-1 0-0-0 W5 Robert Morris 18 8-2-2 0.750 14-6-3 0.674 5-3-0 9-3-3 0-0-0 W2 Syracuse 15 7-4-1 0.625 8-14-2 0.375 4-9-1 4-5-1 0-0-0 W2 Penn State 10 3-5-4 0.417 6-11-8 0.400 1-5-4 5-6-3 0-0-1 L3 Lindenwood 8 4-8 0.333 6-15-1 0.295 2-7-1 4-8-0 0-0-0 L2 RIT 2 1-11 0.083 4-19-3 0.212 2-9-0 2-10-3 0-0-0 L5 2
PLAYING EXTRA TIME The Nittany Lions have played 12 overtime contests this season. Penn State is 1-3-8 in overtime contests in 2017-18. The NCAA record for overtime games in a season by a team is 15 (Boston U. - 2010). CHA HONORS Five Nittany Lions have combined for 10 awards from the College Hockey America (CHA) conference in 2017-18. Hannah Ehresmann and Daniela Paniccia have both been named the CHA Goalie of the Week. Freshmen Natalie Heising, Katie Rankin, and Sophie Slattery have all been named the CHA Rookie of the Week. In addition to the Rookie of the Week awards, Heising has been named the CHA Player of the Week and the CHA Rookie of the Month. NEW FACES Along with the seven freshmen, the Penn State women s hockey program welcomes three new faces to Hockey Valley. The Nittany Lion freshman class is comprised of Chantal Burke, Natalie Heising, Cam Leonard, Shea Nelson, Katie Rankin, Morgan Rolph, and Sophie Slattery. Behind the bench, first-year head coach Jeff Kampersal brought on Celeste Brown and Allison Coomey to complete his coaching staff. SMART LIONS Seven members of the Penn State women s hockey program were named All-American Scholars for the 2016-17 season, as announced by American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). Laura Bowman, Kelsey Crow, Katie McMillan, Amy Petersen, Kelly Seward, Bella Sutton, and Christi Vetter were among the 220 Division I-II student-athletes recognized by the AHCA. COACH KAMPERSAL Jeff Kampersal brings more than 20 years of experience as a head coach to Hockey Valley. Prior to joining the Nittany Lions during the summer of 2017, Coach Kampersal was the head coach of the Princeton Tigers for 21 seasons. During his tenure at Princeton, Coach Kampersal tallied a record of 327-261-58. Heading into the 2017-18 season, Kampersal ranks fifth in career victories among active women s hockey coaches with 327, a total that ranks seventh all-time. HEISING WINS GOLD Natalie Heising and the U.S. Women s National Under-18 Team defeated Canada, 3-1, to capture its third-straight IIHF Under-18 Women s World Championship on Jan. 14, 2017. Heising, a forward from Maple Grove, Minn., was named one of Team USA s three top players of the tournament. PRESEASON POLL After finishing fourth in the 2016-17 College Hockey America (CHA) regular season standings, the Penn State women s hockey team was selected fourth in the 2017-18 CHA preseason poll. WELCOME BACK Penn State returns 17 letterwinners to the team for the 2017-18 season, including a pair of College Hockey America (CHA) All-Rookie Team honorees. In their first year donning the Blue & White, Brooke Madsen and Katie McMillan made their presence felt throughout the season. Madsen, a forward, played in all 35 games and netted 21 points (7g, 14a). Madsen s season was highlighted with a three-assist outing in an 8-1 victory at Union (10/7). On the blue line, McMillan recorded 11 points on four goals and seven assists in 35 games played. GAMEDAY CENTRAL PENN STATE VS. ROBERT MORRIS TEAM STAT COMPARISON PENN STATE ROBERT MORRIS Overall record 6-11-8 14-6-3 Conference record 3-5-4 8-2-2 Goals scored per game 1.6 3.8 Goals allowed per game 1.8 2.4 Shots 643 846 Shots per game 25.7 36.8 Shot pct..064.104 Assists 60 145 Penalties per game 3.7 5.0 Power-play pct..125.190 Penalty-kill pct..847.830 Saves 620 515 Shutouts 2 2 INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS PENN STATE ROBERT MORRIS Points Heising (16) Howard (37) Goals Heising (8) Howard (18) Assists Madsen (11) Two Tied (19) Shots Madsen (90) Howard (128) Shot Pct. Vetter (.162) Rennie (.240) +/- Four Tied (+4) Two Tied (+22) Faceoff Pct..507.522 Saves Ehresmann (424) Milne-Price (417) Save Pct. Ehresmann (.932) Milne-Price (.921) GAA Ehresmann (1.80) Milne-Price (1.91) Record Ehresmann (5-6-6) Milne-Price (13-4-3) THE POLLS USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAGAZINE COLLEGE HOCKEY POLL TEAM RECORD LAST POLL 1 Wisconsin 24-1-1 1 2 Boston College 22-2-3 3 3 Clarkson 21-3-1 2 4 Colgate 22-3-1 4 5 Ohio State 17-5-4 7 6 Cornell 12-6-2 5 7 Minnesota 17-8-2 6 8 St. Lawrence 14-7-3 NR 9 Maine 16-7-3 9 10 Providence 14-7-6 8 Others: Robert Morris 12, Mercyhurst 6, Northeastern 5 USCHO.COM RANKINGS TEAM RECORD LAST POLL 1 Wisconsin 24-1-1 1 2 Colgate 22-3-1 4 3 Boston College 22-2-3 2 3 Clarkson 21-3-1 2 5 Ohio State 17-5-4 7 6 Cornell 12-6-2 6 7 Minnesota 17-8-2 5 8 St. Lawrence 14-7-3 10 9 Maine 16-7-3 9 10 Providence 14-7-6 8 Others: Robert Morris 9, Northeastern 5, Bemidji State 2, Mercyhurst 1 Bold Indicates 2017-18 Opponent 3
BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS The Penn State women s hockey team tallied a pair of shutout victories in its series win at RIT on Dec. 1-2. Penn State captured a 5-0 victory in the opener before tallying a 2-0 decision in the finale. 2017-18 CAPTAINS Senior defenseman Bella Sutton is the captain of the 2017-18 Nittany Lions, while Kelsey Crow and Aly Hardy are the alternate captains. Sutton holds the major scoring program records by a defenseman with 15 goals, 35 assists, and 50 points. On the power play, Sutton is tied for second in points (29), is second in assists (20), and is fourth in goals (nine). Crow, a junior defenseman, served as an alternate captain last season. Crow is tied for second in goals by a defenseman (eight), is fourth in points by a defenseman (21), and is tied for fourth in assists by a defenseman (13). Hardy, a senior forward, has played in 96 games and tallied 12 points on four goals and eight assists. Off the ice, Hardy serves as the vice president for the Penn State Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB). THE 2017-18 SLATE Penn State is slated to play 34 contests during the 2017-18 regular season, which includes 15 games at the Pegula Ice Arena. The 2017-18 regular season is highlighted by a trip to Minnesota Duluth (Sept. 29-30), hosting defending NCAA Champion Clarkson (Oct. 13-14), two series against Robert Morris (Oct. 28-29 & Jan. 26-27), a trip to Ohio State (Jan. 5-6), and hosting Princeton (Jan. 30). NEXT UP The Nittany Lions take on the Princeton Tigers for their final non-conference matchup of the 2017-18 regular season at the Pegula Ice Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Puck drop against the Tigers is slated for 5 p.m. 4
THE LAST TIME PENN STATE... Scored 0 goals 1/6/18 at #6 Ohio State (0-2) Scored 1 goal 1/20/18 vs. Syracuse (1-2 OT) Scored 2 goals 1/19/18 vs. Syracuse (2-3 OT) Scored 3 goals 1/12/18 at Lindenwood (3-1) Scored 4 goals 10/21/17 at Merrimack (4-3 OT) Scored 5 goals 1/5/18 at #6 Ohio State (5-1) Scored 6 goals 11/7/14 at Colgate (6-4) Scored 7 goals Never Scored 8 goals 10/7/16 at Union (8-1) Scored 9 goals Never Scored 10 goals 1/4/13 vs. Chatham (10-0) Allowed 0 goals 12/2/17 at RIT (2-0) Allowed 1 goal 1/12/18 at Lindenwood (3-1) Allowed 2 goals 1/20/18 vs. Syracuse (1-2 OT) Allowed 3 goals 1/19/18 vs. Syracuse (2-3 OT) Allowed 4 goals 1/13/18 at Lindenwood (1-4) Allowed 5 goals 2/24/17 vs. Syracuse (1-5) Allowed 6+ goals 1/27/17 vs. Mercyhurst (0-6) Won in overtime 10/21/17 at Merrimack (4-3 OT) Lost in overtime 1/20/18 vs. Syracuse (1-2 OT) Tied 11/25/17 vs. Yale (2-2 OT) Played a ranked team 1/6/18 at #6 Ohio State (0-2) Beat a ranked team 1/5/18 at #6 Ohio State (5-1) Attempted 10-19 shots 1/20/18 17 vs. Syracuse (1-2 OT) Attempted 20-29 shots 1/6/18 24 at #6 Ohio State (0-2) Attempted 30-39 shots 1/19/18 31 vs. Syracuse (2-3 OT) Attempted 40-49 shots 1/13/18 41 at Lindenwood (1-4) Attempted 50-59 shots Never Attempted 60-69 shots 11/3/12 64 vs. Sacred Heart (8-2) Attempted 70+ shots 1/5/13 71 vs. Chatham (4-0) Allowed 10-19 shots 12/1/17 15 at RIT (5-0) Allowed 20-29 shots 1/13/18 21 at Lindenwood (1-4) Allowed 30-39 shots 1/20/18 34 vs. Syracuse (1-2 OT) Allowed 40-49 shots 1/6/18 41 at #6 Ohio State (0-2) Allowed 50-59 shots 12/31/16 53 at Princeton (5-5 OT) Allowed 60-69 shots 3/4/16 64 at Syracuse (2-3 3OT) Allowed 70+ shots 12/1/12 71 at #4 Mercyhurst (1-7) Tallied 5-9 assists 1/5/18 7 at #6 Ohio State (5-1) Tallied 10-15 assists 10/28/16 10 at RIT (5-0) Tallied 15+ assists 1/4/13 17 vs. Chatham (10-0) Scored 10-19 points 1/1/18 12 at #6 Ohio State (5-1) Scored 20+ points 10/7/16 22 at Union (8-1) Scored 2 power-play goals 1/28/17 vs. Mercyhurst (3-4) Scored 3 power-play goals 10/20/12 at Sacred Heart (6-1) Allowed 2 power-play goals 11/11/17 at Syracuse (2-2 OT) Allowed 3 power-play goals 10/15/16 vs. Boston University (2-7) Had 5 different goal scorers 10/9/15 vs. #7 Boston University (5-3) Had 6 different goal scorers 10/20/12 at Sacred Heart (6-1) Had 7 different goal scorers 1/4/13 vs. Chatham (10-0) Had 8 different goal scorers 11/3/12 vs. Sacred Heart (8-2) Did not commit a penalty 2/7/15 at Lindenwood (2-4) A PENN STATE PLAYER... Scored 2 goals 1/19/18 Meike Meilleur vs. Syracuse (2-3 OT) Scored 3 goals 12/4/16 Laura Bowman vs. Robert Morris (5-6) Scored 4 goals Never Had 3 assists 10/7/16 Brooke Madsen at Union (8-1) Had 4 points 10/7/16 Laura Bowman/Amy Petersen at Union (8-1) Had 5 points Never Had 10+ shots 1/28/17 12, Laura Bowman vs. Mercyhurst (3-4) Made 40-49 saves 2/11/17 41, Hannah Ehresmann at Lindenwood (2-0) Made 50-59 saves 11/1/14 50, Hannah Ehresmann at Syracuse (2-2 OT) Made 60+ saves 3/4/16 61, Celine Whitlinger vs. Syracuse (2-3 3OT) Had a solo shutout 12/2/17 Daniela Paniccia at RIT (2-0) Had a combined shutout 1/5/13 Celine Whitlinger/Brooke Meyer vs. Chatham (4-0) Scored an empty-net goal 1/12/18 Katie Rankin at Lindenwood (3-1) Scored a short-handed goal 10/6/17 Christi Vetter vs. Union (3-1) PENN STATE S RECORD IS... 1-4-1... all-time in season openers 3-5-4...at home 3-6-3...on the road 0-0-1...at neutral 1-3-8...in overtime 6-1-3... when scoring first 0-10-5...when opponent scores first 5-1-1...when leading after the 1st period 0-8-3...when trailing after the 1st period 1-2-4...when tied after the 1st period 5-0-4... when leading after the 2nd period 1-9-3...when trailing after the 2nd period 0-2-1... when tied after the 2nd period 3-2-6...when out-shooting opponent 3-9-2...when out-shot by opponent 0-0-0... when taking same # of shots 3-7-4...when winning more faceoffs 2-4-3... when losing more faceoffs 1-0-1...when tied in faceoffs 3-5-2... when taking more penalties 1-4-4...when taking fewer penalties 2-2-2...when taking the same # of penalties 4-4-4...when scoring a power play goal 2-7-4...when not scoring a power play goal 2-6-4... when allowing a power play goal 4-5-4...when not allowing a power play goal 0-6-0... when scoring 0 goals 0-4-4...when scoring 1 goal 0-1-3... when scoring 2 goals 2-0-1... when scoring 3 goals 4-0-0...when scoring 4+ goals 2-0-0...when allowing 0 goals 3-1-4...when allowing 1 goal 0-5-3...when allowing 2 goals 1-4-1...when allowing 3 goals 0-1-0...when allowing 4+ goals 0-2-0...in September 2-3-3...in October 0-2-5...in November 2-0-0...in December 2-4-0...in January 0-0-0...in February 0-0-0... in March 0-0-1...on Tuesday 0-0-0... on Thursday 4-6-1...on Friday 2-5-5...on Saturday 0-0-1...on Sunday 3-6-6...during the day 3-5-2... at night 3-3-4...vs. CHA 1-2-3...vs. ECAC Hockey 1-1-1... vs. Hockey East 1-5-0...vs. WCHA 1-5-3...vs. ranked opponents 5-6-5...vs. unranked opponents 1-4-0... one-goal games 5
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. S/C Hometown Last Team 1 Hannah Ehresmann Sr. G 5-8 L Minnetonka, Minn. Minnetonka HS 2 Shea Nelson Fr. F 5-8 R Evanston, Ill. Chicago Mission 3 Irene Kiroplis Sr. D 5-8 R Georgetown, Ontario Christ The King 5 Brooke Madsen So. F 5-6 R Eagan, Minn. Eagan HS 7 Kelsey Crow Jr. D 5-5 L Minnetonka, Minn. Minnetonka HS 8 Christi Vetter Sr. F 5-11 R Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North HS 9 Morgan Rolph Fr. D 5-11 R Mitchell, Ontario K-W Rangers 10 Abby Welch So. F 5-7 R East Amherst, N.Y. Nichols School 11 Bella Sutton Sr. D 5-6 R Shoreview, Minn. Mounds View HS 13 Hannah England Jr. F 5-6 L Simi Valley, Calif. Shattuck St. Mary s Girls Prep 15 Aly Hardy Sr. F 5-7 R St. Albans, Vt. Boston Shamrocks 16 Katie McMillan So. D 5-4 R Minnetonka, Minn. Minnetonka HS 17 Sophie Slattery Fr. F 5-7 R Edina, Minn. Edina HS 19 Katie Rankin Fr. F 5-9 L Kanata, Ontario Nepean Junior Wildcats 20 Natalie Heising Fr. F 5-5 R Maple Grove, Minn. Wayzata HS 22 Olivia Villani So. F 5-10 R Pittsburgh, Pa. East Coast Wizards 23 Kate Rydland So. D 5-9 L Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie HS 24 Victoria Samuelsson Jr. F 5-7 R Leksand, Sweden Bay State Breakers 25 Amanda McLeod So. F 5-7 L Okotoks, Alberta Edge Mountaineers 26 Meike Meilleur Jr. F 5-10 R Winnipeg, Manitoba St. Mary s Academy 28 Caileah Forrest So. F 5-11 L Ottawa, Ontario Nepean Junior Wildcats 32 Cam Leonard Fr. G 5-7 L Cary, N.C. Choate Rosemary Hall 33 Chantal Burke Fr. G 5-9 L Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Regina Rebels 34 Daniela Paniccia So. G 5-5 L Oakville, Ontario Oakville Junior Hornets Head Coach: Jeff Kampersal (First Year) Assistant Coach: Allison Coomey (First Year) Assistant Coach: Celeste Brown (First Year) Captain: Bella Sutton Alternate Captains: Kelsey Crow, Aly Hardy 2017-18 PENN STATE WOMEN S HOCKEY NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name 33 Chantal Burke 7 Kelsey Crow 1 Hannah Ehresmann 13 Hannah England 28 Caileah Forrest 15 Aly Hardy 20 Natalie Heising 3 Irene Kiroplis 32 Cam Leonard 5 Brooke Madsen 25 Amanda McLeod 16 Katie McMillan 26 Meike Meilleur 2 Shea Nelson 34 Daniela Paniccia 19 Katie Rankin 9 Morgan Rolph 23 Kate Rydland 24 Victoria Samuelsson 17 Sophie Slattery 11 Bella Sutton 8 Christi Vetter 22 Olivia Villani 10 Abby Welch Caileah Chantal Ehresmann Heising Kampersal Kiroplis McLeod Meike Meilleur Paniccia Rankin Rydland Shea Slattery Villani Kay-lee Shawn-tell AIRS-man Hi-Zing Camp-er-Saul Kir-OP-lis MIC-cloud MY-keh May-er PAN-E-CHA Rank-In Rid-land Shay Slatt-er-EE Vil-Lawn-EE LIONS BY POSITION Defenseman (8): Crow, Forrest, Kiroplis, McMillan, Rolph, Rydland, Sutton, Villani Forward (14): England, Hardy, Heising, Kiroplis, Madsen, McLeod, Meilleur, Nelson, Rankin, Rydland, Samuelsson, Slattery, Vetter, Welch Goalie (4): Burke, Ehresmann, Leonard, Paniccia LIONS BY STATE California (1): England Illinois (1): Nelson Minnesota (9): Crow, Ehresmann, Heising, Madsen, McMillan, Rydland, Slattery, Sutton, Vetter New York (1): Welch North Carolina (1): Leonard Pennsylvania (1): Villani Vermont (1): Hardy LIONS BY PROVINCE Alberta (1): McLeod Manitoba (1): Meilleur Ontario (5): Forrest, Kiroplis, Paniccia, Rankin, Rolph Saskatchewan (1): Burke LIONS BY COUNTRY Canada (8): Burke, Forrest, Kiroplis, McLeod, Meilleur, Paniccia, Rankin, Rolph Sweden (1): Samuelsson United States (15): Crow, Ehresmann, England, Hardy, Heising, Leonard, Madsen, McMillan, Nelson, Rydland, Slattery, Sutton, Vetter, Villani, Welch LIONS BY ELIGIBILITY Senior (5): Ehresmann, Hardy, Kiroplis, Sutton, Vetter Junior (4): Crow, England, Meilleur, Samuelsson Sophomore (8): Forrest, Madsen, McLeod, McMillan, Paniccia, Rydland, Villani, Welch Freshman (7): Burke, Heising, Leonard, Nelson, Rankin, Rolph, Slattery 6
2017-18 PENN STATE WOMEN S HOCKEY Combined stats Date Opponent Score Att. Sep 29 at #5 Minnesota Duluth L 0-1 984 Sep 30 at #5 Minnesota Duluth L 0-3 1052 Oct 06 UNION W 3-1 332 Oct 07 UNION Tot 1-1 396 Oct 13 #2 CLARKSON L 0-2 439 Oct 14 #2 CLARKSON L 0-2 720 Oct 20 at Merrimack College Lot 1-2 330 Oct 21 at Merrimack College Wot 4-3 375 * Oct 28 #9 ROBERT MORRIS Tot 3-3 429 * Oct 29 #9 ROBERT MORRIS Tot 2-2 747 * Nov 03 MERCYHURST L 1-3 293 * Nov 04 MERCYHURST Tot 1-1 357 * Nov 10 at Syracuse L 0-3 150 * Nov 11 at Syracuse Tot 2-2 162 Nov 21 at #8 Cornell Tot 1-1 334 Nov 24 at UCONN Tot 1-1 214 Nov 25 vs Yale Tot 2-2 106 * Dec 01 at RIT W 5-0 259 * Dec 02 at RIT W 2-0 368 Jan 05 at #6 Ohio State W 5-1 372 Jan 06 at #6 Ohio State L 0-2 589 * Jan 12 at Lindenwood W 3-1 629 * Jan 13 at Lindenwood L 1-4 357 * Jan 19 SYRACUSE Lot 2-3 392 * Jan 20 SYRACUSE Lot 1-2 1387 TEAM STATISTICS PSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 41-643 46-666 Shot pct..064.069 Goals/Game 1.6 1.8 Shots/Game 25.7 26.6 POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays 12-96 13-85 Conversion Percent.125.153 Shot Attempts 135 116 Shot Percent.089.112 GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 12 13 Short-handed 1 0 Empty net 2 1 Penalty 0 2 Unassisted 5 2 Overtime 1 3 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number 92 101 Minutes 184 202 Penalties/Game 3.7 4.0 Pen minutes/game 7.4 8.1 FACEOFFS (W-L) 716-696 696-716 Faceoff W-L Pct..507.493 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) 1-4 2-4 Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES 6-11-8 1-5-4 5-6-3 0-0-1 CONFERENCE 3-5-4 0-3-3 3-2-1 0-0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-6-4 1-2-1 2-4-2 0-0-1 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 20 Natalie Heising 25 8 8 16 82.098 9-18 4 0 5 Brooke Madsen 25 4 11 15 90.044 2-4 1 0 19 Katie Rankin 25 7 6 13 62.113 8-16 3 0 11 Bella Sutton 24 2 8 10 50.040 4-8 0 0 7 Kelsey Crow 24 3 6 9 45.067 2-4 3 0 26 Meike Meilleur 25 5 3 8 49.102 6-12 0 0 17 Sophie Slattery 23 3 5 8 40.075 2-4 1 0 8 Christi Vetter 24 6 1 7 37.162 4-8 0 1 3 Irene Kiroplis 25 0 3 3 9.000 0-0 0 0 23 Kate Rydland 24 0 3 3 17.000 10-20 0 0 10 Abby Welch 25 0 3 3 42.000 9-18 0 0 15 Aly Hardy 25 1 1 2 17.059 2-4 0 0 16 Katie McMillan 25 1 0 1 19.053 11-22 0 0 2 Shea Nelson 25 1 0 1 31.032 2-4 0 0 25 Amanda McLeod 25 0 1 1 17.000 2-4 0 0 9 Morgan Rolph 21 0 1 1 23.000 11-22 0 0 28 Caileah Forrest 17 0 0 0 11.000 6-12 0 0 34 Daniela Paniccia 9 0 0 0 0.000 1-2 0 0 22 Olivia Villani 25 0 0 0 2.000 0-0 0 0 TM TEAM 14 0 0 0 0.000 1-2 0 0 Total 25 41 60 101 643.064 92-184 12 1 Opponents 25 46 68 114 666.069 101-202 13 0 ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 33 Chantal Burke 2 28:12 0 0.00 9 1.000 0-0-0 34 Daniela Paniccia 9 481:19 14 1.75 187.930 1-5-2 1 Hannah Ehresmann 17 1034:39 31 1.80 424.932 5-6-6 TM EMPTY NET 14 5:55 1-0.000 0-0-0 Total 25 1550:05 46 1.78 620.931 6-11-8 Opponents 25 1531:47 41 1.61 602.936 11-6-8 Attendance Summary PSU Opponent Total 5492 6175 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/549 14/441 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/106 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Penn State 7 15 18 1 41 Opponents 15 12 16 3 46 Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Penn State 194 209 203 14 620 Opponents 198 202 186 16 602 7
2017-18 PENN STATE WOMEN S HOCKEY Individual stats Overall: 6-11-8 Conf: 3-5-4 Home: 1-5-4 Away: 5-6-3 Neut: 0-0-1 Shots Penalties Goals ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +- pen-min min maj oth pp sh fg gw gt ot ht pn ua blk 20 Natalie Heising 25 8 8 16 82.098 0 9-18 9 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 5 Brooke Madsen 25 4 11 15 90.044 +3 2-4 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 Katie Rankin 25 7 6 13 62.113 +2 8-16 8 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 30 11 Bella Sutton 24 2 8 10 50.040 +4 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 45 7 Kelsey Crow 24 3 6 9 45.067 +1 2-4 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 26 Meike Meilleur 25 5 3 8 49.102-2 6-12 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 17 Sophie Slattery 23 3 5 8 40.075 +4 2-4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 Christi Vetter 24 6 1 7 37.162 +1 4-8 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 37 3 Irene Kiroplis 25 0 3 3 9.000 +4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 23 Kate Rydland 24 0 3 3 17.000-4 10-20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 10 Abby Welch 25 0 3 3 42.000-7 9-18 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 Aly Hardy 25 1 1 2 17.059 +4 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 Katie McMillan 25 1 0 1 19.053-3 11-22 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 2 Shea Nelson 25 1 0 1 31.032-3 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 25 Amanda McLeod 25 0 1 1 17.000-2 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 Morgan Rolph 21 0 1 1 23.000-6 11-22 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 28 Caileah Forrest 17 0 0 0 11.000-7 6-12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 Daniela Paniccia 9 0 0 0 0.000 0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Olivia Villani 25 0 0 0 2.000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TM TEAM 14 0 0 0 0.000 0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total 25 41 60 101 643.064-11 92-184 92 0 0 12 1 10 6 2 1 0 0 5 330 Opponents 25 46 68 114 666.069-101-202 101 0 0 13 0 15 11 6 3 0 2 2 316 Goal average Saves Record Goals allowed ## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga avg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en pen sog 33 Chantal Burke 2-0 28:12 0 0.00 9 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Daniela Paniccia 9-8 481:19 14 1.75 187.930 1 5 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 Hannah Ehresmann 17-17 1034:39 31 1.80 424.932 5 6 6 1 9 0 0 2 0 TM EMPTY NET 14-0 5:55 1-0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 25-0 1550:05 46 1.78 620.931 6 11 8 2 13 0 1 2 0 Opponents 25-0 1531:47 41 1.61 602.936 11 6 8 6 12 1 2 0 0 8
2017-18 PENN STATE WOMEN S HOCKEY Stat leaders ## Points GP G A Pts Sh 20 Natalie Heising 25 8 8 16 82 5 Brooke Madsen 25 4 11 15 90 19 Katie Rankin 25 7 6 13 62 11 Bella Sutton 24 2 8 10 50 7 Kelsey Crow 24 3 6 9 45 26 Meike Meilleur 25 5 3 8 49 17 Sophie Slattery 23 3 5 8 40 8 Christi Vetter 24 6 1 7 37 3 Irene Kiroplis 25 0 3 3 9 23 Kate Rydland 24 0 3 3 17 ## Goals GP G A Pts Sh 20 Natalie Heising 25 8 8 16 82 19 Katie Rankin 25 7 6 13 62 8 Christi Vetter 24 6 1 7 37 26 Meike Meilleur 25 5 3 8 49 5 Brooke Madsen 25 4 11 15 90 7 Kelsey Crow 24 3 6 9 45 17 Sophie Slattery 23 3 5 8 40 11 Bella Sutton 24 2 8 10 50 15 Aly Hardy 25 1 1 2 17 16 Katie McMillan 25 1 0 1 19 ## Power-Play Goals GP PPG 20 Natalie Heising 25 4 19 Katie Rankin 25 3 7 Kelsey Crow 24 3 ## Short-Handed Goals GP SHG 8 Christi Vetter 24 1 ## Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 19 Katie Rankin 25 2 5 Brooke Madsen 25 2 ## Plus/Minus GP +/- 11 Bella Sutton 24 +4 17 Sophie Slattery 23 +4 3 Irene Kiroplis 25 +4 15 Aly Hardy 25 +4 5 Brooke Madsen 25 +3 19 Katie Rankin 25 +2 7 Kelsey Crow 24 +1 8 Christi Vetter 24 +1 ## Assists GP G A Pts Sh 5 Brooke Madsen 25 4 11 15 90 20 Natalie Heising 25 8 8 16 82 11 Bella Sutton 24 2 8 10 50 19 Katie Rankin 25 7 6 13 62 7 Kelsey Crow 24 3 6 9 45 17 Sophie Slattery 23 3 5 8 40 26 Meike Meilleur 25 5 3 8 49 3 Irene Kiroplis 25 0 3 3 9 23 Kate Rydland 24 0 3 3 17 10 Abby Welch 25 0 3 3 42 ## Shots GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 5 Brooke Madsen 25 4 11 15 90. 044 20 Natalie Heising 25 8 8 16 82. 098 19 Katie Rankin 25 7 6 13 62. 113 11 Bella Sutton 24 2 8 10 50. 040 26 Meike Meilleur 25 5 3 8 49. 102 7 Kelsey Crow 24 3 6 9 45. 067 10 Abby Welch 25 0 3 3 42. 000 17 Sophie Slattery 23 3 5 8 40. 075 8 Christi Vetter 24 6 1 7 37. 162 2 Shea Nelson 25 1 0 1 31. 032 ## Shot Pct. GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 8 Christi Vetter 24 6 1 7 37. 162 19 Katie Rankin 25 7 6 13 62. 113 26 Meike Meilleur 25 5 3 8 49. 102 20 Natalie Heising 25 8 8 16 82. 098 17 Sophie Slattery 23 3 5 8 40. 075 7 Kelsey Crow 24 3 6 9 45. 067 15 Aly Hardy 25 1 1 2 17. 059 16 Katie McMillan 25 1 0 1 19. 053 5 Brooke Madsen 25 4 11 15 90. 044 11 Bella Sutton 24 2 8 10 50. 040 ## Penalties GP Pen Min 16 Katie McMillan 25 11 22 9 Morgan Rolph 21 11 22 23 Kate Rydland 24 10 20 10 Abby Welch 25 9 18 20 Natalie Heising 25 9 18 19 Katie Rankin 25 8 16 26 Meike Meilleur 25 6 12 28 Caileah Forrest 17 6 12 8 Christi Vetter 24 4 8 11 Bella Sutton 24 4 8 ## Penalty Minutes GP Pen Min 9 Morgan Rolph 21 11 22 16 Katie McMillan 25 11 22 23 Kate Rydland 24 10 20 20 Natalie Heising 25 9 18 10 Abby Welch 25 9 18 19 Katie Rankin 25 8 16 28 Caileah Forrest 17 6 12 26 Meike Meilleur 25 6 12 11 Bella Sutton 24 4 8 8 Christi Vetter 24 4 8 9
2017-18 PENN STATE WOMEN S hockey Career-highs #33 Chantal Burke Saves: 5, at Syracuse, 11/10/17 #7 Kelsey Crow Points: 3, at RIT, 10/28/16 Goals: 1, 8x, last at Cornell, 11/21/17 Assists: 2, 2x, last at RIT, 10/28/16 Shots: 6, vs. Yale, 11/25/17 #1 Hannah Ehresmann Saves: 50, at Syracuse, 11/1/14 #13 Hannah England Points: 2, 2x, last vs. RIT, 1/30/16 Goals: 1, 2x, last at Ohio State, 1/2/16 Assists: 2, 2x, last vs. RIT, 1/30/16 Shots: 3, 2x, last at RIT, 1/15/16 #28 Caileah Forrest Points: ---- Goals: ---- Assists: ---- Shots: 2, 2x, last vs. Mercyhurst, 11/4/17 #15 Aly Hardy Points: 1, 12x, last at Lindenwood, 1/12/18 Goals: 1, 4x, last at Ohio State, 1/5/18 Assists: 1, 8x, last at Lindenwood, 1/12/18 Shots: 5, at Clarkson, 10/1/16 #20 Natalie Heising Points: 2, 3x, last at RIT, 12/1/17 Goals: 2, at RIT, 12/1/17 Assists: 1, 8x, last at Ohio State, 1/5/18 Shots: 6, 5x, last at Lindenwood, 1/13/18 #3 Irene Kiroplis Points: 1, 7x, last vs. Syracuse, 1/19/18 Goals: 1, at Union, 10/7/16 Assists: 1, 6x, last vs. Syracuse, 1/19/18 Shots: 2, 4x, last at RIT, 12/1/17 #32 Cam Leonard Saves: ---- #5 Brooke Madsen Points: 3, at Union, 10/7/16 Goals: 2, at Princeton, 12/31/16 Assists: 3, at Union, 10/7/16 Shots: 8, vs. Yale, 11/25/17 #25 Amanda McLeod Points: 1, 5x, last at RIT, 12/1/17 Goals: 1, at RIT, 1/21/17 Assists: 1, 4x, last at RIT, 12/1/17 Shots: 3, at Union, 10/7/16 #16 Katie McMillan Points: 2, 2x, last vs. RMU, 12/4/16 Goals: 1, 5x, last at UConn, 11/24/17 Assists: 2, 2x, last vs. RMU, 12/4/16 Shots: 4, vs. Syracuse, 1/19/18 #26 Meike Meilleur Points: 3, at RIT, 10/28/16 Goals: 2, vs. Syracuse, 1/19/18 Assists: 2, at RIT, 10/28/16 Shots: 5, 3x, last at RIT, 12/2/17 #2 Shea Nelson Points: 1, vs. Union, 10/6/17 Goals: 1, vs. Union, 10/6/17 Assists: ---- Shots: 7, at UConn, 11/24/17 #34 Daniela Paniccia Saves: 47, at Quinnipiac, 12/30/16 #19 Katie Rankin Points: 2, 3x, last at Lindenwood, 1/12/18 Goals: 2, 2x, last at Lindenwood, 1/12/18 Assists: 2, at RIT, 12/1/17 Shots: 7, vs. Union, 10/6/17 #9 Morgan Rolph Points: 1, at Ohio State, 1/5/18 Goals: ---- Assists: 1, at Ohio State, 1/5/18 Shots: 3, at Lindenwood 1/12/18 #23 Kate Rydland Points: 1, 8x, last vs. Syracuse, 1/19/18 Goals: 1, 4x, last vs. RIT, 1/22/17 Assists: 1, 4x, last vs. Syracuse, 1/19/18 Shots: 4, at Quinnipiac, 12/30/16 #24 Victoria Samuelsson Points: 2, 3x, last vs. RIT, 1/22/17 Goals: 1, 3x, last vs. RIT, 1/22/17 Assists: 2, 2x, last vs. Lindenwood, 2/12/16 Shots: 7, at RIT, 10/28/16 #17 Sophie Slattery Points: 2, 2x, last at Syracuse, 11/11/17 Goals: 2, at Syracuse, 11/11/17 Assists: 2, vs. RMU, 10/28/17 Shots: 5, 2x, last at Syracuse, 11/11/17 #11 Bella Sutton Points: 3, vs. Lindenwood, 2/28/15 Goals: 2, vs. Lindenwood, 2/28/15 Assists: 2, 3x, last at Ohio State, 1/5/18 Shots: 6, 3x, last vs. Yale, 11/25/17 #8 Christi Vetter Points: 2, 2x, last at Ohio State, 1/5/18 Goals: 2, at RIT, 12/1/17 Assists: 1, 2x, last at Ohio State, 1/5/18 Shots: 6, at Lindenwood, 1/13/18 #22 Olivia Villani Points: ---- Goals: ---- Assists: ---- Shots: 1, 3x, last at RIT, 12/2/17 #10 Abby Welch Points: 2, 2x, last vs. Mercyhurst, 1/28/17 Goals: 1, 3x, last at Syracuse, 1/14/17 Assists: 2, vs. Mercyhurst, 1/28/17 Shots: 5, 2x, last at Ohio State, 1/5/18 10
TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 HANNAH EHRESMANN Senior Goalie Minnetonka, Minn. 9 Morgan Rolph Freshman Defenseman Mitchell, Ontario 17 Sophie Slattery Freshman Forward Edina, Minn. 25 Amanda McLeod Sophomore Forward Okotoks, Alberta HC Jeff Kampersal Head Coach First Year 2 Shea Nelson Freshman Forward Evanston, Ill. 10 Abby Welch Sophomore Forward East Amherst, N.Y. 19 Katie Rankin Freshman Forward Kanata, Ontario 26 Meike Meilleur Junior Forward Winnipeg, Manitoba AC Allison Coomey Assistant Coach First Year 3 IRENE KIROPLIS Senior Defenseman Georgetown, Ontario 11 C BELLA SUTTON Senior Defenseman Shoreview, Minn. 20 Natalie Heising Freshman Forward Maple Grove, Minn. 28 Caileah Forrest Sophomore Forward Ottawa, Ontario 5 Brooke madsen Sophomore Forward Eagan, Minn. 13 Hannah England Junior Forward Simi Valley, Calif. 22 Olivia Villani Sophomore Forward Pittsburgh, Pa. 32 Cam Leonard Freshman Goalie Cary, N.C. 7 A Kelsey Crow Junior Defenseman Minnetonka, Minn. A 15 ALY HARDY Senior Forward St. Albans, Vt. 23 Kate Rydland Sophomore Defenseman Eden Prairie, Minn. 33 Chantal Burke Freshman Goalie Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Christi Vetter Senior Forward Lakeville, Minn. 8 16 Katie McMillan Sophomore Defenseman Minnetonka, Minn. 24 Victoria Samuelsson Junior Forward Leksand, Sweden 34 Daniela Paniccia Sophomore Goalie Oakville, Ontario AC Celeste Brown Assistant Coach First Year 11