2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season
Conference	6th College Hockey America
Home ice	Pegula Ice Arena
Record
Overall	4-29-3
Conference	1-18-1
Home	2-13-2
Road	2-16-1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Josh Brandwene (2nd season)
Captain	Taylor Gross [1]
Alternate captain(s)	Jordin Pardoski Lindsay Reihl Jenna Welch
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The Penn State Nittany Lions women represented Penn State University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2013-14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Nittany Lions had a disappointing season, their second in Division I play.

Standings

2013–14 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#6 Mercyhurst †	20	15	3	2	32	77	31		33	24	9	4	123	70
Robert Morris	20	13	5	2	28	57	33		35	25	8	4	100	59
RIT*	20	11	7	2	24	51	44		38	20	15	3	87	95
Syracuse	20	9	8	3	21	61	46		37	20	14	3	99	75
Lindenwood	20	5	13	2	12	35	72		34	5	26	3	46	121
Penn State	20	1	18	1	3	26	79		38	6	29	3	49	130
Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll

Offseason

• The men and women's hockey teams move into the newly constructed Pegula Ice Arena. ^[2]

Roster

2013–14 Nittany Lions

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No.	Nat.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2		Jeanette Bateman	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Greeley, Colorado	Colorado Select
3		Cara Mendelson	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
4		Jordin Pardoski ( A )	Sophomore	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Rochester Hills, Michigan	Detroit Honeybaked
5		Stephanie Walkom	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Moon Township, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
6		Lindsay Reihl ( A )	Graduate	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Cheshire, Connecticut	Connecticut Polar Bears
9		Amy Petersen	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
10		Micayla Catanzariti	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Rancho Santa Margarita, California	Gilmour Academy
12		Sarah Nielsen	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Edina, Minnesota	Edina HS
13		Kendra Rasmussen	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Sartell, Minnesota	Sartell/Sauk Rapids HS
14		Darby Kern	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)		Venetia, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
15		Jess Desorcie	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Westford, Vermont	Taft School
16		Hannah Hoenshell	Sophomore	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)		Plano, Texas	Alliance Bulldogs
17		Paige Jahnke	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Oakdale, Minnesota	Roseville HS
18		Laura Bowman	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
19		Jill Holdcroft	Sophomore	F	5' 1" (1.55 m)		Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
20		Emily Laurenzi	Sophomore	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)		Townsend, Delaware	National Sports Academy
21		Sarah Wilkie	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Ashby, Massachusetts	Williston Northampton School
22		Jenna Welch ( A )	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Austin, Texas	North American Hockey Academy
23		Birdie Shaw	Sophomore	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)		Troy, Michigan	Detroit Honeybaked
24		Taylor Gross ( C )	Senior	F	5' 1" (1.55 m)		Colorado Springs, Colorado	UConn
25		Katie Murphy	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Novi, Michigan	Detroit Honeybaked
27		Kelly Seward	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Williamsville, New York	Nichols School
30		Celine Whitlinger	Sophomore	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Garden Grove, California	Gilmour Academy
31		Brooke Meyer	Sophomore	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Naperville, Illinois	Neuqua Valley HS
33		Madison Smiddy	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Grand Rapids, Michigan	Detroit Honeybaked
36		Tess Weaver	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Windber, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
37		Nicole Paniccia	Senior	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Oakville, Ontario	UConn
40		Shannon Yoxheimer	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Jackson, Michigan	North American Hockey Academy

Schedule

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Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 4	at  Vermont *		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	Nicole Pannicia	T 3–3 OT	0–0–1
October 5	at Vermont*		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	Celine Whitlinger	W 4–2	1–0–1
October 11	at  Quinnipiac *		TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut	Nicole Pannicia	L 1–5	1–1–1
October 12	at Quinnipiac*		TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–4	1–2–1
October 18	Union *		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 1–2	1–3–1
October 19	Union*		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Celine Whitlinger	W 2–1	2–3–1
October 26	New Hampshire *		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 5–8	2–4–1
October 27	New Hampshire*		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Celine Whitlinger	L 1–3	2–5–1
October 31	Robert Morris		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 0–4	2–6–1 (0–1–0)
November 1	Robert Morris		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–6	2–7–1 (0–2–0)
November 9	Syracuse		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 1–2	2–8–1 (0–3–0)
November 10	Syracuse		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Celine Whitlinger	L 3–4 OT	2–9–1 (0–4–0)
November 15	at  RIT		Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, New York	Nicole Pannicia	L 1–2	2–10–1 (0–5–0)
November 16	at RIT		Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, New York	Celine Whitlinger	L 2–3	2–11–1 (0–6–0)
November 22	at  Lindenwood		Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, Missouri	Nicole Pannicia	L 1–2	2–12–1 (0–7–0)
November 23	at Lindenwood		Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, Missouri	Celine Whitlinger	W 4–1	3–12–1 (1–7–0)
November 30	Maine *		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	T 1–1 OT	3–12–2
December 6	at  Mercyhurst		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–7	3–13–2 (1–8–0)
December 7	at Mercyhurst		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 0–8	3–14–2 (1–9–0)
January 3, 2014	at  Ohio State *		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–8	3–15–2
January 4	at Ohio State*		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio	Nicole Pannicia	L 0–4	3–16–2
January 10	Colgate *		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Celine Whitlinger	L 2–3 OT	3–17–2
January 11	Colgate*		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	W 2–1 OT	4–17–2
January 24	at Syracuse		Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, New York	Celine Whitlinger	L 2–3	4–18–2 (1–10–0)
January 25	at Syracuse		Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, New York	Nicole Pannicia	L 0–3	4–19–2 (1–11–0)
January 28	at  Princeton *		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	Nicole Pannicia	L 1–6	4–20–2
January 31	RIT		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Celine Whitlinger	T 2–2 OT	4–20–3 (1–11–1)
February 1	RIT		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 1–3	4–21–3 (1–12–1)
February 8	Lindenwood		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 1–2	4–22–3 (1–13–1)
February 9	Lindenwood		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 3–4 OT	4–23–3 (1–14–1)
February 15	#8 Mercyhurst		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–4	4–24–3 (1–15–1)
February 16	#8 Mercyhurst		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 1–4	4–25–3 (1–16–1)
February 21	at Robert Morris		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 2–5	4–26–3 (1–17–1)
February 22	at Robert Morris		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, Pennsylvania	Nicole Pannicia	L 0–4	4–27–3 (1–18–1)
CHA Tournament
February 28	RIT*		Frank Ritter Ice Arena • Rochester, New York (Quarterfinal, Game 1)	Nicole Paniccia	L 2–3 OT	4–28–3
March 1	RIT*		Frank Ritter Ice Arena • Rochester, New York (Quarterfinal, Game 2)	Nicole Paniccia	L 0–3	4–29–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

• Laura Bowman, Forward 2013–14 All-CHA Rookie Team ^[5]
• Taylor Gross, CHA Sportsmanship Award

References

1. "Pardoski Named Assistant Captain". CBS Interactive. August 27, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "BLOG: The Move Into a New Home Signals New Era". CBS Interactive. September 11, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
3. "2013–14 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State University . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
4. "Penn State Women's Ice Hockey Archive, 2013–14 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
5. "Bowman, Gross Earn CHA Season Honors". CBS Interactive. March 6, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2020.