2014–15 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

2014–15 Penn State Nittany Lions
women's ice hockey season
2014–15 Penn State Nittany Lions; women's ice hockey season
Conference	College Hockey America
Home ice	Pegula Ice Arena
Record
Overall	17-16-4
Conference	9-9-2
Home	9-7-2
Road	8-8-2
Neutral	0-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Josh Brandwene (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Courtney Drennan; Alex Dawes
Captain(s)	Jordin Pardoski, Shannon Yoxheimer
Alternate captain(s)	Sarah Wilkie, Laura Bowman
	Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey seasons ; « 2013–14 2015–16 »

Last updated August 09, 2024

The Penn State Nittany Lions women represented Penn State University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Nittany Lions finished conference play in third place, and advanced to the CHA Tournament Semi-Final, before losing to Syracuse 2-0.

Standings

2014–15 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Mercyhurst ^†	20	14	5	1	29	66	31	35	23	9	3	96	56
Syracuse	20	8	6	6	22	45	39	36	11	15	10	75	97
Penn State	20	9	9	2	20	42	46	37	17	16	4	72	88
Robert Morris	20	8	8	4	20	45	43	35	11	19	5	68	91
Lindenwood	20	7	11	2	16	40	59	33	10	21	2	57	102
RIT*	20	5	12	3	13	32	52	39	15	19	5	71	87
Championship: RIT † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll

Offseason

August 25: 2014 graduate Jenna Welch signed a professional contract to play for the DEC Salzburg Eagles in the Elite Women's Hockey League.^[2]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Hannah Ehresmann	Goaltender	United States	Attended Minnetonka (MN) High School
Irene Kiroplis	Forward/Defense	Canada	Played for Brampton Canadettes
Remi Martin	Defense	United States	Invited to USA Hockey Development Camp for three years
Caitlin Reilly	Forward	United States	Attended Benilde-St. Margaret's School
Bella Sutton	Defense	United States	Graduate of Mounds View HS
Christi Vetter	Forward	United States	Attended Lakeview North High School

Roster

2014–15 Nittany Lions

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Hannah Ehresmann	Freshman	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
2	Jeanette Bateman	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Greeley, Colorado	Colorado Select
3	Irene Kiroplis	Freshman	F/D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Georgetown, Ontario	Brampton Canadettes
4	Jordin Pardoski ( C )	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Rochester Hills, Michigan	Detroit Honeybaked
5	Stephanie Walkom	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
6	Hannah Bramm	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Tampa, Florida	Minnesota Duluth ( WCHA )
7	Caitlin Reilly	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Benilde-St. Margaret's
8	Christi Vetter	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North HS
9	Amy Petersen	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
10	Micayla Catanzariti	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Rancho Santa Margarita, California	Gilmour Academy
11	Bella Sutton	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Shoreview, Minnesota	Mounds View HS
12	Sarah Nielsen	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Edina, Minnesota	Edina HS
13	Kendra Rasmussen	Junior	F/D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Sartell, Minnesota	Sartell/Sauk Rapids HS
15	Aly Hardy	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	St. Albans, Vermont	Boston Shamrocks
16	Hannah Hoenshell	Junior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Plano, Texas	Alliance Bulldogs
17	Paige Jahnke	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Oakdale, Minnesota	Roseville HS
18	Laura Bowman ( A )	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
19	Jill Holdcroft	Junior	F	5' 1" (1.55 m)	Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
20	Emily Laurenzi	Junior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Townsend, Delaware	National Sports Academy
21	Sarah Wilkie ( A )	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Ashby, Massachusetts	Williston Northampton School
22	Remi Martin	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Littleton, Colorado	Team Pittsburgh
27	Kelly Seward	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Williamsville, New York	Nichols School
30	Celine Whitlinger	Junior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Garden Grove, California	Gilmour Academy
31	Amber Greene	Freshman	G	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Feeding Hills, Massachusetts	Kingswood-Oxford School
40	Shannon Yoxheimer ( C )	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Jackson, Michigan	North American Hockey Academy

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 3	at #1 Minnesota *	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–8	0–1–0
October 4	at St. Cloud State *	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3–2	1–1–0
October 11	#8 Quinnipiac *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–3	1–2–0
October 12	#8 Quinnipiac*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	T 1–1 ^OT	1–2–1
October 17	at Union *	Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Celine Whitlinger	W 4–1	2–2–1
October 18	at Union*	Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	T 2–2 ^OT	2–2–2
October 26	Princeton *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 2–1	3–2–2
October 27	Princeton*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 1–4	3–3–2
October 31	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Celine Whitlinger	L 1–4	3–4–2 (0–1–0)
November 1	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	T 2–2 ^OT	3–4–3 (0–1–1)
November 7	at Colgate *	Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY	Celine Whitlinger	W 6–4	4–4–3
November 8	at Colgate*	Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3–1	5–4–3
November 14	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–3	5–5–3 (0–2–1)
November 15	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3–2 ^OT	6–5–3 (1–2–1)
November 21	Lindenwood	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 3–0	7–5–3 (2–2–1)
November 22	Lindenwood	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 1–2	7–6–3 (2–3–1)
December 5	at Robert Morris	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 5–0	8–6–3 (3–3–1)
December 6	at Robert Morris	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 2–4	8–7–3 (3–4–1)
December 12	#6 Mercyhurst	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 3–1	9–7–3 (4–4–1)
December 13	#6 Mercyhurst	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	W 5–3	10–7–3 (5–4–1)
January 3, 2015	Ohio State *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 1–3	10–8–3
January 4	Ohio State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–6	10–9–3
January 17	RIT	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 2–1	11–9–3 (6–4–1)
January 18	RIT	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 3–1	12–9–3 (7–4–1)
January 23	at New Hampshire *	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–2	12–10–3
January 24	at New Hampshire*	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Celine Whitlinger	W 3–1	13–10–3
January 30	Syracuse	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	T 2–2 ^OT	13–10–4 (7–4–2)
January 31	Syracuse	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 4–2	14–10–4 (8–4–2)
February 6	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Celine Whitlinger	W 3–2	15–10–4 (9–4–2)
February 7	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Celine Whitlinger	L 2–4	15–11–4 (9–5–2)
February 13	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–2	15–12–4 (9–6–2)
February 14	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–4	15–13–4 (9–7–2)
February 20	Robert Morris	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 1–4	15–14–4 (9–8–2)
February 21	Robert Morris	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 1–4	15–15–4 (9–9–2)
CHA Tournament
February 27	Lindenwood*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA (Quarterfinal, Game 1)	Celine Whitlinger	W 1–0	16–15–4
February 28	Lindenwood*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA (Quarterfinal, Game 2)	Celine Whitlinger	W 3–1	17–15–4
March 6	vs. Syracuse*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA (Semifanal Game)	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–2	17–16–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Laura Bowman, 2014-15 All-CHA Second Team^[6]
Hannah Ehersmann, 2014-15 All-CHA Rookie Team
Bella Sutton, 2014-15 All-CHA Rookie Team

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References

↑ "Pardoski, Yoxheimer tabbed as 2014-15 captains; Wilkie, Bowman named assistant captains". CBS Interactive. September 2, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
↑ "Nittany Lion Alum Welch signs Pro Contract". CBS Interactive. August 25, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
↑ "Women's Hockey Welcomes Six Newcomers". CBS Interactive. November 19, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
↑ "2014–15 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State University . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
↑ "Penn State Women's Ice Hockey Archive, 2014-15 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
↑ "Mercyhurst leads the way at CHA awards banquet". U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO). March 7, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

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[1] "Pardoski, Yoxheimer tabbed as 2014-15 captains; Wilkie, Bowman named assistant captains". CBS Interactive. September 2, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[2] "Nittany Lion Alum Welch signs Pro Contract". CBS Interactive. August 25, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[3] "Women's Hockey Welcomes Six Newcomers". CBS Interactive. November 19, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[4] "2014–15 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State University . Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[5] "Penn State Women's Ice Hockey Archive, 2014-15 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[6] "Mercyhurst leads the way at CHA awards banquet". U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO). March 7, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

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v t e Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Penn State Ice Pavilion (1996–2012) Pegula Ice Arena (2013–present)
Head coaches	Josh Brandwene (2011–17) Jeff Kampersal (2017–present)
Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
All-American Selections	Kiara Zanon (2020–21)
Conference affiliations	Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) (2002–2003) Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL) (2003–2012) College Hockey America (CHA) (2012–present)
All-time leaders	Laura Bowman (104 points)
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