2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season
2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season
Conference	College Hockey America
Home ice	Pegula Ice Arena
Record
Overall	10-15-11
Conference	6-7-7
Home	4-7-4
Road	5-7-6
Neutral	1-1-1
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Jeff Kampersal (1st season)
Assistant Coaches	Allison Coomey; Celeste Brown
Captain(s)	Bella Sutton
Alternate captain(s)	Kelsey Crow, Aly Hardy
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Last updated September 03, 2021

The Penn State Nittany Lions women represented Penn State University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Standings

2017–18 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#10 Robert Morris †	20	14	3	3	31	75	30	33	21	8	4	122	70
Mercyhurst *	20	13	4	3	29	58	24	37	18	15	4	94	74
Syracuse	20	11	8	1	23	53	43	36	13	21	2	76	98
Penn State	20	6	7	7	19	43	36	36	10	15	11	65	69
Lindenwood	20	8	12	0	16	37	57	31	10	20	1	61	92
RIT	20	1	19	0	2	19	95	35	4	28	3	42	141
Championship: indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

Roster

2017–18 Nittany Lions

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Hannah Ehresmann	Senior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
2	Shea Nelson	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Evanston, Illinois	Chicago Mission
3	Irene Kiroplis	Senior	F/D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Georgetown, Ontario	Brampton Canadettes
5	Brooke Madsen	Sophomore	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Eagan, Minnesota	Team USA U18
7	Kelsey Crow ( A )	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
8	Christi Vetter	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North HS
9	Morgan Rolph	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Mitchell, Ontario	Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers
10	Abby Welch	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	East Amherst, New York	Nichols School
11	Bella Sutton ( C )	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Shoreview, Minnesota	Mounds View HS
13	Hannah England	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Simi Valley, California	Shattuck-St. Mary's
15	Aly Hardy ( A )	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	St. Albans, Vermont	Boston Shamrocks
16	Katie McMillan	Sophomore	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
17	Sophie Slattery	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Edina, Minnesota	Edina HS
19	Katie Rankin	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Kanata, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats
20	Natalie Heising	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Wayzata HS
22	Olivia Villani	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	East Coast Wizards
23	Kate Rydland	Sophomore	F/D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie HS
24	Victoria Samuelsson	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Leksand, Sweden	Bay State Breakers
25	Amanda McLeod	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Calgary, Alberta	Edge School
26	Meike Meilleur	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Marquette, Manitoba	Team Manitoba
28	Caileah Forrest	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats ( WCHA )
32	Cam Leonard	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Cary, North Carolina	Choate-Rosemary Hall
33	Chantal Burke	Freshman	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Regina Rebels
34	Daniela Paniccia	Sophomore	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 29	at #5 Minnesota-Duluth *	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–1	0–1–0
September 30	at #5 Minnesota-Duluth*	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–5	0–2–0
October 6	Union *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3–1	1–2–0
October 7	Union*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Pannicia	T 1–1 ^OT	1–2–1
October 13	#2 Clarkson *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Paniccia	L 0-2	1–3–1
October 14	#2 Clarkson*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Paniccia	L 0-2	1–4–1
October 20	at Merrimack *	Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Daniela Paniccia	L 1-2 ^OT	1–5–1
October 21	at Merrimack*	Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Hannah Ehresmann	W 4-3 ^OT	2–5–1
October 28	#9 Robert Morris	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	T 3-3 ^OT	2–5–2 (0–0–1)
October 29	#9 Robert Morris	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	T 2-2 ^OT	2–5–3 (0–0–2)
November 3	Mercyhurst	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Paniccia	L 1-3	2–6–3 (0–1–2)
November 4	Mercyhurst	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Daniela Paniccia	T 1-1 ^OT	2–6–4 (0–1–3)
November 10	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Daniela Paniccia	L 0-3	2–7–4 (0–2–3)
November 11	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	T 2-2 ^OT	2–7–5 (0–2–4)
November 21	at #8 Cornell *	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	T 1-1 ^OT	2–7–6
November 24	at Connecticut *	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Opening Game)	Hannah Ehresmann	T 1-1 ^OT	2–7–7
November 25	vs. Yale *	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Nutmeg Classic, Consolation Game)	Hannah Ehresmann	T 2-2 ^OT	2–7–8
December 1	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	W 5-0	3–7–8 (1–2–4)
December 2	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Daniela Paniccia	W 2-0	4–7–8 (2–2–4)
January 5, 2018	at #6 Ohio State *	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Hannah Ehresmann	W 5-1	5–7–8
January 6	at #6 Ohio State*	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0-2	5–8–8
January 12	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3-1	6–8–8 (3–2–4)
January 13	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Daniela Paniccia	L 1-4	6–9–8 (3–3–4)
January 19	Syracuse	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 2-3 ^OT	6–10–8 (3–4–4)
January 20	Syracuse	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 1-2 ^OT	6–11–8 (3–5–4)
January 26	at Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	T 2-2 ^OT	6–11–9 (3–5–5)
January 27	at Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 2-4	6–12–9 (3–6–5)
January 30	Princeton *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0-3	6–13–9
February 9	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	T 1-1 ^OT	6–13–10 (3–6–6)
February 10	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	T 1-1 ^OT	6–13–11 (3–6–7)
February 16	RIT	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	W 4-1	7–13–11 (4–6–7)
February 17	RIT	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	W 2-0	8–13–11 (5–6–7)
February 23	Lindenwood	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0-1	8–14–11 (5–7–7)
February 24	Lindenwood	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	W 6-0	9–14–11 (6–7–7)
CHA Tournament
March 1	vs. Lindenwood*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game)	Hannah Ehresmann	W 2-1	10–14–11
March 2	vs. #9 Robert Morris*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Hannah Ehresmann	L 2-7	10–15–11
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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References

↑ "WHKY Announces 2017-18 Captains". CBS Interactive. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
↑ "Penn State 2017-18 Roster". Penn State University . CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
↑ "Penn State 2017-18 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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[1] "WHKY Announces 2017-18 Captains". CBS Interactive. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

[2] "Penn State 2017-18 Roster". Penn State University . CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

[3] "Penn State 2017-18 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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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	2019–20 2020–21
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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