2018–19 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

2018–19 Penn State Nittany Lions
women's ice hockey season
2018–19 Penn State Nittany Lions; women's ice hockey season
Conference	4th College Hockey America
Home ice	Pegula Ice Arena
Record
Overall	13-14-9
Conference	6-9-5
Home	5-5-5
Road	7-8-4
Neutral	1-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jeff Kampersal(2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Allison Coomey; Celeste Brown
Captain(s)	Kelsey Crow
Alternate captain(s)	Brooke Madsen, Natalie Heising
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Last updated August 09, 2024

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

2018–19 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Robert Morris †	20	13	4	3	29	61	35	36	16	14	6	92	87
Mercyhurst	20	12	6	2	26	54	46	34	15	14	5	88	96
Syracuse*	20	10	8	2	22	55	54	38	13	22	3	89	126
Penn State	20	6	9	5	17	36	43	36	13	14	9	73	72
RIT	20	8	11	1	17	40	46	35	12	18	5	67	84
Lindenwood	20	3	14	3	9	43	65	33	7	22	4	75	93
Championship: March 8, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Roster

2018–19 Nittany Lions

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Shea Nelson	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Evanston, Illinois	Chicago Mission
5	Brooke Madsen ( A )	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Eagan, Minnesota	Team USA U18
7	Kelsey Crow ( C )	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
8	Christi Vetter	Senior (RS)	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North HS
9	Morgan Rolph	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Mitchell, Ontario	Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers
10	Abby Welch	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	East Amherst, New York	Nichols School
12	Loli Fidler	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Edina, Minnesota	Edina HS
13	Rene Gangarosa	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Rochester, New York	Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles
15	Jessica Adolfsson	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Linköping, Sweden	Swedish National Team
16	Katie McMillan	Junior	F/D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
17	Sophie Slattery	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Edina, Minnesota	Edina HS
18	Amy Dobson	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Hamilton, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets
19	Katie Rankin	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Kanata, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats
20	Natalie Heising ( A )	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Wayzata HS
21	Anna Promersberger	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Fargo, North Dakota	Shattuck-St. Mary's
22	Olivia Villani	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	East Coast Wizards
23	Kate Rydland	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie HS
25	Amanda McLeod	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Calgary, Alberta	Edge School
26	Meike Meilleur	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Marquette, Manitoba	Team Manitoba
27	Izzy Heminger	Freshman	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Dublin, Ohio	Ohio AAA Blue Jackets
28	Caileah Forrest	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats ( WCHA )
32	Cam Leonard	Freshman (RS)	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Cary, North Carolina	Choate-Rosemary Hall
33	Chantal Burke	Sophomore	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Regina Rebels
35	Jenna Brenneman	Junior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Eagan, Minnesota	Clarkson

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 28	at #5 Colgate *	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Jenna Brenneman	L 1–3	0–1–0
September 29	at #5 Colgate*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Jenna Brenneman	W 4–2	1–1–0
October 5	Merrimack *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	T 1–1 ^OT	1–1–1
October 6	Merrimack*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	L 1–2	1–2–1
October 12	at Union *	Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Jenna Brenneman	W 3–1	2–2–1
October 13	at Union*	Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Jenna Brenneman	W 3–2	3–2–1
October 19	Providence *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	L 2–3 ^OT	3–3–1
October 20	Providence*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	W 5–3	4–3–1
October 26	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Jenna Brenneman	L 1–2	4–4–1 (0–1–0)
October 27	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Chantal Burke	L 4–5 ^OT	4–5–1 (0–2–0)
November 3	Syracuse	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	L 0–1	4–6–1 (0–3–0)
November 4	Syracuse	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	L 2–5	4–7–1 (0–4–0)
November 16	at Rensselaer *	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Jenna Brenneman	W 4–0	5–7–1
November 17	at Rensselaer*	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Jenna Brenneman	T 1–1 ^OT	5–7–2
November 20	RIT	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	W 3–0	6–7–2 (1–4–0)
November 21	RIT	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	W 2–1	7–7–2 (2–4–0)
November 30	at Robert Morris	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Jenna Brenneman	L 2–3	7–8–2 (2–5–0)
December 1	at Robert Morris	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Jenna Brenneman	L 1–4	7–9–2 (2–6–0)
December 30	at Boston University *	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Jenna Brenneman	T 1–1 ^OT	7–9–3
December 31	at Boston University*	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Jenna Brenneman	W 1–0	8–9–3
January 8, 2019	#4 Cornell *	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	T 3–3 ^OT	8–9–4
January 20	Lindenwood	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	W 3–0	9–9–4 (3–6–0)
January 21	Lindenwood	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	W 2–1	10–9–4 (4–6–0)
January 25	Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Jenna Brenneman	L 1–2	10–10–4 (4–7–0)
January 26	Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Jenna Brenneman	T 1–1 ^OT	10–10–5 (4–7–1)
January 29	at #4 Princeton *	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Jenna Brenneman	L 2–4	10–11–5
February 8	Robert Morris	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	L 1–5	10–12–5 (4–8–1)
February 9	Robert Morris	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	T 2-2 ^OT	10–12–6 (4–8–2)
February 15	Mercyhurst	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jenna Brenneman	T 1–1 ^OT	10–12–7 (4–8–3)
February 16	Mercyhurst	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Cam Leonard	T 2-2 ^OT	10–12–8 (4–8–4)
February 22	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Cam Leonard	L 0-3	10–13–8 (4–9–4)
February 23	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jenna Brenneman	W 2-1	11–13–8 (5–9–4)
March 1	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jenna Brenneman	W 3-1	12–13–8 (6–9–4)
March 2	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jenna Brenneman	T 3-3 ^OT	12–13–9 (6–9–5)
CHA Tournament
March 6	vs. RIT*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game)	Jenna Brenneman	W 4-1	13–13–9
March 2	vs. #9 Robert Morris*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Jenna Brenneman	L 1-2	13–14–9
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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References

↑ "Kelsey Crow Named Captain For 2018-19 Season". CBS Interactive. September 20, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
↑ "Penn State 2018-19 Roster". Penn State University . CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
↑ "Penn State 2018-19 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

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[1] "Kelsey Crow Named Captain For 2018-19 Season". CBS Interactive. September 20, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[2] "Penn State 2018-19 Roster". Penn State University . CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[3] "Penn State 2018-19 Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

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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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