Series Notes
- Lindenwood looks to build off the biggest win in its NCAA history when it travels to Penn State this weekend for a two-game series. The Lions and Nittany Lions play at noon on both Saturday and Sunday.
- Lindenwood pulled off a major upset last time out, defeating No. 8 Robert Morris by a 4-2 score. The victory was the first for the Lady Lions against a nationally ranked NCAA Division I opponent.
- The Lady Lions enter play this weekend with a two-game lead over Penn State in the CHA standings. Lindenwood is 3-10-1 in conference play while the Nittany Lions are 1-12-1.
- Earlier this season, the two teams split a series in Wentzville. Lindenwood won the first game by a 2-1 score, and Penn State won game two by a 4-1 margin.
- In the first game, Lindenwood overcame a 1-0 deficit by scoring two goals in the second period. The Lady Lions outshot Penn State 35-23 in the game.
- The Nittany Lions scored three times in the first 25 minutes of game two and held on for the three-goal victory.
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Kendra Broad and
Jocelyn Slattery each had one goal and one assist in that series.
Carrie Atkinson also had a goal, and
Leah Elledge and Lyndsay Kirham had assists.
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Nicole Hensley had a 2.50 GAA and a .907 save percentage against Penn State in 2013-14.
- Lindenwood is 3-2-1 all-time against Penn State, including a 1-0-1 mark in games played at Penn State.
- Penn State is 2-9-2 on its home ice this year, while the Lady Lions are 1-13-0 away from Missouri.
A Look Back At Robert Morris
- Lindenwood split a home series last weekend against No. 8 Robert Morris.
- The Lady Lions lost game one 6-1 after they gave up four third-period goals.
Alyssa West scored for Lindenwood with an assist from
Brooke Peden.
- Lindenwood won game two by a 4-2 margin. The Lady Lions scored the first three goals and then held on late after Robert Morris had a power play for the final 5:01 of the game.
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Kendra Broad and
Lyndsay Kirkham each had two goals and two assists, and
Jocelyn Slattery had three assists.
Katie Nokelby also assisted on one goal.
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Nicole Hensley stopped 55 of 57 shots in the victory and did not allow an even-strength goal in the game.
- The victory was the first for the Lindenwood program in 21 tries against a nationally-ranked NCAA Division I program.
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Brooke Peden and
Rachel Weich were both a +2 for the series.
Lindenwood Notes
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Kendra Broad was named CHA Player of the Week on Monday after recording two goals and two assists, and having a +1 plus/minus last weekend against Robert Morris. She is the second Lady Lion to receive the award this year, joining
Brooke Peden who won it on Sept. 30.
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Katie Nokelby's assist against Robert Morris was her first collegiate point.
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Kendra Broad and
Lyndsay Kirkham both set career-highs in points with four against Robert Morris.
Jocelyn Slattery also had a career-high in points in that game with three.
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Jocelyn Slattery had three assists in the win over Robert Morris. She is the fourth Lady Lions to have three or more assists in a game during the program's NCAA era, including the first in a CHA contest.
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Lyndsay Kirkham's had the first game-winning goal of her career last weekend.
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Nicole Hensley made 55 saves in her win last week. She has collected over 50 saves in a game seven times in her career, including two times in a CHA game.
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Kendra Broad's six goals, eight assists, and 14 points this season all rank tenth in the team's single-season NCAA record book.
- Lindenwood has outshot an opponent in a game just twice this season. Both of those came in the home series with Penn State.
- Last Saturday, the Lady Lions went to the locker room after one period with the lead, the first time they have done that this season. Lindenwood is 8-2-0 all-time when leading after one period, and 12-2-2 when leading after the second period.
- With Saturday's win, Lindenwood is now 8-1-2 all-time in games played in February.
College Hockey Notes
- Two CHA teams are nationally-ranked this week. Robert Morris is eighth in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and ninth in the USCHO.com poll. Mercyhurst is tenth nationally in both rankings.
- This weekend's CHA schedule sees RIT at Mercyhurst, Syracuse at Robert Morris, and Lindenwood at Penn State.
- The reigning CHA Players of the Week are: Lindenwood's
Kendra Broad (Player of the Week), Mercyhurst's Amanda Makela (Goalie of the Week), and RIT's Brooke Stoddart (Rookie of the Week).
About Penn State
- The second-year Nittany Lions program got off to a quick start this year with a 2-3-1 mark. However, they are just 2-18-2 since that time.
- Penn State has had several good defensive showings in CHA play, allowing three or fewer goals in eight of the last 10 games.
- Penn State has struggled on special teams, scoring goals on 9.2 percent of its power plays and allowing goals on 28.1 percent of its penalty kills.
- The trio of Shannon Yoxheimer, Taylor Gross, and Laura Bowman have combined for 53 percent of the team's goals.
- Nicole Paniccia and Celine Whitlinger have split time in goal. Both goalies have a 3.54 GAA and just over a .910 save percentage.
- Josh Brandwene is in his second season as a women's collegiate head coach and he has won 11 games in that span.
Up Next
- Lindenwood has its final home series of the regular season when it hosts Syracuse on Feb. 14-15 at the Lindenwood Ice Arena.
