Series Notes:
- The Lindenwood women's hockey team hosts the Penn State Nittany Lions for a two-game series on February 10-11 at Lindenwood Ice Arena in Wentzville, Mo. The series will open with a 6:00 p.m. start time on Friday evening, followed by a 1:00 p.m. game on Saturday afternoon.
- Earlier this season Lindenwood traveled to University Park, Pa. for a two-game set with Penn State. The Lady Lions were defeated in the first game of the series by a final score of 3-2, before skating to a 1-1 tie the following afternoon.
- The two teams have met 20 times dating back to the start of the 2012 season. Lindenwood owns a slight edge in the all-time series, holding a 9-8-3 record against Penn State. The Lady Lions have secured points in five of the eight contests played at Lindenwood Ice Arena, including three-consecutive games since February 7, 2015.
- Penn State enters the weekend with a record of 6-17-5, and 5-7-1 from within the CHA. The Nittany Lions currently sit in fourth-place in the conference standings, five points in front of the Lady Lions. Penn State is led offensively by Laura Bowman, who has tallied team-high totals in goals, assists, and points. Daniela Paniccia has appeared in 17 games in net for the Nittany Lions, posting a .909 save percentage and five wins.
Lindenwood Notes:
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Jolene deBruyn made 40 saves in her two starts at RIT on January 27-28. deBruyn has now recorded 576 saves this year, the sixth-highest single-season total in program history.
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Cierra Paisley registered a career-high seven shots on goal at RIT on January 28. Paisley ranks third on the team with 50 shots on goal this season.
Shannon Morris-Reade leads Lindenwood with 54 shots on goal.
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Courtney Ganske blocked nine shots over the two-game stretch at RIT. For the second time this season, Ganske equaled a career-high with five blocked shots during the first game at RIT.
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Holly Dietzler won 15 of her 26 faceoffs at RIT, raising her season win percentage to 44 percent.
Emma Hare leads Lindenwood with a 54 percent success rate in the faceoff circle.
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Britannia Gillanders scored goals in back-to-back games at Penn State earlier this season. It was the fifth time in Gillanders' career that she scored in consecutive games.
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Kirsten Martin is tied for the team-lead with two power-play goals. Martin scored while on the power play at Penn State on November 11.
- Lindenwood outshot RIT by a total of 52-48 during its recent two-game series in Rochester, N.Y. It was the second-time this season that the Lady Lions have registered more shots than their opponents during a two-game series. The other was at home against RIT on November 18-19.
- Lindenwood's penalty-kill unit is operating at an 85 percent efficiency rate. The program record of 84.4 percent was set in 2015-16.
