Series Notes:
- The Lindenwood women's hockey team plays its final regular season series of the year on February 23-24 at Penn State. The two-game series will be played at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pa.
- Regardless of the results from around the CHA this weekend, Lindenwood and Penn State will meet in the quarterfinal round of the CHA Tournament on March 1 in Buffalo, N.Y. Depending on the results of their two-game series this weekend, Lindenwood and Penn State will finish the regular season as the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds, respectively.
- Lindenwood and Penn State have met 24 times since the start of the 2012-13 season, with the Nittany Lions holding a slight 11-10-3 lead in the all-time series. Lindenwood has a 5-5-2 record in games played at Penn State.
- The Lions and Nittany Lions split a two-game series earlier this season on January 12-13 from Wentzville, Mo.
Lindenwood Notes:
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Taylor Girard totaled a team-leading three points during the two-game series versus Syracuse. Girard netted her 13th goal of the season on Feb. 16, before dishing out two assists on Feb. 17.
- Girard leads Lindenwood with 24 points this season, and has 14 points in 12 games against CHA opponents. Girard ranks second in the CHA with a 1.17 point-per-game average in conference games.
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Hannah Alt scored two goals on Feb. 17 against Syracuse, the first multi-goal game of her career. Alt ranks second on the team with 10 goals, the third-most by a freshman in program history.
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Cierra Paisley tallied a point in each game against Syracuse, finishing the series with one goal and one assist. Paisley is tied for second on the team with 18 points.
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Courtney Ganske registered her 18th assist of the season on Feb. 17, and is just one assist away from tying the program's single-season record of 19.
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Jolene deBruyn earned her eighth win of the season and third-career shutout on Feb. 16, stopping 31 shots during Lindenwood's 1-0 win.
- Following her shutout victory, deBruyn elevated her season save percentage to .932 in 14 games against CHA opponents, the third-best mark in the conference.
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Erin Near scored the first goal of the game on Feb. 17 against Syracuse, her second goal of the season.
- Lindenwood scored first in both games against Syracuse, and has now scored first in four of its last six games. The Lions are 8-3-0 when scoring first this season.
