No. 14 Women’s Hockey Upsets No. 2/3 Wisconsin Badgers in Season Opener – Penn State University Athletics

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Tessa Janecke scored twice and added a late help to present No. 14 Penn State its first victory over a top-5 ranked workforce in program historical past, because the Nittany Lions defeated No. 2/3 Wisconsin, 4-1, Thursday evening inside Pegula Ice Enviornment.  

“Since final season, the gamers have labored extremely exhausting on tradition and what they wish to accomplish this yr,” stated head coach Jeff Kampersal. “Give attention to core values, habits and championship proof. It isn’t going to go completely for us all season, however it is a nice begin.” 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Wisconsin struck first as Casey O’Brien put one at the back of the web on a shorthanded rush beating goaltender Josie Bothun after a collision with a teammate brought about the puck to slide beneath her pad with 14:17 left within the first interval. 

• Penn State grabbed the equalizer on the 8:08 mark of the second interval as Janecke sniped a shot from the precise circle previous the blocker of Badger netminder Cami Kronish and contained in the far put up.  

• The Nittany Lions weren’t completed and secured the 2-1 lead slightly below three minutes later as senior Eleri MacKay discovered Kiara Zanon on the close to put up with a again door feed on the 11:57 mark for the eventual game-winning purpose. 

• Janecke notched her second tally of the evening after intercepting a clearing try from the far half wall and ripped a wrister previous the blocker of Kronish through the power-play at 6:32 of the third interval. 

• Julie Gough capped the scoring as she slotted dwelling the empty netter on a breakaway after receiving a go from Kendall Butze at 19:24 of the third. 

GOALTENDING  

 
GAME NOTES AND STATS 

• That is Penn State’s highest-ranked win in its 11-year historical past.  

• Penn State earned its first win as a program towards Wisconsin bettering to 1-2-0. That is solely the second time a CHA workforce has defeated the Badgers (50-2-0). 

• This marks simply the second common season non-conference loss for Wisconsin since 2009. 

• 5 Nittany Lions scored their first factors in Blue and White tonight; freshman Tessa Janecke scored a purpose within the second interval assisted by switch Courtney Correia and freshman Katelyn Roberts, adopted by switch Eleri MacKay and freshman Kendall Butze incomes assists on separate objectives.  

• Zanon tallied her seventieth profession level (24G, 46A) within the second interval, whereas additionally incomes her seventh game-winning purpose, shifting right into a tie with Amy Petersen ’17 for fourth in program historical past. 

• Janecke posted three factors (2G, 1A) in her Penn State debut. She additionally led the workforce in blocked pictures with 5.  

• Penn State had 22 blocked pictures as a workforce to only six for Wisconsin.  

QUOTABLES 

Q: Clearly loads went proper, however what stood out to you essentially the most? 

A: We did not give Wisconsin quite a lot of time and house. Then if we did, we had enormous blocked pictures. These blocked pictures are enormous momentum modifications. The arrogance goes loopy, and it energizes our gamers. 

Q: What’s it like to begin the season off with an announcement win over the No. 3 workforce within the nation? 

A: It is superior. I have been teaching for lots of years, and this is among the most particular wins, only for the quantity of labor and issues they put in to get right here. Clearly, Wisconsin’s an incredible program. We went there three or 4 years in the past to Madison, they usually took it to us. So, simply the progress that this system’s managed to get to now could be particular. 

Q: What was the message to your workforce after being down 1-0 on the break? 

A: I instructed them that I believed that the primary purpose was unlucky, however I believed we performed very well. We had quite a lot of actually good alternatives. If we play the identical method, hopefully we get extra possibilities to attain. Traditionally, the second interval is not our greatest interval. However I believed regardless of taking penalties, I believed it was a very good second interval. Not solely getting the 2 objectives however holding them off for the primary 5 minutes. We have been weathering the storm and we did not cave. 

 
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