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The most successful season in the history of the Penn State women's hockey program has, unfortunately, come to a heartbreaking end. The Nittany Lions fell to No. 2 Wisconsin in overtime on Friday evening before a record crowd at the Pegula Ice Arena in the Frozen Four. Despite some late-game heroics from team captain Tessa Janecke, the Nittany Lions
Penn State held a 2-1 advantage after the first period of play thanks to a pair of power-play goals by Tessa Janecke and Abby Stonehouse. The Badgers would tie things up in the second period with a power-play goal after Penn State lost a challenge for potential offsides. The Badgers then took the lead late in the second period and took that 3-2 advantage into the third period.
With time starting to run out, who else by the team captain to temporarily save the day for the home team? Janecke came through with clutch breakaway goal to tie the game at 3-3, which nearly blew the roof off the Pegula Ice Arena.
The game went to overtime, but Penn State quickly went down a skater due to a penalty in the opening minute of the extra period. Wisconsin scored on the power play to punch its ticket too the national championship game, bringing an end to a memorable season for the Nittany Lions.
A crowd of 5,176 fans were on hand for the game, which set a Penn State program record and a Women's Frozen Four record. Penn State concludes its season with a record of 33-6-0 for the most wins in a single season in program history. To say the future looks bright for Penn State women's hockey is an understatement. The commitment the school has invested in hockey, for the men and women, is paying off and Penn State has set itself up well to be a national player in the sport for years to come. Penn State's first taste of the Women's Frozen Four, on home ice, was a special experience for this growing program and will serve well moving forward as Penn State looks to compete on the highest level with the likes of Wisconsin and Ohio State. Penn State went 0-3 against the Badgers and Buckeyes this season, but the Nittany Lions are trending in the right direction.
Wisconsin will now face Ohio State in Sunday afternoon's national championship game.
This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: Penn State women's hockey season ends in Women's Frozen Four
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Penn State held a 2-1 advantage after the first period of play thanks to a pair of power-play goals by Tessa Janecke and Abby Stonehouse. The Badgers would tie things up in the second period with a power-play goal after Penn State lost a challenge for potential offsides. The Badgers then took the lead late in the second period and took that 3-2 advantage into the third period.
With time starting to run out, who else by the team captain to temporarily save the day for the home team? Janecke came through with clutch breakaway goal to tie the game at 3-3, which nearly blew the roof off the Pegula Ice Arena.
The game went to overtime, but Penn State quickly went down a skater due to a penalty in the opening minute of the extra period. Wisconsin scored on the power play to punch its ticket too the national championship game, bringing an end to a memorable season for the Nittany Lions.
A crowd of 5,176 fans were on hand for the game, which set a Penn State program record and a Women's Frozen Four record. Penn State concludes its season with a record of 33-6-0 for the most wins in a single season in program history. To say the future looks bright for Penn State women's hockey is an understatement. The commitment the school has invested in hockey, for the men and women, is paying off and Penn State has set itself up well to be a national player in the sport for years to come. Penn State's first taste of the Women's Frozen Four, on home ice, was a special experience for this growing program and will serve well moving forward as Penn State looks to compete on the highest level with the likes of Wisconsin and Ohio State. Penn State went 0-3 against the Badgers and Buckeyes this season, but the Nittany Lions are trending in the right direction.
Wisconsin will now face Ohio State in Sunday afternoon's national championship game.
The 'ship is set with a side of déjà vu
(1) @OhioStateWHKY
(2) @BadgerWHockey
️ Sunday, March 22
4:00 PM ET
ESPNU
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— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) March 21, 2026
This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: Penn State women's hockey season ends in Women's Frozen Four
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