2012-13 Penn State Women's Hockey Yearbook

Pegula Ice Arena, which broke ground in early February 2012, will feature two ice surfaces: a main rink, home to Penn State’s varsity hockey programs, and a community rink. The main arena will feature 6,000 seats, including a 1,000-seat student section.

The two-sheet facility will be home to the Nittany Lions beginning with the 2013-14 season and will feature a 5,000-square foot weight room, hydrother-apy training room, steam room, team lounge and locker room area. When visitors come to Hockey Valley, they will experience some of the best amenities college hockey has to offer. Pegula Ice Arena will feature an interactive history of Penn State Hockey, as well as concession stands, suites, loge boxes and club seats. In addition, the arena’s ability to house state-of-the-art media and broadcasting facilities will al-low it to host National Hockey League and Ameri-can Hockey League games, bringing hockey’s best to State College. The Centre County community will also be able to take advantage of the community rink, which will be open approximately 360 days per year for public use. The rink will seat 300 fans, feature eight locker rooms and host local youth hockey and skating pro-grams. The facility was brought to fruition by an initial $88 million donation—the largest in University his-tory—from Terry and Kim Pegula, who, through their gift, helped Penn State realize its goal of Division I hockey. At the ceremonial groundbreaking on April 20, 2012, the Pegulas added $14 million to the proj-ect to lift the total donation to $102 million. Pegula Ice Arena will be located near the corner of University Drive and Curtin Road, across from the Bryce Jordan Center. It will be completed in time for the 2013-14 season, coinciding with the men’s and women’s hockey teams’ second year at the varsity level. The men’s team will join the Big Ten for the 2013-14 season, while the women’s squad will be-gin its second year as a member of College Hockey America.

“Pegula Ice Arena will be a world-class facility in every respect. It will make the student-athlete experience even more amazing, while giving fans a great game day experience.”

Josh BrandwenePenn State Head Coach

Pegula Ice Arena, which broke ground in early

PEGULA ICE ARENAFUTURE HOME OF PENN STATE HOCKEY

Left to Right: Kim and Terry Pegula, Dr. Rodney Erickson, The Nittany Lion, Joe Battista and Karen Peetz at the Pegula Ice Arena ceremonial groundbreaking.

2012-13 // INAUGURAL SEASON3

PEGULA ICE ARENAFACTSConstruction Groundbreaking: February 2012Ceremonial Groundbreaking: April 20, 2012Projected Opening: September 2013Capacity: 6,000 (Arena rink); 300 (Community rink)Size: 200,000 square feet

AMENITIESTwo NHL-sized (200’ x 85’) ice surfaces

Arena rink will offer:- 6,000-seat overall capacity- 1,000-seat student section- First-rate varsity locker rooms- Team lounges and dry changing room- Strength and conditioning center- Shooting gallery- Suites, loge boxes and club seats- State-of-the-art television and radio broadcasting facilities- Press box and media center- Concession stands with café- Videoboard

Community rink will offer:- 300-seat capacity- Eight locker rooms- Skate rental center Pegula Ice Arena will have the ability to host National Hockey League and American Hockey League games, as well as pro-fessional ice shows, local hockey and figure skating programs.

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2012-13 // PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY4

QUICK FACTS • SCHEDULEQUICK FACTS • SCHEDULEQUICK FACTS • SCHEDULEPENN STATE UNIVERSITYLocation University Park, Pa.Founded 1855Enrollment 44,034Nickname Nittany LionsColors Blue and WhiteConference College Hockey America (CHA)Home Facility Greenberg Ice Pavilion (1,300)Future Facility (Sept. 2013) Pegula Ice Arena (6,000)President Dr. Rodney EricksonActing Director of Athletics Dr. Dave JoynerSenior Women’s Administrator Charmelle GreenFaculty Representative Dr. Linda CaldwellHockey Administrator Joe BattistaAthletics Website www.GoPSUsports.com

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Josh Brandwene (First Year)Alma Mater Penn State ‘91Overall Record 0-0-0 E-mail [email protected] Coach Gina Kearns (First Year)Alma Mater Boston University ‘09E-mail [email protected] Coach Casey McCullion (First Year)Alma Mater Holy Cross ‘07E-mail [email protected] of Operations Mo Stroemel (First Year)Alma Mater Penn State ‘80E-mail [email protected] Phone (814) 867-7458Office Greenberg Ice Pavilion McKean Avenue University Park, Pa. 16802

TEAM INFORMATIONNewcomers 272012-13 Captain Taylor Gross2012-13 Assistant Captains Lindsay Reihl Jenna WelchTwitter Handle @PennStateWHKYFacebook Page PennStateWomensHockey

PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Varsity Year 2012-13All-Time Record 0-0-0All-Time CHA Record 0-0-0

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSWomen’s Hockey Contact Jeremy S. FallisOffice Phone 814-865-1757Cell Phone 814-206-6544E-mail [email protected] 814-863-3165Mailing Address 101 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pa. 16802

#WeAre #OneTeam

OCTOBERSat. 6 at Vermont Burlington, Vt. 2:00 p.m.Sun. 7 at Vermont Burlington, Vt. 2:00 p.m.Sat. 13 * SYRACUSE University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m.Sun. 14 * SYRACUSE University Park, Pa. 2:00 p.m.Fri. 19 at Sacred Heart Milford, Conn. 7:00 p.m.Sat. 20 at Sacred Heart Milford, Conn. 2:00 p.m.Thu. 25 * RIT University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m.Fri. 26 * RIT University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m.

NOVEMBERFri. 2 SACRED HEART University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m.Sat. 3 SACRED HEART University Park, Pa. 2:00 p.m.Sat. 10 * ROBERT MORRIS University Park, Pa. 2:00 p.m.Sun. 11 * ROBERT MORRIS University Park, Pa. 2:00 p.m.Fri. 16 * at Lindenwood Wentzville, Mo. 7:00 p.m.Sat. 17 * at Lindenwood Wentzville, Mo. 2:00 p.m.Fri. 30 * at Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. 7:00 p.m.

DECEMBERSat. 1 * at Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. 2:00 p.m.Fri. 7 at St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.Sat. 8 at St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. 2:00 p.m.

JANUARYFri. 4 CHATHAM University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m.Sat. 5 CHATHAM University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m.Fri. 11 at Union Schenectady, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.Sat. 12 at Union Schenectady, N.Y. 4:00 p.m.Fri. 25 * at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.Sat. 26 * at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. 2:00 p.m.Tue. 29 PRINCETON University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m.

FEBRUARYFri. 1 * MERCYHURST University Park, Pa. 2:00 p.m.Sat. 2 * MERCYHURST University Park, Pa. 2:00 p.m.Fri. 8 * LINDENWOOD University Park, Pa. 2:00 p.m.Sat. 9 * LINDENWOOD University Park, Pa. 2:00 p.m.Fri. 15 * at RIT Rochester, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.Sat. 16 * at RIT Rochester, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.Fri. 22 * at Robert Morris Neville Island, Pa. 7:00 p.m.Sat. 23 * at Robert Morris Neville Island, Pa. 3:00 p.m.

MARCHFri.- 1-3 CHA First Round Higher Seed TBASun. (Best-of-3 Series)Fri. 8 CHASemifinals HighestSeed TBASat. 9 CHA Final Highest Seed TBA

* – College Hockey America GameBOLD CAPS indicate home game at Greenberg Ice PavilionAll Times EasternAll games subject to change, check GoPSusports.com for updates

PennStateWomensHockey @PennStateWHKY


TABLE OF CONTENTS


TABLE OF CONTENTS 2012-13 CAPTAIN

Content and Layout . . . Jeremy S. Fallis

Cover Art . . . . . . . . .Erin Ehman Douglas

Interior Design . . . . . . . Michele Kopec,

Jeremy S. Fallis

Editorial Assistance . . . . . Brian Hoerst,

Matt Caracappa, Stephanie Petulla

Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Nelson

Photo Credits . . . . . . . . . . Mark Selders,

University Image Resource Center,

& PSU Athletics unless otherwise noted

Front Cover (Left-Right):

Shannon Yoxheimer, Emily Laurenzi,

Taylor Gross and Paige Jahnke

(Photo taken by Mark Selders)

CREDITSThe 2012-13 Penn State Women’s Hockey Yearbook

TAYLOR GROSS(Full bio on page 13)

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSContact: Jeremy S. Fallis

Office . . . . . . (814) 865-1757

Cell . . . . . . . . (814) 206-6544

Fax . . . . . . . . (814) 863-3165

Email . . [email protected]

101 Bryce Jordan Center

University Park, Pa. 16802

GoPSUsports.com

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JOSH GINA CASEY MOBRANDWENE KEARNS MCCULLION STROEMELHead Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations

Future Home of Penn State Hockey: Pegula Ice Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3QuickFacts•2012-13Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52012-13 Nittany Lion Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Head Coach Josh Brandwene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Hockey Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10The Inaugural Season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11The Penn State Hockey Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12NittanyLionProfiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-39College Hockey America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402012-13 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-43Inaugural Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Nittany Nation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45President Dr. Rodney Erickson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Acting Director of Athletics Dr. Dave Joyner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

For more information on Penn State Women’s Hockey, visit GoPSUsports.com/sports/w-hockey


NITTANY LION ROSTER2012-13 PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. S/C Hometown Last Team2 Jeanette Bateman Fr. F/D 5-6 R Greeley, Colo. Colorado Select3 Cara Mendelson So. F/D 5-6 R Pittsburgh, Pa. Steel City Selects4 Jordin Pardoski Fr. D 5-5 R Rochester Hills, Mich. Detroit Honeybaked5 Stephanie Walkom Fr. D 5-7 R Moon Township, Pa. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite6 Lindsay Reihl Sr. D 5-4 R Cheshire, Conn. Connecticut Polar Bears8 Taylor McGee Fr. D 5-3 R Pearl River, N.Y. Taft School (Conn.)10 Micayla Catanzariti Fr. F 5-4 R Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Gilmour Academy (Ohio)11 Katie Zinn Fr. F 5-7 R Coquitlam, B.C. Gilmour Academy (Ohio)12 Kate Christoffersen Sr. F 5-3 R Trumbull, Conn. Connecticut Polar Bears13 Kendra Rasmussen Fr. F 5-5 L Sartell, Minn. Sartell/Sauk Rapids HS14 Darby Kern Fr. F 5-11 R Venetia, Pa. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite15 Jess Desorcie So. F 5-4 L Westford, Vt. Connecticut College16 Hannah Hoenshell Fr. F 5-3 R Plano, Texas Texas Alliance17 Paige Jahnke Fr. D 5-6 R Oakdale, Minn. Roseville HS/Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps19 Jill Holdcroft Fr. F 5-1 R Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite20 Emily Laurenzi Fr. F 5-2 R Townsend, Del. National Sports Academy (N.Y.)21 Sarah Wilkie Fr. D 5-6 R Ashby, Mass. Williston Northampton School22 Jenna Welch Jr. F 5-8 R Austin, Texas Connecticut23 Birdie Shaw Fr. F 5-2 L Troy, Mich. Detroit Honeybaked24 Taylor Gross Jr. F 5-1 R Colorado Springs, Colo. Connecticut25 Katie Murphy So. F 5-4 L Novi, Mich. Detroit Honeybaked30 Celine Whitlinger Fr. G 5-8 L Garden Grove, Calif. Gilmour Academy (Ohio)31 Brooke Meyer Fr. G 5-7 L Naperville, Ill. Chicago Huskies33 Madison Smiddy So. D 5-7 L Grand Rapids, Mich. Detroit Honeybaked36 Tess Weaver So. F 5-5 R Windber, Pa. Pittsburgh Penguins Elite37 Nicole Paniccia Jr. G 5-5 L Oakville, Ont. Connecticut40 Shannon Yoxheimer Fr. F 5-7 L Jackson, Mich. North American Hockey Academy (Vt.)

Head Coach: Josh Brandwene (First Year)Assistant Coaches: Gina Kearns (First Year), Casey McCullion (First Year); Director of Operations/Video Coach: Mo Stroemel (First Year)Captain: Taylor Gross; Assistant Captains: Lindsay Reihl, Jenna Welch

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name2 Jeanette Bateman10 Micayla Catanzariti12 Kate Christoffersen15 Jess Desorcie24 Taylor Gross16 Hannah Hoenshell19 Jill Holdcroft17 Paige Jahnke14 Darby Kern20 Emily Laurenzi8 Taylor McGee3 Cara Mendelson31 Brooke Meyer25 Katie Murphy37 Nicole Paniccia4 Jordin Pardoski13 Kendra Rasmussen6 Lindsay Reihl23 Birdie Shaw33 Madison Smiddy5 Stephanie Walkom36 Tess Weaver22 Jenna Welch30 Celine Whitlinger21 Sara Wilkie40 Shannon Yoxheimer11 Katie Zinn

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Brandwene BRAND-weenCatanzariti Cah-TAN-zah-REE-teeJahnke YAWN-keeJeanette Jeh-NETTKearns KERNSMcCullion Mick-CULL-yonPaniccia Pah-NEE-chee-ahReihl RILEStroemel STRAW-mull

LIONS BY ELIGIBILITY

Seniors (2): Christoffersen, ReihlJuniors (3): Gross, Paniccia, Welch Sophomores (5): Desorcie, Mendelson, Murphy, Smiddy, WeaverFreshmen (17): Bateman, Catanzariti, Hoenshell, Holdcroft, Jahnke, Kern, Laurenzi, McGee, Meyer, Pardoski, Rasmussen, Shaw, Walkom, Whitlinger, Wilkie,Yoxheimer, Zinn

LIONS BY STATE

California (2): Catanzariti, WhitlingerColorado (2): Bateman, GrossConnecticut (2): Christoffersen, ReihlDelaware (1): Laurenzi Illinois (1): MeyerMassachusetts (1): WilkieMichigan (5): Murphy, Pardoski, Shaw, Smiddy, YoxheimerMinnesota (2): Jahnke, RasmussenNew York (1): McGeePennsylvania (5): Holdcroft, Kern, Mendelson, Walkom, WeaverTexas (2): Hoenshell, WelchVermont (1): Desorcie

LIONS BY PROVINCE

British Columbia (1): ZinnOntario (1): Paniccia

To see the entire Penn State roster map, go to Nittany Nation on page 45.

LIONS BY POSITION

Forward (17): Bateman*, CatanzaritiChristoffersen, Desorcie, Gross, Hoenshell, Holdcroft, Kern, Laurenzi,Mendelson, Murphy, Rasmussen,Shaw, Weaver, Welch, Yoxheimer,Zinn

Defense (9): Bateman, Jahnke, McGee, Mendelson*, Pardoski, Reihl, Smiddy, Walkom, Wilkie

Goalie (3): Meyer, Paniccia, Whitlinger

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TV/RADIO ROSTER

2 3 4 5 6 8 JEANNETTE BATEMAN CARA MENDELSON JORDIN PARDOSKI STEPHANIE WALKOM LINDSAY REIHL TAYLOR MCGEE Freshman • F/D Sophomore • F/D Freshman • D Freshman • D Senior • D Freshman • DGreeley, Colo. Pittsburgh, Pa. Rochester Hills, Mich. Moon Township, Pa. Cheshire, Conn. Pearl River, N.Y.

10 11 12 13 14 15 MICAYLA CATANZARITI KATIE ZINN KATE CHRISTOFFERSEN KENDRA RASMUSSEN DARBY KERN JESS DESORCIEFreshman • F Freshman • F Senior • F Freshman • F Freshman • F Sophomore • FRancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Coquitlam, B.C. Trumbull, Conn. Sartell, Minn. Venetia, Pa. Westford, Vt.

16 17 19 20 21 22 HANNAH HOENSHELL PAIGE JAHNKE JILL HOLDCROFT EMILY LAURENZI SARAH WILKIE JENNA WELCH Freshman • F Freshman • D Freshman • F Freshman • F Freshman • D Junior • FPlano, Texas Oakdale, Minn. Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa. Townsend, Del. Ashby, Mass. Austin, Texas

TESS WEAVER NICOLE PANICCIA SHANNON YOXHEIMER Sophomore • F Junior • G Freshman • F Windber, Pa. Oakville, Ont. Jackson, Mich.

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23 24 25 30 31 33BIRDIE SHAW TAYLOR GROSS Katie MURPHY CELINE WHITLINGER BROOKE MEYER MADISON SMIDDY Freshman • F Junior • F Sophomore • F Freshman • G Freshman • G Sophomore • DTroy, Mich. Colorado Springs, Colo. Novi, Mich. Garden Grove, Calif. Naperville, Ill. Grand Rapids, Mich.

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HEAD COACH

JOSH BRANDWENEHC HEAD COACH•FirstYear

PENN STATE ‘91Record: 0-0-0 @CoachBrandwene

PENN STATE’s First women’s hockey head coach

On May 31, 2011, Josh Brandwenewasnamedthefirstheadcoach of the Penn State women’s ice hockey team. Brandwene, a Penn State alumnus, brings more than 20 years of coaching and administrative experience at the international, collegiate and prep school levels to Happy Valley. Brandwene’s previous coaching experience included a stint as the Team USA’s men’s ice hockey assistant coach at the 2003 World University Games. He also served as head boys’ coach at top New England prep program NorthfieldMount Hermon School (Mass.)in 2004-07, and head girls’ coach at the Kingsford Oxford School (Conn.) in 2007-10. During his two-year tenure with the Kingsford Oxford girls’ team, Brandwene successfully rebuilt the program and led the New Eng-landDivisionIIprepschoolteamtoarunner-upfinishattheCanter-bury Invitational Tournament and four victories over Division I prep programs. He was then asked to take over the boys’ program in the 2010-11 season prior to arriving at Penn State. Before Kingswood Oxford, Brandwene spent three years at NorthfieldMountHermonwhereledtheprogramtothe2005NewEngland Prep School Hockey Conference-East Championship. Brandwene’s prep school coaching was preceded by a 10-year stint leading three different American College Hockey Association (ACHA) men’s programs, beginning with a two-year stint as head coachatWestVirginia(1994-96).Heledtheprogramtoitsfirstbidto the national tournament and the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Asso-ciationregular-seasonchampionshipinitsfirstseasonintheleague. Brandwene then left the Mountaineers to become the head coach and director of youth hockey programs at Delaware. During his sev-en-year stay (1996-2003), he led the team to three straight ECHA titles and seven consecutive national tournament appearances. In 2001, Delaware advanced to the national championship game and appeared in the semifinalstwoyearslater. After serving as an assistant coach for Team USA at the World University Games, Brandwene spent the 2003-04 season at the University of Michigan Dearborn. He led the program to a 20-win season and collected the 200th win of his ACHA coaching career. Brandwene began his coaching career im-mediately after graduating from Penn State in 1991 when he became the head coach at Farmington High School (Conn.). In three seasons (1991-94), Brandwene led the pro-

gramtoitsfirststatetournamentberthinfiveyearsandatriptothesemifinalsinhissecondseason. In addition to coaching, Brandwene served as ACHA president from 1997-2004. Under his watch, the organization’s membership more than tripled to 278 teams. A women’s division was also formed in 2000 and a third men’s division was added in 1999. The longest-serving president in ACHA history, Brandwene was elected for an unprecedented three terms. Prior to that time, no president had served more than one term. He also served a two-year stint on the American Hockey Coaches Association Board of Governors. Brandwene was elected to the ACHA Hall of Fame in 2009, the Penn State Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996 and the University of Dela-ware Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005. A standout defenseman for Penn State’s club hockey team, Brandwene was a member of the 1990 ACHA National Champion-ship team. He earned both team and league MVP honors and gar-neredfirst-teamAll-Tournamentrecognitionasasenior.Brandwenegraduated as the program’s all-time leader in points among defen-semen. Brandwene and his wife, Leona, also a Penn State graduate, have a daughter, Sophie.

THE BRANDWENE FILEHead Coaching Experience2011-present Penn State Women2010-11 Kingswood Oxford boys2008-10 Kingswood Oxford girls2004-07 NorthfieldMountHermonboys2003-04 Michigan Dearborn men1996-2003 Delaware men1994-96 West Virginia men1991-94 Farmington HS boysInternational Coaching Experience2003 Team USA Men’s Assistant World University GamesPlaying Experience1987-91 Penn State

ASSISTANT COACHES

GINAKEARNSASSISTANT COACHFirst YearBOSTON UNIVERSITY ‘09

CASEY MCCULLIONASSISTANT COACHFirst YearHOLY CROSS ‘07


FORMER BU GOAL HOUND JOINS PENN STATE Head coach Josh Brandwene introduced former Boston Univer-sity standout Gina Kearns as assistant coach on June 21, 2011. “I am incredibly excited to have Gina in the Penn State hockey family.Gina’s experience as a player in the first four years of abrand new college program, her oustanding leadership ability and coachingexperiencemakeheraterrificmemberofthestaff.Sheisa fantastic role model for the women in our program.” Prior to Penn State, Kearns spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Neumann University, where she helped lead the team to a 16-7-4 record in 2010-11. At Boston University, the Norwood, Pa., native was a member oftheuniversity’sfirstNCAADivisionIteam.Shebecamethepro-gram’s all-time leading scorer as she notched 52 goals and 50 as-sistsduringherfour-yearcareer.KearnswasthefirstTerriertotallymore than 50 goals and 100 points and was the only three-year captain in school history. Kearns led Princeton Tiger Lilies to a bronze medal at 2005 USA Hockey U-19 Nationals. She played boys’ ice hockey at Interboro High School, where she was a senior captain, and totaled 121 points in 51 games, including 81 goals. Kearnsandherfiancee,BillMcLaughlin,resideinStateCollege.

GOALIE COACH MCcULLION SERVES AS ASSISTANT

Former Holy Cross starting goaltender and New England prep school coach Casey McCullion joined the Penn State coaching staff as an assistant coach on June 4, 2012. McCullion comes to Penn State with four years of coaching ex-perience at the New England prep school level. From 2008-10, she worked alongside head coach Josh Brandwene at Kingswood Ox-ford (Conn.) as an assistant coach for goaltending. McCullion was then elevated to head coach for the 2010-11 season when Brand-wene took over the boys’ program. Prior to working at Kingswood Oxford,sheservedasanassistantcoachatDeerfieldAcademy(Mass.) in 2007-08. A highly successful goaltending coach, McCullion instructed three netminders who participated in USA Hockey Select Player DevelopmentCamps.WhileatDeerfieldsheworkedcloselywithShenae Lundberg, who captured the gold medal at the 2011 world championship with the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team. McCullion has also worked as a coach for the Ed Snider Youth Foundation and served as a goaltending instructor at Wyvern Hockey Academy. A four-year letterwinner at Holy Cross, McCullion earned the Rev. Francis J. Hart Memorial Award for commitment, leadership and performance. The former goaltender and 2007 graduate was also tabbed an ECAC East All-Academic Team member from 2005-07.

HOCKEY SUPPORT STAFF

PSU HOCKEY VETERAN STROEMEL JOINS STAFF Director of Hockey Operations Mo Stroemel has served mul-tiple roles with Penn State’s hockey programs since 1994. During the inaugural varsity season, Stroemel will also oversee the video aspects of the program. Stroemel served as head coach of Penn State’s women’s club hockeyteamfrom2007-11,leadingtheteamtoafifth-placefinishat the 2010 national tournament and an appearance in the 2011 Eastern Collegiate Women’s Hockey League Final Four. He also served as head coach of the 2011 U.S. University Women’s Select Team at the World University Games in Turkey. Prior to working with the Lady Icers, Stroemel spent three sea-sons as an assistant coach for Penn State’s Division I men’s pro-gram as the team advanced to the national championship game each season. From 1996-2004, Stroemel served as head coach of PSU’s ACHA Division II men’s team and guided the squad to the national tournament four times. During his tenure, he earned ACHA Division II Northeast Region Coach of the Year honors twice. Stroemel graduated from Penn State in 1980 in advertising and earnedhismaster’soffineartsdegreein2002fortheatre.Anavidmusic buff and guitarist, he resides in State College with his wife, Joan, and children, Sarah and Tom.

MOSTROEMELDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSFirst YearPENN STATE ‘80, ‘02

SARAH LESLIEATHLETIC TRAINERFirst YearWESTERN MICHIGAN ‘05

GRAHAM PEPPERMANWOMEN’S HOCKEYEQUIPMENT MANAGERFirstYear•PENNSTATE‘09

ADAM SHEEHANHEAD HOCKEYEQUIPMENT MANAGERFirstYear•WESTERNMICHIGAN‘98

BRIAN TOMASoVITCHSTENGTH & CONDITIONINGFirst YearLOCK HAVEN ‘10


THE INAUGURAL SEASON

PENN STATE HOCKEY STORY

Leading up to the historic 2010 announce-ment of Penn State varsity hockey, PSU fielded a club program that participated inthe American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) since 1996.

Sept. 17, 2010: Terry and Kim Pegula (pic-tured below) commit the largest private gift in University history of $88 million dollars for the formation of a varsity men’s hockey team and a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose ice arena. The gift paved the way for the creation of an NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey team to begin participation in 2012-13.

Sept. 20, 2010: Longtime Penn State inter-collegiate athletics employee Joe Battista as-sumes position as associate athletic director of ice arena and hockey development.

Feb. 15, 2011: Paul and Nancy Silvis of State College, Pa. pledge $1 million to the Pegula Ice Arena project. The main lobby of the new facility will be named after the Silvises. The couple will also co-chair the Penn State Ice Campaign Committee, which will help raise an additional funds for scholarship and pro-gram endowments.

May 31, 2011: Josh Brandwene is named the firstheadcoachofthePennStatewomen’svarsity ice hockey team. A coach with over 20 years of coaching experience, Brandwene returns to his alma mater (1990) after stints at Delaware,NorthfieldMountHermonSchool(Mass.) and Kingswood Oxford School (Conn.).

June 21, 2011: Brandwene begins the forma-tion of a coaching staff with the additions of long time women’s club head coach Mo Stro-emel and Boston University standout Gina Kearns.

Sept. 6, 2011: Nearly a year after the an-nouncement of varsity women’s ice hockey being added at Penn State, the Nittany Li-onsfindconferenceallegiancewithCollegeHockey America (CHA). It is announced Penn State will compete in its inaugural season in 2012-13.

Nov. 21, 2011: Penn State women’s hockey announces the first signing class in varsityhistory with 13 future Lions joining the squad for 2012-13 as freshmen.

Apr. 20, 2012: Penn State president Rodney Erickson, acting director of athletics Dave Joyner and the Pegulas ceremonially break ground on Pegula Ice Arena. It is also an-nounced by Terry Pegula that the original $88 million do-nation would become $102 million to further Penn State hockey.

May 31, 2012: Brandwene an-nouncesthefirstvarsityrosterwith 12 additions to the pro-gram, including naming Taylor Gross as captain. The UConn transfer is joined by team-mates Nicole Paniccia and Jenna Welch from the Hockey

East school. The 25-woman roster is expand-ed to 27 prior to the puck dropping.

June 4, 2012: Casey McCullion rounds out Brandwene’s coaching staff as an assistant. McCullion was a goalie at Holy Cross and for-mer assistant at Kingswood Oxford.

June 7, 2012:PennStateannouncesitsfirst-ever schedule with 33 games on the slate. Also announced is a new format for the CHA Tournament where all six teams will compete for the conference title.

Sept. 11, 2012: Penn State unveils its firstjerseys in front of the media and fans at Bea-ver Stadium. Taylor Gross and Lindsay Reihl model the jerseys for the assembled media and fans in attendance. The story is picked up by dozens of media outlets around the country.

Sept. 18, 2012: Senior Lindsay Reihl, a three-year defenseman of the year for Penn State’s club program, and junior Jenna Welch are named assistant captains.

Sept. 22, 2012: The Nittany Lions participate intheirfirstvarsityteampracticeatGreenbergIce Pavilion.

Oct. 6, 2012: Penn State and Vermont square off for the program’s inaugural game in Burl-ington, Vt.


CAREER STATS Year GP G A PTS SH +/- P-PIM PPG SHG GWG2010-11* 35 12 11 23 82 -2 2-4 1 0 22011-12* 11 1 1 2 19 -6 4-8 0 0 0Totals 46 13 12 25 101 -8 6-12 1 0 2* – at Connecticut

NITTANY LION PROFILES

TAYLOR GROSS24 5-1•Junior•Forward

Colorado Springs, Colo.CONNECTICUT

2012-13 CAPTAIN

BEFORE PENN STATE2012: Played on the Penn State club hockey team during the spring semester.

At UConn 2011:PlayedthefirsthalfoftheseasonfortheHus-kies...Skated in 11 games, scoring once and adding an assist...Recorded 19 shots...Scored lone goal of the season against Min-nesota Duluth (10/14)...Assisted on second goal of 3-0 win over Maine (10/22).

At UConn 2010-11: Tabbed UConn’s Rookie of the Year after leading the Huskies with 23 points on a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists...Ranked fourth in scoring among Hockey East fresh-men...One of just two Hockey East freshmen to record a hat trick during the season vs. Sacred Heart (11/27)...Named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week after posting the game-tying goal against Northeastern (2/6)...Netted two game-winning goals during the season,againstClarkson(10/9)withfirstcollegiategoalandthenagainst Sacred Heart (11/27) in the Nutmeg Classic...Posted the lone UConn goal at Syracuse (10/16)...Assisted on the game-winning goal versus New Hampshire (11/13)...Recorded UConn’s first goal in a 2-1 victory overNewHampshire (11/14)...Talliedthe Huskies’ lone goal at Providence (12/5)...Ended the contest atColgate(10/15)withaplus-2ratingaftertallyingUConn’sfinalgoal of the game...Recorded a pair of assists during two con-tests, against Robert Morris (1/9) and versus Providence (2/13)...Tallied a season-high six shots against Northeastern (2/26) in the WHEA Tournament.

BEFORE COLLEGEServed as assistant captain on the Colorado Select 19U Club team...Recorded 36 goals and 44 assists in 38 games played...Attended Pine Creek High School.

PERSONALTaylor Anne Gross was born March 11, 1992 in Colorado Springs, Colo. to Dennis and Kim Gross...Has one sister, Tori, and a broth-er, Tyler...Cousin, Cody, plays goalie for the Niagara men’s hock-ey team...Majoring in biology and intends to teach and coach after graduation.

QUOTING GROSS ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because of the amazing atmosphere sur-rounding athletics as well as the outstanding academic pro-grams.”

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JEANETTE BATEMAN2 5-6•Freshman•Forward

Greeley, Colo.COLORADO SELECT

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed for the Colorado Select team for six seasons in the Junior Women’s Hockey League...In 2010-11, helped lead the team to a 19-25-6recondwithathird-placefinishatUSAHockeyNation-als with 46 points in 50 games...Gathered 22 points in 18 ap-pearances as an assistant captain in 2011-12 and received the Touching Hearts Through Athletics Award...Member of the USAH Rocky Mountain District Champions in 2005, 2009 and 2010...Lettered in soccer for three years at Greeley West High School...Lettered inbasketball for fourseasons,finishingastheFemaleAthlete of the Year in 2012...An excellent student, earned Co-Salutatorian honors senior year.

PERSONALJeanette Berry Bateman was born May 1, 1994 in Denver, Colo. to Byron, who played basketball at Texas Tech, and Christel Bateman...Has an older brother named Michael...Ma-joring in biomedical engineering with the intent to attend med-ical or graduate school...First name pronounced Jeh-NETT.

QUOTING BATEMAN ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because I felt it is a place I can call home that prides itself on tradition and provides an overwhelming sense of family that I wanted to be a part of.”


MICAYLA CATANZARITI10 5-4•Freshman•Defense

Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.GILMOUR ACADEMY (Ohio)

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed for the Gilmour Academy in Ohio in 2011-12...Played club hockey for the Anaheim Ducks, serving as captain in 2010-11...Earned two bronze medals at the USA Hockey National Championships in 2009 and 2010...Selected to USA Hockey Player Development Camps in 2010 and 2011.

PERSONALMicayla Nicole Catanzariti was born March 22, 1994 in Orange, Calif. to Renee and Ron Catanzariti...Has younger twin sisters, Madison and Alexa...Intends to major in psychology with a minor in photography...Last name is pronounced Cah-TAN-zah-ree-tee.

QUOTING CATANZARITI ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because as soon as I set foot on campus I felt at home. The community is unbelievable and now I have another family.”




KATE CHRISTOFFERSEN12 5-3•Senior•Forward

Trumbull, Conn.CONNECTICUT POLAR BEARS

BEFORE PENN STATESpent the past three years on the Penn State club hockey squad...Played for the Connecticut Polar Bears club team from 2000-09...Played high school hockey at Trumbull for four sea-sons, leading the team as captain and earning All-FCIAC First Team and Scholar Athlete of the Year honors.

PERSONALCatherine Ann Christoffersen was born January 11, 1991 in Plymouth, Mass. to David and Marry Christoffersen...Has an old-er brother named Matt...Majoring in secondary education with a specialization in mathematics.

QUOTING CHRISTOFFERSEN ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because of the school pride each student carries, the level of academics and the opportunities I would have for playing ice hockey.”


JESS DESORCIE15 5-4•Sophomore•Forward

Westford, Vt.CONNECTICUT COLLEGE

BEFORE PENN STATE2012: Transferred to Penn State and played on the club team for the remainder of the 2011-12 campaign in the spring semester.

At Connecticut College 2011: Played in seven games with two goals and four assists for six points...Appeared in four confer-ence games, tallying two assists...Posted a career-best three-point night against Salve Regina (12/11), scoring twice and notching an assist.

BEFORE COLLEGEPlayed four seasons at The Taft School in Connecticut from 2007-11, serving as an assistant captain in 2010-11...Earned three Founders League All-Star nods (2008-11)...Played club hockey for theMid-FairfieldConnecticut Stars from2007-11...GuidedtheStarstotheTier1NationalSemifinalsin2009.

PERSONALJessica Ann Desorcie was born December 27, 1991 in Burlington, Vt. to Caroline and George Desorcie...Has two siblings named Felicia, who played hockey at Norwich University, and Piper...Has an aunt, Maureen, who graduated from Penn State in 1981 with her bachelor’s degree and in 1985 with her MBA...Uncle, James, earned his Ph.D. from Penn State in 1986...Majoring in kinesiol-ogy with the intent to pursue a job in physical therapy.

QUOTING DESORCIE ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because I fell in love with the school spirit and community support.”


CAREER STATSYear GP G A PTS SH +/- P-PIM PPG SHG GWGGWG2011-12* 7 2 4 6 - - 3-6 0 0 0Totals 7 2 4 6 - - 3-6 0 0 0* – at Connecticut College



HANNAH HOENSHELL16 5-3•Freshman•Forward

Plano, TexasTEXAS ALLIANCE BULLDOGS

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed six years for the Alliance Bulldogs 19U girls’ team, leading the team in points in the last four seasons...Totaled 166 games with 155 goals, 137 assists and 292 points...Had an outstanding 2010-11 campaign with 49 goals, 45 assists and 94 points in 48 games...Attended USA Hockey Player Developmental Camps in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010...Led the Bulldogs as captain in 2011-12 and as assistant captain in 2010-11.

PERSONALHannah Ray Hoenshell was born December 30, 1993 in Dallas, Texas to Dale and Ann Hoenshell...Has two younger brothers named Tommy and Boone...Intends to major in pre-med with the hopes of being a pediatrician.

QUOTING HOENSHELL ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because it provides me with a great educa-tion, social scene and the opportunity to be a part of the new Division I program. It has everything I want in a college.”



JILL HOLDCROFT19 5-1•Freshman•Forward

Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa.PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ELITE

BEFORE PENN STATEMost recently played for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Tier 1 AAA Girls team from 2008-12, while also playing two years of varsity boys’ high school hockey at State College Area High School...Served as assistant captain and only female player at State College...Participated in the 2009 and 2011 USA Hockey Player Development Camps...Served as assistant captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite in 2010-11...Named 2010 Bauer Invita-tional Team MVP...Played in the 2009 and 2010 USA Hockey Na-tional Championships...Also lettered in soccer at State College...Earned the Matthew Weakland Student Athlete and Ice Hockey I.C.E Awards.

PERSONALJill Christiana Holdcroft was born January 29, 1994 in State Col-lege, Pa. to Timothy and Michele Holdcroft, both of whom gradu-ated from Penn State in 1986 and 1984, respectively...Has two older brothers, Steven and Robbie, and a younger sister named Jessalyn...Robbie played Division I golf at Robert Morris from 2008-11...Father, Tim, and uncles Bob and David all played for the Penn State men’s club team in the 1980s...Cousin, Lindsay Holdcroft, currently plays hockey for Division I Dartmouth...In-tends to major in accounting.

QUOTING HOLDCROFT ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because it is a great school, it is in my hometown, and I am excited for the new hockey program.”



PAIGE JAHNKE17 5-6•Freshman•Defense

Oakdale, Minn.ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL/MINNESOTA JUNIOR WHITECAPS

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed for Roseville High School from 2008-2011, compiling a 76-11 record and the 2009 state championship...Played for the Minnesota Junior Whitecaps during the summer club sea-son in 2010 and 2011, while playing fall hockey for the Up-per Midwest Fall Elite League in 2010 and 2011...Helped guide team to the 2010 Upper Midwest High School Elite League championship...Lettered in soccer and golf at Ros-evilleHigh...Wasafinalist forUSAHockeyAdvanced15,16,and 17.

PERSONALPaige Lynn Jahnke was born July 3, 1994 in Maplewood, Minn. to Scott and Wendy Jahnke...Has an older brother named Benjamin and a younger sister named Lauren...Intends to major in psychol-ogy...Last name is prounounced YAWN-kee.

QUOTING JAHNKE ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because of the academics, hockey pro-gram,coachingstaffandtheopportunitytobepartofthefirstDivision I hockey team at PSU.”


DARBY KERN14 5-11•Freshman•Forward

Venitia, Pa.PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ELITE

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed with the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite team since 2006-07...Played for Peters Township High School in 2011-12...Attended the USA Hockey Girls’ U16 Player Development Camp.

PERSONALDarby Victoria Kern was born August 28, 1994 in Pittsburgh, Pa. to Roy and Lori Kern, both of whom graduated from Penn State...Has an older brother who currently attends Penn State as well as an aunt and an uncle who went to PSU.

QUOTING KERN ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because it`s a great school with really good academics and athletics. Also, I have a deep family heritage here as both my parents attended Penn State and my brother currently goes here.”




EMILY LAURENZI20 5-2•Freshman•Forward

Townsend, Del.NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY (N.Y.)

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed four seasons at the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid...Helped the NSA win three state titles...Played in 291 games, scoring 78 times and tallying 203 assists in four years...Earned invitations to the U14, U16 and U17 USA Hockey Player Development Camps and the IIHF Hockey Camp in Finland.

PERSONALEmily Grace Laurenzi was born October 28, 1993 in Townsend, Del. to Francis and Rebecca Laurenzi...Has an older brother named Nick...Intends to major in athletic training.

QUOTING LAURENZI ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because of the campus and for the new hockey program.”


TAYLOR MCGEE8 5-3•Freshman•Defense

Pearl River, N.Y.TAFT SCHOOL (Conn.)

BEFORE PENN STATEMost recently played club hockey for the Connecticut Polar Bears since2010-11,reachingthesemifinalsat2011nationals...Playedfor theMid-FairfieldConnecticutStars from2008-10, reachingthe2009Nationalsemifinals...PlayedhockeyattheTaftSchoolfrom 2010-12, leading the squad as captain in 2011-12...Earned the Patsy Odden Hockey Award at Taft.

PERSONALTaylor Mairead McGee was born February 8, 1994 in Ny-ack, N.Y. to Gregory and Tricia McGee...Has two younger brothers, Trevor and Hunter, and a younger sister, Skyler...In-tends to major in business.

QUOTING MCGEE ON PENN STATE“Penn State has everything I am looking for in a college and a community. I was looking for a big school with challenging academicsandoutstandingschoolpride.IamconfidentIhavefoundtheperfectfit.”



CARA MENDELSON3 5-6•Sophomore•Defense

Pittsburgh, Pa.STEEL CITY SELECTS

BEFORE PENN STATEMost recently played hockey for Penn State’s club team in 2011-12...Played for three different teams in high school, two seasons for Upper St. Clair HS, two seasons for Pittsburgh Elite and the 2010-11 season for Steel City Selects...Played in 42 games while scoring 14 goals and 17 assists for Steel City in 2010-11.

PERSONALCara Lynn Mendelson was born April 14, 1993 in Upper St. Clair, Pa. to Jim and Elissa Mendelson, who attended Penn State...Grandfather, Brett Kranich, also attended PSU...Has two broth-ers, Sam and Matt...Majoring in marketing...Enrolled in the Sap-phire Leadership Program in the Smeal School of Business.

QUOTING MENDELSON ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because it is an incredible university that offers outstanding academics, athletics and pride.”



BROOKE MEYER31 5-7•Freshman•Goalie

Naperville, Ill.CHICAGO HUSKIES


BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed for the Chicago Huskies club team for six years in the Central States League...Helped guide the Huskies to the 2012 Central State League title, while placing second in Illinois and reaching thequarterfinalsatnationals...Led the team toasec-ond-place Illinois finish in 2009 and 2010, while capturing the2008 Silver Sticks championship...Earned two letters at Neuqua Valley High School.

PERSONALBrooke Alyse Meyer was born May 27, 1994 in Downers Grove, Ill. to Pat and Patty Meyer...Has an older brother named Zack...Enrolled in the division of undergraduate studies.

QUOTING MEYER ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State for the opportunity of an outstanding education and connections as well as the opportunity to represent Penn State in athlet-ics.”



KATIE MURPHY25 5-4 •Sophomore•Forward

Novi, Mich.DETROIT HONEYBAKED

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed on the PSU club hockey squad during the 2011-12 cam-paign...Played for the Detroit Honeybaked 19U squad in 2010-11, the Victory Honda 19U team in 2009-10 and the Honeybaked 16U team in 2008-09...Helped guide the Honeybaked 19U team to the 2010-11 national tournament.

PERSONALKatherine Mackenzie Murphy was born October 23, 1992 in Novi, Mich. to Bobbie and Rob Murphy, who is the director of sales & mar-keting for the Central Collegiate Hockey As-sociation (CCHA)...Has an older brother, Sean, who played lacrosse at Hope College, and two younger sisters, Megan and Shannon...Majoring in recreation, parks and tourism management.

QUOTING MURPHY ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because the moment I stepped on campus it felt like home.”

CAREER STATSYear GP-GS MIN GA GAA SV SV% Record2010-11* 6-5 305:43 12 2.36 129 .915 3-2-02011-12* 18-16 1007:45 43 2.56 539 .926 4-10-3Totals 24-21 1313:28 55 2.51 668 .924 7-10-3* – at Connecticut


NICOLE PANICCIA37 5-5•Junior•Goalie

Oakville, OntarioCONNECTICUT

BEFORE PENN STATEAt UConn 2011-12: Started in 16 of 18 games played with a .926 save percentage...Played in all four of UConn’s victories with a 4-10-3 record...Posted two shutouts against Maine (10/22) with 31 saves and Vermont (11/20) with 28 saves...Allowed just one goal on 28 shots in a victory over Yale (11/26)...Made 37 saves against Brown (1/7) in a 1-1 overtime tie...Stopped 37 shots in a 1-1 tie against Maine (1/20)...Earned the victory over New Hampshire (2/5) with 20 saves.

At UConn 2010-11:Madesixappearanceswithfivestartsinnetfor the Huskies...Recorded 129 saves with a .915 save percent-age and a 3-2-0 record...Notched a pair of shutouts against Sacred Heart (11/27) and at Union (12/8)...Posted a career-high 32 saves at Providence (2/12)...Tallied at least 20 saves in three other games; 26 vs. Robert Morris (1/9), 21 at Syracuse (10/16) and 21 vs. Sacred Heart (11/27).

BEFORE COLLEGEHelped Appleby College win the CISAA Championships for the second consecutive season and take silver at the NAPHA Cham-pionship series in 2009-10...Captured the NAPHA title in 2008-09 and was awarded the Parker Jacket for athletic achievement and excellence...Invited to the Team Canada Selections Camps in 2008-09 and 2009-10...Played for Team Ontario Red in 2009-10, leading the squad to the gold medal at the Canadian U18 National Championships...Played the two previous seasons (2007-09) with Team Ontario Blue...Took gold with the Toronto Aeros at the Provin-cial Championships (Intermediate AA)...Led the team to a second-placeregular-seasonfinishwhilerankingthirdingoals-againstav-erage (1.20) and in save percentage (.939)...Was named the MVP in thefinalgameoftheCan-AmJuniorHockeyChallengein2009...Won bronze and silver with the Aeros at the Provnicial and PWHL League Championships, respectively...Earned MVP honors at the Mississauga Junior Chiefs Christmas Tournament after record-ing three shutouts...Spent one season with the Oakville Ice during the 2006-07 season...Named Team MVP by General Manager and Coach with 1.87 GAA.

PERSONALNicole Annamaria Paniccia was born December 29, 1992 in Oakville, Ontario to Paulette and Ben Paniccia...Has one sister named Daniela...Majoring in psychology with intent to be a sports psychologist...Last name pronounced Pah-NEE-cha.

QUOTING PANICCIA ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because of the great academics, athletics, coaching staff and the amazing campus.”




JORDIN PARDOSKI4 5-5•Freshman•Defense

Rochester Hills, Mich.DETROIT HONEYBAKED

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayedfortheDetroitHoneybakedclubteamforfiveseasons...Won the 19U and 14U state championships with Honeybaked...Lettered four years in lacrosse at Rochester High School...Earned all-state honors all four seasons in lacrosse.

PERSONALJordin Lorraine Pardoski was born January 4, 1994 in Elmhurst, Ill. to Julie and Ryan Pardoski...Has a younger brother named Jared...Mother, Julie, played basketball at Illinois-Chicago, while father, Ryan, played ice hockey at Michigan.

QUOTING PARDOSKI ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because it’s the best school for my academic and athletic ambitions.”


KENDRA RASMUSSEN13 5-5•Freshman•Forward

Sartell, Minn.SARTELL/SAUK RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL

BEFORE PENN STATELettered for four years at Sartell/Sauk Rapids, leading as team captain from 2010-2012...Named All-State and a two-time St. Cloud Times Player of the Year...Earned two AP All-State hon-orable mention accolades...Named to Central Lakes All-Con-ference Team three times...Left Sartell/Sauk Rapids as all-time leading goal scorer, while setting single-season goals (33) and points (50) records senior year...Scored 102 goals, 67 assists and 169 points in 107 games, leading team to 2012 Central Lakes Conference title and to the State Sectional 8-AA Final.

PERSONALKendra Michaela Rasmussen was born February 13, 1994 in St. Cloud, Minn. to Gail Bronas and Rob Rasmussen...Has two brothers named Dustyn Rasmussen and Bjorn Bronas...Intends to major in biology with the intent to pursue a career in the medi-calfield.

QUOTING RASMUSSEN ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State for its academic excellence, alumni support andtheopportunitytobeapartofthefirstDivisionIwomen’sicehockey program under Coach Brandwene.”




LINDSAY REIHL6 5-4•Senior•Defense

Cheshire, Conn.CONNECTICUT POLAR BEARS

2012-13 ASSISTANT CAPTAIN

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed on the Penn State women’s club team since 2009-10, earning team Defensive Player of the Year honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior...Helped Penn State club hockey win the ECWHL regular season title in 2011-12...Played club hockey for the Connecticut Polar Bears from 2002-09.

PERSONALLindsay Brooke Reihl was born September 23, 1991 in New Haven, Conn. to Rob Reihl and Heather Musante...Has an older brother, Brent Reihl...Majoring in psychology with a minor in ki-nesiology...Intends to pursue a career in sports psychology...Last name pronounced RILE.

QUOTING REIHL ON PENN STATE “I chose Penn State because of the excellent academic oppor-tunities offered to me and the ability to continue playing hockey.”

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BIRDIE SHAW23 5-2•Freshman•Forward

Troy, Mich.DETROIT HONEYBAKED

BEFORE PENN STATEWon the 2012 state championship with Detroit Honeybaked club team after winning 2010 crown with Little Caesers club squad...Earned USA Hockey Player Development Camp invitations in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009...Earned a spot in MWEH the 2008 All-Star game...Also played club hockey with Detroit Belle Tire in 2005-06 and 2010-11.

PERSONALSamantha Elizabeth Shaw was born September 14, 1992 in De-troit, Mich. to Doug and Pam Shaw...Has an older brother named Zac and a younger sister named Lexie.

QUOTING SHAW ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because when I toured Penn State’s campus I just felt like I wanted to be here. I am especially excited to play hockey for Penn State and Coach Brandwene.”




MADISON SMIDDY33 5-7•Sophomore•Defense

Grand Rapids, Mich.DETROIT HONEYBAKED

BEFORE PENN STATEMember of the 2011-12 Penn State club team earning team Rookie of the Year honors...Played for the Honeybaked 19U AAA team from 2010-11, Little Caesars 19U AAA team from 2009-10 andGrandRapidsGriffins16Uand19UAAAteamsfrom2006-2009...Earned the Justine Pellman Award in 2008.

PERSONALMadison Taylor Smiddy was born May 1, 1992 in Albuquerque, N.M. to Gerard and Stephenie Smiddy...Older brother, Stephen, played hockey at D-III Milwaukee School of Engineering, while older sister, Sarah, played for Ver-mont...Has two younger sisters named Rachel and Annah...Major-ing in business marketing.

QUOTING SMIDDY ON PENN STATE“I picked Penn State because I fell in love with the campus and I felt like I was actu-ally wanted and not just another number.”


STEPHANIE WALKOM5 5-7•Freshman•Defense

Moon Township, Pa.PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ELITE

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite squad from 2009-12 and the Team Pittsburgh club team from 2006-08...Won USA Hockey Tier 1 Mid-Am District championships for Pittsburgh Elite/Team Pittsburgh squad at U12, U14, U16 and U19 levels...Attended USA Hockey Player Development Camp in 2009 and 2010...Lettered for three seasons at Moon Township High School from 2007-09.

PERSONALStephanie Jeih Walkom was born June 21, 1994 in Hamilton, On-tario to Annie and Stephen Walkom, who is an NHL referee...Has a younger brother, Brendan, and a younger sister, Brianna...Intends to major in communications.

QUOTING WALKOM ON PENN STATE“IchosePennStatebecauseIwanttobeapartofthefirstDivi-sion I women’s ice hockey program at this amazing school.”




TESS WEAVER36 5-5•Sophomore•Forward

Windber, Pa.PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ELITE

BEFORE PENN STATEScored 14 goals and 21 assists and named team Offensive Play-er of the Year for the Penn State club team in 2011-12...Played four seasons at Greater Johnstown High School, earning team MVP honors in 2011 and leading the team in scoring in 2009-10...Played two years with the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite team, the Al-legheny Badgers for two years, Team Pittsburgh for three years and the Altoona Trackers for two years...Won the 2007, 2008 and 2009 USA Hockey Tier 1 championships with Team Pittsburgh in the U14 and U16 age groups...Helped lead the Badgers to the 2005 USA Hockey Tier 1 U16 championship...Earned four letters for the Windber Area soccer team...Named All-Somerset County First Team from 2008-10 in soccer.

PERSONALTess Marie Weaver was born December 21, 1992 in Windber Pa. to Bruce and Lori Weaver...Has an older brother named Travis, who plays tennis at Penn State Altoona...Three family members are graduates of Penn State; Father, Bruce (1983); Uncle, Lynn (1980); Aunt, Beverly (1977)...Intends to major in advertising.

QUOTING WEAVER ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State for its reputation as an outstanding aca-demic school as well as the school spirit and traditions that are all over campus and around town.”

CAREER STATS Year GP G A PTS SH +/- P-PIM PPG SHG GWG2010-11* 35 1 4 5 29 -7 7-14 0 0 02011-12* 32 2 0 2 14 -6 3-6 0 0 1Totals 67 3 4 7 43 -13 10-20 0 0 1* – at Connecticut


JENNA WELCH22 5-8•Junior•Forward

Austin, TexasCONNECTICUT

2012-13 ASSISTANT CAPTAIN

BEFORE PENN STATEAt UConn 2011-12: Saw time in 32 games, scoring twice...Col-lected 14 shots and tallied a game-winning goal against Vermont (11/20)...Scored the opening goal of a 6-3 victory over New Hamp-shire (2/5)...Named to Hockey East All-Academic Team.

At UConn 2010-11:Made35appearances...Talliedfivepointsonone goal and four assists during freshman campaign...Recorded firstcollegiategoalina6-2victoryoverRobertMorris(1/9)andalsopostedanassistonthefinalUConngoalofthecontest...Notchedan assist on the second goal of the game against No. 8 Boston Col-lege (10/30)...Assisted UConn’s second goal against Providence (2/13).

BEFORE COLLEGEPlayed at the North American Hockey Academy in Vermont...Mem-ber of both the Red and White teams at NAHA...Named White team’s Most Improved Player in 2009-10, serving as assistant captain that season...Received the White Team Players’ Award fol-lowingfinalseason...Servedas theRedTeamcaptainduring the2008-09 season...Helped the Red Team to the NAPHA League title in 2007-08 and the JWHL Challenge Cup in 2008-09...Cap-tured the 2009-10 Rochester Fire on Ice Championship with the White Team...Member of both the basketball and softball teams at Westwood High...Four-year recipient of the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for maintaining a GPA of greater than 4.0...Received a spot on the Westwood Softball Honor Roll through high school career.

PERSONALJenna Nicole Welch was born September 1, 1992 in La Jolla, Ca-lif. to Jim and Mary Beth...Has a brother named Josh and a sister named Nikki...Majoring in media studies.

QUOTING WELCH ON PENN STATE“Penn State will allow me to receive a great education while hav-ing the opportunity to be a part of building a new program that has tremendous potential.”


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CELINE WHITLINGER30 5-8•Freshman•Goalie

Garden Grove, Calif.GILMOUR ACADEMY (Ohio)

BEFORE PENN STATEMost recently played at Gilmour Academy in Ohio in 50 games, posting 20 shutouts...Helped Gilmour Academy to the 2011 Ohio Flames title...Invited to the 2012 USA Hockey Warren Strelow Goaltending Camp in Ann Arbor, Mich. ...Selected for USA Hock-ey Player Development Camps for 15-, 16-, and 17-year-olds...Played for four seasons for the Anaheim Ducks club team from 2007-10...Guided the 2010 Ducks squad to the bronze medal at the USA U16 National Championships...Helped the 2008 and 2009 Ducks teams earn bronze at the USA U14 National Cham-pionships.

PERSONALCeline Lee Whitlinger was born May 20, 1994 in Newport Beach, Calif. to Bob and Debbie Whitlinger...Intends to major in pre-medicine.

QUOTING WHITLINGER ON PENN STATE “I chose Penn State because of the excellent academic oppor-tunities offered to me and the ability to continue playing hockey.”


SARAH WILKIE21 5-6•Freshman•Defense

Ashby, Mass.WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed hockey at Williston Northampton School, helping the 2009-10 squad to the best record in school history at 18-5-5, while the team went 17-10-2 in 2010-11...Led the team as cap-tain in 2011-12 at WHS...Played one year of ice hockey with St. Bernard’sCentralCatholicHighSchool and theMassSpitfiresU19squad...EarnedthreelettersinfieldhockeyandlacrosseatWilliston Northampton School, leading the teams as captain in 2011-12...Earned the L.G. Treadway Citizenship Prize upon grad-uation, awarded to a senior who has maintained strong scholas-tic standing and given promise of future and achievement.

PERSONALSarah Kristine Wilkie was born February 26, 1993 in Concord, Mass. to Eric and Tracey Wilkie, who graduated from Penn State in 1983...Has a younger brother, Ryan...Has six cousins who have graduated from Penn State and another currently attend-ing...Uncles Greg and David Wilkie competed in Division I hockey at Vermont and Providence, respectively, as Greg played in the AHL for the Utica Mohawks.

QUOTING WILKIE ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because I love the enthusiastic atmosphere on campus and want to be a part of a new and growing program.”




SHANNON YOXHEIMER40 5-7•Freshman•Forward

Jackson, Mich.NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY ACADEMY (Vt.)

BEFORE PENN STATEPlayed for the North American Hockey Academy (Vt.) in 2011-12, helping the team to a 55-15-7 record...Scored 17 goals and 10 assists in 51 games for NAHA...Helped NAHA capture the Junior Women’s Hockey League and USA-Canada Cup titles...Played for the Belle Tire Tier 1 19U team from 2008-2009 including a stint as team captain...Helped Belle Tire to the USA Hockey na-tional quarterfinals, while winning the Michigan state c h a m -pionship...Played for the Little Caesars 14U squad from 2007-2008 earning second at USA Hockey nationals and winning the Michigan title.

PERSONALShannon Nicole Yoxheimer was born December 23, 1993 in Jackson, Mich. to Beth and Scott Yoxhei-mer...Has an older sister, Shelby...Intends to major in pre-law and political science.

QUOTING YOXHEIMER ON PENN STATE“I chose Penn State because I fell in love with the campus and wanted to be a part of starting a new hockey program.”


KATIE ZINN11 5-7•Freshman•Forward

Coquitlam, B.C.GILMOUR ACADEMY (Ohio)

BEFORE PENN STATERecently played for Gilmour Academy in Ohio during the 2011-12 season, helping the team to a 28-19-9 record including the Ohio FlamesTournamenttitle...PlayedforthePacificSteelersforthreeseasons, leading the team in goals (10), points (23) and assists (13) in just 25 games...Named cross country MVP, while earning three district championships at Centennial Secondary...Helped the Centennial team to the B.C. Provincial Lacrosse title.

PERSONALKaitlyn Roberta Zinn was born November 22, 1993 in Coquitlam, British Columbia to Cindy and Dave Zinn...Has an older brother named Nick...Intends to major in biology.

QUOTING ZINN ON PENN STATE“Penn State had an amazing vibe when I visited. It’s going to be incredible starting up a hockey program and getting a top notch education.”



COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA

COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA Penn State —along with Lindenwood and RIT—usher in a new era of collegiate women’s hockey when the three new teams compete in College Hockey America (CHA) this season. Now the league boasts six schools: charter mem-ber Mercyhurst College, Robert Morris University (joined 2005), Syracuse University (joined 2008), Lindenwood University, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Penn State University. For the 2012-13 season, each school will play theotherfiveschoolsfourtimes(twohome,twoaway) for a total of 20 CHA match-ups. The 2013 CHA tournament will run from March 1-9 (see bracket lower right). The six-team tournament format allows the CHA stability for the long haul and for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tourna-ment. On the current track, the CHA champion would be eligible for the automatic bid during for the 2014-15 season. The CHA represents all three of Pennsylva-nia’s Division I teams (Mercyhurst, Robert Morris, Penn State), while stretching north to New York (RIT, Syracuse) and west to Missouri (Linden-wood). Mercyhurst has ruled the roost winning the regular-season CHA title in every campaign for 10 straight years. That dominance continued until the 2012 CHA Tournament when Robert Morris upset the Lakers, 3-2.

ALL-TIME CHA CHAMPIONSYear Regular Season Tournament2003 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst2004 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst2005 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst2006 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst2007 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst2008 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst2009 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst2010 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst2011 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst2012 Mercyhurst Robert Morris

2012 CHA TOURNAMENT (Neville Island, Pa.)#1 Mercyhurst 4, #4 Syracuse 3#2 Robert Morris 3, #3 Niagara 2#2 Robert Morris 3, #1 Mercyhurst 2

2011-12 CHA STANDINGSPts. CHA Pct. GF GA Overall Pct. GF GA

Mercyhurst ^ 19 8-1-3 .792 49 27 23-8-3 .721 151 72Robert Morris # 15 6-3-3 .625 30 24 19-9-4 .656 100 63Niagara 9 3-6-3 .375 23 35 10-16-8 .412 77 96Syracuse 5 1-8-3 .208 23 39 10-22-3 .329 78 115# – CHA Tournament Champion; ^ – NCAA At-Large

LINDENWOODSt. Charles, Mo.

MERCYHYURSTErie, Pa.

PENN STATEUniversity Park, Pa.

RITRochester, N.Y.

ROBERT MORRISMoon Township, Pa.

SYRACUSESyracuse, N.Y.

2012-13 Penn state cha scheduleSat. Oct. 13 SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m.Sun. Oct. 14 SYRACUSE 2:00 p.m.Thu. Oct. 25 RIT 7:00 p.m.Fri. Oct. 26 RIT 7:30 p.m.Sat. Nov. 10 ROBERT MORRIS 2:00 p.m.Sun. Nov. 11 ROBERT MORRIS 2:00 p.m.Fri. Nov. 16 at Lindenwood 8:00 p.m.Sat. Nov. 17 at Lindenwood 3:00 p.m.Fri. Nov. 30 at Mercyhurst 7:00 p.m.Sat. Dec. 1 at Mercyhurst 2:00 p.m.Fri. Jan. 25 at Syracuse 7:00 p.m.Sat. Jan. 26 at Syracuse 2:00 p.m.Fri. Feb. 1 MERCYHURST 2:00 p.m.Sat. Feb. 2 MERCYHURST 2:00 p.m.Fri. Feb. 8 LINDENWOOD 2:00 p.m.Sat. Feb. 9 LINDENWOOD 2:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 15 at RIT 7:00 p.m.Sat. Feb. 16 at RIT 7:00 p.m.Fri. Feb. 22 at Robert Morris 7:00 p.m.Sat. Feb. 23 at Robert Morris 3:00 p.m.BOLD CAPS indicate home game at Greenberg Ice Pavilion

Semifinals & Final March 8-9 at No. 1 seed

2013 CHA TOURNAMENT

Best-of-3 Series March 1-3 at No. 4 seed

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2012-13 OPPONENTS

LINDENWOOD LADY LIONSNov. 16, 8 p.m. // Nov. 17 3 p.m. at Wentzville, Mo.

Feb. 8, 2 p.m. // Feb. 9, 2 p.m. at University Park, Pa.Location St. Charles, Mo.Undergraduate Enrollment 8,787Nickname LionsColors Black and GoldConference College Hockey AmericaHome Facility Lindenwood Ice Arena (1,000)Home Facility Location Wentzville, Mo.Head Coach Vince O’Mara (Broadcast College ‘89)Overall Record 8-21-0 (1 yr.)Record at School 8-21-0 (1 yr.)Assistant Coaches Katie Kells, Corey Whitaker, Rick Pratt2011-12 Record 8-21-02011-12 Conference Record n/a2012 Postseason Finish NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost 16/5Newcomers 8Women’s Hockey SID Daniel NewtonSID Phone (636) 949-4368SID E-mail [email protected] Fax (636) 949-4636Website lindenwoodlions.comTwitter @LU_Lions

MERCYHURST LAKERSNov. 30, 7 p.m. // Dec. 1, 2:00 p.m. at Erie, Pa.

Feb. 1, 2 p.m. // Feb. 2, 2 p.m. at University Park, Pa.Location Erie, Pa.Undergraduate Enrollment 3,077 Nickname LakersColors Forest Green and Navy BlueConference College Hockey AmericaHome Facility Mercyhurst Ice Center (1,500)Home Facility Location Erie, Pa.Head Coach Michael Sisti (Canisius ’90)Overall Record 334-92-29 (13 yrs.)Record at School 334-92-29 (13 yrs.)Assistant Coaches Louis Goulet, Delaney Collins, Allysen Weidner2011-12 Record 23-8-32011-12 Conference Record 8-1-3 (1st)2012PostseasonFinish NCAAQuarterfinalsLetterwinners Returning/Lost 12/8Newcomers 12Women’s Hockey SID Dave LeiseringSID Phone (814) 824-2525SID E-mail [email protected] Fax (814) 824-2591Website hurstathletics.comTwitter @HurstAthletics

PRINCETON TIGERSJan. 29, 7 p.m. at University Park, Pa.

Location Princeton, N.J.Undergraduate Enrollment 5,113Nickname Tigers Colors Orange and BlackConference ECAC HockeyHome Facility Hobey Baker Rink (2,092)Home Facility Location Princeton, N.J.Head Coach Jeff Kampersal (Princeton ’92)Overall Record 245-199-45 (16 yrs.)Record at School 245-199-45 (16 yrs.)Assistant Coaches Cara Morey, Lee-J Mirasolo, John Zdunkiewicz2011-12 Record 12-15-42011-12 Conference Record 10-10-4 (7th)2012PostseasonFinish ECACQuarterfinalsLetterwinners Returning/Lost 14/7Newcomers 6Women’s Hockey SID Kristy McNeilSID Phone (609) 258-5655SID E-mail [email protected] Fax (609) 258-4477Website goprincetontigers.comTwitter @PUTIGERS

CHATHAM COUGARSJan. 4, 7:30 p.m. // Jan. 5, 7 p.m. at University Park, Pa.

Location Pittsburgh, Pa.Undergraduate Enrollment 903Nickname Cougars Colors Purple and WhiteConference ECAC West (Division III)Home Facility McKnight Hockey Center (198)Home Facility Location Fox Chapel, Pa.Head Coach Jason Evans (Robert Morris ’02)Overall Record 117-107-3 (9 yrs.)Record at School 0-36-0 (2 yrs.)Assistant Coaches Jon Hoffman, Jerry Hillman2011-12 Record 0-18-02011-12 Conference Record 0-18-0 (10th)2012 Postseason Finish n/aLetterwinners Returning/Lost 14/6Newcomers 6Women’s Hockey SID David HodgeSID Phone (412) 365-1649SID E-mail [email protected] Fax (412) 365-1724Website chatham.edu/athleticsTwitter @ChathamCougar


2012-13 oPPONENTS

ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALSNov. 10, 2 p.m. // Nov. 11, 2 p.m. at University Park, Pa.Feb. 22, 7 p.m. // Feb. 23, 3 p.m. at Neville Island, Pa.Location Moon Township, Pa.Undergraduate Enrollment 5,000Nickname ColonialsColors Blue, White and RedConference College Hockey AmericaHome Facility 84 Lumber Arena (1,200)Home Facility Location Neville Island, Pa.Head Coach Paul Colontino (Mercyhurst ’00)Overall Record 19-9-4 (1 yr.)Record at School sameAssistant Coaches Logan Bittle, Brianne McLaughlin, Ashley Harper2011-12 Record 19-9-42011-12 Conference Record 6-3-3 (2nd)2012 Postseason Finish CHA ChampionsLetterwinners Returning/Lost 17/3Newcomers 7Women’s Hockey SID Jessica CalderoneSID Phone (412) 397-4950SID E-mail [email protected] Fax (412) 397-4992Website rmucolonials.comTwitter @RMUWHockey

SACRED HEART PIONEERSOct. 19, 7 p.m. // Oct. 20, 2 p.m. at Milford, Conn.

Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m. // Nov. 3, 2 p.m. at University Park, Pa.Location Fairfield,Conn.Undergraduate Enrollment 4,192Nickname Pioneers Colors Red and WhiteConference Division I IndependentHome Facility Milford Ice Pavilion (1,000)Home Facility Location Milford, Conn.Head Coach Thomas O’Malley (Boston College ’89)Overall Record 82-157-12 (9 yrs.)Record at School 72-138-11 (8 yrs.)Assistant Coach TBA2011-12 Record 11-17-12011-12 Conference Record n/a2012 Postseason Finish n/aLetterwinners Returning/Lost 19/8Newcomers 10Women’s Hockey SID Randy BrochuSID Phone (203) 396-8127SID E-mail [email protected] Fax (203) 396-8127Website sacredheartpioneers.comTwitter @SHUBigRed

ST. LAWRENCE SAINTSDec. 7, 7 p.m. // Dec. 8, 2 p.m. at Canton, N.Y.

Location Canton, N.Y.Undergraduate Enrollment 2,235Nickname Saints Colors Scarlet and BrownConference ECAC HockeyHome Facility Appleton Arena (3,200)Home Facility Location Canton, N.Y.Head Coach Chris Wells (St. Lawrence ’92)Overall Record 80-53-16 (4 yrs.)Record at School 80-53-16 (4 yrs.)Assistant Coaches Ted Wisner, Mare MacDougall2011-12 Record 24-10-42011-12 Conference Record 14-6-2 (T-4th)2012PostseasonFinish NCAAQuarterfinals, ECAC Hockey Tourney ChampsLetterwinners Returning/Lost 16/6Newcomers 9Women’s Hockey SID Joe KenistonSID Phone (315) 229-5986SID E-mail [email protected] Fax (315) 229-5589Website stlawu.edu/athleticsTwitter @SLUsaints

RIT TIGERSOct. 25, 7 p.m. // Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. at University Park, Pa.Feb. 15, 7 p.m. // Feb. 16, 7 p.m. at Rochester, N.Y.

Location Rochester, N.Y.Undergraduate Enrollment 14,753Nickname TigersColors Orange and BrownConference College Hockey AmericaHome Facility Ritter Arena (2,100)Home Facility Location Rochester, N.Y.Head Coach Scott McDonald (Niagara ‘00)Overall Record 135-22-10 (6 yrs.)Record at School 135-22-10 (6 yrs.)Assistant Coaches Shivaun Siegl, Chelsea Walkland2011-12 Record 28-1-1 (D-III)2011-12 Conference Record 16-1-1 (D-III ECAC-West)2012 Postseason Finish NCAA Division III ChampionsLetterwinners Returning/Lost 19/4Newcomers 5Women’s Hockey SID Joe VenniroSID Phone (585) 475-5598SID E-mail [email protected] Fax n/aWebsite ritathletics.comTwitter @RITWHKY


2012-13 OPPONENTS

VERMONT CATAMOUNTSOct. 6, 2 p.m. // Oct. 7, 2 p.m. at Burlington, Vt.

Location Burlington, Vt.Undergraduate Enrollment 9,454Nickname Catamounts Colors Green and GoldConference Hockey EastHome Facility Gutterson Fieldhouse (4,035)Home Facility Location Burlington, Vt.Head Coach Jim Plumer (Colby ’83)Overall Record 127-30-14 (9 yrs.)Record at School 0-0-0 (First Season)Assistant Coaches Grant Kimball, Chelsea Grills, Jeff Cooper2011-12 Record 4-22-62011-12 Conference Record 3-16-2 (8th)2012 Postseason Finish n/aLetterwinners Returning/Lost 19/2Newcomers 2Women’s Hockey SID Nich HallSID Phone (802) 656-1110SID E-mail [email protected] Fax (802) 656-8328Website uvmathletics.comTwitter @UVMwhockey

SYRACUSE ORANGEOct. 13, 7 p.m. // Oct. 14, 2 p.m. at University Park, Pa.

Jan. 25, 7 p.m. // Jan. 26, 2 p.m. at Syracuse, N.Y.Location Syracuse, N.Y.Undergraduate Enrollment 13,987Nickname Orange Colors Orange and BlueConference College Hockey AmericaHome Facility Tennity Ice Pavilion (350)Home Facility Location Syracuse, N.Y.Head Coach Paul Flanagan (St. Lawrence ‘80)Overall Record 281-154-37 (13 yrs.)Record at School 51-71-13 (4 yrs.)Assistant Coaches Allison Domenico, Brendon Knight2011-12 Record 10-22-32011-12 Conference Record 1-8-3 (4th)2012PostseasonFinish CHASemifinalsLetterwinners Returning/Lost 15/8Newcomers 5Women’s Hockey SID Brittany McCormickSID Phone (315) 443-2608SID E-mail [email protected] Fax (315) 443-2076Website suathletics.comTwitter @Cuse

UNION DUTCHWOMENJan. 11, 7 p.m. // Jan. 12, 4 p.m. at Schenectady, N.Y.

Location Schenectady, N.Y.Undergraduate Enrollment 2,194Nickname Dutchwomen Colors Garnet and BlackConference ECAC HockeyHome Facility Messa Rink at Achilles Center (2,225)Home Facility Location Schenectady, N.Y.Head Coach Claudia Barcomb (Harvard ’99)Overall Record 16-139-13 (5 yrs.)Record at School 16-139-13 (5 yrs.)Assistant Coaches Alie Boe, Julie Chu2011-12 Record 4-26-42011-12 Conference Record 2-18-2 (11th)2012 Postseason Finish NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost 17/8Newcomers 7Women’s Hockey SID Jonathan LuszczSID Phone (518) 388-8744SID E-mail [email protected] Fax (518) 388-6069Website unionathletics.comTwitter @UnionHockey



INAUGURAL LETTERWINNERS

BJeanette Bateman F 2012-

cMicayla Catanzariti F 2012-Kate Christoffersen F 2012-

dJess Desorcie F 2012-

GTaylor Gross F 2012-

HHannah Hoenshell F 2012-Jill Holdcroft F 2012-

JPaige Jahnke D 2012-

KDarby Kern F 2012-

LEmily Laurenzi F 2012-

MTaylor McGee D 2012-Cara Mendelson D 2012-Brooke Meyer G 2012-Katie Murphy F 2012-

PNicole Paniccia G 2012-Jordin Pardoski D 2012-

RKendra Rasmussen F 2012-Lindsay Reihl D 2012-

SBirdie Shaw F 2012-Madison Smiddy D 2012-

WStephanie Walkom D 2012-Tess Weaver F 2012-Jenna Welch F 2012-Celine Whitlinger G 2012-Sarah Wilkie D 2012-

YShannon Yoxheimer F 2012-

ZKatie Zinn F 2012-

INAUGURAL CAPTAIN2012-13 Taylor Gross

INAUGURAL ASSISTANT CAPTAINS2012-13 Lindsay Reihl Jenna Welch

2012-13 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS


BRITISH COLUMBIAKatie Zinn F 2012-

CALIFORNIAMicayla Catanzariti F 2012-Celine Whitlinger G 2012-

COLORADOJeanette Bateman F 2012-Taylor Gross F 2012-

CONNECTICUTKate Christoffersen F 2012-Lindsay Reihl D 2012-

DELAWAREEmily Laurenzi F 2012-

ILLINOISBrooke Meyer G 2012-

MASSACHUSETTSSarah Wilkie D 2012-

MICHIGANKatie Murphy F 2012-Jordin Pardoski D 2012-Birdie Shaw F 2012-Madison Smiddy D 2012-Shannon Yoxheimer F 2012-

MINNESOTAPaige Jahnke D 2012-Kendra Rasmussen F 2012-

NEW YORKTaylor McGee D 2012-

ONTARIONicole Paniccia G 2012-

PENNSYLVANIAJill Holdcroft F 2012-Darby Kern F 2012-Cara Mendelson D 2012-Stephanie Walkom D 2012-Tess Weaver F 2012-

TEXASHannah Hoenshell F 2012-Jenna Welch F 2012-

VERMONTJess Desorcie F 2012-

LIONS BY STATE/PROVINCE

NITTANY NATION


PRESIDENT

DR. RODNEY ERICKSONP PENN STATE PRESIDENT

MINNESOTA ‘68 (B.A.) ‘70 (M.A.)WASHINGTON ‘73 (Ph.D.)

Rodney A. Erickson assumed responsibilities as President of The Pennsylvania State University on November 9, 2011. Previously, Erickson served as Penn State’s executive vice president and pro-vost since July 1, 1999. As executive vice president, Erickson served as the chief execu-tiveofficerinthepresident’sabsence,andwascentrallyinvolvedin most operations of the University. As provost, he was chief aca-demicofficer of theUniversity, responsible for administrationofthe University’s resident instruction, research and continuing edu-cation, and for the general welfare of the faculty and students. Erickson holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Minnesota, and earned a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Washington in 1973. He began his academic career at the Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Madison before joining the faculty at Penn State in 1977. He was promoted to professor in both geography and business administration in 1984. He was named dean of the Graduate School in July 1995, and in March 1997 he assumed the additional responsibilities of vice president for research.

Among his other administrative assignments at Penn State, Er-ickson served as head of the Department of Geography in the Col-lege of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and as director of the Center for Regional Business Analysis and associate director of the Divi-sion of Research in the Smeal College of Business. Erickson also served as chair of the Academic Leadership Council, which provides advice and counsel to the president on academic matters. He also was part of the Facilities Resources Committee, and a member of President’s Council, as well as an ex-officiomember of the University Faculty Senate and SenateCouncil. He has been the leader of many task forces in recent years, in-cluding the Task Force on Tuition, the University Cost Savings Task Force, and the University Strategic Planning Council. Erickson also oversaw the Academic Program and Administrative Services Re-view Core Council, which is the group charged with identifying $10 million in permanent cost savings and nontuition revenue sources fortheUniversityforthecomingfiscalyear.

Dr. Erickson addresses the crowd at the Pegula Ice Arena groundbreaking ceremony.


ACTING DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

DR. DAVE JOYNERAD ACTING DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

PENN STATE ‘72 (B.A.)PENN STATE ‘76 (M.D.)

David M. Joyner was named Penn State’s acting Director of Athletics on November 16, 2011. A two-sport All-American and Academic All-American at Penn State, Joyner earned his B.S. in 1972 and his M.D. from Penn State’s College of Medicine in 1976. Following residen-cies in general and orthopedic surgery at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and a stint in the World Football League, Joyner began a medical career with a sports medicine emphasis. Joyner is a health care and business consultant and an ortho-pedic physician. Founder, Chairman and CEO of Joyner Sports-Medicine Institute (JSI) from 1992-98, he developed 19 physical therapy centers in eight states to deliver state-of-the-art train-ing and rehabilitation services honed by U.S. Olympic and Elite Medical Team experience and leadership. Closely involved with numerous campus initiatives, Joyner has served as a member of Penn State Libraries Development Advisory Board, co-chairman of the Paterno Libraries Endow-ment, chairman of the external advisory board for the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and the Schreyer Honors Col-lege, a member of the Hershey Medical Center Capital Cam-paign Committee and was active in the Grand Destiny Cam-paign for Athletics. He is a member of the board of directors of The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. A member of the Penn State Board of Trustees from 2000 until the date of his appointment with Intercollegiate Athletics, Joyner was honored in 1992 as a Dis-tinguished Alumnus of Penn State. Joyner’s work with the U.S. Olympic Commit-tee includes service as head physician to the United States’ teams at the 1992 Olympic Win-ter Games, the 1991 World University Games and the 1989 United States Olympic Festival. He is a past chairman of the U.S. Olympic Com-mittee Sports Medicine Society. Joyner served as the chairman of the U.S. Olympic Commit-tee’s Sports Medicine Committee and the vice-chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Anti-Doping Committee. He currently is a member of the medical commission of the Pan American Sports Organization. Joyner served on the Pennsylvania Gover-nor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and is Chairman of USA Football’s Football Wellness Committee and has been an emeritus member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine.

A Penn State offensive tackle from 1969-71, Joyner earned first-teamAll-America honors in his senior season andwas ateam co-captain. He was instrumental in helping the Nittany Li-ons earn a cumulative 29-4 record, including an 11-0 mark in 1969, with victories in the 1970 Orange and 1972 Cotton Bowls. Joyner also was a standout wrestler from 1970-72, earning All-AmericahonorsbyfinishingastheNCAArunner-upatheavy-weight in 1971. Joynerwasnamedafirst-teamCoSIDAAcademicAll-Amer-ican in 1971 and is one of a select group of individuals who have been inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame, which honors “those with the highest standards in college academics, athletics and in life beyond athletics.” Joyner also earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship as a Penn State student-athlete and was selected for the prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in 1997. Joyner was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1993. Joyner’s sons Andy and Matt also played football at Penn State and are graduates of the university.

Dr. Joyner answers the media’s questions at the Pegula Ice Arena ceremonial groundbreaking.


OVERVIEWThe 2012-13 Penn State women’s hockey yearbook was prepared to aid the members of the media covering the Nittany Lions. Addi-tional information is available by accessing the online home of the Nittany Lions: GoPSUsports.com. Moreover, media members may contact Jeremy Fallis ([email protected]) of the Penn State Athletic Communications department at (814) 865-1757 or his cell phone at (814) 206-6544. Penn State women’s hockey also has a secondary contact, Brian Hoerst([email protected]),whocanfieldrequests.

INTERVIEW POLICIESHead coach Josh Brandwene is accessbile for media interviews, which must be made by contacting the Athletic Communications office.Practicesareopentothepublic,butmembersofthemediamust inform the Athletic Communications staff at least 24 hours in advance of attendance.

All player interviews must be arranged through Athletic Commu-nications. Interviews will not be granted on game day until the conclusion of the game unless otherwise arranged for broadcast through the Athletic Communications staff.

GAMEDAY & DAILY MEDIA SERVICESFor the most up-to-date Nittany Lion women’s hockey news, sta-tisticsand featurestories, visit theofficialwebsiteatGoPSUs-ports.com. Game notes will be made available on the web prior to a contest in PDF format. Updated statistics will be available on the web immediately following the contest.

The Penn State Athletic Communications staff will provide pre-game notes, rosters, updated statistics and other media materials for each game at Greenberg Ice Pavilion. A seating chart will also be posted inside the arena on game days with most seating avail-able on the balcony overlooking the north end where Penn State shoots twice.

Final results and any post-game notes will be distributed approxi-mately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the game.

An Associated Press-style game story will be produced by the Athletic Communications staff and sent via email to the women’s hockey list. Members of the media may request these stories be sent to their organization by contacting any member of the Athletic Communications staff. Members of the media are advised that there will be wireless in-ternet available at Greenberg Ice Pavilion, but phone lines will not be available.

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICEThePennStateAthleticCommunicationsOfficeislocatedinthe101 suite of the Bryce Jordan Center. Visitors can enter through the Founders Lounge entrance. Metered parking is located near the Bryce Jordan Center off Curtin Road across the street from Beaver Stadium.

MEDIA INFORMATION

JeremyFALLISATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSPrimary ContactSAINT JOSEPH’S ‘06

BRIAN HOERSTATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSSecondary ContactOHIO STATE ‘12

SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATIONThe Penn State women’s hockey program enjoys the utiliza-tion of social media in order to reach out to fans, Penn State alumni and family members.

TWITTER YOUTUBE@PennStateWHKY GoPSUTV@CoachBrandwene

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