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2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions
women's ice hockey season
2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions; women's ice hockey season
Conference	3rd College Hockey America
Home ice	Pegula Ice Arena
Record
Overall	12-19-6
Conference	6-8-6
Home	8-8-2
Road	4-10-4
Neutral	0-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Josh Brandwene (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Courtney Drennan; Alex Dawes
Captain(s)	Jordin Pardoski; Shannon Yoxheimer
Alternate captain(s)	Sarah Wilkie; Laura Bowman
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2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

College ice hockey team season

The Penn State Nittany Lions women represented Penn State University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. For the second consecutive year, the Nittany Lions finished conference play in third place, and advanced to the CHA Tournament Semi-Final, before losing to Syracuse. Penn State took that game into triple overtime, before falling 3-2.

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 1	#1 Minnesota*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–2	0–1–0
October 2	#1 Minnesota*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–5	0–2–0
October 9	at #7 Boston University*	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Celine Whitlinger	W 5–3	1–2–0
October 10	at #7 Boston University*	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 1–3	1–3–0
October 17	Union*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 3–0	2–3–0
October 18	Union*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3–0	3–3–0
October 24	Connecticut*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–1	3–4–0
October 25	Connecticut*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 3–4	3–5–0
October 30	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Celine Whitlinger	L 2–5	3–6–0 (0–1–0)
October 31	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Celine Whitlinger	T 1–1 ^OT	3–6–1 (0–1–1)
November 6	Mercyhurst	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–1	3–7–1 (0–2–1)
November 7	Mercyhurst	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	T 1–1 ^OT	3–7–2 (0–2–2)
November 13	at Robert Morris	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Celine Whitlinger	T 2–2 ^OT	3–7–3 (0–2–3)
November 14	at Robert Morris	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 5–1	4–7–3 (1–2–3)
November 23	at St. Lawrence*	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	L 2–3	4–8–3
November 24	at St. Lawrence*	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Celine Whitlinger	L 2–4	4–9–3
December 4	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Celine Whitlinger	L 1–3	4–10–3 (1–3–3)
December 5	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Celine Whitlinger	T 1–1 ^OT	4–10–4 (1–3–4)
December 11	at Princeton*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–4	4–11–4
December 12	at Princeton*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Hannah Ehresmann	L 2–3	4–12–4
January 2, 2016	at Ohio State*	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Celine Whitlinger	L 1–2	4–13–4
January 3	at Ohio State*	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3–2	5–13–4
January 15	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Celine Whitlinger	L 0–3	5–14–4 (1–4–4)
January 16	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3–2 ^OT	6–14–4 (2–4–4)
January 22	Robert Morris	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 3–2 ^OT	7–14–4 (3–4–4)
January 23	Robert Morris	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	T 2–2 ^OT	7–14–5 (3–4–5)
January 29	RIT	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 1–0	8–14–5 (4–4–5)
January 30	RIT	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	W 2–0	9–14–5 (5–4–5)
February 5	Syracuse	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 2–3 ^OT	9–15–5 (5–5–5)
February 6	Syracuse	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 1–2	9–16–5 (5–6–5)
February 12	Lindenwood	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Celine Whitlinger	W 3–0	10–16–5 (6–6–5)
February 13	Lindenwood	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	L 0–1	10–17–5 (6–7–5)
February 19	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Celine Whitlinger	L 1–3	10–18–5 (6–8–5)
February 20	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Hannah Ehresmann	T 2–2 ^OT	10–18–6 (6–8–6)
CHA Tournament
February 26	RIT*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Celine Whitlinger	W 2–0	11–18–6
February 27	RIT*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Hannah Ehresmann	W 3–2	12–18–6
March 4	vs. Syracuse*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Celine Whitlinger	L 2–3 ^3OT	12–19–6
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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2015–16 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Mercyhurst†*	20	14	3	3	31	55	26	35	19	11	5	92	74
Syracuse	20	14	4	2	30	56	28	36	19	14	3	96	77
Penn State	20	6	8	6	18	33	35	37	12	19	6	65	76
Robert Morris	20	7	9	4	18	52	57	38	17	16	9	108	97
Lindenwood	20	5	11	4	14	31	46	37	9	24	4	64	102
RIT	20	4	15	1	9	25	60	36	8	27	1	51	108
Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Kelsey Crow	Defender	United States	Attended Minnetonka (MN) High School
Hannah England	Forward	United States	Played for Shattuck-St. Mary's
Meike Meilleur	Forward	Canada	Attended St. Mary's Academy
Victoria Samuelsson	Forward	Sweden	Assistant Captain of the Swedish U-18 National Team

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Hannah Ehresmann	Sophomore	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
2	Jeanette Bateman	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Greeley, Colorado	Colorado Select
3	Irene Kiroplis	Sophomore	F/D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Georgetown, Ontario	Brampton Canadettes
4	Jordin Pardoski (C)	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Rochester Hills, Michigan	Detroit Honeybaked
5	Stephanie Walkom	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
7	Kelsey Crow	Freshman	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
8	Christi Vetter	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North HS
9	Amy Petersen	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
10	Micayla Catanzariti	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Rancho Santa Margarita, California	Gilmour Academy
11	Bella Sutton	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Shoreview, Minnesota	Mounds View HS
12	Sarah Nielsen	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Edina, Minnesota	Edina HS
13	Hannah England	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Simi Valley, California	Shattuck-St. Mary's
15	Aly Hardy	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	St. Albans, Vermont	Boston Shamrocks
16	Hannah Hoenshell	Senior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Plano, Texas	Alliance Bulldogs
17	Paige Jahnke	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Oakdale, Minnesota	Roseville HS
18	Laura Bowman (A)	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka HS
19	Jill Holdcroft	Senior	F	5' 1" (1.55 m)	Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
20	Emily Laurenzi	Senior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Townsend, Delaware	National Sports Academy
21	Sarah Wilkie (A)	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Ashby, Massachusetts	Williston Northampton School
22	Remi Martin	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Littleton, Colorado	Team Pittsburgh
24	Victoria Samuelsson	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Leksand, Sweden	Bay State Breakers
26	Meike Meilleur	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Marquette, Manitoba	Team Manitoba
27	Kelly Seward	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Williamsville, New York	Nichols School
28	Hannah Bramm	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Tampa, Florida	Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
30	Celine Whitlinger	Senior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Garden Grove, California	Gilmour Academy
31	Amber Greene	Sophomore	G	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Feeding Hills, Massachusetts	Kingswood-Oxford School
40	Shannon Yoxheimer (C)	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Jackson, Michigan	North American Hockey Academy

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