# 2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season
## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality |
| Alyssa Machado | Forward | Canada |
| Maeve Connolly | Forward | United States |
| Carrie Byrnes | Forward | United States |
| Olivia Wallin | Forward | Canada |
| Kiara Zanon | Forward | United States |
| Jess Ciarrocchi | Forward | United States |
| Lyndie Lobdell | Defense | United States |
| Josie Bothun | Goaltender | United States |
| Annie Spring | Goaltender | United States |

## Regular season
### Standings

2020–21 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #8 Penn State† | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 70 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 32 |
| #10 Robert Morris* | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 45 |
| Mercyhurst | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 48 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 37 |
| Syracuse | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 67 | 39 |
| Lindenwood | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 56 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 62 |
| RIT | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 68 |
| Championship: March 6, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## Roster
### 2020-21 Nittany Lions

As of November 5, 2020.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| November 29 | Lindenwood | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Josie Bothun | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 |
| November 30 | Lindenwood | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Josie Bothun | W 4–1 | 2–0–0 |
| December 5 | Syracuse | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Josie Bothun | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 |
| December 6 | Syracuse | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Josie Bothun | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3–0–1 |
| December 11 | at Syracuse | | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Josie Bothun | W 4–3 | 4–0–1 |
| December 12 | at Syracuse | | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Josie Bothun | L 2–4 | 4–1–1 |
| January 8 | at Robert Morris | | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Josie Bothun | W 3–2 | 5–1–1 |
| January 9 | at Robert Morris | | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Josie Bothun | W 4–1 | 6–1–1 |
| January 23 | Mercyhurst | #9 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Josie Bothun | W 2-1 | 7–1–1 |
| January 24 | Mercyhurst | #9 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Josie Bothun | W 4–1 | 8–1–1 |
| January 29 | at Lindenwood | #8 | Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO | Josie Bothun | W 6–2 | 9–1–1 |
| January 30 | at Lindenwood | #8 | Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO | Josie Bothun | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 9–1–2 |
| February 5 | Robert Morris | #8 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Josie Bothun | W 2–1 | 10–1–2 |
| February 6 | Robert Morris | #8 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Josie Bothun | W 4–2 | 11–1–2 |
| February 9 | RIT | #8 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Josie Bothun | W 2–0 | 12–1–2 |
| February 10 | RIT | #8 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Josie Bothun | W 7–1 | 13–1–2 |
| February 19 | at RIT | #8 | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Josie Bothun | W 5–0 | 14–1–2 |
| February 20 | at RIT | #8 | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Josie Bothun | W 5–0 | 15–1–2 |
| February 26 | at Mercyhurst | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Josie Bothun | W 5–2 | 16–1–2 |
| February 27 | at Mercyhurst | #8 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Josie Bothun | L 2-3 | 16–2–2 |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 5 | vs. Syracuse* | #7 | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA (Semifinal Game) | Josie Bothun | L 2-3 | 16–3–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Josie Buthon, 2020-21 USCHO.com Rookie of the Year
* Kiara Zanon, 2020-21 Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year
* Kiara Zanon, 2020-21 Second Team CCM/AHCA All-American