# 2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

    Dean Jackson was the interim Head Coach as of January, 2017, following Josh Brandwene's leave of absence.
The Penn State Nittany Lions women represent Penn State University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Standings

2016–17 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #8 Robert Morris†* | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 60 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 106 | 74 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 63 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 85 | 59 |
| Mercyhurst | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 92 | 85 |
| Penn State | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 54 | 35 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 74 | 104 |
| RIT | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 59 | 36 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 49 | 116 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 33 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 100 |
| Championship: Robert Morris † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll |||||||||||||||
* Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

## Offseason

* April 22: 2016 Graduate Celine Whitlinger was tabbed for the 2015 USA Hockey Women’s Goaltender Development program.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 30 | at #5 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Hannah Ehresmann | L 2–4 | 0–1–0 |
| October 1 | at #5 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Hannah Ehresmann | L 1–2 | 0–2–0 |
| October 7 | at Union* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Daniela Paniccia | W 8–1 | 1–2–0 |
| October 8 | at Union* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Daniela Paniccia | L 2–4 | 1–3–0 |
| October 14 | Boston University* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1–3–1 |
| October 15 | Boston University* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | L 2–7 | 1–4–1 |
| October 21 | at Connecticut* | Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | Daniela Paniccia | T 0–0 $^{OT}$ | 1–4–2 |
| October 22 | at Connecticut* | Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | Hannah Ehresmann | L 2–4 | 1–5–2 |
| October 27 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Daniela Paniccia | W 2–0 | 2–5–2 (1–0–0) |
| October 28 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Daniela Paniccia | W 5–0 | 3–5–2 (2–0–0) |
| November 4 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Daniela Paniccia | L 4–6 | 3–6–2 (2–1–0) |
| November 5 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Daniela Paniccia | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 4–6–2 (3–1–0) |
| November 11 | Lindenwood | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Daniela Paniccia | W 3–2 | 5–6–2 (4–1–0) |
| November 12 | Lindenwood | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Daniela Paniccia | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 5–6–3 (4–1–1) |
| November 21 | #3 St. Lawrence* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | L 0–3 | 5–7–3 |
| November 22 | #3 St. Lawrence* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | L 0–2 | 5–8–3 |
| December 3 | Robert Morris | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Daniela Paniccia | L 2–4 | 5–9–3 (4–2–1) |
| December 4 | Robert Morris | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Daniela Paniccia | L 5–6 | 5–10–3 (4–3–1) |
| December 30 | at #8 Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT | Daniela Paniccia | L 1–2 | 5–11–3 |
| December 31 | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Hannah Ehresmann | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 5–11–4 |
| January 6, 2017 | Ohio State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Daniela Paniccia | L 0–5 | 5–12–4 |
| January 7 | Ohio State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Daniela Paniccia | L 0–6 | 5–13–4 |
| January 13 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Hannah Ehresmann | L 1–3 | 5–14–4 (4–4–1) |
| January 14 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Daniela Paniccia | L 1–4 | 5–15–4 (4–5–1) |
| January 21 | RIT | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | W 3–0 | 6–15–4 (5–5–1) |
| January 22 | RIT | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 6–15–5 (5–5–2) |
| January 27 | Mercyhurst | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | L 0–6 | 6–16–5 (5–6–2) |
| January 28 | Mercyhurst | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | L 3–4 | 6–17–5 (5–7–2) |
| February 10 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Hannah Ehresmann | W 4–1 | 7–17–5 (6–7–2) |
| February 11 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Hannah Ehresmann | W 2–0 | 8–17–5 (7–7–2) |
| February 17 | at #8 Robert Morris | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | W 3–2 | 9–17–5 (8–7–2) |
| February 18 | at #8 Robert Morris | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | L 0–2 | 9–18–5 (8–8–2) |
| February 24 | Syracuse | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | L 1–5 | 9–19–5 (8–9–2) |
| February 25 | Syracuse | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Hannah Ehresmann | L 0–2 | 9–20–5 (8–10–2) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 2 | vs. RIT* | HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game) | Hannah Ehresmann | L 1–2 | 9–21–5 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||