# 2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

The Penn State Nittany Lions women represented Penn State University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2013-14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Nittany Lions had a disappointing season, their second in Division I play.

## Standings

2013–14 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #6 Mercyhurst$^†$ | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 77 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 123 | 70 |
| Robert Morris | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 57 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 59 |
| RIT* | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 51 | 44 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 87 | 95 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 46 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 99 | 75 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 72 | 34 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 46 | 121 |
| Penn State | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 79 | 38 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 49 | 130 |
| Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll |||||||||||||||

## Offseason

* The men and women's hockey teams move into the newly constructed Pegula Ice Arena.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 4 | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Nicole Pannicia | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 0–0–1 |
| October 5 | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Celine Whitlinger | W 4–2 | 1–0–1 |
| October 11 | at Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Nicole Pannicia | L 1–5 | 1–1–1 |
| October 12 | at Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Celine Whitlinger | L 0–4 | 1–2–1 |
| October 18 | Union* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 1–2 | 1–3–1 |
| October 19 | Union* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Celine Whitlinger | W 2–1 | 2–3–1 |
| October 26 | New Hampshire* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 5–8 | 2–4–1 |
| October 27 | New Hampshire* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Celine Whitlinger | L 1–3 | 2–5–1 |
| October 31 | Robert Morris | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 0–4 | 2–6–1 (0–1–0) |
| November 1 | Robert Morris | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Celine Whitlinger | L 0–6 | 2–7–1 (0–2–0) |
| November 9 | Syracuse | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 1–2 | 2–8–1 (0–3–0) |
| November 10 | Syracuse | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Celine Whitlinger | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2–9–1 (0–4–0) |
| November 15 | at RIT | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, New York | Nicole Pannicia | L 1–2 | 2–10–1 (0–5–0) |
| November 16 | at RIT | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, New York | Celine Whitlinger | L 2–3 | 2–11–1 (0–6–0) |
| November 22 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, Missouri | Nicole Pannicia | L 1–2 | 2–12–1 (0–7–0) |
| November 23 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, Missouri | Celine Whitlinger | W 4–1 | 3–12–1 (1–7–0) |
| November 30 | Maine* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 3–12–2 |
| December 6 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Celine Whitlinger | L 0–7 | 3–13–2 (1–8–0) |
| December 7 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 0–8 | 3–14–2 (1–9–0) |
| January 3, 2014 | at Ohio State* | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio | Celine Whitlinger | L 0–8 | 3–15–2 |
| January 4 | at Ohio State* | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio | Nicole Pannicia | L 0–4 | 3–16–2 |
| January 10 | Colgate* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Celine Whitlinger | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 3–17–2 |
| January 11 | Colgate* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 4–17–2 |
| January 24 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, New York | Celine Whitlinger | L 2–3 | 4–18–2 (1–10–0) |
| January 25 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, New York | Nicole Pannicia | L 0–3 | 4–19–2 (1–11–0) |
| January 28 | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Nicole Pannicia | L 1–6 | 4–20–2 |
| January 31 | RIT | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Celine Whitlinger | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 4–20–3 (1–11–1) |
| February 1 | RIT | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 1–3 | 4–21–3 (1–12–1) |
| February 8 | Lindenwood | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 1–2 | 4–22–3 (1–13–1) |
| February 9 | Lindenwood | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 4–23–3 (1–14–1) |
| February 15 | #8 Mercyhurst | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Celine Whitlinger | L 0–4 | 4–24–3 (1–15–1) |
| February 16 | #8 Mercyhurst | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 1–4 | 4–25–3 (1–16–1) |
| February 21 | at Robert Morris | RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 2–5 | 4–26–3 (1–17–1) |
| February 22 | at Robert Morris | RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Nicole Pannicia | L 0–4 | 4–27–3 (1–18–1) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| February 28 | RIT* | Frank Ritter Ice Arena • Rochester, New York (Quarterfinal, Game 1) | Nicole Paniccia | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 4–28–3 |
| March 1 | RIT* | Frank Ritter Ice Arena • Rochester, New York (Quarterfinal, Game 2) | Nicole Paniccia | L 0–3 | 4–29–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Laura Bowman, Forward 2013–14 All-CHA Rookie Team
* Taylor Gross, CHA Sportsmanship Award