# 2015–16 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 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.

## Standings

2015–16 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 |
| 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 |||||||||||||||
* Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

## Offseason

* August 3: Goaltender Celine Whitlinger was selected to attend the 2015 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival.

### Recruiting

| 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 |

## Schedule

| 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. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Micayla Catanzariti, CHA Defensive Forward of the Year
* Jill Holdcroft, CHA Sportsmanship Award
* Celine Whitlinger G, All-CHA Second Team
* Amy Peterson F, All-CHA Second Team