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RIT's Athena Vasdani, #6, skates around opposing player in attempt to steal the puck in game vs Penn State on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Pegula Ice Arena. RIT Women's Hockey game vs. Penn State University. (Mikaela Engstrom/RIT Sports Network).
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RIT RIT 16-16-4
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Winner Penn State PSU 29-5-1
RIT RIT
16-16-4
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Final
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Penn State PSU
29-5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
RIT RIT 0 1 1 2
Penn State PSU 2 1 0 3

Game Recap: Women's Hockey |

Women's Hockey loses 3-2 at Penn State in Game One of AHA Semifinal

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – RIT senior forward Athena Vasdani and graduate student forward Nicole Ness each scored a goal in the No. 4 Tigers 3-2 loss to No. 1 Penn State in game one of the Atlantic Hockey America semifinals, Friday.
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Penn State's Tess Janecke scored 16 seconds into the first period to give the Nittany Lions the lead.
  • Janecke scored her second goal of the game at 3:49 of the opening frame to give Penn State a 2-0 lead.
  • Pickering had her chance from the slot at 5:33 blocked by a Penn State defender.
  • RIT fired three shots on goal in the opening frame and senior goalie Sarah Coe made 12 stops in net.
  • Junior forward Jaidan Fahrny and sophomore forward Addie Alvzrez each had shots on target early in the second period saved by Penn State goalie Katie DeSa.
  • Maddy Christian scored a short-handed goal at 10:01 of the second to give Penn State a 3-0 lead.
  • Vasdani scored at 19:36 of the second period to cut the deficit to 3-1, scoring on a wrist shot from the boards.
  • Ness scored a power play goal at 4:14 of the third period to cut Penn State's lead to 3-2. First year forward Brac Kelley fired a shot from the point. The rebound came to Ness in the slot and she one-timed a shot in to make it a one-goal game.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Penn State outshot RIT 33-16
  • Kelley and Fahrny each had two assists.
  • The Tigers went 1-for-4 on the power play while Penn State was 0-for-3.
  • Coe finished with 29 saves in net.
 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Saturday (March 1) at Penn State in game two of the Atlantic Hockey America Semifinals at 3:00 p.m.