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Janecke, Christian propel No. 12 Penn State women's hockey over No. 13 Northeastern

Penn State entered Game 2 of its series against Northeastern at Pegula Ice Arena on Friday afternoon in search of its first win this season.

Penn State took the 2-1 win in a vigorous match against Northeastern.

The Nittany Lions opened Friday’s contest with a starting lineup of Nicole Hall, Mya Vaslet, Alyssa Machado, Taya MacDonald, Lyndie Lobdell, and Katie Desa.

Penn State’s Tessa Janecke was whistled for an early body-checking penalty two minutes into the contest. Northeastern received its first power play of the match but failed to convert, keeping the game scoreless.

The Nittany Lions’ defense came out with energy.