By Tom Shively, GoPSUsports.com student staff writer,
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa - Eight games are in the books, but the season is really just starting for the Penn State women's hockey team, as they begin CHA conference play this weekend. The Nittany Lions finished 3rd in the conference regular season standings last year, and made it to the CHA final four before bowing out in the semifinals. They are looking to improve on that in 2016-17.
"[Conference play] really brings everything down to earth and makes things more serious," defenseman Kelsey Crow said. "This is the bulk of our season and what rides and what we need to do to get to the playoffs.