The No. 8 women’s hockey team clinched the AHA regular season championship for the third straight season with a 4-3 overtime win against Mercyhurst last Friday. Penn State gave up 3 goals in the first period but battled back hard in the final 40 minutes of regulation. Lyndie Lobdell scored the game-winning goal in overtime to clinch the title for the Nittany Lions.
Penn State’s undefeated start in AHA play came to a close with a 3-2 loss to Mercyhurst on Saturday. The Lions outshot Mercyhurst 35-19 but could not come up with the equalizer in the closing minutes.