The 2025–26 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season will represent Pennsylvania State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.
Offseason
Recruiting PlayerPositionClassPrevious schoolMadison CampbellGoaltenderIncoming freshmanMatilde FantinForwardIncoming freshmanLauren HernickForwardIncoming freshmanMikah KellerForwardIncoming freshmanTaylor LumForwardGraduateSt. LawrenceDanica MaynardDefenseIncoming freshmanSophie MorrowDefenseIncoming freshmanShelby ShaneDefenseIncoming freshman
Departures PlayerPositionClassPrevious schoolLauren BarbroGoaltenderSeniorLeft programBrianna BrooksForwardPWHL VancouverKarley GarciaDefenseGraduatedTiffany HillForwardGraduatedLyndie LobdellDefensePWHL SeattleAlyssa MachadoForwardGraduatedStella RetrumForwardJuniorVermontAnnie SpringGoaltenderGraduated
PWHL Draft RoundPlayerPositionTeam2Kiara ZanonForwardToronto Sceptres4Brianna BrooksForwardPWHL Vancouver5Lyndie LobdellDefensePWHL Seattle
Preseason The Nittany Lions were picked to finish first in the Atlantic Hockey America preseason coaches' poll. Tessa Janecke was picked as the preseason player of the year. Janecke, Katelyn Roberts, Kendall Butze, and Katie DeSa were all voted onto the all-AHA team.
Standings
Roster As of September 19, 2025.
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
!colspan=12 style="background:#0a2351; "| CHA Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#0a2351; "| NCAA Tournament
Awards Katie DeSa: AHA Goalie of the Week (September 30, 2025) Leah Stecker: AHA Defender of the Week (October 7, 2025) Matilde Fantin: AHA Forward of the Week (October 14, 2025) Danica Maynard: AHA Defender of the Week (October 14, 2025) Tessa Janecke: AHA Forward of the Week (October 21, 2025) Danica Maynard: AHA Defender of the Week (October 21, 2025) Katie DeSa: AHA Goalie of the Week (October 21, 2025) Matilde Fantin: AHA Rookie of the Week (October 28, 2025) Tessa Janecke: AHA Forward of the Month (September/October 2025) Danica Maynard: AHA Defender of the Month (September/October 2025) Katie DeSa: AHA Goalie of the Month (September/October 2025) Matilde Fantin: AHA Rookie of the Month (September/October 2025) Katie DeSa: AHA Goalie of the Week (November 4, 2025) Katelyn Roberts: AHA Forward of the Week (November 18, 2025) Kendall Butze: AHA Defender of the Week (November 18, 2025) Tessa Janecke: AHA Forward of the Week (November 25, 2025) Danica Maynard: AHA Defender of the Week (November 25, 2025) Tessa Janecke: AHA Forward of the Month (November 2025) Katie DeSa: AHA Goalie of the Month (November 2025) Tessa Janecke: AHA Forward of the Week (January 13, 2026) Katie DeSa: National Goalie of the Year Watchlist Regular Season Champion (January 24, 2026) Kendall Butze: AHA Defender of the Week (January 27, 2026) Mikah Keller: AHA Rookie of the Week (January 27, 2026) Kendall Butze: AHA Defender of the Month (February 2026)
References
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