2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions women College Hockey America College Hockey America 3rd USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine USCHO.com 12-19-6 6-8-6 8-8-2 4-10-4 0-1-0 Josh Brandwene (4th season) Courtney Drennan Alex Dawes Jordin PardoskiShannon Yoxheimerhttps://gopsusports.com/news/2015/9/30/Nittany_Lions_Welcome_Defending_NCAA_Champions_to_Pegula_Ice_Arena.aspx 30 September 2015 CBS Interactive Nittany Lions Welcome Defending NCAA Champions to Pegula Ice Arena 11 February 2020 Sarah WilkieLaura Bowman Pegula Ice Arena 2014–15 2016–17 The Penn State Nittany Lions women represented Penn State University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. For the second consecutive year, the Nittany Lions finished conference play in third place, and advanced to the CHA Tournament Semi-Final, before losing to Syracuse. Penn State took that game into triple overtime, before falling 3-2. Standings Offseason August 3: Goaltender Celine Whitlinger was selected to attend the 2015 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival.https://gopsusports.com/news/2015/8/3/Whitlinger_Invited_to_2015_USA_Hockey_Women_s_National_Festival.aspx 3 August 2015 CBS Interactive Whitlinger Invited to 2015 USA Hockey Women's National Festival 11 February 2020 Recruiting https://gopsusports.com/news/2015/9/30/Nittany_Lions_Welcome_Defending_NCAA_Champions_to_Pegula_Ice_Arena.aspx 30 September 2015 CBS Interactive Nittany Lions Welcome Defending NCAA Champions to Pegula Ice Arena February 11, 2020 2 Penn State Nittany Lions Player Position Nationality Notes Kelsey Crow Defender Attended Minnetonka (MN) High School Hannah England Forward Played for Shattuck-St. Mary's Meike Meilleur Forward Attended St. Mary's Academy Victoria Samuelsson Forward Assistant Captain of the Swedish U-18 National Team Roster 2015–16 Nittany Lions Penn State University https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/2015-16 2015–16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster 11 February 2020 yes yes 1 Hannah Ehresmann Sophomore G 5 8 Minnesota Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS yes 2 Jeanette Bateman Senior D 5 6 Colorado Greeley, Colorado Colorado Select yes 3 Irene Kiroplis Sophomore F/D 5 8 Ontario Georgetown, Ontario Brampton Canadettes yes 4 Jordin Pardoski Senior D 5 5 Michigan Rochester Hills, Michigan Detroit Honeybaked C yes 5 Stephanie Walkom Senior D 5 7 Pennsylvania Moon Township, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Penguins Elite yes 7 Kelsey Crow Freshman D 5 5 Minnesota Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS yes 8 Christi Vetter Sophomore F 5 11 Minnesota Lakeville, Minnesota Lakeville North HS yes 9 Amy Petersen Junior F 5 4 Minnesota Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS yes 10 Micayla Catanzariti Senior F 5 4 California Rancho Santa Margarita, California Gilmour Academy yes 11 Bella Sutton Sophomore D 5 6 Minnesota Shoreview, Minnesota Mounds View HS yes 12 Sarah Nielsen Junior F 5 6 Minnesota Edina, Minnesota Edina HS yes 13 Hannah England Freshman F 5 6 California Simi Valley, California Shattuck-St. Mary's yes 15 Aly Hardy Sophomore F 5 7 Vermont St. Albans, Vermont Boston Shamrocks yes 16 Hannah Hoenshell Senior F 5 3 Texas Plano, Texas Alliance Bulldogs yes 17 Paige Jahnke Senior D 5 6 Minnesota Oakdale, Minnesota Roseville HS yes 18 Laura Bowman Junior F 5 7 Minnesota Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS A yes 19 Jill Holdcroft Senior F 5 1 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Penguins Elite yes 20 Emily Laurenzi Senior F 5 2 Delaware Townsend, Delaware National Sports Academy yes 21 Sarah Wilkie Senior D 5 6 Massachusetts Ashby, Massachusetts Williston Northampton School A yes 22 Remi Martin Sophomore D 5 6 Colorado Littleton, Colorado Team Pittsburgh yes 24 Victoria Samuelsson Freshman F 5 7 Sweden Leksand, Sweden Bay State Breakers yes 26 Meike Meilleur Freshman F 5 10 Manitoba Marquette, Manitoba Team Manitoba yes 27 Kelly Seward Junior D 5 9 New York Williamsville, New York Nichols School yes 28 Hannah Bramm Senior F 5 7 Florida Tampa, Florida Minnesota Duluth WCHA yes 30 Celine Whitlinger Senior G 5 8 California Garden Grove, California Gilmour Academy yes 31 Amber Greene Sophomore G 5 3 Massachusetts Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Kingswood-Oxford School yes 40 Shannon Yoxheimer Senior F 5 7 Michigan Jackson, Michigan North American Hockey Academy C Schedule https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/schedule/2015-16 CBS Interactive 2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule 11 February 2020 yes |- !colspan=12 style="Penn State Nittany Lions #FFFFFF"| Regular Season October 1 l yes Minnesota 1 Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger 0–2 0–1–0 October 2 l yes Minnesota 1 Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann 0–5 0–2–0 October 9 w yes yes Boston University 7 Walter Brown Arena Boston, MA Celine Whitlinger 5–3 1–2–0 October 10 l yes yes Boston University 7 Walter Brown Arena Boston, MA Hannah Ehresmann 1–3 1–3–0 October 17 w yes 2015 women Union Dutchwomen Union Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger 3–0 2–3–0 October 18 w yes Union Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann 3–0 3–3–0 October 24 l yes Connecticut Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger 0–1 3–4–0 October 25 l yes Connecticut Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann 3–4 3–5–0 October 30 l yes 2015 women Lindenwood Lady Lions Lindenwood Lindenwood Ice Arena Wentzville, MO Celine Whitlinger 2–5 3–6–0 0–1–0 October 31 t yes Lindenwood Lindenwood Ice Arena Wentzville, MO Celine Whitlinger 1–1 OT 3–6–1 0–1–1 November 6 l Mercyhurst Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger 0–1 3–7–1 0–2–1 November 7 t Mercyhurst Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger 1–1 OT 3–7–2 0–2–2 November 13 t yes Robert Morris RMU Island Sports Center Neville Township, PA Celine Whitlinger 2–2 OT 3–7–3 0–2–3 November 14 w yes Robert Morris RMU Island Sports Center Neville Township, PA Celine Whitlinger 5–1 4–7–3 1–2–3 November 23 l yes yes St. Lawrence Appleton Arena Canton, NY Hannah Ehresmann 2–3 4–8–3 November 24 l yes yes St. Lawrence Appleton Arena Canton, NY Celine Whitlinger 2–4 4–9–3 December 4 l yes Syracuse Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion Syracuse, NY Celine Whitlinger 1–3 4–10–3 1–3–3 December 5 t yes Syracuse Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion Syracuse, NY Celine Whitlinger 1–1 OT 4–10–4 1–3–4 December 11 l yes yes Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton, NJ Hannah Ehresmann 0–4 4–11–4 December 12 l yes yes Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton, NJ Hannah Ehresmann 2–3 4–12–4 January 2, 2016 l yes yes Ohio State OSU Ice Rink Columbus, OH Celine Whitlinger 1–2 4–13–4 January 3 w yes yes Ohio State OSU Ice Rink Columbus, OH Hannah Ehresmann 3–2 5–13–4 January 15 l yes RIT Gene Polisseni Center Rochester, NY Celine Whitlinger 0–3 5–14–4 1–4–4 January 16 w yes RIT Gene Polisseni Center Rochester, NY Hannah Ehresmann 3–2 OT 6–14–4 2–4–4 January 22 w Robert Morris Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger 3–2 OT 7–14–4 3–4–4 January 23 t Robert Morris Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann 2–2 OT 7–14–5 3–4–5 January 29 w RIT Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger 1–0 8–14–5 4–4–5 January 30 w RIT Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann 2–0 9–14–5 5–4–5 February 5 l Syracuse Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger 2–3 OT 9–15–5 5–5–5 February 6 l Syracuse Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann 1–2 9–16–5 5–6–5 February 12 w Lindenwood Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Celine Whitlinger 3–0 10–16–5 6–6–5 February 13 l Lindenwood Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Hannah Ehresmann 0–1 10–17–5 6–7–5 February 19 l yes Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center Erie, PA Celine Whitlinger 1–3 10–18–5 6–8–5 February 20 t yes Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center Erie, PA Hannah Ehresmann 2–2 OT 10–18–6 6–8–6 |- !colspan=12 style="Penn State Nittany Lions #FFFFFF"| CHA Tournament February 26 w yes RIT Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Quarterfinals, Game 1 Celine Whitlinger 2–0 11–18–6 February 27 w yes RIT Pegula Ice Arena University Park, PA Quarterfinals, Game 2 Hannah Ehresmann 3–2 12–18–6 March 4 l yes yes Syracuse HarborCenter Buffalo, NY Semifinal Game Celine Whitlinger 2–3 3OT 12–19–6 Awards and honors Micayla Catanzariti, CHA Defensive Forward of the Yearhttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/04/college-hockey-america-awards-led-by-syracuse-mercyhurst/ 4 March 2016 USCHO.com (U.S. College Hockey Online) College Hockey America awards led by Syracuse, Mercyhurst 23 January 2017 Jill Holdcroft, CHA Sportsmanship Awardhttp://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030316aac.html 3 March 2016 CBS Interactive Nittany Lion Quartet Garner CHA Honors 14 March 2017 15 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170315180532/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030316aac.html dead Celine Whitlinger G, All-CHA Second Teamhttp://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030316aac.html 3 March 2016 CBS Interactive ibid. 14 March 2017 15 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170315180532/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030316aac.html dead Amy Peterson F, All-CHA Second Teamhttp://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030316aac.html 3 March 2016 CBS Interactive ibid. 14 March 2017 15 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170315180532/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030316aac.html dead References 35em Penn State Category:Penn State women's ice hockey seasons