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The Penn State women's hockey team will play in its first NCAA Women's Frozen Four after a shutout of UConn in the regional final. What's next?
For the first time in program history, the Penn State women's hockey team will be competing in the NCAA Women's Frozen Four. The Penn State women's hockey team punched its ticket to the Frozen Four with a 3-0 victory on home ice against UConn on Saturday. Penn State jumped to an early lead with a goal in the opening minutes from freshman Matilde Fantin in the first period.
Penn State clung to a 1-0 lead going into the third period before Tessa Janecke added to the lead with a goal for a little breathing room. Abby Stonehouse made it a 3-0 lead later in the third period with an empty-net goal, and goaltender Katie DeSa stopped all 36 shots from UConn to help Penn State make some program history. A victory ๐๐๐๐๐๐ in program history ๐ง Weโre headed to the Frozen Four for the first time EVER!
See you next weekend, #HockeyValley #WeAre pic. twitter. com/3KS6vuhu9f โ Penn State Womenโs Hockey (@PennStateWHKY) March 14, 2026 Although the Big Ten does not have enough sponsored programs to support a conference for women's hockey, the Big Ten will be well-represented in the NCAA Women's Frozen Four.
Penn State, of the Atlantic Hockey League, will be joined by WCHA members No. 2-seed Wisconsin and No. 1-seed Ohio State in the Frozen Four.