Phoenix Ladies Thrash Curbelo in Final Four!
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - MARCH 20: The National Championship trophy is seen before the Division I Womens Ice Hockey Championship game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs held at Pegula Ice Arena on March 20, 2022 in University Park, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/NCAA Photos/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos via Getty Images A dominant women’s hockey season for the Nittany Lions continued on Saturday as Penn State defeated UConn in their NCAA Regional Final to secure a spot in the program’s first Frozen Four. A victory 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒛𝒆𝒏 in program history 🧊 We’re headed to the Frozen Four for the first time EVER!
See you next weekend, #HockeyValley #WeAre pic. twitter. com/3KS6vuhu9f — Penn State Women’s Hockey (@PennStateWHKY) March 14, 2026 Penn State got on the board early with Matilde Fantin scoring just one minute and 40 seconds into the game.
Hall ➡️ Fantin puts us up early! #WeAre #HockeyValley pic. twitter.
com/58UPF16WwP — Penn State Women’s Hockey (@PennStateWHKY) March 14, 2026 That goal actually ended up being all the Nittany Lions truly needed as they shutout the Huskies on the day, thanks in large part to goalie Katie DeSa who had 37 saves on the afternoon. Still, that didn’t stop Penn State from tacking on a few additional goals. Captain and Olympic Gold Medalist Tessa Janecke put one in the back of the net with just over 6 minutes to go in the third period, and Abby Stonehouse scored an empty netter that was the exclamation point for the Nittany Lions victory.
Tessa says thank you very much and doubles the lead! #WeAre #HockeyValley pic. twitter.