Penn State Hockey 
Women's NCAA Division 1

On September 17, 2010, Penn State hockey in the NCAA became a reality when the Penn State Athletic Department announced that they will ice a women's hockey progam in the NCAA Division 1. The women's program started in 1996-'97 in the ACHA (American Collegiate Hockey Association). They made it to the ACHA Final Four in 2000-'01, six times to the National Tournament and in 1999 were the Mid-Atlantic Women's Collegiate (MAWCHA) champs. 

On May 31, 2011 Josh Branwene was named the first Head Coach of the women's NCAA Varsity ice hockey team and on June 21, 2011, Coach Brandwene announced his assistants - Maurice Stromel and Gina Kearns.

On September 06, 2011, College Hockey America announced that Penn State will be part of the CHA - W when they start their season in 2012-'13.

On October 05, 2012 at 2:00pm the puck dropped for the opening faceoff vs Vermont. Penn State won its innaugural game 5-3 over Vermont at the Gutterson Fieldhouse.

The Penn State Athletic Department is extremely excited about adding women's ice hockey to sports at Penn State. With the help of Terry and Kim Pegula's gift to fund their state-of-the-art arena, the hockey program is looking forward to a successful season.

• Penn State Nittany Lions Hockey Program Start Date - NCAA Division 1 - 2012, ACHA - 1996
• Venue - Greeenberg Ice Pavillion (Greeenberg Ice Pavillion will serve as the home for the women's Penn State hockey program for the 2012-2013 season)
• Capacity - 1350
• Teamsite - Penn State Nittany Lions
• Booster Club - Nittany Lion Club
• Conference - College Hockey America - Women (CHA - W)
• Conference Teams - Lindenwood, Mercyhurst, Penn State, RIT, Robert Morris, Syracuse

Team Profile

Penn State Hockey Coaches

Team Record

• NCAA Tournament Record - None yet
• NCAA Tournament Appearances - None yet
• NCAA Championships - None yet
• ACHA Tournament Appearances - 6
• MAWCHA Championships - 1 (1999)

# of Seniors by Position - Forwards - 2, Goaltenders - 1

Team Breakdown by league

• Club Hockey (ACHA Penn State team) - 2
• NCAA - 4
• JWHL - 2
• Prep / High School - 9
• NTHL - 1
• T1EHL - 4
• CSL - 1
• HPHL - 4
• WWHL - 1

# Scholarships - 12

School Profile

• Enrollment - 38,954
• Estimated Cost of Attendance - $16,000.00 to $30,000.00
• Avg. SAT - 1750 to 1990
• Avg. ACT - 26 to 30
• Avg. Incoming GPA - 3.52 to 3.97
• # of Majors - 160+
• Most Popular Majors - Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Engineering; and Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Academic Calender Type: semester
• Student-Faculty Ratio: 17:1
• Average class size: Approximately 20 students
• Freshman Retention Rate: 84.7%
• School site - Penn State

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