Penn State women’s hockey drops CHA contest

Penn State lost 3-1 to Syracuse in a College Hockey America conference contest on Friday night at the Tennity Ice Pavilion.

The Nittany Lions (5-14-4, 4-4-1 CHA) trailed early against the Orange (6-10-5, 5-2-2), with Emily Costales scoring less than two minutes into game.

Costales and Stephanie Grossi stretched Syracuse’s lead to 3-0 with second-period goals before Penn State cut the deficit with a third-period score from freshman Brooke Madsen, her fourth of the season.

Penn State and Syracuse close out their series on Saturday.

This story was originally published January 13, 2017 at 11:43 PM with the headline "Penn State women’s hockey drops CHA contest."