UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — No. 3 Penn State women's ice hockey closed out a historic season at the program's first Frozen Four, falling 4-3 in overtime to No. 2 Wisconsin in the national semifinal game on March 20 at Pegula Ice Arena at University Park campus.
The Nittany Lions set a new program and Women's Frozen Four attendance record as 5,176 fans packed into Pegula Ice Arena.
Penn State scored early in the first period with a power play goal from senior captain Tessa Janecke — her 200th career point.
After a Wisconsin goal to tie the score, Abby Stonehouse scored to give the Nittany Lions the lead. The Badgers scored twice to lead 3-2 heading into the third period.
With five minutes left in the final period, Janecke scored her second goal of the game to bring the Lions even with Wisconsin 3-3 as regulation ended.
The Badgers scored two minutes into the overtime period to propel Wisconsin to the national championship game against Ohio State.
The women's ice hockey team concluded its greatest season in program history at the Frozen Four. Penn State won its first national collegiate women's ice hockey championship game in its first time hosting a regional, set a program record with 33 victories, and won a fourth consecutive Atlantic Hockey America championship during the 2025-26 campaign.
In addition, women's ice hockey head coach Jeff Kampersal was named the 2026 CCM Hockey/American Hockey Coaches Association Women's University Division Coach of the Year on March 19.