No. 3 Lions square off with Badgers
UNIVERSITY PARK — No. 3 Penn State women’s ice hockey will face No. 2 Wisconsin in the Frozen Four at Pegula Ice Arena on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The National Semifinal game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
The Nittany Lions are in the Frozen Four for the first time in program history. The Blue & White secured the program’s first win at the NC Women’s Ice Hockey Championship against No. 6 UConn on March 14 in a 3-0 shutout. The four-time defending AHA Champions have won 33 games this season, a single-season program record.
Penn State is hosting the Frozen Four at Pegula Ice Arena for the second time after being home to the event in 2022 as well. For information about tickets, parking and the 2026 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four FAN FEST, visit 2026 Women’s Frozen Four Central.
As part of the Frozen Four festivities, Alumni Hall at the HUB-Robeson Center on Penn State’s campus will be the home of the 2026 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award ceremony on Saturday. Penn State’s Tessa Janecke, Wisconsin’s Caroline Harvey and Minnesota’s Abbey Murphy are the three finalists for the most prestigious award in Division I women’s ice hockey. The ceremony will start at 12:30 p.m. ET with a live broadcast will be on NHL Network.




