Fiala’s Overtime Goal Lifts Orange Past No. 4 Penn State, 5-4

Friday, October 9

Syracuse, N.Y.

6 p.m.

Syracuse University

4-1-0, 2-1-0

Penn State

2-3-0, 2-1-0

Team	1	2	3	OT 1	F
Penn St.	0	2	2	0	4
Syracuse	1	1	2	1	5

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Fiala’s Overtime Goal Lifts Orange Past No. 4 Penn State, 5-4

10/9/2026 9:09:00 PM | Ice Hockey

Box Score Highlights

Syracuse women's ice hockey picked up another upset Friday night, topping No. 4 Penn State 5-4 in overtime at Tennity Ice Pavilion in an AHA matchup with Jocelyn Fiala netting the game-winner 86 seconds into extra time.

Syracuse (4-1-0, 2-1-0 AHA) was outshot 44-18 but got a 40 save performance from Ava Drabyk. She stayed in the crease for all 61:36. Fiala added a go-ahead goal in the third period, and Jordan Blouin had one goal and two assists. Jackson Kinsler and Nea Tervonen also scored for the Orange.

Penn State (2-3-0, 2-1-0 AHA) got goals from Kylie Amelkovich, Mikah Keller, Danica Maynard and Nicole Hall. Morgan Stickney made eight saves through 43:46 before Madison Campbell took over in the third and stopped five of seven shots, taking the loss.

How it Happened

Kinsler put the Orange up 1-0 at 11:27 of the first period, assisted by Emma Gnade and Maryn Broderick. It was her fifth goal of the season.
Blouin made it 2-0 at 13:00 of the second period, set up by Rylee McLeod and Jessica Cheung.
Amelkovich scored at 14:25, assisted by Sophie Morrow and Sofia Ismael, and Keller tied it with help from Ismael and Taya MacDonald.
Tervonen gave Syracuse the lead again in the third, assisted by Nina Geric. Fiala extended it to 4-2 with assists from Blouin and Cheung.
Maynard cut the deficit to 4-3 with a power-play goal at 8:45, and Hall tied the game at 17:06 with assists from McKenna Walsh and Lorelai Nelson.
In three-on-three overtime, Fiala finished a feed from Peyton Armstrong and Blouin to win it.

Behind the Numbers

Penn State outshot Syracuse 25-3 in the second period, but the teams went to the break tied 2-2. Drabyk made 23 saves in the frame.
Syracuse blocked 12 shots to Penn State's seven.
Penn State went 1-for-4 on the power play. The Orange killed three of the four chances.
Maynard led all skaters with seven shots on goal, and Keller added six.
Blouin finished with three points and a team best plus 3.

Up Next for Syracuse

It's a quick turnaround for the Orange as Syracuse hosts No. 4 Penn State again Saturday afternoon.
Puck drop is slated for 1 p.m. back at Tennity Ice Pavilion.
FloHockey will have the broadcast of the game.