NITTANY LION PROFILES NICOLE PANICCIA
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5-5 • Junior • Goalie Oakville, Ontario CONNECTICUT
BEFORE PENN STATE At UConn 2011-12: Started in 16 of 18 games played with a .926 save percentage...Played in all four of UConn’s victories with a 4-10-3 record...Posted two shutouts against Maine (10/22) with 31 saves and Vermont (11/20) with 28 saves...Allowed just one goal on 28 shots in a victory over Yale (11/26)...Made 37 saves against Brown (1/7) in a 1-1 overtime tie...Stopped 37 shots in a 1-1 tie against Maine (1/20)...Earned the victory over New Hampshire (2/5) with 20 saves.
PERSONAL Nicole Annamaria Paniccia was born December 29, 1992 in Oakville, Ontario to Paulette and Ben Paniccia...Has one sister named Daniela...Majoring in psychology with intent to be a sports psychologist...Last name pronounced Pah-NEE-cha. QUOTING PANICCIA ON PENN STATE “I chose Penn State because of the great academics, athletics, coaching staff and the amazing campus.”
At UConn 2010-11: Made six appearances with five starts in net for the Huskies...Recorded 129 saves with a .915 save percentage and a 3-2-0 record...Notched a pair of shutouts against Sacred Heart (11/27) and at Union (12/8)...Posted a career-high 32 saves at Providence (2/12)...Tallied at least 20 saves in three other games; 26 vs. Robert Morris (1/9), 21 at Syracuse (10/16) and 21 vs. Sacred Heart (11/27). BEFORE COLLEGE Helped Appleby College win the CISAA Championships for the second consecutive season and take silver at the NAPHA Championship series in 2009-10...Captured the NAPHA title in 200809 and was awarded the Parker Jacket for athletic achievement and excellence...Invited to the Team Canada Selections Camps in 2008-09 and 2009-10...Played for Team Ontario Red in 2009-10, leading the squad to the gold medal at the Canadian U18 National Championships...Played the two previous seasons (2007-09) with Team Ontario Blue...Took gold with the Toronto Aeros at the Provincial Championships (Intermediate AA)...Led the team to a secondplace regular-season finish while ranking third in goals-against average (1.20) and in save percentage (.939)...Was named the MVP in the final game of the Can-Am Junior Hockey Challenge in 2009... Won bronze and silver with the Aeros at the Provnicial and PWHL League Championships, respectively...Earned MVP honors at the Mississauga Junior Chiefs Christmas Tournament after recording three shutouts...Spent one season with the Oakville Ice during the 2006-07 season...Named Team MVP by General Manager and Coach with 1.87 GAA.
CAREER STATS
Year GP-GS 2010-11* 6-5 2011-12* 18-16 Totals 24-21 * – at Connecticut
MIN 305:43 1007:45 1313:28
GA 12 43 55
GAA 2.36 2.56 2.51
SV 129 539 668
SV% .915 .926 .924
Record 3-2-0 4-10-3 7-10-3
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