Career Records: Left Penn State as the program’s highest-scoring defenseman with 94 career points and set the record for most assists by a defenseman with 79.
2025-26 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Named AHA Best Defenseman for the second consecutive season, becoming the first back-to-back winner of the award since its namesake, Molly Bryne, in 2014 and 2015... Selected to the All-AHA First Team for a second straight year... Named to the AHA All-Tournament Team... Tabbed AHA Defenseman of the Month in January and February, and AHA Defenseman of the Week on November 18 and January 27.
Season: Became the program's all-time leader in career points by a defenseman on January 31 against Robert Morris... Appeared in all 39 games for Penn State... Set career highs in goals (5), assists (28) and points (33)... Her 33 points tied with Danica Maynard for the most by a defenseman in a season in program history... Her 28 assists set a new program record for assists by a defenseman... That mark led the team and the AHA while tying for 10th nationally among all skaters... Ranked 17th in the country in assists per game (0.72)... Blocked a team-leading 53 shots... Posted a plus/minus of +35, fifth-best on the team and in the conference... Served as an Alternate Captain.
No. 9 St. Lawrence (9/25): Earned an assist on Katelyn Roberts' powerplay goal, the season’s first goal... Blocked three shots. No. 9 St. Lawrence (9/26): Set a season-high with four blocked shots. at Vermont (10/4): Tallied her second assist of the series on Mikah Keller’s powerplay goal. No. 15 Mercyhurst (10/18): Assisted on two goals in addition to two blocks. Lindenwood (10/25): Scored her first goal of the season...Blocked a shot. at Robert Morris (10/31): Assisted on Roberts' power play goal. Syracuse (11/14): Recorded two assists and blocked a shot in a 7-0 triumph. Syracuse (11/15): Set her season-high in assists with three in the 11-2 rout. at RIT (11/22): Earned an assist and a blocked shot. No. 10 Cornell (12/30): Blocked three shots. at Syracuse (1/16): Scored a goal in the third period and blocked two shots. Delaware (1/24): Recorded a season-high four points (1G, 3A) in the 7-0 win. Robert Morris (1/31): Became Penn State’s career scoring leader by a defenseman...Assisted on Maynard's and Roberts' goals...Blocked two shots. RIT (2/14): Notched three points with two assists in the first period before scoring a goal in the second frame. Syracuse (2/27, AHA Semifinals Game One): Recorded two assists in the series opening victory. No. 6 UConn (3/14, Regional Final): Blocked three shots to help send Penn State to its first Frozen Four. No. 2 Wisconsin (3/20, Frozen Four): Earned an assist on Janecke’s game-opening goal on the power play.
2024-25 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned AHA Best Defenseman award and was selected to the All-AHA First Team... Tabbed AHA Defensive Player of the Month (November) and AHA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 18).
Season: Played in all 38 games for Penn State... Finished fourth on the team, highest among defensemen, with 27 points by way of four goals and 23 assists... Her 33 blocks were fourth on the team.
at No. 9/9 UConn (10/5): Registered first assist of the season to Katelyn Roberts in the second period. Dartmouth (10/19): Notched an assist for a third straight game in the second period. Syracuse (10/31): Scored first goal of the season late in the first period. Lindenwood (11/16): Tied the program’s single-game assist record with assists on five of the seven goals scored... Scored a goal of her own in third period. Robert Morris (11/23): Earned points on the first two goals of the game with an assist on Alyssa Machado’s goal before scoring on the power play in the second period... Set a season-high with four blocks. at No. 3 Minnesota (1/4): Assisted on two goals, one to Grace Outwater and the other to Tessa Janecke, as Penn State triumphed 6-2. at Robert Morris (2/1): Tallied her second straight game with an assist on the game’s first goal, scored by Abby Stonehouse. Mercyhurst (3/8): Assisted on Maddy Christian’s goal just 37 seconds into the AHA Tournament Championship game where the Nittany Lions would win by a 4-1 margin. vs No. 8/7 St. Lawrence (3/13): Scored in the third period at the NCAA Tournament.
2023-24 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Appeared in all 38 games for the Nittany Lions... Recorded four goals and 11 assists for 15 points.
at Syracuse (10/28): Scored a season-high two goals, a short-handed goal early in the third period then once again with only seconds remaining in the contest. Syracuse (1/20): Scored the final goal of the game late in the third period and assisted in two goals. at Robert Morris (2/10): Found the back of the net in the middle of the second period.
2022-23 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Placed on the CHA All-Rookie team. Named CHA Rookie of the Week (11/7).
Season: Totaled two goals, 17 assists and 43 shots on goal... Played in 36 games.
No. 2/3 Wisconsin (9/22): Tallied her first career point in her collegiate debut in a 4-1 win... Assisted Julie Gough on an empty net breakaway. St. Lawrence (10/1): Claimed an assist after a power-play goal by Courtney Correia. Brown (11/14): Picked up an assist after a redirected shot on goal by Julie Gough. Syracuse (12/4): Assisted Julie Gough with a goal in the third period to up the winning margin in the 11-3 victory over the Orange. LIU (12/30): Recorded an assist on Kiara Zanon's goal in the first period. LIU (12/31): Secured her first collegiate goal on a power-play to take the 3-1 lead against the Sharks. vs. Lindenwood (2/25): Notched a power-play goal to take Penn State to the CHA Championship game.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Played for Bishop Kearney Selects of the USHS...Three-time New York State Champion...Runner-up in USA Hockey's national tournament in 2018, 2019, and 2021...Served as an assistant captain for the BK Selects in 2018-19.
PERSONAL
Parents are Kenneth and Tracy Butze...Has two older sisters, Taylor and Schuyler...Currently in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.