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Penn State women's hockey Katie DeSa and Tessa Janecke win AHA monthly awards

The Nittany Lions picked up two AHA honors for the month of November.

Tessa Janecke was awarded AHA Forward of the Month for November. Janecke put together 11 points this month in just seven games, posting a plus-8 rating. This marks her eighth time winning this award in her career.

After a strong November, Tessa’s been named the AHA Forward of the Month for the eighth time in her career!u26aaufe0f 11 points in 7 GPud83dudd35 +8 and 1 PPGu26aaufe0f 74.8 percent on the faceoff dot#WeAre #HockeyValley pic.twitter.com/Pr91zJD93L

— Penn State Women’s Hockey (@PennStateWHKY) December 1, 2025

Katie DeSa was awarded AHA Goaltender of the Month, marking her second monthly award of the season and fifth time in her career.