UNIVERSITY PARK — Easy. Smooth. Unchallenging.

These are words most people wouldn’t use to describe the way last year unfolded for the Penn State women’s ice hockey team, the first season in which the Nittany Lions competed on the Division I level.

Penn State ended last year 7-26-2, including 1-17-2 mark in the College Hockey America Conference, but coach Josh Brandwene and his players aren’t feeling uneasy. Nor are they wondering how they’re going to rebound. The Nittany Lions don’t have to cobble together pieces of talent or experience that’s intermittently located on the roster. Penn State returns 24 letterwinners, including its top scorer from a year ago and many other contributors, so a big bounceback season might be easily within reach.

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