Report: Penn State’s Olivia Wallin transfers to Minnesota Duluth

Story posted May 7, 2023 in CommRadio, Sports by Alex Rocco

The reigning CHA champions suffered another pivotal loss to its roster.

Junior forward Olivia Wallin has transferred to the University of Minnesota Duluth and has two years of eligibility remaining. The Bulldogs went 26-10-3 last season and they an elite goal scorer with Wallin. 

She marks the second Nittany Lion to depart from the program after Kiara Zanon transferred to Ohio State last Monday.

The Oakville, Ontario, native finished third on the blue and white with 17 goals while tallying 16 assists in 38 contests.

Wallin made an immediate impact as a freshman scoring 13 goals, which led all freshmen in Division I women's hockey.

During her sophomore season, she registered the 10th hat trick in Penn State history with three goals at LIU and became the seventh player in program history to do so.

Wallin posted 37 goals and 63 points in 82 career games with the Nittany Lions.

Alex Rocco is a junior majoring in broadcast journalism. To contact him, email alex.rocco1702@gmail.com.

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Alex Rocco is a third-year student from Long Island, New York majoring in broadcast journalism. Rocco is a general manager, football reporter and broadcaster for CommRadio. Along with covering football for CommRadio, he’s a women’s soccer reporter for The Daily Collegian. Rocco got his start as the president of his high school sports media department, where he wrote numerous articles and broadcasted many games. If you would like to contact him, his email is .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).