Roberts also skated in Da Beauty League — a summer hockey league in Edina, Minnesota, that featured NHL, PWHL and collegiate players with ties to Minnesota. The 4-on-4 league, which played its final game in August, gave her the opportunity to play with and compete against some of the PWHL\u2019s best players.<\/p>\n
She was teammates with Minnesota Frost center Taylor Fox, a PWHL first team all-star last season, and expansion PWHL Detroit center Britta Curl, who was a second-team all-star with the Frost last season. Each skated with the U.S. women\u2019s team that won the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a ton of fun because there was a lot of talent on the ice,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cIt also kind of helped me, even though it was a little run and gun, gauge just how talented these people are and what I can improve on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“You see in some of the best players a lot of the things that I feel like I still have to work on come second nature to some of them. Getting to that point where that also comes second nature to me will help me improve my game at the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roberts tied for fifth among Penn State scorers last season with 33 points (16 goals, 17 assists) in 39 games. She set a single-season program record with seven game-winning goals, which were the most in Atlantic Hockey America and tied for second nationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roberts was an alternate captain for the Nittany Lions, who reached the NCAA Division I women\u2019s Frozen Four for the first time with the tournament fortuitously played on its State College, Pennsylvania, campus.<\/p>\n
In the national semifinal, Penn State lost 4-3 in overtime to Wisconsin, which went on to defeat Ohio State 3-2 for the national championship.<\/p>\n