Katie DeSa

Katelyn DeSa (born January 21, 2004) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vancouver Goldeneyes of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Penn State, where she is the program's all-time leader in shutouts with 25.

Early life DeSa was born to Bill and Tonya DeSa, and has two older sisters, Alexis and Casey. Her father played college baseball for Providence College.

Playing career College DeSa began her college ice hockey career for Penn State during the 2022–23 season. During her freshman year she appeared in three games and made 24 saves with six goals allowed in 127:41 minutes. During the 2023–24 season, in her sophomore year, she appeared in 16 games and posted a 9–3–2 record, with a .938 save percentage and 1.39 goals against average (GAA).

She finished her career with the most shutouts in program history (25) and set Penn State records in winning percentage (0.818) and GAA (1.43).

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2022–23 Penn State University CHA 5 1 0 1 128 6 0 2.82 .800 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Penn State University CHA 16 9 3 2 863 20 4 1.39 .938 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Penn State University AHA 33 27 6 0 1,947 46 9 1.42 .932 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Penn State University AHA 31 27 4 0 1,803 41 12 1.37 .936 — — — — — — — —NCAA totals 85 64 13 3 4,741 113 25 1.43 .932 — — — — — — — —