Over the same sample, Penn State
scored four power-play goals of its
own.
Ranked 16th in the PairWise heading
into a two-game road trip to Michigan
State Feb. 15-16, Penn State is very
much alive for an at-large NCAA
tournament bid. But because their
torrid early-season offensive pace
proved unsustainable in Big Ten play,
the Lions have got to figure out their
defensive issues, and do it fast.
The X may very well mark the spot
of the problem.
"The stats show [the defense]
hasn't been the best so far this sea-
son," Hults said. "Now we've just got
to clean it up."
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VARSITY VIEWS
POINT MEN
Early scoring binge gets the PSU laxers o to an encouraging start
Penn State thrashes
visiting Gophers
Penn State opened the week-
end of Feb. 9-10 with five
consecutive goals and closed
the weekend with five consec-
utive goals to complete a
sweep over Minnesota. The
Lions won the series opener,
7-2, at Pegula Ice Arena and
closed with a 6-2 victory the
following night.
Penn State got two goals and
an assist from forward Nate
Sucese in the series
