The Nittany Lions roared back in the second period after falling behind early to come up with a convincing win in Pittsburgh.
Russ Rose's Nittany Lions will host Michigan State Saturday at 8 p.m. in the NCAA quarterfinals at Rec Hall on ESPNU.
The top-ranked Nittany Lions have earned that raucous home-court advantage that comes with a match of this magnitude despite a 2 p.m. start time on Friday.
After an emotional series victory over Ohio State, the Nittany Lions enter their series against a struggling Robert Morris team with plenty of momentum.
Teniya Page had 27 points as she spearheaded the Lady Lions comeback against Fordham in the BJC.
It was a foregone conclusion Lainy Pierce would attend Penn State, but the senior defensive specialist has forged her own path in a family full of Nittany Lions.