"The goals that [Sturtz] scores are extremely important," head coach Guy Gadowsky said, "but more important than that is, when he's him, it incredibly uplifting to the entire team. When he's Sturtzy, the whole team gains 20 pounds."
"I've been the King of Belly Flops ever since I was a cub."
The Nittany Lions were most recently the AVCA Poll's No. 1 in November of 2015. After a 17-1 start to the season, Penn State jumped Florida for the top spot.
The lone Penn State goal was scored by redshirt freshman Abby Myers shortly after Maryland opened the scoring in the second half, but a winner in the extra periods pushed the Terrapins to victory.
No. 11 Penn State men's hockey finished off the weekend split with No. 7 Minesota on the road with a 6-3 loss Sunday afternoon.
Sophomore Laura Freigang scored her second game-winning goal of the season in the 95th minute to lead the Nittany Lions to victory in College Park.