After a tight effort in the opener with an impressive first few innings from freshman pitcher Madey Smith, the Nittany Lions couldn't keep up with the perennial-power Wolverines -- getting run-ruled in both game two and game three.
20 years from now, they'll look back on this season as the one that changed Penn State hockey. These guys and all the suits and ties behind them clawed their way up from unranked to national prominence. This was the year the "maybe" turned into "yes." This story started in Greenberg Ice Pavilion, developed in Pegula Ice Arena, and advances tonight in U.S. Bank Arena.
The Nittany Lions saw their historic season come to a close Sunday night in Cincinnati, as No. 1 Denver advanced to the Frozen Four.
For the last 68 years, college hockey was as much of a place as it was a game. College hockey has been Massachusetts. It's been Michigan, North Dakota, and Minnesota.
Tonight, college hockey is Pennsylvania.
After a bad first-half, No. 10 Penn State defeated Johns Hopkins 16-10 behind six goals from Madison Carter and five more from Steph Lazo.
The Nittany Lions put on an absolute show in Cincinnati Saturday evening. They'll face top-seeded Denver Sunday at 6:00 ET with a spot in the Frozen Four on the line.