After a breakout season in 2016 that saw the Nittany Lions reach the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament and just miss out on an NCAA berth, Lehotak has high expectations for her team despite losing five starters from last year's successful team.
Penn State followed up its impressive road win against Northwestern with another quality performance to take down the Golden Gophers at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The annual Blue-White game will kick off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. The game will also air live on the Big Ten Network, unlike last year.
"So we just have to keep getting better, and good things are going to happen to us," coach Pat Chambers said after his team's upset of the ranked Terrapins. "Success is going to come."
At the start of the season, an unproven Jered Cortez was a strong dark horse candidate to place highly in the NCAAs and bolster the Nittany Lions' team total. Now, Penn State will more than likely be a man down to Oklahoma State at 133, which could prevent one of the most talented Nittany Lion teams in this current dynasty from winning a sixth national title in seven years.
The Nittany Lions answered Pat Chambers' call to play a 40-minute game and upset the Terrapins 70-64 behind a huge night from freshman forward Lamar Stevens.