The top-seeded Nittany Lions (31-1) will host Missouri Friday at 2 p.m. on ESPNU in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
Tony Carr, Lamar Stevens, and Mike Watkins banded together to put on a strong offensive display to take down Iowa on the road.
Andrew Sturtz, Denis Smirnov, Brandon Biro, and Liam Folkes scored while goaltender Peyton Jones picked up his first shutout of the season en route to a series victory over No. 11 Ohio State.
A buzzer-beating goal to tie it up at the end of the third period and a shootout win made for an exciting night for men’s hockey in Columbus.
The top-seeded Nittany Lions stumbled in the second set, but took care of the Bison to reach Saturday's second round of the NCAA tournament.
Freshman winger Sam Sternschein played extremely well during Denis Smirnov's absence due to illness. Now that the Russian is back, Sternschein seems to have earned a regular spot in the lineup after a strong three-week stretch.