The roar from the crowd made it no secret -- its performance was head and shoulders above the rest on the way to victory.
Despite owning a 2-0 lead heading into the third period, the Nittany Lions were swept by Minnesota for the second time this season.
"It really sucks to be honest," softball pitcher Marlaina Laubach said. "THON is something that Penn State takes a lot of pride in and something that a lot of kids have a really great opportunity to take part in. It's really unfortunate [that we can't be there], but at the same time, we do have to recognize that we're here for a reason and we are representing our university just like all of the kids at THON are representing the university."
Grant Ament scored a career-high six goals to go along with his three assists in a 20-10 Penn State victory over Cornell.
Penn State hockey captain David Goodwin is one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award. The fan vote, which makes up a third of the total, has already begun.
Penn State baseball's Sali Biasi, Willie Burger, and Nick Riotto were each recognized by the Big Ten on Wednesday.