Despite an early scare from the Flyers, No. 7 Penn State (28-5) dropped Dayton 3-1 in second-round NCAA Tournament action at Rec Hall on Saturday night.
In the second round of its two-game stint with Michigan State, Penn State hockey dominated the Spartans 6-1 and earned the series sweep to stay undefeated in Big Ten conference play.
No. 19 Penn State men's hockey opened conference play strong on Friday, with a commanding 4-2 win over Michigan State.
Penn State women's volleyball began its quest to its eighth national championship on Friday night in Rec Hall. After sweeping Howard, Russ Rose's squad will take on unseeded Dayton at home on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Erica Walsh's top-seeded Penn State advanced to Sunday's NCAA National Championship match, where they'll face the winner of Florida State/Duke at noon ET.
At 8-2-3, Penn State is barely a third of the way through its schedule. The Big Ten slate presents its fair share of challenges, but the Nittany Lions are skating into it on fire.