"That was really hard and tough, and it hurts, but we've learned lessons like that in the past, and we've been tougher because of it."
Despite starting the contest off the bench, Sessoms channeled his coach's criticism into consistent spurts of offensive explosiveness.
Penn State women's hockey associate head coach Allison Coomey will serve as a team scout for the U.S. Women's National Team during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Sam Sessoms returned to his productive self by leading the Nittany Lions with 17 points and six assists.
Natalie Heising scored a lone goal for the Nittany Lions to begin the second period, but it wasn't enough to get the team back on track.
Seth Kuhn and Danny Bloyou were drafted as the 73rd and 75th picks, respectively.