"I am excited to announce I'm returning to the one place I can chase this dream - Penn State - where I will finish my wrestling career as a Nittany Lion."
A 29-point game from Makenna Marisa just wasn't enough against the ranked Terrapin team.
Dawes previously served as the video coach for the 2019 Men's U.S. National Junior Team and 2015-16 U.S. Women's National U-18 team.
Late heroics from Seth Lundy led Penn State to its second-consecutive conference victory.
This past season, Dirks tallied 31 goals and 12 assists while holding down the Nittany Lions' midfielders.
The defenseman was involved in what looked like a knee-on-knee collision at the end of Penn State's victory over Army Saturday.