Six different skaters scored for Guy Gadowsky's team, which improved to 7-0-1 on the season with its victory.
A quartet of seniors scored goals for the Nittany Lions to send them to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Penn State wrestling will have no issues with Kent State. Expect a flurry of falls that will get a wrestling-starved Rec Hall crowd on its feet.
Penn State hockey will face Robert Morris' decent defense and mediocre offense during the team's annual home-and-home series this weekend.
The schedule includes just four teams that made it to the NCAA Tournament last season -- Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio State, and St. Francis -- but has a number of RPI Top 100 finishers that just missed out, like Pitt, Florida Gulf Coast, and FIU.
"I want that pressure. I want a challenge. I want it to be enjoyable."