The senior defender from Richmond, Va., has made a habit of overpowering her opponents, leading the Nittany Lions to the Elite Eight.
The No. 10 Nittany Lions head to College Park to take on 4-7 Maryland to close out the regular season.
Our staff doesn't anticipate the Terrapins putting up much of a fight in College Park this Saturday.
Through the regular rounds, Eckess earned a total of $800 to go into the final Jeopardy question. He competed against Kelsey van Bokkem, an intern physician from San Diego, California, and defending champion Kiana Nakamura, a graduate student from Corona, California.
This weekend, men's hockey will host a Michigan State team that has struggled to win games away from home and keep the puck out of the net on the penalty kill so far this season.