Nov. 13, 2015
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By Jack Milewski, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ââ'¬" There's no place like home. However, for the Nittany Lions women's hockey team, home is a long way away. Starting this weekend, the Nittany Lions embark on a 12-game road swing that will take them from Robert Morris, to Syracuse to Ohio State and everywhere in between. The team will not take the ice at Pegula again until January 22, 2016.
Going on the road is something that every team has to do during the course of a season, but not many teams have to deal with the sustained length of a road trip that the Nittany Lions do right now.
If you ask any athlete, he or she will most likely tell you that they like playing at home better than on the road. It is easier, it is familiar and most importantly they get to play in front of the home crowd. However, going on the road can also be a great experience. It changes things up, can help with team bonding due to the amount of time the team spends together and the ability to win on the road is something that separates the good teams from the great. The Penn State women's team is no different; they enjoy the road trips, largely in part because it provides a change of scenery for the team.
"It's a nice change up," said Laura Bowman. "Our team likes to change things up; we don't like to do the same thing over and over again. We just had a home series so it's nice to get on the road now and we always have fun as a team on these kinds of trips."
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