Men's Hockey Drops Series Finale to Notre Dame in South Bend
Men's Hockey Drops Series Finale to Notre Dame in South BendMen's Hockey Drops Series Finale to Notre Dame in South Bend
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Men's Hockey Drops Series Finale to Notre Dame in South Bend

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Freshman Matt DiMarsico (Wexford, Pa.) registered one goal and one assist as Penn State dropped a 6-3 decision to Notre Dame in Big Ten Conference action on Saturday evening inside Compton Family Ice Arena.

The Nittany Lions drop their sixth-consecutive Big Ten game falling to 10-11-3 overall and 2-9-3-0-0-2 in conference action with the loss while the Irish move to 13-11-2 on the year and 7-7-2-0-0-1 in league play following the victory and weekend sweep.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Nittany Lions opened the scoring late in the first period as freshman Aiden Fink (Calgary, Alberta) caused a turnover in the defensive zone to spring an odd-man rush and DiMarsico sauced a pass to fellow freshman Reese Laubach (San Jose, Calif.) who kicked the puck to his forehand and lifted it over the glove of Irish goaltender Ryan Bischel for the 1-0 edge at the 18:02 mark.
  • Notre Dame evened the score early in the second period taking advantage of a 5-on-3 powerplay as Patrick Moynihan finished from above the crease for the 1-1 score just 43 ticks into the frame.
  • The Irish took the lead midway through the second stanza as Landon Slaggert finished a feed from Moynihan in the low slot for the 2-1 edge at the 11:50 mark.
  • Moynihan extended the lead for the hosts early in the third period as he finished between the rings during the powerplay for the 3-1 advantage at the 2:36 mark.
  • Less than a minute later, Penn State responded as junior Simon Mack (Brockville, Ontario) finished a rebound into a yawning net after graduate transfer Jacques Bouquot's (South Windsor, Conn.) initial bid was turned aside for the 3-2 score at 3:27 of the third period.
  • The Nittany Lions would even the score on a delayed penalty call as Notre Dame sent the puck into its own net at 7:21 of the third period with DiMarsico getting credit for the goal as the last Penn State player to touch the puck.
  • The hosts regained the lead once again on the ensuing powerplay as Danny Nelson found the back of the net from the low slot for the 4-3 edge at the 8:42 mark.
  • Trevor Janicke and Nelson each hit the empty net at 18:19 and 19:25, respectively, of the third period to account for the 6-3 final.

GOALTENDING
Souliere falls to 7-7-1 on the year following the 27-save defeat while Bischel moves to 13-11-2 with the victory after stopping 35 shots in the win.

NOTES

  • Penn State held the 38-33 edge in shots on goal, however, they were unable to capitalize on a trio of powerplay chances, while the Irish went 3-for-6 with the man-advantage.
  • The Nittany Lions fall to 8-5-0 when scoring the first goal of a game this season.
  • Fink's assist gives him 28 points so far this season moving him into solo third for most points in a single-season by a freshman while his 16 assists are now tied for the fourth-most in a season by a Nittany Lion rookie.
  • Mack's goal is his fourth of the season tying his career-high set last year while he is now just one point shy of his career-best 12 also achieved in 2022-23.
  • With one goal and one assist, DiMarsico registers his fifth multi-point effort of the season.

NEXT UP
Penn State returns home as Big Ten play rolls on with a weekend set against Ohio State. Saturday's contest will serve as the annual Wear White game.

For more information on the 2023-24 season presented by the Penn State Bookstore: Official Bookstore of Penn State Athletics, visit the men's hockey page at GoPSUsports.com or call 1-800-NITTANY Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.