UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State men's hockey has officially punched its ticket to the Big Ten semifinals, beating Minnesota for the fourth consecutive time Saturday night.
While the Nittany Lions swept the Gophers just last weekend, there were no guarantees Penn State would be able to beat them twice more.
"Minnesota is a tremendous team," Penn State head coach Guy Gadowsky said "[We] sure put it together and with the help of the crowd, [we] turned out to beat an excellent team in a series. It feels really good."
Playing in front of a home ice crowd for the first and second time in program history turned out to be a valuable piece of Penn State's quarterfinal-sweep.