UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (Friday, January 18, 2008) – Navy’s ice hockey team played well for one period, but #2 nationally ranked Penn State eventually pulled away and remained unbeaten in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL), overwhelming the visiting Midshipmen, 10-0, Friday night at the Penn State Ice Pavilion.

 

With the loss, the Mids saw their win-loss record drop to 9-15-0 overall and 4-13-0 in the ESCHL.  The Nittany Lion Icers, meanwhile, improved their overall record to 23-1-4 and their league record to 13-0-0.

 

Navy and Penn State will meet again tomorrow (Saturday) at 3:30 p.m., also at the Penn State Ice Pavilion in University Park, PA.

 

Sophomore goaltender Eric Anderson took the lopsided loss for the Mids, while Nittany Lion netminder Nick Signet earned the shutout victory for PSU.  Penn State outshot Navy by a 50-15 margin.

 

 

SCORING SUMMARY

 

NAVY             0          0          0          -           0

Penn State        2          5          3          -           10

 

 

IMPORTANT GAME CHANGE NOTE: Navy’s January 26th game with Maryland, originally scheduled to be played at the McMullen Hockey Arena in Annapolis, will now be played at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel, MD.