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Neil’s Notebook: Spartans Falter on Senior Night


MSUSpartans.com staff writer

EAST LANSING – It took Penn State more than 55 minutes to score three goals against Michigan State on Friday night.

On Saturday, the Nittany Lions needed just 19 minutes.

Taking advantage of poor decisions, poor coverage and overall poor execution by the Spartans, Penn State scored three unanswered goals in the first period and cruised to a 4-1 victory and a sweep of the Big Ten series on MSU’s Senior Night at Munn Arena.

While the Nittany Lions played a solid game, the Spartans often times made it easy for them with defensive breakdowns and numerous missed excellent offensive opportunities because of shots completely missing the net.