The No. 13 Michigan Wolverines (6-5, 2-1 Big Ten) looked poised for their first-ever 3-0 start in conference play through three quarters. However, a dominant fourth-quarter performance by the No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions (7-3, 1-2 Big Ten) squashed all hope of that happening.
The final score of 11-8 doesn’t show how tightly contested a battle this game was.
The Wolverines struggled offensively in settled situations early on, but an Alex Lobel goal to maintain his hot streak, and defensive midfielder Jack Marlow getting in on the action kept the deficit at one heading into the second.