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Freshman Feature: Pittsburgh's Mendelson Ready For Three Rivers

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Freshman forward Matt Mendelson, along with the rest of the Penn State men's ice hockey team, is prepared to head to Pittsburgh next week for the Three Rivers Classic. A Pittsburgh native, Mendelson is excited to be back in his hometown playing on one of the biggest stages in hockey, the CONSOL Energy Center. Mendelson grew up in the City of Bridges and enrolled at Penn State as a fourth-generation Nittany Lion. Mendelson's great-grandfather, grandfather and mom all graduated from the University. Cara, Mendelson's sister, was a 2015 graduate of Penn State, as well as a member of the women's ice hockey team.