Five games into the regular season, the year seemed like a lost cause.
Penn State had lost each of its first five games with seemingly few answers in sight to fix a team whose biggest problems included a nonexistent defense, inept power-play unit and porous penalty kill.
Flash forward to Saturday night and the Nittany Lions have won seven of their last nine games, including a 3-1 victory over Michigan State to finish off a series sweep of the Spartans.
Forward Kevin Wall, who tallied a goal and an assist on the day, said the groundwork for Penn State’s winning ways came right after the 0-5 start.