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Weekly Recap | No. 12 Penn State women's hockey sweeps Syracuse in first conference series

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No. 12 Penn State hosted Syracuse in a two-game series over the weekend.

Penn State defeated the Orange in a 3-2 overtime thriller on Thursday and completed the sweep with a 5-2 win Friday in its first conference matchup of the season to move to 9-3 on the year.

Special Teams

Entering Thursday’s contest, Penn State had scored just six goals on 39 power-play opportunities — a stark contrast to last year’s 24.2% conversion rate.

The struggles continued into Thursday’s game, as the Nittany Lions had five chances on the power play and converted none of them.