No. 6 Men's Hockey Blanks LIU, 3-0, to Complete Series SweepNo. 6 Men's Hockey Blanks LIU, 3-0, to Complete Series Sweep

No. 6 Men's Hockey Blanks LIU, 3-0, to Complete Series Sweep

Dimarsico registers three assists, Cerrato and Wiebusch one goal and one assist each to lead the way.

Box Score

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Freshman Josh Fleming (Montreal, Quebec) stopped all 28 shots he faced for his first career shutout as No. 6 Penn State blanked LIU, 3-0, in non-conference action at Pegula Ice Arena on Saturday night to complete the weekend sweep.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Penn State (5-1-0) opened the scoring for the first time in five games as sophomore JJ Wiebusch (Verona, Wis.) deposited a rebound to the left of the crease into a yawning net after back-to-back saves by LIU (1-4-0) goaltender Daniel Duris on linemates Charlie Cerrato (Fallston, Md.) and Matt DiMarsico (Wexford, Pa.) for the 1-0 edge at 5:14 of the first period.
  • That same trio doubled the margin just 22 ticks into the second frame as Wiebusch found DiMarsico who fed Cerrato streaking through the slot, and he beat Duris through the five-hole for the 2-0 advantage.
  • The Nittany Lions would add a powerplay goal in the third period as junior Aiden Fink (Calgary, Alberta) found classmate Reese Laubach (San Jose, Calif.) above the crease and he snuck one just inside the far post for the 3-0 margin at the 7:41 mark.

GOALTENDING

Fleming improves to 2-0-0 on the year following his 28-save shutout while Duris drops to 1-3-0 this season after stopping 35 shots in the defeat.

NOTES

  • Penn State held the 38-38 edge in shots on goal while going 1-for-7 on the man-advantage and a perfect 6-for-6 on the penalty kill.
  • The Nittany Lions have now scored at least one man-advantage goal in all six games this season with multiple PPG’s half of those.
  • Head coach Guy Gadowsky secured career win No. 409 on Saturday night passing former Nebraska-Omaha and North Dakota bench boss Dean Blais for 28th on the all-time wins list, he currently ranks eighth among active coaches.
  • With one goal and one assist, Cerrato extends his season-opening point streak to six games which is just two games shy of his career-high from last season. He also now has five multi-point games this season and 20 for his career while extending his national lead in points to 15.
  • Wiebusch regains sole possession of the national lead in goals with his seventh and after adding an assist he collects his fourth multi-point game of the season and the 12th of his career.
  • With a trio of assists, DiMarsico collects his third multi-point effort of the season and the 15th of his career.
  • With his assist on Laubach’s goal, Fink extends his season-opening point streak to six games while moving past Evan Barratt for 9th on the Penn State all-time scoring list with 96 points for his career. His 56 assists are also now tied with Barratt for 10th on the all-time assist list.
  • Penn State improves to 5-0-0 all-time against the Sharks following the victory and series sweep.

NEXT UP

Penn State concludes its six-game homestand with a third-straight non-conference series against Stonehill next Friday and Saturday before hitting the road to open Big Ten play in Columbus on Halloween Weekend.

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