University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, November 16
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
4-6-2, 1-3-2-2
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Penn State
9-2-0, 5-1-0-0
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Penn State
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Minnesota
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Minnesota Falls 6-3 to Nittany Lions
11/16/2019 11:18:00 PM | Men's Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS – Seniors Tyler Nanne and Joey Marooney recorded multi-point games for the Gopher men's hockey program, but Penn State's high-powered offense proved to be too much to overcome as Minnesota dropped a 6-3 contest to the No. 8 Nittany Lions on Saturday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
The Gophers (4-6-2 overall, 1-3-2-2) jumped out to a two-goal lead in the first period with tallies from juniors Scott Reedy and Cullen Munson with Munson's tally standing as his first collegiate point with the Maroon & Gold. After Penn State (9-2-0, 5-1-0-0) made it a one-goal game early in the second period, Sampo Ranta bounced back with a goal for Minnesota as the junior forward extended his career-best point streak to five games. Marooney assisted on the Gophers' final two goals of the night for his first career multi-point game while the senior forward doubled his career point total in the series finale.
The Nittany Lions controlled the remainder of the night, however, with five unanswered goals to seal the win and the series sweep.
The Gophers outshot Penn State 38-31, falling for this first time this season in a game where they held the advantage in shots (3-1-0). Minnesota was 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-6 on the power play – again falling for the first time this year when scoring on the advantage (3-1-0).
Jared Moe fell to 3-3-1 in the loss, making 25 saves on 31 shots. Peyton Jones made 35 saves on 38 shots for the win, moving to 9-1-0.
Notable
Reedy's power-play goal to start the night's scoring snapped a seven-game, 17-chance drought on the power play for the Maroon & Gold.
Quotable
"The mistakes we made were glaring, and that's too good of a hockey team to make those mistakes (against)," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "Tip your hat to Penn State, they have an enormous amount of talent…those guys capitalized when they had the opportunity."
Up Next: Border Battle Comes to 3M Arena at Mariucci
Minnesota continues its six-game, November home stand next weekend with a two-game Big Ten series with Wisconsin at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Gophers open the series on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:00 p.m. CT (TV: FOX Sports North; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: FOX Sports Go/TSN) before closing out the Border Battle on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:00 p.m. CT (TV: FOX Sports North PLUS; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: FOX Sports Go/TSN).
All tickets for the 2019-20 Gopher Hockey season – the 99th campaign in program history – are now on sale through GopherSports.com. Season tickets start at $500 – the lowest price point for season tickets at the University of Minnesota since 1999-2000. Highlighting the 2019-20 slate is one of the strongest home schedules in program history with Minnesota hosting all six Big Ten opponents (Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin) along with nonconference foes in North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Niagara.
The Gophers (4-6-2 overall, 1-3-2-2) jumped out to a two-goal lead in the first period with tallies from juniors Scott Reedy and Cullen Munson with Munson's tally standing as his first collegiate point with the Maroon & Gold. After Penn State (9-2-0, 5-1-0-0) made it a one-goal game early in the second period, Sampo Ranta bounced back with a goal for Minnesota as the junior forward extended his career-best point streak to five games. Marooney assisted on the Gophers' final two goals of the night for his first career multi-point game while the senior forward doubled his career point total in the series finale.
The Nittany Lions controlled the remainder of the night, however, with five unanswered goals to seal the win and the series sweep.
The Gophers outshot Penn State 38-31, falling for this first time this season in a game where they held the advantage in shots (3-1-0). Minnesota was 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-6 on the power play – again falling for the first time this year when scoring on the advantage (3-1-0).
Jared Moe fell to 3-3-1 in the loss, making 25 saves on 31 shots. Peyton Jones made 35 saves on 38 shots for the win, moving to 9-1-0.
Notable
Reedy's power-play goal to start the night's scoring snapped a seven-game, 17-chance drought on the power play for the Maroon & Gold.
Quotable
"The mistakes we made were glaring, and that's too good of a hockey team to make those mistakes (against)," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "Tip your hat to Penn State, they have an enormous amount of talent…those guys capitalized when they had the opportunity."
Up Next: Border Battle Comes to 3M Arena at Mariucci
Minnesota continues its six-game, November home stand next weekend with a two-game Big Ten series with Wisconsin at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Gophers open the series on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:00 p.m. CT (TV: FOX Sports North; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: FOX Sports Go/TSN) before closing out the Border Battle on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:00 p.m. CT (TV: FOX Sports North PLUS; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: FOX Sports Go/TSN).
All tickets for the 2019-20 Gopher Hockey season – the 99th campaign in program history – are now on sale through GopherSports.com. Season tickets start at $500 – the lowest price point for season tickets at the University of Minnesota since 1999-2000. Highlighting the 2019-20 slate is one of the strongest home schedules in program history with Minnesota hosting all six Big Ten opponents (Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin) along with nonconference foes in North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Niagara.
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Team Stats
PSU
MINN
Shots
31
38
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
2
Penalty Mins
12
4
Faceoffs Won
33
32
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
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