Penn State Hockey Wins Big Ten Championship
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- On September 17, 2010 Penn State's hockey team officially moved to the NCAA Division 1 level.
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On March 18th, late on Saturday night, the young program won their first ever Big Ten Championship, beating Wisconsin 2-1 in double overtime.
.@PennStateMHKY is headed to the #NCAAHockey Tournament after winning the 2017 #B1GHockey Tournament title. pic.twitter.com/7qVxrsRsLF
— Big Ten Hockey (@B1GHockey) March 19, 2017
PSU freshman Liam Folkes won it for the Nittany Lions, scoring his second goal of the game. Freshman goalie Peyton Jones was named the Tournament Most Outstanding Player after he made 51 saves.
Championship vibes ???????????? pic.twitter.com/viGQ5w1CyW
— Penn State Men's Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) March 19, 2017
The win earned Penn State (24-11-2) a No. 3 seed in their first ever NCAA Tournament. They'll face second seeded Union (25-9-3) on Saturday in Cincinnati at 4:30 p.m.
Do you know what time it is? It's bracket time!!!
— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) March 19, 2017
We start with the Midwest Regional in Cincinnati, Ohio. pic.twitter.com/cuKzAFoEEj