PSU LOSES TO GETTYSBURG IN A SHOOTOUT

Sunday, November 24, 2024

PSU kicked off the East Coast Showdown in the first of three league games against the Gettysburg Bullets. The Lions would start sluggish with lackluster play in the first period. Gettysburg would take a 1-0 lead at 13:42 in the first period. Freshman goalie Tyler Duey would keep Penn State in the period turning away the other 11 shots. PSU would knot the score at 1-1 with a rip from the point on the power play assisted by Asante. Tyler would continue stellar goaltending by the Bullets at bay turning away 9 more shots. Captain Christian Strang would give the Nittany Lions a 2-1 lead twenty five seconds into the third period. Gettysburg would finally tie the game up at the 12:29 mark of the third period assisted by Asante. From there on out it would be a goaltenders duel ultimately ending in a 5 minute overtime and shootout. PSU would come up short in the shoot out. The Lions face off against Kutztown on Saturday.