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The Basics:
All-Time Series: PSU leads 8-7-0
Season Series: PSU won 3-1
About Penn State:
Record: 20-12-4 (10-9-1-1 B1G)
Head Coach: Guy Gadowsky Record (59-67-10) 4th season
Notable: Penn State is on a two-game losing streak in the Big Ten tournament, including a loss to Wisconsin in the inaugural B1G tournament in 2014. Last season it lost the 4-5 game to No. 5 Ohio State in the opening round.
PSU Stat Leaders:
Points: David Goodwin (34)
Goals: Andrew Sturtz (18)
Assists: Goodwin (23)
Save Pct.: Eamon McAdam (.915)
Goals Against Average: McAdam (2.88)
About Wisconsin:
Record: 8-18-8 (3-13-4-2 B1G)
Head Coach: Mike Eaves (267-224-66) 14th season
Notable: Wisconsin has won a Big Ten tournament title, taking home the very first title in 2014. As for this matchup with Penn State, UW snapped a seven-game losing streak in the series with its 4-3 victory on March 5 at the Kohl Center.
UW Stat Leaders:
Points: Grant Besse (32)
Goals: Luke Kunin (18)
Assists: Besse (22)
Save Pct.: Adam Miller (.901)
Goals Against Average: Miller (3.10)
Quick Analysis: Penn State has done the definition of back in to the playoffs, having not won a series outright since sweeping Wisconsin back on Jan. 15 and 16. Since then, PSU has put up a record of 5-8-1 and went from front runners for the Big Ten regular season title to having to play in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin has found life as of late, including a big win over bitter rival Minnesota. UW has also won 2 of its last 3 contests overall and come in the much hotter team.
However, this is still the same Badgers squad that has fallen behind in the majority of games, only to comeback and let golden opportunities to become nightmares. If Besse and Kunin are on and Matt Jurusik continues to stop spilling rebounds in to bad situations, UW has a chance.
Prediction: Penn State 4, Wisconsin 2
Don’t be surprised to see UW fight hard over the first few periods…only to give the game away to some cheap stuff late in this contest. Consider it a just end to a second-straight horrific season.
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