Ohio State, Minnesota and No. 2 Michigan State all fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, leaving Penn State (22-13-4) as the final team remaining from the conference in the tournament. After their miserable start in conference play, the Nittany Lions proved it isn’t how you start, it’s how you finish.

The Nittany Lions take on the Huskies in an NCAA Hockey Tournament regional final for a trip to the Frozen Four.

The Nittany Lions, which played just three hours from campus as regional host, went through a pair of Hockey East teams to make their first Frozen Four.

The NCAA’s Frozen Four is set with the best of the best set to compete in St. Louis for the Men’s Hockey National Championship. The Penn State Nittany Lions, Boston University Terriers, Denver Pioneers,

That fact was never displayed more prominently than when Cerrato had the instincts to know his teammate was trailing behind him for the game-winning overtime goal in Sunday night’s 2-1 win over UConn to send Penn State to its first Frozen Four in program history.

The UConn men’s hockey team’s showdown with Penn State in the Elite Eight was the biggest game in the history of the Huskies hockey program.