Syracuse played #12 Penn State nearly even in the opening period with neither team scoring in the first 19 minutes in a battle between the top two teams in College Hockey America. Then Penn State’s Kaira Zannon scored with 59 seconds to play to give the Nittany Lions (12-8-1 overall, 4-1 CHA) a 1-0 advantage after one period on what proved to be the game-winning goal. Syracuse (7-10-1, 4-1) goaltender Arielle DeSmet recorded 35 saves on 39 shots in the contest. The teams will play again on Saturday, Dec. 4th at 1 pm (B1G+).