Penn State Harrisburg erased an early two-goal deficit with a six-goal second period and beat Millersville University (M2) 8-4 on Saturday at Lancaster Ice Rink. Justin Yothers and Platon Volzinski each scored twice, and Harrisburg completed a weekend sweep after winning 6-2 the night before.
Millersville controlled the opening period. Jonah Burd scored with 17:22 left in the first, assisted by Andrew Dzurko and Landon McCrae. Thor Martin added a goal with 12:50 remaining for a 2-0 lead, with Jonny Morgan and Walter O’Connell assisting. Harrisburg answered with 2:30 left in the period, when Colin Myers scored on the power play from Kevin Zidiak and Peyton Smith to make it 2-1.
O’Connell restored Millersville’s two-goal lead with an unassisted goal early in the second, but Harrisburg then took over. Yothers scored on the power play with 11:25 left, and Blake Hanson tied it 3-3 on another man-advantage goal 49 seconds later. PJ Marsteller put Harrisburg ahead 4-3 with an unassisted goal with 6:09 remaining. Yothers then added his second power-play goal, assisted again by Brayden Unger and Caleb Warfel, and it stood as the game-winner.
Burd’s second goal of the night pulled Millersville within 5-4 with 2:49 left in the second. Harrisburg responded within about a minute. Paul Smith scored with 1:49 remaining and Volzinski followed 13 seconds later to make it 7-4. Volzinski closed the scoring with an unassisted goal with 2:26 left in the third. Harrisburg scored four power-play goals and got goals from six different players.
Jack Murphy made 43 saves on 47 shots for the win, improving Harrisburg to 2-0-0. Gavin Rusnock stopped 42 of 50 shots in the loss for Millersville, which fell to 0-2-0. Burd’s two goals were his first of the season, and Martin and O’Connell also scored their first goals of the year. Harrisburg will try to stay unbeaten in its next game, while Millersville looks for its first win.
