STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (Interstat) — The sixth-ranked Penn State women’s hockey team avenged a Friday loss by defeating RIT 4-2 on Saturday at Pegula Ice Arena.

The Nittany Lions (29-5) built a 2-0 first-period lead on goals from Grace Outwater and Abby Stonehouse. RIT’s Ireland Stein scored twice in the second period to tie the game, but Kendall Butze answered for Penn State just over two minutes later. Maddy Christian added a third-period insurance goal.

Butze led all scorers with a goal and two assists. Stein was the standout for the Tigers (16-17), scoring both of her team’s goals. Penn State goaltender Katie DeSa made 20 saves before an announced crowd of 1,462.