The Youngstown State hockey team took to the road this past weekend looking for a couple of wins. However, the hockey squad came up empty handed loosing to a few nationally ranked teams. On Friday the team took on Michigan Dearborn which is ranked 16th in the latest ranking period. The Penguins came out hard and grabbed an early lead but the Michigan Dearborn special teams were too much for the Penguins to handle. Michigan capitalized on several power play opportunities which ended up being the difference as the Penguins lost 5-2. On Saturday night the Penguins took on the same Michigan Dearborn team and gave the Michigan Dearborn Wolves all they could handle. Although the Penguins lost 3-2 in a shootout, it was one of the best games played by the Penguins all year according to Coach Patterson. The Penguins played an aggressive style which for most of the game Michigan Dearborn had no answer for. But like how much of the season has gone for the Penguins they came up just short. In the shootout the Penguins did not score and Michigan Dearborn scored on their 3rd attempt which ended up being the difference in the game. On Sunday and the final game of the Penguins road swing the squad took on Nationally ranked 12th Adrian College. The Penguins came out flying in the first period which ended in a 1-1 tie. But the long weekend looked apparent as the Penguins became sluggish which Adrian Capitalized on. The Final score was 7-2 in favor of Adrian College which scored most of their goals in the final period. "I'm extremely happy with our performance this weekend, although we did not win any games we showed we we are capable of playing with some of the best teams in the nation." Added Coach Patterson.