UNIVERSITY PARK — No. 5 Penn State dropped a 7-1 decision to No. 2 Michigan in Big Ten Conference ice hockey action at the Pegula Ice Arena on Friday.

The Nittany Lions fell to 9-4-0 overall and 2-3-0 in conference while Michigan moved to 11-2-0 on the year and 4-1-0 in the Big Ten.

Penn State goalie Kevin Reidler fell to 5-3-0 after making 30 saves in the loss while his counterpart, Jack Ivankovic, is 11-2-0 after stopping 26-of-27 shots.

Michigan was up 4-0 before Penn State got its first goal of the game.

Penn State finally scored late in the middle frame as sophomore Charlie Cerrato sent a backhand pass between the rings, connecting with freshman Shea Van Olm, and his one-timer didn’t miss cutting the deficit to 4-1 with just 24.4 ticks remaining in the second period. Van Olm’s second period goal ended a scoreless streak of 125:34 for the Nittany Lions.

Both teams return to Pegula Ice Arena to conclude the weekend series Saturday at 6 p.m.