With an assist against The University of Wisconsin in Penn State University’s regular season finale Friday night, Gavin McKenna became the all-time freshman scoring leader for the Nittany Lions. McKenna has 48 points (14G 34A) on the season. The previous record holder was the Toledo Walleye’s (ECHL) Denis Smirnov, who had 47 points in 2016-17.
Also, in his court case for an assault charge, McKenna waived his March 11 preliminary hearing (held to determine if sufficient evidence exists to proceed).The case now will advance to a formal arraignment on April 8.