Chescavage scored Penn State's first three goals in the first four minutes, putting it ahead of the Black Knights and helping the Lions gain a 19-12 victory.

When the day was done, Chescavage had rattled off six goals and assisted on two others. The hard-shooting team captain now has 18 goals and 24 points for the season.

"I felt like I've been in a slump lately," Chescavage said. "I don't know if I was lucky today or what."

And Chescavage would get a little help from his friends.

Consummate feeder Don Mayerhofer followed Chescavage's three goals with a score of his own, dodging from the corner and putting a tough-angle shot past Knights goalie Mike Hayes.

Hayes was pulled after Mayerhofer's goal in favor of Dominik Nogic. But Nogic did not fare much better.

A goal by Army's Tim Pearson brought the score to 4-1, but Penn State responded. It rattled off three-straight tallies by attacker Todd Kaiser, Chris Schiller and Chescavage within 17 seconds to take a commanding 7-1 lead at the end of the first stanza.

Army stopped the bleeding a bit in the second period after Penn State's fab freshman Will Driscoll and Mayerhofer scored. Knights attacker Rob Lewis and Penn State's Ted Holmes exchanged goals. But after Holmes' score, Army went on a run of its own.

Lewis, Justin Charise and Steve Vergamini all beat Lions goalie Kevin Keenan to bring the Knights within five. But sophomore Randy Kleinman took a Chescavage pass and rifled it in the net to close the first half's scoring with Penn State holding a 11-5 lead.

Penn State came out strong to start the third, scoring four straight. Kaiser, Mayerhofer and Chescavage netted two more to virtually put the game out of reach with a 15-5 advantage.

"I felt Penn State was a really well-rounded team," Army coach Jack Emmer said. "They just got off to that great start."

But Army made the game interesting, refusing to go down without a fight. Charlie Pearson, Tim's brother, scored two-consecutive tallies.

But Jan Northrop answered back to end the third period's scoring. It was the first goal of his career, and the first by a Penn State long stick this year.

Penn State and Army each notched four goals in the fourth. Tom Johnson, Greg Demos and Mike McGrath scored for Penn State, while Steve Austin, Jim Stillman, Lee Dingman, Terrance Campbell and Charlie Pearson scored for Army.

Penn State won 33 of 49 face-offs and 47 groundballs to Army's 32.

"This was just an example of how good we can play," Schiller said, "and how good we can be."

Notes: Saturday's game featured a battle of the Driscolls -- Will for the Lions, Ken for the Knights. Their mother, Nancy, sported a pin, declaring her allegiance to both sides. She held a sign that said, "Driscoll vs. Driscoll -- ultimate bragging rights." She sat in the Penn State stands.

"I wanted to sit in neutral territory," she said. "But I would have been in the gravel." . . . The Lions signed autographs after the game for young fans.