If you wanted to see a fight Saturday, you had two options: Trinidad vs. Vargas or Penn State vs. Marist.

If you opted for the Division II Ice Lions hockey game at the Ice Pavilion, you would have witnessed Penn State's hard hitting 5-3 victory.

Captain Jake Wolfe and Ralph Stoehr led Penn State combining for all five goals. Goalie David Levine played another strong game with 27 saves.

Play was physical from the start of the first period with penalties being given for roughing after four minutes. Halfway through the period, the first real fight broke out in front of the Penn State bench following a struggle for the puck.

Despite being down a man, Jake Wolfe scored on an unassisted breakaway goal.

Neither team let up coming out in the second period with checking remaining hard and constant, which opened up the ice for Ralph Stoehr to score a quick goal. Midway through the period, Wolfe added another goal with assists by J.T. D'Alessnandro and Jason Mals.

It did not take long for the checking to escalate into scuffles all over the ice. With 9:11 left in the period, Ice Lions Ben Casole and Ben Goodman along with two Red Fox defenders received penalty time for fight in the corner. Following a Marist goal, Penn State's Erik Ritter and Marist's Chris Murry were each given major penalties following a fight in front of Marist's goal. Following another fight at Penn State's blue line, Stoehr added another goal.

Compared to the first two periods, the third started out docile. Showing they were not going quietly, Marist scored a pair of goals to pull within two.

However, Wolfe calmed Penn State down with another goal, completing a hat trick.

As he skated off the ice, Wolfe had a few choice words for a Marist forward, resulting in yet another brawl.

This led to Wolfe and Stoehr receiving 10-minute game misconduct penalties that ended their night.

"Right after I scored he pulled my arm," Wolfe said. "It was just stupid, I figured I'd rub it in and let him know how bad he was. Stoehr didn't do anything."

"I think both ten minute misconduct calls were wrong calls," head coach Mo Stroemel said.

"There's a big difference between cross checking a guy in the neck and saying something."

Following losses to Sienna and Stonybrook, Penn State was looking to come out hitting hard.

Stroemel described how the team talked about stepping up physical play in practice.

"We were a lot more physical tonight and what that does is create additional opportunities by opening up the ice," Stroemel said.

"You can make the other team not skate as hard and tire them out."

Lost among the skirmishes was the excellent play of Levine in goal. He returned to the starting lineup following two games started by Brian Gratz.

"In my eyes, both are about even and I'm determined to play both of them," Stroemel said.

"As it stands now, Gratz will start against Monclair State."