West Virginia goalie Jon Natonick must have felt as if he was cross training Saturday.

Natonick, who faced a barrage of 60 shots from the No. 1 ACHA Div. I Icers, had to alternate between baseball catcher, blocking the puck with any part of his body possible, and gymnast, stretching and propelling himself from side to side just to try to repel the Icers' blasts.

Natonick could not block all the pucks that came his way as the Icers (17-1-1) defeated the overmatched No. 20 Mountaineers (12-11-1) Saturday, 9-1, at Penn State. The West Virginia freshman's 52-save performance followed up Jack McCrory's 48-save effort in the Icers' 12-0 victory Friday.

"(The West Virginia) goalies, you got to give them some credit," Icers' coach Joe Battista said.

Forward Bill Downey continued to have a hot stick as he helped jumpstart a balanced Icers attack with a hat trick and an assist, all in the Icers' five-goal first period on Saturday. The sophomore netted his second three-goal performance in the last two weekends and his third of the season.

"(Downey) is an excellent player," defenseman Josh Mandel said of his sophomore teammate. "He's got a lot of moves, he can score, he can play defense. When he played in high school he was one of the top scorers in Western Pennsylvania. It was just a matter of time for him to pick it up here."

Downey showcased his versatility scoring in three different ways. Downey started his scoring binge with a highlight goal as he bypassed a Mountaineer defender and pulled a backhand to forehand shift to beat Natonick. Later, he scored on a wrap around, roofing the puck, to give the Icers a commanding 4-0 lead and followed that with a rebound goal later in the period.

Battista said that this past off-season he discussed some facets of the game where Downey could improve and the forward is executing what Battista told him.

"He's moving the puck faster, he's making better decisions and that's starting to show for him," Battista said.

Also chipping in for the Icers Saturday, Mandel scored two goals and had two assists. The defenseman delivered his strongest offensive effort since returning last weekend from a broken ankle that kept him out six weeks.

"It's just nice to have (Mandel) back," Battista said. "He jumps into the play offensively and makes big things happen. He does such a great job on our power play. He moves the puck well on our break out."

Downey added that having assistant captain Mandel back makes a large difference off the ice because of his strong leadership.