All they wanted for Christmas was an undefeated fall season.

The rest of the ACHA was only too happy to oblige.

The Penn State ACHA Div. I Icers will be able to enjoy the holidays with a big holly wreath in the loss column, following a weekend in which they beat ACHA rival Eastern Michigan twice. The No. 1 Icers (16-0-0) followed Friday night's 7-3 victory against the No. 8 Eagles (9-11-0) by thrashing them 11-3 on Saturday in front of a raucous crowd at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion.

However rowdy the Penn State partisans in attendance became, the play on the ice was even more heated. The series, which featured four ejections -- including three on Saturday -- also saw two separate periods with 13 penalties. Penn State Icers coach Joe Battista said that both teams shouldn't be happy with the time spent in the penalty box.

"They're emotional, very physical games," Battista said, "but that doesn't mean you stop the flow of oxygen to your brain and take some of the penalties that both teams took."

Of the 24 goals scored this weekend, 14 came either short-handed or on the power play.

It was an even-strength goal by Eastern Michigan senior forward John Fritz less than one minute into the first period that put Penn State's collective back against the wall.

Fritz scored another goal a little more than nine minutes later, ripping a slap shot past Penn State sophomore goalie Jordan Synkowski to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead.

Icers junior forward Brendan Roache knocked in a goal for the Icers with a minute and a half left in the first period to start a Penn State run.

Icers senior center Neal Price picked up the offensive spark, netting two goals and assisting on another. Even though it appeared the Eagles were greatly focused on frustrating him, Price said keeping calm in the face of adversity was important.

"We know they try to get in your head," Price said. "Early in the week we knew what we were going to do; we knew the game plan."

Saturday's action featured an Icers' massacre, which included two Penn State hat tricks, coming off the sticks of senior Josh Mandel and sophomore Kevin Jaeger. For Jaeger, a native of Eastern Michigan, it was especially nice to end the fall season on a good note.

"I got frustrated at the end [of Friday's game], so I figured they'd be coming after me hard," Jaeger said. "I just decided to keep calm, have a strong game and play well."

For the weekend, Battista said he was pleased with the way Penn State scored a lot of their goals, especially junior forward Bill Downey. Battista said Downey, who dropped his stick and blessed it following his goal in the second period on Saturday, can use this game as a springboard for the rest of the season.

"He's been playing great two-way hockey and contributing a lot of assists and a lot of big plays," Battista said. "Hopefully, the slump in his mind is over and he gets a lot more from here."

The pumpkin pie will probably taste even sweeter over the break, with the undefeated fall season gift-wrapped and under the tree.