After Friday night's season opening win against No. 14 Mercyhurst, freshman forward Lukas DeLorenzo said his team had a "pretty good chance" of beating NCAA Division I team Robert Morris the following day.

On Saturday, the Penn State ACHA Division I Icers (3-0, 2-0 ACHA) went out and defeated Robert Morris 3-2 on the road with help from DeLorenzo, who scored two goals and added one assist.

The win against the Colonials was the Icers' fourth win in its last six games against Division I opponents, making it the highlight of a three-win season opening weekend for the Icers. The Icers defeated Mercyhurst 8-0 at home Friday night and No. 15 Washington & Jefferson 5-1 on the road yesterday.

"I don't think it's a fluke. We've consistently proven that we are competitive at [the Div. I] level," Icers head Joe Battista said of the win.

Battista ranked the victory in his top 10 since he has been coaching the Icers.

Given the large number of freshmen on the roster, a win against a Division I team so early in the season impressed Battista and the winning goalie from Saturday's game, Paul Mammola.

"You don't expect to win games like that with 14 freshmen," Mammola said. "You just don't."

Two of those freshmen, DeLorenzo and Frank Berry, make up the Icers' top line along with junior Michael McMullen. This trio generated the majority of the goals scored throughout the weekend, including all three goals scored against Robert Morris.

"The most impressive thing to me is how the guys have jelled in such a short period of time. There are no egos on this team," Battista said.

The Icers' transitioned back to ACHA competition and refereeing yesterday against Washington & Jefferson.

During the game, Penn State and the Presidents were called for 15 and 21 penalties, respectively. The amount of penalties ruffled the feathers of both Battista and opposing coach Peter Taglianetti.

At the end of the second period, Battista felt that a Washington & Jefferson player took a shot on Icers goalie Chris Matteo after time had expired.

Battista jumped over the boards onto the ice, receiving a game misconduct, and as a result, was ejected from a game for the first time in 25 years.

"In 25 years I've always known when to draw the line. When the period ended, Coach Taglianetti and I were not happy with what was going on -- the way the game was being called," Battista said. "I just felt like I needed to defend my team."

Despite having Battista off of the bench, the Icers' were able to end the weekend with a win, and start their season with a flawless record of 3-0.

"Saturday was one of the highest highs I've had as coach, and unfortunately, for me personally, [yesterday] was the low point," Battista said.