As Bowling for Soup says in its song "Ohio," "there's nothing wrong with Ohio."

It couldn't have been more true for the Penn State women's lacrosse team on its road trip to that state this weekend.

The Nittany Lions dispatched of Ohio State Friday night 19-12 and then beat the Ohio Bobcats 14-5 yesterday.

Both games were American Lacrosse Conference games and pushed Penn State's record to 7-8 (3-1 ALC).

"It was a great weekend," head coach Suzanne Isidor said. "It was our best all year."

Against the Buckeyes (2-11, 1-3), Penn State built a 7-0 lead in the first 13 minutes of the game. In doing so, it chased away Ohio State's starting goalie, Kristin Gilwee, after the sixth goal. Gilwee failed to make a save in the six minutes she played.

Eight different players scored against the Buckeyes. Senior Lori Havrilla found the net five times. Leading goal-scorer Shari Maslin tallied four times, and Lindsay Dutch added a hat trick.

Those first seven goals were key as the Lions took a 12-5 lead at halftime. Penn State then opened the scoring in the second half with four straight goals, for a 16-5 advantage.

Statistically, the Lions were better than they had been all season. They managed to take 41 shots, their season high, and 21 draw controls.

Against the Bobcats (4-11, 0-5), Penn State again took 41 shots. Unlike the first game, Ohio scored the first goal. But the Lions would get the last laugh, going on a run of 10 straight unanswered goals. Helping out with that were the 16 draw controls they picked up, compared to Ohio's five.

The Lions again spread out the scoring with nine different players finding the back of the net. Havrilla, Maslin, Jessi Lieb, Karen Long and Lindsay Hagemann led the Lions with two goals apiece. Four players had one goal each.

Both goalies, Cammie Jurkowsky and Jess Boccio, played against the Bobcats. Jurkowsky took the first half, making two saves and giving up one goal. Boccio gave up four goals while making four saves.

Every single player on the team played in both games.

"It was a total team effort," Isidor said. "It's what we were looking for all season."

It was the first time Penn State had put consecutive wins together since early March, and it was the first win since April 2 when it beat Loyola (Md.) 16-10.

"The team chemistry was great," senior Lauren Bryan said. "It was so much more relaxing and not having to be frustrated."

Penn State's final game of the season will be at 1 p.m. Saturday against No. 7 Johns Hopkins at home. The Lions will have the chance to claim second place in the ALC if they beat the Blue Jays.