As the ACHA Division I national tournament rapidly approaches for the No. 2 Icers (23-5-0, 21-3-0 ACHA), head coach Scott Balboni is looking for consistency -- consistency from every player, every line and every unit.

But regularity at goaltender is not something that appears to be on Balboni's mind.

Senior netminder Chris Matteo and his sophomore counterpart, Nick Signet, have been splitting time since the break, and nobody seems to know who's going to be "the guy" down the stretch. Neither Balboni, nor his goalies, have a long-term plan in place.

"Right now, I'm playing the goalie who plays the best that week," Balboni said.

"They're both playing well but I'm going to go with who does the best in practice during the week and who I have the feel for."

This game of musical goalies is not new to Penn State.

In the past, under head coach Joe Battista, the Icers alternated between Matteo and the since-graduated Paul Mammola in the national tournament, riding the duo to a second-place finish in both years.

Balboni hasn't ruled out that type of approach, but admits he will probably be relying on one guy to get the job done when it counts.

Signet got a chance to play early in the year because of an injury to Matteo, playing so well he continued to start for almost the entire first half of the season.

Since then, Signet's numbers have seen a slight drop, while Matteo has worked his way back into the picture.

After Matteo posted a shutout in Penn State's 6-0 shellacking of Duquesne last Friday, Balboni said he "would have a hard time not giving Matteo the start [on Saturday]."

When the puck dropped for the second game of the series, though, Signet was between the pipes.

"[Balboni] just told us he's going use both of us," Signet said. "He's going to work both of us in until he decides what to do."

If every start is truly an audition, there's no telling when the final decision -- if there is going to be one -- will be made.

Balboni has used games against less heralded opponents as a chance to experiment with different starters in goal, but that's not the case anymore.