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Penn State Clinches Share of Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Title
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Penn State men’s lacrosse team clinched a share of the 2023 Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse title on Friday night with its 14-5 win over No. 11 Rutgers at Panzer Stadium in University Park, Pa.
With the win, the No. 5 ranked Nittany Lions claimed their second Big Ten title and first since going a perfect 5-0 in 2019.
Penn State closes its regular season with a 9-3 overall record, including 4-1 in Big Ten play. In addition to its regular season title, the Nittany Lions will earn the first or second seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament and a first round bye.
Ten Nittany Lions accounted for the team’s 14 goals in tonight's Friendship Cup victory, led by Kevin Winkoff’s hat trick. TJ Malone paced the offensive attack with five points, handing out four assists. Luke Mercer and Ethan Long added two goals each and combined for seven points.
Penn State seized control of the game in the first quarter, scoring five unanswered goals before Rutgers got on the scoreboard. Leading 9-4 after 45 minutes of action, the Nittany Lions put the game away in the final period, outscoring the visitors 5-1.
Maryland and Johns Hopkins have a chance to share the title with Penn State. Both will enter Saturday’s rivalry game with matching 3-1 conference marks, with the winner earning a share of the conference regular season crown.
The Big Ten Tournament is slated to begin on April 29 with a trio of quarterfinal games at campus sights. The semifinals and championship games will be contested on May 4 and 6, respectively, at Johns Hopkins’ Homewood Field in Baltimore, Md. The semifinals and championship game televised live on BTN and the FOX Sports app.
The full Big Ten Tournament bracket, including start times, will be released following the completion of the regular season on April 23.
Big Ten Conference (bigten.org) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten Conference institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse since 2013.
With the win, the No. 5 ranked Nittany Lions claimed their second Big Ten title and first since going a perfect 5-0 in 2019.
Penn State closes its regular season with a 9-3 overall record, including 4-1 in Big Ten play. In addition to its regular season title, the Nittany Lions will earn the first or second seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament and a first round bye.
Ten Nittany Lions accounted for the team’s 14 goals in tonight's Friendship Cup victory, led by Kevin Winkoff’s hat trick. TJ Malone paced the offensive attack with five points, handing out four assists. Luke Mercer and Ethan Long added two goals each and combined for seven points.
Penn State seized control of the game in the first quarter, scoring five unanswered goals before Rutgers got on the scoreboard. Leading 9-4 after 45 minutes of action, the Nittany Lions put the game away in the final period, outscoring the visitors 5-1.
Maryland and Johns Hopkins have a chance to share the title with Penn State. Both will enter Saturday’s rivalry game with matching 3-1 conference marks, with the winner earning a share of the conference regular season crown.
The Big Ten Tournament is slated to begin on April 29 with a trio of quarterfinal games at campus sights. The semifinals and championship games will be contested on May 4 and 6, respectively, at Johns Hopkins’ Homewood Field in Baltimore, Md. The semifinals and championship game televised live on BTN and the FOX Sports app.
The full Big Ten Tournament bracket, including start times, will be released following the completion of the regular season on April 23.
Big Ten Conference (bigten.org) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten Conference institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse since 2013.