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Three Nittany Lion Lacrosse Players Headed to 2009 USILA All-Star Game

May 20, 2009

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Three members of the Penn State Nittany Lion lacrosse team will take part in the 2009 USILA North/South All-Star game, to be played on Friday, May 22, at Harvard.

Senior goalie Drew Adams (Springfield, Pa.), senior attack Rob Forster (Jenkintown, Pa.) and senior defender John Stuckey (Summit, N.J.) will all play on the Division I-II South Team.

Adams ended the year with a 7.96 goals against average and 212 saves and leaves Penn State as the school's all-time save leader; Stuckey started all 14 games for Penn State and anchored the Nittany Lion defense while Forster led Penn State in scoring with 35 points off 26 goals and nine assists.

The 68th United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Associations North/South Games will be played at Harvard Stadium On Friday, May 22, 2009 as part of a triple header. The Division III game will be played at 2:00 PM and the Division I/II game will be played at 4:00 PM followed by the Boston Cannons game vs. the Denver Outlaws at 7:30.

The Division I/II North team will be coached by Mike Pressler, Head Lacrosse Coach at Bryant University and assisted by Kevin Cassese, Head Lacrosse coach at Lehigh University. The Division I/II South team will be coached by Jim Stagnitta, Head Lacrosse Coach at Rutgers University and assisted by Jason Basso, Assistant Lacrosse Coach at Rutgers University.