Jan. 23, 2015
BALTIMORE; Jan. 23, 2015 - Penn State men's lacrosse senior Michael Richards (Skaneateles, N.Y.) was tabbed 45th overall in the 2015 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Collegiate Draft by the Denver Outlaws on Friday night in Baltimore.
Richards joins Shane Sturgis (New York Lizards) and Tom LaCrosse (Ohio Machine), both of whom exhausted eligibility in 2014 and were picked in the 2015 Supplemental Draft, as selections by one of MLL's eight teams in the U.S.A. and Canada.
Richards appeared in all of the Nittany Lions' contests last season, making 10 starts in the midfield. The 2014 Academic All-Big Ten honoree recorded six points, collected 20 ground balls and caused four turnovers.
In Penn State's inaugural Big Ten campaign, Richards will help lead the team as one of 18 Nittany Lions with three-or-more seasons under his belt.
Penn State hosts a pair of exhibition matches prior to its regular season debut: Army on Sat., Jan. 24 at noon and Lehigh on Sat., Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. The 2015 slate begins in Happy Valley on Sat., Feb. 7 at noon against Vermont.