April 20, 2015
By Maria Canales, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Behind a complete team effort, the Nittany Lion men's lacrosse team powered past Rutgers, 11-6, on Senior Night in Happy Valley on Sunday.
Looking to snap a skid, the Nittany Lions came out with their strongest first quarter of the year against the Scarlet Knights. Although Rutgers got on the board first, Penn State quickly answered, and never looked back. The Nittany Lions dominating performance gave them a convincing win after weeks of hard work.
"I feel really good for our seniors," said head coach Jeff Tambroni. "You know they've worked so hard and fought through a very difficult stretch and when you're losing over a four or five week period it's not easy to keep coming back every day like these guys have."
Although several players had multi-goal games, the performance of senior Pat Manley stood out to those in attendance and those watching on TV. His five points, three of which came in the first half, helped rocket the Nittany Lions past the Scarlet Knights.
"I think all year we've kind of had trouble with initiating the offense and too much one and done, taking the ball to the goal, so I kind of took it on myself to look for the open guy today," said Manley.
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