Feb. 8, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Following a phenomenal collegiate debut, Penn State men's lacrosse freshman attackman Mac O'Keefe earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week honors as announced by the league's office on Wednesday afternoon.
O'Keefe wasted little time making an impact, as the rookie poured in freshman-record seven goals on 12 shots in Penn State's 15-11 win over Robert Morris last Saturday.
O'Keefe's seven goals are the fourth-most by a Penn State player ever in a single game. He is the first player to score seven or more goals in a single game since April 30, 1983, in which Rich Russo logged a program-record 10 against Montclair State.
Following the first weekend of play, the rookie's seven goals and seven points lead the Big Ten and Division I. O'Keefe's outburst also helped Penn State tie for third in the country in scoring offense following the first week of play.
The honors mark O'Keefe's first two of his young career. It is Penn State's fourth ever Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor (TJ Sanders, 3/2/15; Ryan Keenan, 3/29/16; Nick Aponte, 5/3/16) and fifth ever Freshman of the Week honor (Grant Ament, 2/10/16, 3/15/16, 4/26/16, 5/3/16).
O'Keefe and the rest of Penn State (1-0) take on Hobart on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. ET at the Pinnacle Athletic Campus in Victory, New York. Tickets for the game are available here.
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