March 17, 2018
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Penn State men's lacrosse team took down Fairfield, 17-13, behind an impressive offensive performance from sophomores Mac O'Keefe and Dylan Foulds as the duo combined for 15 points in the win at Fairfield on Saturday afternoon.
O'Keefe recorded his best game of the season, tallying six goals and adding two assists, while Foulds had his best career game, scoring a career-high four goals and adding a game-high three assists to his point total.
Junior Nick Spillane and freshman Cole Willard added three-point games as they both scored two goals and tacked on an assist.
Juniors Kevin Hill and Robby Black each found the back of the net once, while senior Ryan Keenan added a goal and an assist. Senior Tanner Peck added two assists out of the midfield, and freshman John Nostrant added an assist as well.
Sophomore Gerard Arceri went 20 of 25 at the face-off 'x,' adding 17 ground balls to his stat line. Fellow sophomore Colby Kneese played 48:17 of game time, and only allowed five goals, and recorded three saves.
Penn State held a commanding 8-3 lead at the half, despite not scoring their first goal of the game until 2:31 in the first. From there, they would score six straight before Fairfield would end the run.
In the third quarter, Foulds would record back-to-back goals to open things up for Penn State. The Nittany Lions would go on to outscore Fairfield, 9-2, from the half to the 11:43 mark of the fourth quarter.
With a 17-5 lead, Penn State would make a few lineup adjustments, and those would favor Fairfield. The Stags closed the game on an 8-0 run, having the game close at 17-13, Penn State.
The Nittany Lions return home to take on Cleveland State on Saturday, March 24 in a 1 p.m. contest at Panzer Stadium.