March 20, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State men's lacrosse sophomore Gerard Arceri has been named the Big Ten Specialist of the Week for the fifth-consecutive week after his performance against Fairfield, according to the league office.
Arceri went 20 of 25 at the faceoff 'x' against the Stags and added 17 ground balls to his stat line. He also won his first 11 attempts to help power the Nittany Lions' offense.
The St. James, New York native, leads the Big Ten in faceoff percentage at 71.6-percent, which places him third in the nation. Arceri is also averaging 13.00 ground balls per game, which again, leads the Big Ten, and is good for second in the nation.
Arceri has now won five Big Ten Specialist of the Week honors this season and has brought his career total to eight.
The Nittany Lions return home this Saturday for a 1 p.m.matchupp with Cleveland State at Panzer Stadium. Saturday will be Penn State's Military Appreciation Day and all those with military ties will be honored on the field during the game. Also on Saturday, Penn State's Student-Athlete Advisory Board will be hosting their 'Lend a Paw' Clothing Drive, and fans are encouraged to bring new and gently used clothes to donate at the game.