April 3, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State men's lacrosse team saw sophomores Colby Kneese and Nick Cardile honored by the Big Ten on Tuesday afternoon as Kneese was named Specialist of the Week, and Cardile was named Defensive Player of the Week for their performances against Ohio State.
Kneese was also named to the United State Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Team of the Week.
Kneese was the catalyst to the Penn State 12-4 win on Saturday as he made a season-high 16 saves, 11 of which came in the first half and helped stifle the Buckeye offense, which included shutting them out in the first and fourth quarters. Kneese finished with an 80.0-percent save percentage. He also added five ground balls.
Cardile was also instrumental in the Nittany Lions' defense that held the Buckeyes to just four goals. The long-stick middie led the team with two caused turnovers and added four ground balls to his performance.
This marks Kneese's second career Big Ten weekly honor, the first in almost exactly a year (4/4/17), and this marks the first career honor for Cardile, and the first defensive player of the week honor for Penn State since April 4, 2017.
Kneese is the third Nittany Lion to earn a spot on the USILA Team of the Week as he joins senior Ryan Keenan and fellow sophomore Gerard Arceri.
Penn State will return to action on Sunday, April 8, as the Nittany Lions host No. 2 Maryland at Panzer Stadium at 7 p.m.