UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 18 Penn State men's lacrosse wraps up the first half of its Big Ten-only schedule with a game at Michigan on Saturday at noon. The game will stream on Big Ten Network+.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Saturday, March 20 | Noon
Watch ($) | Live Stats
SERIES HISTORY
• Penn State leads 7-1 in the all-time series with Michigan, including a 17-7 win in the most recent matchup in 2019.
• The teams first played in 2012.
• The Lions have never lost against the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, going 4-0. Penn State's 2019 win against Michigan was in Ann Arbor.
• Penn State's 2019 win came by a 17-7 score. Dylan Foulds tallied six points on three goals and three assists. Mac O'Keefe added four goals and one assist. Gerard Arceri dominated the faceoff x, going 22-27 with 21 ground balls.
SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES
• Michigan is 0-4 with losses to Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Rutgers and Ohio State.
• The Wolverines are coming off a solid showing in a 13-10 loss to then-No. 15 Ohio State. Michael Boehm had four points on three goals and one assist in that game. John Kiracofe made 11 saves.
• Michigan has the best penalty kill percentage in the Big Ten at 80 percent. They have allowed goals in just two of their 10 man-down situations.
GAME 4 RECAP
• Penn State struggled to get possession while scoring zero goals in the third quarter, while Johns Hopkins pulled away with seven goals on its way to a 13-7 win.
• Colby Kneese eclipsed the 600 career saves milestone during the game. He had 13 saves on 26 chances.
• TJ Malone led Penn State's offense with four points on two goals and two assists. Mac O'Keefe had a pair of goals.
• Penn State didn't allow a goal in the fourth quarter.
PENN STATE ON TV
• Penn State still has three TV games left on its schedule, including two on ESPNU (Johns Hopkins – March 28, Ohio State – April 24) and one on Big Ten Network (Michigan – April 16).
• In total this regular season, five of the Lions' 10 games will be/were on TV, including three on ESPNU and two on Big Ten Network.
PENN STATE VS. BIG TEN
• Penn State is 55-103 (.348) all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The Lions are 24-18 (.571) against those same teams during head coach Jeff Tambroni's 11 seasons with the team.
• The Lions are 15-14 in Big Ten regular season games since the league added lacrosse in 2015. They have winning records in league play over Michigan, Ohio State and Rutgers.
KNEESE REACHES SAVES MILESTONE
• Colby Kneese made his 600th career save during Penn State's game at Johns Hopkins on March 13.
• Kneese currently ranks third in program history in career saves with 610. He needs 77 to pass Austin Kaut (2011-14) for third and 85 to pass Drew Adams (2006-09) for the record.
O'KEEFE NEARING NCAA GOALS RECORD
• Mac O'Keefe needs 14 goals to become the NCAA's all-time career goals leader.
• The record is currently held by Duke's Justin Guterding, who scored 212 goals in 75 games from 2015-18.
• O'Keefe needs one goal to pass Max Quinzani (Duke, 2007-10) and Connor Fields (Albany, 2015-18) for third on the list.
• O'Keefe's 199 goals have come in 57 games.
O'KEEFE GOAL STREAK
• Mac O'Keefe is second among active players with a 36-game goal-scoring streak.
• O'Keefe has 132 goals during that stretch.
• O'Keefe has the highest goal-scoring streak amongst players that played their entire career in Division I.
• The last game O'Keefe didn't score a goal was in a 9-7 loss to Cornell on March 10, 2018.
TAMBRONI CLOSING IN ON MILESTONE
• Jeff Tambroni, who is in his 21st season as a head coach, is 199-97.
• His .672 winning percentage ranks sixth among all active NCAA Division I coaches.
• Tambroni's 90 wins at Penn State are the second-most in program history.
• Tambroni's .612 winning percentage at Penn State is easily the best in program history. Glenn Thiel is second at .559.
• Tambroni has had just one losing season in his 20 completed seasons as head coach.
UP NEXT
• Penn State begins the second half of its Big Ten-only regular season schedule with a home game against Johns Hopkins on Sunday, March 28.
• The game is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will air live on Big Ten Network.
