UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State men's lacrosse senior Mac O'Keefe earned his third-career All-Big Ten honor on Friday, landing a spot on the first team. The NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer earned first-team recognition in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons with the Nittany Lions.
O'Keefe is the NCAA Division I record holder with 219 career goals, which have come in 65 games played. That eclipses the previous record of 212 goals, which was set in 75 games. He has added 47 assists to give him an impressive 266 points in his career. That ranks second in program history.
O'Keefe leads Penn State in goals this season with 27 while adding five assists, 19 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. He scored multiple goals in each of the past eight games, including four in a win over Johns Hopkins and six in a win over Michigan. O'Keefe totaled eight points total against the Wolverines on Senior Day, the final of which was the game-winning goal in overtime. That was also the game in which he broke the NCAA goals record.
Penn State has had nine first-team All-Big Ten selections since the league added lacrosse in 2015. O'Keefe is the team's first three-time honoree.
In addition to O'Keefe's All-Big Ten award, Penn State's Dylan Foulds was named as the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree on Friday. Foulds is in the final season of an outstanding career with the Lions. He has totaled 129 points on 93 goals and 36 assists while adding 39 ground balls and three caused turnovers.
Penn State opens play in the Big Ten Tournament with a home game against Johns Hopkins on Saturday. The quarterfinal round game is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
