UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State will play a nationally-ranked team from the Ivy League for the third-straight game when it hosts No. 4 Cornell on Saturday at noon. Due to expected inclement weather, the game will be played indoors at Holuba Hall. The game is closed to the public due to limited space in the facility.
The Nittany Lions are 2-4 on the season after posting a win over then-No. 5 Yale and a loss to then-No. 6 Penn. The Big Red enter at a perfect 4-0.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Saturday, March 12 | Noon
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SERIES HISTORY
• Penn State and Cornell are tied 22-22 in the all-time series.
• The teams played 36 times between 1923-1961. After a 40-year break, the teams met again in 2001 and have played eight times since then.
• Penn State is 3-2 against Cornell under current head coach Jeff Tambroni.
• Jack Kelly has totaled four goals and one assist in two career games against Cornell. Jake Glatz went 17-29 on faceoffs in his lone appearance against the Big Red.
SCOUTING THE BIG RED
• Cornell, which is currently ranked No. 4 in the USILA National Poll, is a perfect 4-0 to start the season with wins over Albany (16-8), Lehigh (9-5), Hobart (15-12) and then-No. 5 Ohio State (14-11).
• The Big Red rank first in the nation in opponent clear percentage (.682).
• Cornell received one first-place vote and was picked to finish third in the Ivy League Preseason Poll.
• Sophomore CJ Kirst leads Cornell in points (20), goals (13) and assists (7).
• Fifth-year attackman John Piatelli is on the 2022 Tewaaraton Watch List. He currently has 14 points on 10 goals and four assists.
VS. THE IVY LEAGUE
• Penn State is 55-47-1 against current members of the Ivy League.
• The Lions have played six of the seven teams in the Ivy League. They have never played Brown.
• Penn State is 9-7 against current members of the Ivy League during head coach Jeff Tambroni's time with the team. Under Tambroni, the Lions have a winning record against Dartmouth and Penn.
TAMBRONI'S TIES TO CORNELL
• Penn State head coach Jeff Tambroni came to Happy Valley after spending 14 seasons at Cornell, including the last 10 as head coach from 2001-10. He was an assistant from 1997-2000.
• As head coach, Tambroni guided the Big Red to a 109-40 record and three NCAA Semifinal appearances (2007, 2009-10), including the 2009 National Championship game.
PEDEN IMPRESSIVE IN FIRST SEASON
• Freshman Will Peden ranks first among Big Ten freshmen in assists per game (2.17) with 13 through the first six contests.
• Peden ranks first on the team in assists and second in points (18).
TOUGH SCHEDULE
• Penn State's 13 opponents this season are a combined 49-17.
• Including their previous two opponents -- Yale and Penn -- eight of the Lions' final nine opponents were in the most recent USILA Poll. The lone team that wasn't, Bucknell, received votes and sits just outside the top 20.
UP NEXT
• Penn State has a quick turnaround as it travels to play its final non-conference game of the season Tuesday at Bucknell. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m.
• The Bison, who are receiving votes in the USILA National Poll, are unbeaten at 5-0 with wins over Mercer (16-14), Robert Morris (14-12), St. John's (23-7), Marist (15-7) and Binghamton (17-11).
