UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State makes the short trip to Lewisburg to take on Bucknell in a non-conference men's lacrosse matchup Tuesday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m.
The Nittany Lions are 2-5 on the season after a pair of one-goal losses to highly-ranked teams, dropping games to then-No. 6 Penn and then-No. 4 Cornell. The Bison are coming off their first loss of the season, falling to Patriot League foe Boston University.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tuesday, March 15 | 4 p.m.
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SERIES HISTORY
• Penn State leads 34-12 in the all-time series with Bucknell. The teams first played in 1968.
• The Lions are 17-5 against the Bison in games played in Lewisburg.
• Penn State won the most recent meeting between the teams 11-3 in 2013.
• The Lions are 1-2 against the Bison during Jeff Tambroni's time as head coach.
SCOUTING THE BISON
• Bucknell is 5-1 following a 12-7 loss to Boston University in the team's Patriot League opener.
• Freshman Connor Davis ranks first in the nation in goals per game at 4.67. The Bison rank third in the nation in goals per game (17.00) and second in the nation in assists per game (10.60).
• Bucknell has one of the top faceoff men in the nation. Senior Nick Crovatto ranks sixth with a .655 winning percentage.
• The Bison were picked seventh in the Patriot League Preseason Poll. Senior midfielder Harry Wellford was selected to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
VS. THE PATRIOT 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-FEDORJAKA CONNECTION
• Penn State head coach Jeff Tambroni and Bucknell head coach Frank Fedorjaka are former teammates at Hobart College.
• Tambroni is a 1992 graduate of the school, while Fedorjaka is a 1989 graduate.
FUTURE IS BRIGHT
• Penn State freshmen and sophomores have accounted for 76 points on 42 goals and 34 assists this season.
• That's 53 percent of the team's points, 47 percent of the team's goals and 63 percent of the team's assists.
• The group that has contributed to the scoring includes six freshmen and three sophomores.
• Freshmen Will Peden and Ethan Long are tied for sixth in the Big Ten in assists/game (2.0).
TOUGH SCHEDULE
• Penn State's 13 opponents this season are a combined 56-23
• Including their previous three opponents, 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 opens Big Ten play against No. 1 Maryland on Sunday, March 27, at Panzer Stadium.
• The Terrapins are unbeaten at 6-0 following a 24-6 win over Albany.
