UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State men's lacrosse is set to honor 11 players for Senior Day when it hosts Michigan at Panzer Stadium on Friday at 6 p.m. The team's final regular-season home game of year will air live on ESPNU.
The Senior Day recognition will begin on the field at 4:50 p.m. Set to be honored are Tommy Baker, Nate Buller, Jordan Donaghy, Tate Gallagher, Jake Glatz, Seamus Glynn, Jack Kelly, Brayden Peck, Dan Reaume, Brian Townsend, and Joe White.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, April 8 | 6 p.m.
Live Stats | ESPNU
SERIES HISTORY
• Penn State leads 8-2 in the all-time series with Michigan. The teams first played in 2012.
• The teams split their two meetings in 2021 with the Wolverines winning 14-12 in Ann Arbor and Penn State winning 14-13 in overtime in State College.
• Penn State is 4-1 against Michigan when playing at home.
• TJ Malone has totaled seven goals, four assists and three ground balls in three career games against the Wolverines.
SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES
• Michigan is 7-4 overall and 0-2 in the Big Ten following a 20-12 loss to No. 1 Maryland. The Wolverines opened Big Ten play with a 15-12 loss to Johns Hopkins.
• The Wolverines have one of the top offenses statistically in the country, ranking fifth in scoring (15.70/game), third in assists/game (9.90) and fourth in scoring margin (+6.20).
• Michigan also has two of the top specialists statistically in the country. Shane Carr ranks first in the Big Ten and fifth nationally in save percentage (.585) and second in the Big Ten and fourth nationally in goals against average (8.99). Justin Wietfeldt ranks second in the Big Ten and fourth nationally in faceoff winning percentage (.632).
VS. THE BIG TEN
• Penn State is 58-111 (.343) all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The Lions are 27-24 (.529) against those same teams during head coach Jeff Tambroni's 12 seasons with the team.
• The Lions are 18-19 in Big Ten regular season games since the league added lacrosse in 2015. They have winning records in league play over Michigan and Ohio State.
FUTURE IS BRIGHT
• Penn State freshmen have accounted for 74 points on 37 goals and 37 assists this season.
• That's 40 percent of the team's points, 32 percent of the team's goals and 54 percent of the team's assists.
• The freshmen group that has contributed to the scoring includes six players.
• Freshmen Ethan Long and Will Peden are tied for ninth in the Big Ten in assists/game at 1.50. Just one freshman ranks ahead of the duo.
KELLY NEARING CENTURY MARK
• Jack Kelly needs just one point to reach 100 for his career. The senior+ has 99 career points on 80 goals and 19 assists.
2021 SENIOR DAY THRILLER
• Penn State's Senior Day game will be played against Michigan for the second-straight season.
• The 2021 game against Michigan was an instant classic. Senior Mac O'Keefe celebrated his final regular-season home game by breaking the NCAA Division I career goals record. He totaled eight points in the game on six goals and two assists, including the game-winning goal with three seconds left in overtime.
• TJ Malone also had a big game against the Wolverines last season, finishing with seven points on four goals and three assists.
UP NEXT
• Penn State travels to play Johns Hopkins on Saturday, April 16, at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
• The Blue Jays are 5-6 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten following a 12-7 loss to Rutgers.
