UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Penn State women's lacrosse team earns a bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament for the 26th time in program history. The Nittany Lions will take on Stony Brook on Friday, May 12 in Baltimore, Md. at 3 p.m. The winner of the game will advance to the second round to take on the winner of the Loyola vs. Fairfield match up. The second game will be on Sunday, May 14.
Penn State is 11-6, 3-3 Big Ten while Stony Brook is 14-3, 7-0 CAA. The Nittany Lions are hungry for a win while they look to end a two-game win drought. The Wolverines are coming off their first ever CAA Tournament title on Saturday, May 6 when they defeated Towson 19-4. This will be the second ever meeting between Penn State and Stony Brook, the last contest taking place in 2018.
Penn State enters the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018 when they played a first round game against Penn. The Nittany Lions fell 15-14 in overtime in the in-state match up.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
- The Nittany Lions will make their 26th tournament appearance with its first one coming in 1983.
- Penn State has won five National Championships in the history of the program.
- The team looks for its first, first round victory since 2019 after earning a bye in 2017 to advance to the final four.