COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 9 Penn State men's lacrosse team fell to No. 17/18 Michigan in the Big Ten tournament championship game on Saturday night by a score of 16-4.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Michigan opened the first quarter with four unanswered goals to take a 4-0 lead with 9:15 remaining in the first half.
- Kyle Aldridge then scored the first goal for the Nittany Lions to cut the Michigan lead to 4-1 with 8:59 remaining in the quarter.
- Michigan closed the quarter with a goal coming with 2:28 remaining in the quarter to take a 5-1 lead after the first.
- Michigan opened the scoring in the second quarter with a goal from Cathal Roberts with 14:11 left in the half to take a 6-1 lead.
- Penn State then fired two back-to-back goals off the sticks of Matt Traynor and TJ Malone to cut the Michigan lead to 6-3.
- Michigan then scored three unanswered goals to close the half to take a 8-3 lead after one half.
- Michigan was the only team to score in the third quarter scoring six times to take a commanding 15-3 lead at the end of three.
- The Wolverines added to their lead in the fourth quarter as Justin Brown scored a goal with 12:47 left in the game to take a 16-3 lead.
- The Nittany Lions finally found the back of the net with 5:47 left in the fourth quarter off the stick of Mac Costin to narrow the Michigan lead to 16-4.
GOALTENDERS
- Junior goalie Jack Fracyon made five saves as his record dropped to 11-4 on the year.
STATS AND NOTES
- TJ Malone ties the all-time points leader in program history for points in a Big Ten tournament with 13.
- Penn State is now 1-1 in Big Ten tournament championship games.
- Penn State's record drops to 11-4 overall on the year.
- Four goals was the fewest the Nittany Lions have scored all season.
- TJ Malone, Luke Walstrum, and Matt Traynor were all named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team.
UP NEXT
- Penn State awaits its fate if they will make the NCAA tournament as the selection show takes place on Sunday, May 5 at 9:30 p.m.