HISTORY

• This is the 41^st time the Nittany Lions are facing Navy.
• Navy leads the all-time series 37-3.
• The last time the two teams met was on February 24, 2024, when Penn State defeated the Midshipmen 13-3.

SCOUTING NAVY

• Navy enters their fourth match of the season after going 3-0 to start the year.
• In the 2024 season, Navy wrapped up their season with a 8-7 record and 5-3 record in Patriot League conference play.
• Navy was recognized as fifth in Patriot League Preseason Men’s Lacrosse Poll.
• Faceoff Zach Hayashi was named a USA Lacrosee Preseason All-American this year, entering his second year at the Naval Academy.
• 21 players have scored a goal within their first three games.

PARKING

The following Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics events will also take place during THON weekend, and with heavy traffic expected, attendees should expect delays and allow extra time for arrival and departure:

 

• Friday, Feb. 21
• All day – Track and Field at the Indoor Multisport Facility
• 7 p.m. – Wrestling vs. American University at Rec Hall
• Saturday, Feb. 22
• 1p.m. – Men’s lacrosse vs. Navy at Panzer Stadium
• 2 p.m. – Women’s gymnastics vs. Ohio State at Rec Hall

 

Fans attending athletic events this weekend are encouraged to purchase their single game parking via ParkMobile for $5.50 through 11:59 p.m. the night before the event. For fans who have not prepaid and do not have a valid Penn State permit, parking will be $10 on game day through HONK zone PSUCR. Hourly parking will also be available in the East Deck for $2 for the first hour and $1 per hour up to the $16 daily maximum.

 

 

AQUINO TABBED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

• The Big Ten named Penn State men’s lacrosse freshman midfielder Hunter Aquino its Freshman of the Week on Tuesday. This is Aquino’s first weekly award for his career. 
• Aquino tallied his first career hat-trick and five-point game after scoring three goals and posting two assists against Princeton on Saturday.
• The Easton, Pa. native has tallied at least multiple points in each game this season and has recorded multiple goals in two of the three games played.
• He sits second on the team in points with nine on six goals and three assists. 

BALDWIN FACEOFF DOMINANCE

• Sophomore Colby Baldwin tallied a career high 19 faceoff wins against Princeton on Saturday.
• He went 19-25 in the faceoff dot and also tallied a pair of assists.
• Baldwin sits third in the Big Ten in faceoff wins this season with 45 and sits fourth in the league in faceoff win percentage at .652.