UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s lacrosse team landed two players on the 2025 Tewaaraton Award Watch List on Thursday night. Seniors Jack Fracyon and Matt Traynor were named to the watch list.
In 2024, Fracyon tallied an 11-5 record, and stopped 13.88 shots per game which led the Big Ten. The Big Ten awarded him Specialist of the Year for a second consecutive year and twice named him Specialist of the Week. USA Lacrosse Magazine twice named him Division I Player of the Week. He recorded a career-high 19 saves against Michigan on April 13, 2024, and held opponents to under 10 goals in 11 games in his junior season. For his efforts, Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse named him an All-American. The Annapolis, Md. native currently tallies a career save percentage of 57.1% which ranks fifth in NCAA Division I. This is Fracyon’s second time on the watch list in his career.
Traynor posted 45 goals and seven assists in 2024. He registered four goals or more in four different games while he sat third in the Big Ten in goals and seventh in the Big Ten in points in his junior year. The Downingtown, Pa. native earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Second Team and twice won the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award in 2024. On March 9, 2024, against Cornell, Traynor tallied a single-game high seven goals which aided in Penn State’s massive 20-9 victory. In his career, Traynor has 78 goals and 14 assists for 92 points through three seasons. This is Traynor’s first time on the watch list in his career.
Penn State returns to action on Sunday, February 9 when they travel to face Villanova. The game starts at noon.