UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Penn State men’s lacrosse earns eighth trip in program history to the 2025 NCAA Tournament and third consecutive, making runs in 2023 and 2024. The Nittany Lions are the fifth-seeded team in the tournament, set to take on unseeded Colgate on Saturday, May 10 at 5 p.m. Penn State will host a first-round game for the fifth time in program history and first since 2023.
This will be Penn State’s second time facing Colgate in the 2025 campaign. The Nittany Lions came away with a 14-9 win in the season opener on Feb. 1. PSU leads the all-time series 15-10 and are 7-5 in games played in Happy Valley.
Penn State is 10-4, 3-2 Big Ten as the team fell in the quarterfinals to second seeded Maryland. Colgate earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament after upsetting Army in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament and going on to win the tournament title. The Raiders are 10-7, 4-4 Patriot League heading into the tournament.
The winner of the game will advance to the quartefinal in Annapolis, Md. and take on the winner of the Ohio State and Notre Dame game on SUnday, May 12 at noon. The