Sports
Updated March 9, 2010 10:07 PM
The Penn State men's lacrosse team (0-4) lost 11-7 to Villanova (3-1) Tuesday at Jeffrey Field. Updated 10:07 PM
Updated March 6, 2010 5:13 PM
The Penn State men's lacrosse team lost to Ohio State (3-1) Saturday, 11-10, in an overtime thriller. Updated 5:13 PM
Updated March 5, 2010 4:00 AM
Brian Shea doesn't think this weekend's match against Ohio State is a must-win game.
Updated March 4, 2010 4:48 AM
This time last year, the men's lacrosse team found itself in the same winless dilemma.
Updated March 3, 2010 4:48 AM
The trees began to get denser and denser as Earl Ross carved up the back trails of Vermont's steepest slopes.
Updated March 1, 2010 4:00 AM
Last week, Dave Baker struggled in his Penn State men's lacrosse debut. And while the Penn State offense scored 17 times, it wasn't enough for a victory.
Updated February 28, 2010 3:45 PM
The Penn State men's lacrosse team lost 12-8 to No. 3 Notre Dame on Sunday in South Bend, Ind. Updated 3:45 PM
Updated February 26, 2010 4:00 AM
To freshman Danny Henneghan, the Nittany Lions' 1-2-3 face-off punch keeps opponents guessing.
Updated February 25, 2010 4:48 AM
Glenn Thiel knows what it takes to be successful in college lacrosse.
Updated February 24, 2010 4:50 AM
It's almost four days after Saturday's season opener for the Penn State men's lacrosse team, and the ugly statistics still linger: 24 goals on 40 shots.
The light bulbs on the scoreboard displayed Penn State outshooting Robert Morris by 35, but the looks on peoples' faces didn't match the scoreboard's numbers.
Updated February 22, 2010 4:00 AM
The highest number of goals given up in a game last year by the Penn State men's lacrosse team was 12 -- in a double overtime loss to Robert Morris.
Dave Baker's day Saturday began with him starting in net for the Penn State men's lacrosse team.
Updated February 20, 2010 3:57 PM
In it's regular season opener, the Penn State men's lacrosse team fell to Robert Morris, 24-17 in a crowded Holuba Hall on Saturday. Updated 3:57 PM
Updated February 19, 2010 4:00 AM
Double-overtime losses are never easy to swallow.
Updated February 18, 2010 4:50 AM
For the first time in four years, Glenn Thiel has a question mark in goal.
Updated February 15, 2010 4:52 AM
Penn State men's lacrosse freshman Tyler Travis is out for the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee.
The most goals the Penn State men's lacrosse team scored in a game last season was 17.
Updated February 12, 2010 4:00 AM
Joe Britt knows the Iroquois National Team has an Under-19 club and an international competing team that features professional players, but he doesn't know which squad the Penn State men's lacrosse team will face on Sunday.
Updated February 11, 2010 4:48 AM
Titanium metal poles smashing into wrists and forearms. Bodies hurled at each other and shoulders lowered into chests -- it's a nasty ordeal.
Updated February 10, 2010 4:46 AM
With only one scrimmage left before the start to the men's lacrosse season, no clear-cut starter has been announced at goalie.
Updated February 8, 2010 4:00 AM
Although there wasn't an official score, what the Penn State men's lacrosse team got from Saturday's scrimmage against Hobart was more valuable than a win.
Updated February 2, 2010 4:00 AM
A few times a month, Earl Ross arranges a dinner date with a certain sophomore defender from the women's lacrosse team.
Updated January 14, 2010 4:50 AM
Six straight wins to end the season and a 9-5 record wasn't enough to get the men's lacrosse team in the NCAA tournament last season -- but this year it might be.
Updated December 3, 2009 4:50 AM
The men's lacrosse team selected a trio of midfielders to the lead the 2010 campaign, but position isn't the only thing the captains have in common.
Updated November 19, 2009 4:00 AM
Replacing an all-conference goalie is never an easy task.
Updated August 3, 2009 4:54 AM
When senior midfielder Joe Britt learned assistant coach Guy Van Arsdale was departing, he was surprised by the news.
Updated May 4, 2009 12:18 PM
Despite ending its season on a six-game winning streak, the Penn State men's lacrosse team was excluded from the NCAA tournament. Updated 12:18 PM
Updated May 3, 2009 2:39 PM
With one minute to go in the second overtime, senior Rob Forster took a pass from freshman Matt Mackrides and put in the game-winning goal for the Penn State men's lacrosse team. Updated 2:39 PM
Updated April 29, 2009 4:00 AM
The five-game winning streak the Penn State men's lacrosse team currently rides has midfielder Chris Hogan in high spirits.
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