Spring Sports Update: Lacrosse Stumbles
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Women’s Lacrosse (9-1)
The red-hot start finally came to an end with a 14-11 loss to Princeton on Sunday. The Nittany Lions dug an early 11-4 hole at halftime and could not recover. Kelly Mackinney, Rocquette Allen, Erika Ho, and Payton Wainman all scored two goals for Penn State in defeat.
Penn State will begin Big Ten play with a home game against Michigan on Sunday (noon on Big Ten Plus).
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Men’s Lacrosse (4-3)
The men’s team fell just short in a 10-8 loss to North Carolina. It was a tight game all evening but the Nittany Lions could not find a way to overcome the Tar Heels’ defense. Andrew Beard, Jack Iannantuono, and Chase Robertson all scored two goals for Penn State.
The schedule does not get any easier for the Lions, as conference play opens with a home game against Maryland tomorrow (3pm on BTN).
Men’s Volleyball (11-7)
The men’s volleyball team was swept by USC on Saturday to run the losing streak to three matches. Penn State hit just .073 as a team despite 12 kills from Sean Harvey. It is looking very likely that Penn State will need to win the EIVA championship to get a berth in the NCAA Tournament, as the Lions have blown all of their chances against ranked teams out of conference.
Penn State will take on Ohio State in Pittsburgh on Wednesday (6pm).
Softball (19-9)
The softball team dropped three games against Oregon by a combined score of 24-8. Penn State lost the first two games in blowout fashion. The Nittany Lions had a chance to win the third game with a four-run fifth inning and tying the game in the top of the seventh, but the Ducks walked it off in the bottom of the seventh to secure a sweep.
Penn State returns home for a three-game set with Wisconsin (Friday at 5pm, Saturday at 2pm, Sunday at 1pm). All games are on Big Ten Plus.
Baseball (5-13)
The baseball team stopped the bleeding with an 11-6 win over Iowa in the Big Ten opener, but the Hawkeyes blew Penn State away 13-4 and 12-4 in the final two games of the series. Avery Smith, Michael Anderson, Bryce Molinaro, and Maddox McDonald all had multiple hits in the first game, and balanced offense helped the Lions take the first game. Pitching and defensive issues that have plagued Penn State all season reared their ugly heads in Games 2 and 3. Penn State has allowed 12 or more runs in 7 of the first 18 games of the season.
Penn State will play a three-games series at Purdue this weekend (Friday at 4pm on BTN, Saturday at 2pm, Sunday at 1pm). Saturday and Sunday’s games are on Big Ten Plus. Penn State will then return home to face St. Bonaventure (Tuesday at 5:30pm on Big Ten Plus) and Bucknell (Wednesday at 5:30pm).