ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The No. 1 Penn State men's lacrosse team took down Michigan, 17-7, on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich., to move to 10-1 on the season and 3-0 in Big Ten play for this first time in program history.
Penn State saw Mac O'Keefe break the Penn State career goals record on his first game of the afternoon after scoring a beauty of a goal as he sniped a behind the back goal on the crease. O'Keefe finished the game with four goals, one assist, one caused turnover and one ground ball.
With that last goal, Mac O'Keefe is officially the Penn State all-time career leader in goals with 1⃣2⃣8⃣!#WeAre pic.twitter.com/UUu3y1B6D3
— Penn State Men's Lacrosse (@PennStateMLAX) April 13, 2019
O'Keefe now has 131 career goals after passing Will Driscoll (1999-2002), who he was tied with at 127 entering the game.
Redshirt junior Dylan Foulds had a career performance to pace the Nittany Lions with a career-best six points, scoring three goals and dishing out three assists. His three goals came in the span of 1:05 on the clock as he registered goals at 3:50 in the first quarter, 3:20, and 2:45 for a one-man offensive barrage.
The third Nittany Lion attackman redshirt junior Grant Ament added a cool seven points as he dished out six assists, tying his nation-leading average, and added one goal.
Senior Nick Spillane, freshman TJ Malone and redshirt freshman Dan Reaume each recorded multi-point performances as Spillane added three points with a goal and two dimes, while Malone scored two goals and Reaume, a Beverly Hills, Mich., native, added a goal and an assist.
Penn State also saw Cole Willard, Jack Traynor, Seamus Glynn, Joe White and Gerard Arceri all find the back of the net.
Arceri was a monster at the x for the Blue & White as the junior face-off specialist won 22 of 27 face-off attempts, the most wins in Big Ten play by a Nittany Lion. He also scooped up a career-best 21 ground balls. His 21 ground balls tie for 7th most in NCAA history, and ties for second most in a NCAA DI game this season.
Penn State saw O'Keefe, Spillane, Bobby Burns, Chris Sabia, Robby Black and Kevin Fox all record caused turnovers.
Junior goalie Colby Kneese registered the win with a 12-save performance at 63.2-percent save percentage.
The Nittany Lions return home on Sunday, April 21 at 12 p.m. as they host No. 15 Johns Hopkins on ESPNU. Nittany Lion fans are able to buy their tickets through Penn State Account Manager, 1-800-NITTANY, or by visiting the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office in person Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.