Men's Lacrosse Edged by Villanova, 14-12Men's Lacrosse Edged by Villanova, 14-12
Mark Selders

Men's Lacrosse Edged by Villanova, 14-12

Box Score

VILLANOVA, Pa. -  The Penn State men's lacrosse team fell to in-state rival Villanova 14-12 on Sunday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Villanova took the early 1-0 lead off a goal by Matt Campbell with 14:23 remaining in the first quarter.
  • Penn State responded with a pair of goals by Luke Mercer followed by TJ Malone to take a 2-1 lead with 11:44 remaining in the quarter.
  • Malone added his second goal of the game following a Villanova goal to keep the score within one with Penn State ahead 3-2 with 6:09 remaining.
  • A pair of goals by Villanova's Austin Fraser put the Wildcats back in the lead 4-3 with 4:36 remaining in the quarter.
  • Mercer tacked on the final Penn State goal of the quarter with 2:33 remaining to even the score at 4-4.
  • Villanova closed out the quarter with two goals to take a 6-4 lead.
  • The Nittany Lions opened the second quarter with a pair of goals off the sticks of TJ Malone and Sam Sweeney to tie the game up at 6-6 with 9:22 remaining in the half.
  • Villanova answered with two answered goals to close the half with an 8-6 lead.
  • The Wildcats added two goals to open the third quarter to increase their lead to 10-6 with 12:40 remaining in the period.
  • Jack Traynor and Chris Jordan added a pair of extra-man goals to the Nittany Lions score to cut the Villanova lead to 10-8 with 3:57 remaining in the quarter.
  • Villanova and Penn State each scored a goal to close out the quarter to make the score 11-9 Villanova after three.
  • After Villanova started the fourth quarter with a goal, Penn State tallied three unanswered goals off the sticks of Mac Costin, Matt Traynor, and Chris Jordan to tie the game up at 12-12 with 6:13 remaining in the game.
  • Villanova had the last word scoring two goals in the final minutes of the quarter to end up with the 14-12 victory. 

GOALTENDING

  • Jack Fracyon allowed 14 goals on 42 shots and dropped his record to 1-1 on the year.

STATS AND NOTES

  • TJ Malone tallied his 11th career hat-trick.
  • Matt Traynor recorded his second straight multi-goal game.
  • Hudson Bohn won 14 faceoffs for the Nittany Lions.
  • Penn State drops to 1-1 on the year.

UP NEXT

  • The Nittany Lions return home to University Park on Saturday, Feb. 18 when they host Stony Brook at 12 p.m.