Men's Lacrosse Upsets No. 7/5 Yale 13-11Men's Lacrosse Upsets No. 7/5 Yale 13-11
Mark Selders

Men's Lacrosse Upsets No. 7/5 Yale 13-11

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Penn State men's lacrosse team had a big scoring day as they defeated No. 7/5 Yale 13-11 on Saturday afternoon. This is the second straight year the Nittany Lions have defeated the nationally ranked Bulldogs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • After both teams started the first quarter with a goal with 12:33 remaining, Penn State went on a 7-0 scoring run including four by Matt Traynor to put the Nittany Lions up 8-1 after the first quarter.
  • Jeb Brenfleck recorded two back-to-back man-up goals in the quarter as well.
  • Yale opened the second quarter with four unanswered goals before Jack Traynor scored his second goal of the game to make the score 8-5 with 6:48 remaining in the half.
  • Chris Jordan had the final say in the second quarter scoring his ninth goal of the year with 3:53 remaining to put Penn State ahead 10-6 after the first half.
  • Yale opened the second half with two straight goals to cut the Penn State lead to 10-8. with 2:16 remaining.
  • TJ Malone followed with his second goal of the game with 1:16 remaining in the quarter to put Penn State up three goals heading into the final frame.
  • Malone kept scoring in the fourth quarter as he and Matt Traynor each picked up a goal with 9:32 remaining in the game to put Penn State ahead 13-8.
  • Yale then fired off three straight goals in the quarter but wasn't enough as Penn State took the victory 13-11 over the Bulldogs. 

GOALTENDING

  • Jack Fracyon allowed 11 goals on 26 shots to improve his record to 3-1 on the year.

STATS AND NOTES

  • TJ Malone tallied his 13th career hat-trick.
  • Matt Traynor registered his first career hat-trick with five goals on the day.
  • Jeb Brenfleck captured his first multi-goal game with two in the game.
  • Chase Mullins went 14-28 in the faceoff circle.
  • The Nittany Lions have won two straight games against Yale.
  • Penn State improves to 3-1 on the year.
  • Head coach Jeff Tambroni captured his 99th career victory.

UP NEXT

  • The Nittany Lions return to action on Saturday, March 4 when they host Penn at Panzer Stadium at 3 p.m.