No. 8 Men's Lacrosse Downs No. 3 Cornell 10-6No. 8 Men's Lacrosse Downs No. 3 Cornell 10-6

No. 8 Men's Lacrosse Downs No. 3 Cornell 10-6

Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. - The eighth-ranked Penn State men's lacrosse team picked up their third straight win against a top-10 team with a 10-6 victory over third-ranked Cornell on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Penn State jumped out to a 1-0 lead with 8:33 left in the first quarter off a goal by Matt Traynor.
  • Traynor scored one more goal in the quarter following a Cornell goal with 3:05 remaining to put the Nittany Lions up 2-1 after the first quarter.
  • Traynor then opened the second quarter with a goal with 9:41 remaining to put Penn State ahead 3-1 and to complete the natural hat-trick.
  • Jake Morin added to the Nittany Lion lead with 3:48 remaining in the half to put Penn State ahead 4-1.
  • Cornell found the net once in the second quarter with a goal from Billy Coyle to send the game into halftime with Penn State ahead 4-2 at the half.
  • The Big Red started the third quarter with two straight goals to tie the game up at 4-4 coming off the sticks of CJ Crist and Hugh Kelleher.
  • Penn State answered with three unanswered goals from Luke Mercer, TJ Malone, and Chris Jordan to put Penn State ahead 7-4 with 4:18 remaining in the third quarter.
  • Cornell closed out the quarter with a pair of goals to send the game into the final quarter with Penn State ahead 7-6.
  • The fourth quarter was all Penn State as the Nittany Lions scored three unanswered goals in the quarter coming off the sticks of Mac Costin and a pair by Jack Traynor to secure the 10-6 victory.

GOALTENDING

  • Goalie Jack Fracyon let up a career-low six goals and tallied 16 saves on the day for his fourth straight win in net. 

STATS AND NOTES

  • Penn State picked up their third straight win against a top-10 nationally ranked team.
  • The Nittany Lions captured their third straight win against an Ivy League team.
  • 5-1 is the best record Penn State has had in six games since the 2019 season.
  • Jack Fracyon allowed a career-low six goals.
  • Matt Traynor tallied his third hat-trick of the season. 

UP NEXT

  • Penn State returns to action on Saturday, March 18 when the face Marquette in Levittown, N.Y. at noon.