UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The eighth-ranked Penn State men's lacrosse team welcomes sixth-ranked Johns Hopkins to Panzer Stadium on Saturday, April 8 at 7 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Date: Saturday, April 8
Place: Panzer Stadium | University Park, Pa.
Time: 7 p.m.
Watch: B1G Network
Live Statistics: Saturday
Game Notes: Penn State | Johns Hopkins
Parking: Due to a concert at the BJC on Saturday night, day of parking will be $20 if you do not pre-pay for parking before 11:59 p.m. on Friday night. Click on the link here to reserve your parking space to avoid paying the day of.
SERIES HISTORY
- Johns Hopkins currently leads the series 13-4 as this will be the 18th meeting between both teams. The last time the Nittany Lions defeated Johns Hopkins came on March 28, 2021 when they won 11-8.
SCOUTING JOHNS HOPKINS
- Johns Hopkins enters the match with a 9-3 overall record as they recently defeated Rutgers 16-12 on April 1.
- Leading the way on the offensive front for the Blue Jays is Jacob Angelus who leads the team in points with 42 off 11 goals and 31 assists.
- In net stands Tim Marcille who has played and started in 11 games this season. He currently tallies a save percentage of .531 and a GAA of 11.62.
SCORE ONE FOR THE D-MIDDIE
- Senior Grant Haus scored his first goal of the year in the Nittany Lions 17-9 victory over Ohio State on Saturday.
- The brother of assistant coach John Haus also tallied his first point of the season.
- He sits second on the team in caused turnovers with eight on the year as well.
IT'S LIKE THEY'RE RELATED
- Graduate student Jack Traynor and sophomore Matt Traynor each recorded hat-tricks in Saturday's win over Ohio State.
- The brothers have tallied goals together in all nine games this season.
- Matt Traynor edges his brother in goals on the year with 22 while Jack leads in points with 32.
IN THE TOP 10
- Following the victory over Ohio State, the Nittany Lions broke the top in both the USILA and Inside Lacrosse polls this week.
- The Nittany Lions were eighth in the USILA poll and Inside Lacrosse poll.
HOME SWEET HOME
- With the Nittany Lions 17-9 victory over Ohio State on Saturday, Penn State now is 4-0 at home this season.
- It is the best home record they've had since the 2019 season when they went a record 7-0 in front of a home crowd.
UP NEXT
- Penn State hits the road to face Michigan on Sunday, April 16 at 6 p.m.