MLAX falls to No. 8/9 Penn State, 13-7

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SPRINGFIELD, Pennsylvania – The Marquette University men's lacrosse team fell to No. 8/9 Penn State, 13-7, on Saturday, March 16 at Springfield High School.

The Nittany Lions (6-1) scored the game's first six goals and the Golden Eagles (3-5) were able to pull within three, 7-4, late in the second quarter on Luke Blanc's lone goal.

PSU's TJ Malone posted a game-high six points on two goals and four assists, while Will Peden added four goals.

Freshman attackman Carsen Brandt led MU with his second career hat trick alongside an assist for a team-best four points. Marquette goalie Caleb Creasor posted a career-high 18 saves in net to tie the second-highest single-game total in program history.

NOTABLE:

The all-time series between the two programs is tied at one game apiece.
The Golden Eagles won the lone previous meeting on March 18 last season at Gen. Douglas A. MacArthur High School in Levittown, New York. MU pulled out a 12-11 decision after taking a 6-5 lead into the half and outscoring PSU 4-2 in the third quarter. MU led 12-9 before two PSU goals in the final 51 seconds. The win over then-No. 5 Penn State was MU's first victory over a ranked team since 2019 and first over a top-10 foe since 2018.
Six players on MU's current roster are from Pennsylvania: Grant Evans and JP Henry (Pittsburgh), Peter Detwiler (Devon), Jacob Nottoli (Columbia), Ethan Salvia (Gibsonia) and Zach Hulme (Kennett Square). MU head coach Andrew Stimmel is from Pittsburgh, began his playing career at Penn State and started his head coaching career at Grove City College.

UP NEXT: Following Saturday's action, the Golden Eagles continue their season-long five game road swing on Saturday, March 23 at St. Bonaventure.

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