UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Luke Pascal and
Sean Grogan scored two goals each to lead five Bulldog goal scorers, but No. 15 Penn State got off to a quick start and didn't look back, defeating the Yale men's lacrosse team, 17-7, on Saturday afternoon at Panzer Stadium.
Penn State improved to 3-2, and Yale dropped to 2-2.
Notable Performances
Scoring Summary
- Q1 | Penn State started strong, netting three consecutive goals to build a 3–0 lead by the 10:25 mark. Pascal put the Bulldogs on the board at 5:57 off an assist from Moynihan, but the Nittany Lions answered with another goal and carried a three-goal cushion into the second quarter. 4-1 PSU
- Q2 | The Nittany Lions kept up the pressure, netting four unanswered goals to stretch their advantage to 8–1 with 7:15 remaining. Anderson capitalized on a man-up opportunity to get one back, but Penn State answered and carried a seven-goal lead into halftime. 9-2 PSU
- Q3 | The Nittany Lions pushed their lead to 11–2 with 11:29 remaining. The Bulldogs responded with goals from Grogan, Pascal, and Cashion to cut the margin to 11–5, but Penn State closed the quarter with four straight scores to regain control. 15-5 PSU
- Q4 | Penn State scored with 13:14 to go, but Sheehan responded with a man-up goal and then Grogan followed up with his second of the game to trim the deficit to 16-7 with 5:16 remaining. The Nittany Lions scored with 4:04 left and put the game out of reach for good. 17-7 PSU
Bulldog Notes
- Cashion's goal was his first of the season.
- Anderson has scored in consecutive games.
- Pascal and Grogan have tallied goals in all four games so far for Yale.
- Gately has recorded a point in all four games.
- Ben Friedman made nine saves in net.
- Ziv has notched an assist in three consecutive games.
- The Bulldogs are 0-2 on the road.
- The loss snapped Yale's two-game winning streak.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will face Fairfield on the road on Saturday, Mar. 7 at 12 p.m.
