Penn State Men’s Lacrosse Earns No. 1 Overall Seed for NCAA Tournament

Penn State men’s lacrosse is headed back to the NCAA Tournament, this time as the No. 1 overall seed.

The Nittany Lions will take on the winner of the play-in game Marist and UMBC in Jeff Tambroni’s second NCAA Tournament appearance as Penn State’s head coach. Looking to pick up the first NCAA Tournament win in program history, Penn State will host the game at noon on Sunday in Panzer Stadium.

It has been a historic season for the Nittany Lions, as the squad finished with a 14-1 overall record and a 6-0 mark in the Big Ten. It marks the only one-loss season that Penn State men’s lacrosse has ever had, the team’s sole defeat coming against Yale in February.

The Nittany Lions went on to win their next eleven games after the loss in Connecticut, including their most recent win over Johns Hopkins in the program’s first ever appearance in the Big Ten Championship game. The Nittany Lions’ thrilling victory on Saturday night was the the first overtime Big Ten title game in conference history.

Penn State officially became the No. 1 ranked team in the country in March and hasn’t relinquished the spot since. The Nittany Lions will be the heavy favorites heading in to this year’s tournament thanks to their nearly perfect season.

Tickets for Sunday’s game go on sale at 1 p.m. on Monday.