Courtesy of David Schamis

The men’s lacrosse team (0–2, 0–0 Ivy) will host No. 9 Penn State (3–1, 0–0 Big Ten) tomorrow at Reese Stadium. Coming off of two losses at the start of the season, the Bulldogs will look to take down the Nittany Lions and reverse the course of their season before taking on Ivy rivals in the coming weeks.

Penn State will enter the game after defeating Colgate 14-9, Villanova 15-5 and Navy 13-7. The Nittany Lions fell to Princeton 10-11 in overtime. Princeton was ranked No. 2 ahead of Yale in the Ivy League preseason poll. 

In last year’s match-up, Yale closely fell to Penn State in overtime 14-15. The Elis ended the first half with a 9-2 lead over the Nittany Lions, but Penn State’s strong offense brought the score to 14-14 at the end of the fourth period in regulation time. The Bulldogs fought hard in overtime but ultimately fell to the Nittany Lions. 

As the Bulldogs prepare for tomorrow’s game, they should be on the lookout for Hunter Aquino, Penn State’s powerhouse midfielder, whose 64 percent shooting will put him on the Elis defender’s radar. Although midfielder Matt Traynor has already taken 32 shots on the goal this season, his shooting percentage pales in comparison at only 37 percent.

On the Elis side, goalie Hugh Conrad ’26 boasts 23 saves this season. Midfielder Max Krevsky ’25 and attackmen Leo Johnson ’25, William Sheehan ’26, Peter Moynihan ’27 and David Anderson ’27 have each scored two goals for the Bulldogs this season. 

With the week and a half break since their loss to Army, the Bulldogs seek to secure a win at home. Yale has not won against Penn State since the 2020 season, in which the Elis upset the Nittany Lions 12-10. 

The face-off will take place at 12 p.m. tomorrow at Reese Stadium, and the game can be streamed on ESPN+.