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Penn State Lacrosse Begins 100th Season

By Lacrosse Playground | January 25, 2013 |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State men's lacrosse celebrates its 100th season in 2013, its third under head coach Jeff Tambroni. These Nittany Lions are no strangers to tough tests, reaching the CAA Tournament the past two seasons as the No. 2 seed. The next step: earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament for just the third time in the program's history. Read More...
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Mother of Penn State Lacrosse Player Needs Our Help

By Lacrosse Playground | October 19, 2012 |
I have cancer. Neither radiation therapy nor chemotherapy has controlled my Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, there currently is no bone marrow match for me in the National Registry. Read More...
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Penn State Lacrosse Introduces 2012 Freshman Class

By Lacrosse Playground | September 7, 2012 |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State men's lacrosse formally announced its 13 additions to the 2012-13 roster on Thursday to round out its 44-man roster. The Nittany Lions will continue fall workouts in preparation for the 2013 season. Read More...

Capital Lacrosse Invitational Features Cornell, Hopkins, Penn State, and UNC This Fall

By Lacrosse Playground | August 21, 2012 |
The Capital Lacrosse Invitational is a premier college fall ball lacrosse tournament to support and promote the Mario St. George Boiardi Foundation and its mission of “empowering the next generation through academics and athletics." Read More...

Face-Off Training: Be a Beast at the “X”

By Lacrosse Playground | March 27, 2012 |
For Starters, I want to apologize because I should of written this article a very long time ago. I’ve received a ton of emails over the past few years asking for advice on training specifically for Face-off men. Read More...

Lehigh at Penn State Live In-Game Lacrosse Blog Tonight

By Lacrosse Playground | March 20, 2012 |
Lehigh Men’s Lacrosse is hosting a live Blog as the Mountain Hawks travel to #17 Penn State tonight for a showdown with the Penn State Nittany Lions. Check back around 6:45 p.m. for a live interactive blog. You're free to submit questions and comments as the game goes along. If you’re not near a computer, you can follow the blog on your BlackBerry, IPhone, or other device that has a mobile browser. Click here for more info.

Denver Pioneers Take Down Penn State, 14-6

By Lacrosse Playground | March 11, 2012 |
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The No. 11/13 University of Denver men's lacrosse team defeated the No. 10/10 Penn State Nittany Lions 14-6 in State College, Pa., on Saturday afternoon at Penn State Lacrosse Field. Led by a five-point outing from senior Mark Matthews (Oshawa, Ontario) the Pioneers improved to 4-1 on the season, while the Nittany Lions fall to 3-2. Read More...

Notre Dame All Access: Episodes 1 and 2

By Lacrosse Playground | February 17, 2012 |
The 2012 season kicks off big time for Notre Dame this weekend as they compete against Duke on Saturday. In order to get a sense of what Notre Dame is working with this season, one should admire their success from a year ago. Watch this 2-part series produced by ATT U-verse and see Notre Dame Lacrosse travel, train, and compete on and off the field during the 2011 season. Read More...

My Road Back to Recovery (Video)

By Lacrosse Playground | February 3, 2012 |
January 2012 was a big Lacrosse month for me. Presented at the National Lacrosse convention, started my Face-off clinics in PA with Lax EVO and finally received clearance from my surgeon and PT's to play lacrosse again for the first time since June 3rd. What better way to test out the new knee than to fly to South Beach for the Bump N Grind tournament, right? Read More...

Penn State Gets the STX Assault Treatment

By Lacrosse Playground | January 4, 2012 |
The Penn State Men's Lacrosse team will be sporting "High Def" equipment from their provider STX. The line of Assault gloves and arm pads are clean and simple with Blue and White colorways. Read More...

New Penn State Lacrosse Field Should Be Ready By 2012 Season

By Lacrosse Playground | December 26, 2011 |
Construction is underway for the future home of Penn State lacrosse. This multi-phase project will open for the 2012 season and will feature a new, synthetic astro field turf that sits lower in the ground for better sight lines. For the 2012 season, the facility will also include lights, a scoreboard and padded retaining wall. Read More...

Penn State Lacrosse Unveils 2012 Schedule

By Lacrosse Playground | November 29, 2011 |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., November, 2011 – Highlighted by five non-conference matchups against NCAA tournament teams from a season ago, second-year head coach Jeff Tambroni of Penn State has announced the squad's 2012 schedule. During their 99th season of play, the Nittany Lions will face a challenging 14-game slate, including eight home contests in Happy Valley. Read More...