Spring Sports Update: Men’s Lacrosse Advances to Big Ten Final
The Penn State men's lacrosse team defeated Maryland 8-6 to advance to the Big Ten championship game, with Hunter Aquino scoring a hat trick and Preston Hawkins making eight saves. The men's volleyball team won the EIVA tournament, securing an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in head coach Mark Pavlik's final season. Meanwhile, the softball team swept Illinois, and both the women's lacrosse and men's volleyball teams are set for NCAA Tournament action.
- ▪The Penn State men's lacrosse team beat Maryland 8-6 to reach the Big Ten championship game.
- ▪Hunter Aquino scored a hat trick and Preston Hawkins made eight saves in the men's lacrosse victory.
- ▪Penn State men's volleyball won the EIVA tournament with a 3-0 sweep of Princeton.
- ▪The softball team swept Illinois, outscoring them 26-4 over three games.
- ▪The women's lacrosse team is expected to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after a loss to Michigan.
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