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The Penn State Nittany Lions men's lacrosse team, after winning the Big Ten Championship, enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed. They will face Army in the first round, aiming for a potential return to the Final Four.
Hunter Aquino of the Penn State Nittany Lions possesses the ball while Ryan Dirocco of the Penn State Nittany Lions defends during the 2026 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Championship game at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, United States, on May 2, 2026. (Photo by Dan Squicciarini/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images
Following a resounding 16-8 win over Johns Hopkins in the Big Ten Championship, the men’s lacrosse team enters the NCAA Tournament on a heater. The Nittany Lions won their first conference tournament title since 2019 and earned the No. 8 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Penn State will face Army in the first round tomorrow (2:30pm on ESPNU) at Panzer Stadium. The winner will face the winner of Princeton vs. Marist in the quarterfinals next weekend.
Penn State’s 9-5 record is not threatening on paper, but advanced statistics suggest this team is better than it looks. The Nittany Lions hold seven wins over teams inside the ELO Top 15, including wins over No. 1 Princeton and No. 5 Cornell. A return trip to the Final Four would not shock me.
The women’s team will take on Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament tonight (6pm on ESPN+). The winner will face the winner of Mercer vs. Michigan in the second round on Sunday at 1pm. Penn State started the season red hot but sputtered in the second half of the season as the competition got tougher. The Nittany Lions lost to all of their Top 10 opponents in the regular season and Big Ten Tournament. They played Michigan close in the conference tournament- maybe a third crack at the Wolverines will be the charm. A postseason run is possible, but the Nittany Lions will need to find a way to win some close games against better teams.
The Penn State Nittany Lions men's lacrosse team has a current record of 9-5.
Penn State will face Army in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Penn State vs. Army lacrosse game is scheduled for tomorrow at 2:30 PM on ESPNU.
Penn State has notable wins over No. 1 Princeton and No. 5 Cornell among their seven victories against teams in the ELO Top 15.
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The Mark Pavlik era came to an end with a 3-2 loss to UC Irvine in the NCAA Tournament. It was a good effort by the Nittany Lions against a tough opponent, but UC Irvine’s offense was too much to overcome.
Pavlik brought home the program’s second NCAA championship in 2008 and won 694 games in his 32 years in Happy Valley, the fourth-most wins all-time among NCAA men’s volleyball coaches. He was named the AVCA Coach of the Year in 2008 and produced Olympians Max Holt, Matt Anderson, and Aaron Russell. His run at Penn State is a bit overlooked when you consider the legendary coaching tenures we have seen throughout the athletic department, but his impact on Penn State volleyball cannot be understated. No announcement has been made yet about his successor.
The softball team got swept by Nebraska last weekend and entered the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 11 seed. A four-home run effort from the offense helped the Nittany Lions beat Northwestern 11-5 in the first round. Penn State’s run came to an end with a 6-1 loss to UCLA yesterday in the quarterfinals.
Penn State is highly unlikely to receive an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament, which unfortunately means this is the end of the season. The 2026 season was an improvement over 2025, but there is still a lot of work to do to revive this program.
The baseball team dropped the first two games of the series against Minnesota before rebounding with a 4-3 win in Game 3. A two-run home run by Jesse Jaconski provided the winning margin to avoid another sweep in conference play.
Penn State will face Washington this weekend in a doubleheader today (2pm and 45 minutes after Game 1) and Sunday (11am). All games are on Big Ten Plus. The Nittany Lions will then host Pitt on Tuesday (6pm).