Penn State men’s lacrosse came in at No. 7 on Inside Lacrosse’s preseason top 20 ranking Tuesday morning.
Penn State is one of two Big Ten teams to be given a top 10 preseason ranking by Inside Lacrosse. Maryland was given a national ranking of No. 2
The Nittany Lions 2020 campaign was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic last season, and the team lost many outstanding players during the offseason. The first name that comes to mind in that department is Grant Ament, who graduated and began his professional career in the Premier Lacrosse League.
This year the Nittany Lions will rely on returning members, including the program’s leading goal-scorer, Mac O’Keefe. Along with the star attackman TJ Malone, Colby Kneese, and Gerard Arceri are all expected to play big roles.
After posting the Ohio State preview, it s only fair to do a rundown of the entire conference so we can contextualize what the Buckeyes are facing this season. With what will most likely be a conference-only schedule on the docket, Ohio State is going to be facing an absolute murderer s row of talent every week.
And it will certainly be a challenge to reach the 6 wins needed to get to the conference tournament. Especially since so much talent has coalesced at the top of the conference.
Each team will be previewed in projected order of finish during the regular season. That projection is supplied by me, because these are free posts on a free website and nobody could afford a better writer during COVID. Them s the breaks.