| University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes | |
| Game Seven | Massachusetts (1-5 overall) vs. Penn State (3-3) |
| Date | Time | Saturday, March 14, 2015 | Noon |
| Location | McGuirk Stadium (17,000) | Amherst, Mass. |
| Live Statistics | | StatBroadcast |
| Watch | UMass All-Access |
| Listen | WMUA 91.1 FM |
| Series History | Massachusetts leads, 11-6. Last meeting: #14 UMass 8, #5 Penn State 6; March 15, 2014 |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts  | Penn State |
| Team Records | Massachusetts | Penn State |
| Social Media | @UMassAthletics  | @UMassMLacrosse |
| Buy Tickets | Available through the UMass Athletics Ticket Office |
Scouting Penn State Men's Lacrosse
Penn State sits at 3-3 through six games and is looking for its first road victory of the season when the Nittany Lions head to McGuirk Stadium to face the University of Massachusetts. Former Colonial Athletic Association foes, the game is a non-conference meeting as Penn State left the CAA following the 2014 season for the newly-formed men's lacrosse segment of the Big Ten Conference.
TJ Sanders, a junior with 96 points in his ledger at Penn State, leads the Nittany Lions with 15 goals and six assists. The 2013 CAA Rookie of the Year had 49 points as a freshman before he produced 26 more during his sophomore season. Matt Florence, a redshirt-sophomore transfer from Virginia, is second with 14 points via nine goals and five assists in his first season active with the Nittany Lions.
UMass and Penn State share one common opponent through six games in Harvard. Both sides dropped their respective meetings with the Crimson as the Nittany Lions lost, 12-9 and the Minutemen fell, 14-13. Penn State counts victories against Vermont, 15-8; Penn, 14-11 and Marist, 9-8 while the side also faltered against Loyola Maryland, 8-6 and Villanova, 11-7.
Last Meeting: #14 UMass 8, #5 Penn State 6; March 15, 2014
Goalie Zach Oliveri finished with 15 saves in the cage, including 11 made after the Minutemen took the lead during the second quarter, as UMass men's lacrosse took an 8-6 win from No. 5 Penn State on Saturday, March 15, 2014. Nick Mariano led the offense with three points on two goals and an assist while Connor Mooney tallied twice as well.
The Minutemen used a four-goal spurt - started by one from Grant Whiteway - to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 5-2 advantage. Brendan Hegarty capped the streak with his second of the season on a feed from classmate Nick Mariano.
Penn State fought back on the strength of goals from TJ Sanders, who had three over the final two quarters, and Shane Sturgis. Sanders scored man-up to cut the lead to 5-3 but Mooney answered for Massachusetts. After Sturgis had one, Mariano scored back-to-back spanning the third and fourth quarters to put the game out of reach for the Nittany Lions.
More on the men's lacrosse team can be found on UMassAthletics.com.