Penn State Surprises No. 15 Ohio State 11-5
from press release
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - March 7, 2009 - The Penn
State Nittany Lion lacrosse team closed out a three-game home
stand, all against ranked opponents, with a convincing 11-5 win
over No. 15 Ohio State on Saturday. Brothers Jack and Rob Forster
(Jenkintown, Pa.) combined for five goals and two assists to lead
the Nittany Lions to their first victory of the year.
Mike Toner (Geneva, N.Y.) got Penn State off on the right foot
with an early goal with just under 6:00 left, only to have the
Buckeyes score the game's next two goals to take a 2-1 lead. But
freshman Jack Forster answered with 2:56 left in the opening
period, taking an assist from Charley Henneghan (Royal Oak, Mich.)
with 2:56 left to tie the score at 2-2.
Penn State scored the only two goals of the second quarter, both
coming from the Forster brothers. Jack scored off an assist from
brother Rob at the 8:05 mark and then notched an unassisted man-up
goal with 3:11 left in the half to give Penn State a 4-2 lead
heading into intermission.
The Nittany Lions continued to pour on the offense in the third
period, outscoring OSU 4-1 to lead 8-3 heading into the final
period. Matt Warner (Geneva, N.Y.) scored off a Rob Forster assist
at the 13:44 mark and Chris Hogan (Wycoff, N.J.) scored unassisted
four minutes later before OSU answered with a solo goal. Jack
Forster scored again and then Andrew Mackrides (Newtown Square,
Pa.) took a Conrad Ridgway (Audobon, Pa.) pass and closed out the
third period scoring with a goal at the 1:24 mark.
The fourth period was more of the same for Penn State as the
Nittany Lions outscored OSU 3-2, getting unassisted goals from Rob
Forster, Hogan and Mackrides.
Penn State was out-shot by Ohio State 4-136, but Nittany Lion
goalie Drew Adams (Springfield, Pa.) was stellar in goal,
collecting 17 saves to lead a stingy Penn State defense. Each team
grabbed 42 ground balls, but Penn State was able to connect on
three of seven man-up chances while holding the Buckeyes to no
goals in five chances. Jack Forster ended the game with four goals
while brother Rob had a goal and two assists.
Penn State is 1-3 overall while Ohio State is now 3-2. The Nittany
Lions will play two road games next week, visiting Villanova on
Tuesday for a 4 p.m. contest before heading to Vermont for a 1 p.m.
game on Sunday, March 15.
GAME SUMMARY: Penn State 11, # 15 Ohio State 5
SCORING (Goal-Assist):
1st: PSU 5:37 (Toner), OSU 4:06 (Dalgarno, David), OSU 3:02
(Pires), PSU 2:56 (J. Forster, Henneghan)
2nd: PSU 8:05 (J. Forster, R. Forster), PSU 3:11 (J. Forster)
3rd: PSU 13:44 (Warner, R. Forster), PSU 9:32 (Hogan), OSU 7:34
(Ryan, Dalgarno), PSU 3:33 (J. Forster), PSU 1:24 (Mackrides,
Ridgway)
4th: PSU 11:02 (R. Forster), OSU 10:11 (Ryan, Dalgarno), PSU 9:27
(Hogan), PSU 3:56 (Mackrides), OSU 2:09 (Ventiquattro, Ruhnke)
GROUNDBALLS: PSU 42, OSU 42 MAN-UP OPPS: PSU 3-7, OSU 0-5
SHOTS (SH-SOG): PSU 36-21, OSU 41-22 -- FACE-OFFS: PSU 8-18, OSU
10-18
GOALIE SUMMARY: PSU Drew Adams (60:00, 17 SV, 5 GA); OSU Brandon
Freeman (60:00, 10 SV, 11 GA)
SCORE BY QUARTERS: 1 2 3 4 F
PENN STATE 2 2 4 3 11
OHIO STATE 2 0 1 2 5
RECORDS: Penn State 1-3, Ohio State 3-2
ATTENDANCE: 346
