From Press Release
The No. 18 Penn State Nittany Lions (9-0, 1-0 Big Ten) became the third team in collegiate women’s lacrosse history to hit 600 program wins after a dominating performance in its Big Ten opener over the University of Southern California (6-3, 0-1 Big Ten), 19-8.
The offense was led by the trio of Delaney Radin, Kelly MacKinney and Payton Wainman. Radin, the reigning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, netted her first career hat trick while dishing out five assists to tie for a game-high eight points. MacKinney was able to match Radin’s point total off four assists and tied a game-high four goals alongside Wainman.
Erika Ho and Rocquette Allen were both able to add three points. The senior, Ho, having two goals and an assists and Allen, in her first taste of Big Ten competition, netted a goal and a pair of assists. Six other Nittany Lions scored a goal and 12 of Penn State’s 19 goals came off an assist.
Also, Maddie Greco (Downingtown West) had a goal and three draw controls, while Ellie Wisch (Conestoga) scored once and Julia Basciano (Archbishop Carroll) had a groundball.
Defensively, the Blue and White were led by seniors Lauren Tinson (Downingtown West) and Maggie Driver (Pennsbury). Tinson tied her career-highs with three ground balls and two caused turnovers, each the most that she’s ever had in Big Ten play. Sydney Manning (Great Valley) had 8 saves in goal.
Driver tied her career-highs in caused turnovers with three and draw controls by winning a pair while also picking up a trio of ground balls. The 12 turnovers caused by the Penn State defense are the second-most recorded by the Nittany Lions this season. In the cage, Sydney Manning registered eight saves and collected a 50% save rate for the fifth time this season while scooping up a pair of ground balls.
Emma Kelly and the Penn State draw unit had another great game in the circle. Kelly’s eight draw controls won were a game-high and the 18 secured as a team is the third-highest mark by the Blue and White this season.
- MacKinney – four goals, four assists, eight points
- Radin – three goals, five assists, eight points
- Wainman – four goals
- Tinson – three ground balls, two caused turnovers
- Driver – three ground balls, three caused turnovers, two draw controls
- Manning – two ground balls, eight saves, 50% save rate
- Greco – one goal and three draw controls
