Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/7/26
From Press Release
Kyle Lehman (Wissahickon) scored six goals and the No. 14 Penn State men’s lacrosse dominated No. 7 Cornell, 19-7, at Panzer Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Nittany Lions completed the sweep of Ivy League foes in 2026, with the win powered by two seven-goal quarters from Penn State. The Nittany Lions improve to 4-2 with the victory, while Cornell drops to 3-2.
The PSU offense put up 31 points with seven different Nittany Lions finding the net. The Blue & White attack was led by junior Lehman, who put up a sock trick and dished an assist for seven points. The Ambler native also scooped a pair of groundballs. Redshirt senior Michael Faraone, redshirt sophomore Liam Matthews, and freshman Jack Iannantuono each put away a hat trick and fed an assist for four points. Redshirt freshman Andrew Beard rounded out multi-goal scorers with two tallies and an apple for three points. Sophomore Chase Robertson was the day’s top assister, feeding three helpers.
Freshman netminder Preston Hawkins earned his fourth win of the season, making nine saves on a 60.0 save percentage. His defensive unit helped force 20 Cornell turnovers, 14 by direct cause. Senior Alex Ross and senior John King both caused three turnovers and combined for seven groundballs. The pair also chipped in offensively, each putting up and assist. Penn State won 18-of-29 faceoffs, led by sophomore Reid Gills who won 13 of his 16 spins and vacuumed nine groundballs.
Also for the Nittany Lions, Peri DiBartolomeo (Malvern Prep) had five groundballs and a caused turnover, while brother Lucca DiBartolomeo (Malvern Prep) had four groundballs and a caused turnover, and Will Costin (Haverford School) had three groundballs and a caused turnover.
For Cornell, Ryan Goldstein (Radnor) had a goal, two assists, a groundball, and a caused turnover, and Walker Schwartz (Germantown Academy) had four groundballs, while Brian Box (Marple Newtown) had a caused turnover.
