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This season, IMS will release weekly Big Ten men’s lacrosse rankings of the six teams conference teams that sponsor lacrosse. Here's our preseason edition.

Back in 2019, Penn State men’s lacrosse came four goals short of having a chance to play for a national title in its own backyard in Philadelphia. Then, before a global pandemic in 2020, the Nittany Lions were one of the most well-equipped teams in the nation to make another run to the Final Four. So entering 2021, despite some roster turnover in key positions, Penn State was poised yet again to be a national powerhouse and make a run deep into the postseason. That quickly proved untrue. Afte...

After allowing 17 goals to No. 3 Maryland Sunday, Penn State men’s lacrosse’s defense needs to do some soul-searching. It’s easy to fixate on a team’s offensive output, but Penn State’s struggles have come on the defensive end of the field as well. In 2021, the Nittany Lions have allowed the most goals in the Big Ten (113) and generated the fewest turnovers per game (5.56). In head coach Jeff Tambroni’s eyes, some of Penn State’s struggles have come because of the quality of oppo...

Its been a long week, and hopefully there was good focus at practice, because the horrible taste of the Rutgers loss needs to go. A depleted Penn State team is on the docket this week, at Panzer Stadium, and theres still everything to play for. In fact, this game could be called a "must-win" game for Ohio State. Lose here, and it will take a miracle for this team to make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2017. And its going to be a tough, tough, climb for the Buckeyes. This years Pe...