Ohio State Falls to Penn State in Saturday's Top 10 Big Ten Battle

Saturday, March 28

Columbus, Ohio

4 p.m.

Ohio State

8-2, 1-1

Penn State

6-3, 2-0

Penn St.

Ohio St.

Ohio State Falls to Penn State in Saturday's Top 10 Big Ten Battle

3/28/2026 7:21:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 6 Ohio State men's lacrosse team fell to No. 9 Penn State, 13-6, Saturday evening at Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium. The Buckeyes are now 8-2 on the year and 1-1 in Big Ten play.

Short Story
In a battle between Penn State's conference leading offense and the Buckeyes' Big Ten-best defense, it was the Nittany Lions who prevailed.

Despite the loss, Ohio State was 16-for-23 at the faceoff X with Jack Oldman winning 14 of his 20 attempts and Matt Mayfield going 2-for-3. Oldman finished the game with a team-high 11 ground balls.

On the defensive end, the Buckeyes' caused turnover record holder Cullen Brown forced two turnovers and added six ground balls on the day. Blake Eiland also recorded a career-high two caused turnovers in the game.

How it Happened

Penn State jumped out to the lead with four goals in the first eight minutes of the game.
Kyle Foster put the Buckeyes on the board at 3:41 in the first quarter, scoring from deep in Ohio State's half on the empty Penn State cage.
The Nittany Lions restored the four-goal lead at 2:40 before Liam White tallied the last goal of the quarter at 2:08 to cut the Penn State advantage down to three at the end of the first.
Ohio State responded out of the quarter break with a quick goal from Alex Mariner, who assisted White's goal in the opening frame, at 14:12.
Penn State's second scoring run of the game was three goals to close the first half for the 8-3 lead through two quarters in Columbus.
The Buckeyes were first to score in the next quarter again, this time with Garrett Haas tallying the team's fourth goal of the game at 13:14 in the third quarter.
After Penn State scored with eight minutes to play in the third, Jake Cohen made it two pole goals for the Buckeyes with a goal at 7:39. But Penn State answered back with a goal at 7:27 to start another four-goal scoring stretch.
Only two goals were scored in the fourth quarter. Penn State scored its final goal of the game at 11:41 on the clock and Jack Oldman scored for the Buckeyes 13 seconds later. Both teams made three saves.

Game Notes

Saturday's game was played in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,618 at Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium. It was the second sold out game of the season.
Oldman has now won 10 or more faceoffs in three games this season and has picked up double digit ground balls in two games on the year.
Cohen and Foster's goals were their first of their careers.
Marinier led the team with two points against the Nittany Lions and he and Haas tallied their 20th goals of the season.

Up Next
Ohio State is back in action next weekend at No. 12 Maryland. The Buckeyes and Terrapins face off at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 4 from SECU Stadium.

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