Penn State vs. Duke in the final four-matchup in the NCAA lacrosse tournament from the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Lots of back-and-forth offensive action between Penn State and Duke. Duke wins the OT battle for a 16-15 victory over the Nittany Lions lacrosse team.
The Back and Forth Action
Penn State would get the bulk of their offensive points from inside the box to use basketball terms inside the paint. Duke would get the bulk of their offensive goals from the perimeter. Dyson Williams would set the tone for the Duke’s offense to get into a rhythm.
For the other end, Penn State would get a lot of wide-open looks in the box, with both teams going tit for tat. And Duke would outwork the Penn State defense scoring with guys in traffic or getting creative outside of the box
Duke showed why that their the number one seeded team in the country every time Penn State would tie things up. John Danowski (Duke’s head coach) and his Duke team would make all the right adjustments to keep Pennstate at arm’s length. Whenever Penn State would play great man-to-man defense, Duke would change up the answer.
However, TJ Malone pulled out all the stops today for Pennstate as he came through with 6 goals, doing a great job facilitating the ball, whether the teammates were wide open or through tight double team coverages, and he was getting physical with a nice beautiful check in the middle of the field. He did everything he could to try to win this team to win.
Overtime
Penn State takes Duke the distance, with both teams having 15 points each. Heading into overtime. However, Garrett Leadmon finds the back of the net for the win. Duke wins the OT battle for a 16-15 victory. Duke advanced to the finals for Monday’s Championship game against Notre Dame.
Pat Bernard has four years of podcasting. His first year with the Pattison Ave Phantics and four years running Devereaux Sports. Now currently, both Devereaux Sports and Edge of Sports. Pat is a for 6 Philly sports fan. Flyers, Phillies, Eagles, Sixers, Wings, and Union. The Gobbler is a former pro wrestler and ACPW Hall of Famer! He is originally out of Ambler from Northeast Philly (by the Tacony Bridge). Pat is a credentialed Philadelphia Wings Beat Reported under Edge of Philly Sports.
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