Mac O’Keefe scored three goals, bringing his career total to 209 goals, as No. 19 Penn State fell to No. 3 Maryland, 17-10 on Saturday. The Nittany Lions drop to 2-5 on the season, while the Terrapins are 7-0 for the first time since 2014.
O’Keefe has put himself in second place in the D-1 record books. He needs four more goals to surpass former Duke star Justin Guterding, who scored 212 goals in 75 career games. O’Keefe has played in 62 games.
Maryland’s defense had O’Keefe locked down in the first half, which proved costly in the second quarter as the Terrapins outscored the Nittany Lions 7-2. Maryland scored four consecutive goals in the final seven minutes of the first half. One of those goals came from Maryland’s Jared Bernhardt to make him the school’s all-time leading goal scorer. Bernhardt finished the game with five goals and three assists.
History.
Jared Bernhardt is the all-time leading goal scorer at Maryland.
156 career goals from JB1. And counting. #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/1KvLWdkpVC
— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 3, 2021
O’Keefe would find some answers in the second half, but it was too much to overcome after the Terrapins got out to an early lead.
And O'Keefe gets goal 209 following some nice ball movement by the Lions! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/CpiuJVZ05B
— Penn State Men’s Lacrosse (@PennStateMLAX) April 3, 2021
One highlight to take away from this game was the promising talent Penn State has to come for the next few years. Freshman Mac Costin found the back of the net in the fourth quarter to get his first career goal as a Nittany Lion.
Congrats to Mac Costin on his first career goal! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/FuXtMHawaw
— Penn State Men’s Lacrosse (@PennStateMLAX) April 3, 2021
The Lions will take on No. 8 Rutgers this Saturday at Pinzer Stadium. The Scarlet Knights are coming off a big win over No. 14 Ohio State.
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