PSU WLAX 2025 Thread

[Tom McAndrew]

Penn State women’s lacrosse falls to Johns Hopkins in first round of Big Ten Tournament

No. 4-seed Penn State traveled to College Park, Maryland, to take on No. 5-seed Johns Hopkins in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

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[Tom McAndrew]

Column | What went wrong with Penn State women’s lacrosse

Penn State concluded its season with a loss, which is the same way it started its season. Despite a late-season surge in conference play, the Nittany Lions couldn’t shake the

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[Tom McAndrew]

I have no inside info on this. Several years ago, Missy seemed to be leading PSU toward becoming a consistently elite team. And while they've been a good team the past several years, they had taken some steps back from being elite.

 

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Recapping former Penn State women’s lacrosse coach Missy Doherty’s career

Missy Doherty stepped down from her position as head coach for Penn State women’s lacrosse on Thursday, ending a historic 15-year run leading the Nittany Lions.

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[Tom McAndrew]

I'm not sure how informative this article is, as there are several former PSU WLAX players serving as head coaches or assistant coaches in college programs that are not even mentioned. And there many good head coaches at other programs that could also be under consideration.

 

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Trio of Penn State women's lacrosse players earn IWLCA All-Region honors

A trio of Nittany Lions received All-Region honors.

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[Tom McAndrew]

she's young, and highly regarded.

 

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Kayla Treanor Leaving Syracuse to Become Head Coach at Penn State | USA Lacrosse (2026)

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The downside of this hiring is that former PSU WLAX player (and star), previous PSU assistant coach (responsible for offense), and interim head coach before Kayla Treanor was hired, Steph Lazlo, is out as an assistant coach at her alma mater.

 

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transferring in from Mount St. Mary's

 

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I saw her play a few times in high school, and she was very good. I probably watched her a few times at Syracuse, but I'm drawing a blank as to how she did there.

 

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I probably would have phrased the tweet a little differently, but that's just me.