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Penn State lacrosse advances to NCAA semifinals; Lions walk-on shines in  East-West game: Newsstand

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Penn State news, notes, and updates for May 22 include another win for the Lions’ lacrosse team plus a preferred walk-on shining in an all-star game and much more

It’s time to dive into Monday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.

Penn State tweets of the day

We start with lacrosse. The Lions knocked off Army 10-9 on Sunday to advance to the NCAA semifinals. TJ Malone scored four times and Jack Fracyon tallied 11 saves to lead the Lions to a victory. They will now face Duke on May 27 at Noon. ESPN2 will televise the contest.

“We need our best players Jack Fracyon, TJ Malone,” PSU coach Jeff Tambroni said, per the Daily Collegian, “we need them to make big time plays if we’re expecting to move on.”

In other news, Penn State walk-on commit Finn Furmanek was the star of the  Pennsylvania Football Coaches Association East-West Large School All-Star game over the weekend. He completed 8 of 13 passes for 109 yards and rushed 10 times for 71 yards in the West team’s 24-16 win. Furmanek, who is from State College, will be a tight end at Penn State.

“This is probably the last time I threw a pass in a game, and it’s definitely different because I played quarterback my whole life,” Furmanek told Eastern PA Football. “I’m excited for the challenge. I have to beef up a little bit to play tight end, and I can use what I experienced at quarterback. It will be almost like I’ll be playing a different game. I think I had seven receptions this year.”

Headlines of the day

State College’s Finn Furmanek leads the West over East, 24-16, in the big school PFCA East-West All-Star game: Santoliquito, Eastern PA Football

What is Penn State getting in 2024 quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer?: Pickel, BWI

Pa.’s hottest QB recruit is just a freshman who added Alabama, Penn State to his list last week: Linder, PennLive

Mike Rhoades sizes up early Penn State roster construction: Bauer, BWI

Report: Penn State to Visit Michigan State on Black Friday: Wogenrich, SI

Three questions for the Penn State quarterbacks heading into the summer: Pickel, BWI

Penn State Baseball Coach Rob Cooper Resigns: Rushton, Statecollege.com

Quote of the day

“Leadership is huge. I’ve really tried to make that a point of getting better as a leader. Making that point with my team, and I can bring it out here as well. There’s a ton of great quarterbacks here today as well.

“I want to make everyone around me better. That’s one of my big goals for this season, and to win a ton of games. That’s the job of the quarterback.”

–New PSU commit Ethan Grunkemeyer to BWI after earning an Elite 11 invite.