Penn St. | Lacrosse Stats & Analysis

Penn St. WLAX (11-8)

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Division: I
Conference: Big Ten

April 2026: AOE & ADE formulas updated for more accurate opponent-adjusted efficiency. All seasons recalculated.

Program Trajectory

STEADY

2024 rank (#27 of 127) declined by 1.2% from 2yr weighted baseline (#27). Moved 0 spots.

Recent NET by Season

2022 (DI)

2.602 #19

2023 (DI)

1.584 #33

2024 (DI)

2.455 #27

NET = team’s adjusted Net Efficiency rank metric for that season. Rank = DI WLAX .

Metric	Offense	Defense
Strength of Schedule	0.617 15
RPI	0.604 23
Adjusted Efficiency	1.125 28	-1.330 25
Net Efficiency	2.455 27
Avg. Possessions	43.3 64	38.5 22
Goals Per Possession	0.286 48	0.291 84
On-Goal Rate	72.5 79	70.4 24
Goals Per Game	12.4 55	11.2 46
Assist Rate	30.6 122	44.1 63
Free Pos. Success	54.4 17	42.4 32
Unforced TO Rate	10.6 4	14.8 75

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
2/13/2024	Bucknell	W, 22 - 8	1-0
2/16/2024	Colorado	L, 9 - 10	1-1
2/20/2024	Pittsburgh	W, 13 - 5	2-1
2/24/2024	Princeton	L, 13 - 18	2-2
2/28/2024	Drexel	L, 8 - 10	2-3
3/2/2024	Loyola Maryland	L, 10 - 14	2-4
3/9/2024	Rutgers	W, 10 - 9	3-4
3/12/2024	Lehigh	W, 9 - 7	4-4
3/16/2024	Cornell	W, 12 - 11	5-4
3/22/2024	Northwestern	W, 14 - 13	6-4
3/28/2024	Ohio St.	L, 8 - 9	6-5
4/3/2024	Vanderbilt	W, 12 - 11	7-5
4/6/2024	Michigan	L, 10 - 15	7-6
4/13/2024	Maryland	W, 12 - 11	8-6
4/18/2024	Johns Hopkins	W, 16 - 13	9-6
4/27/2024	Ohio St.	W, 15 - 13	10-6
5/2/2024	Rutgers	W, 17 - 8	11-6
5/4/2024	Northwestern	L, 12 - 14	11-7
5/10/2024	James Madison	L, 13 - 14	11-8

Player	Goals	Assists	Points	Draw Controls	Net Turnovers	LFN Rating	Adj. LFN Rating
Kelly MacKinney	0.74 768	1.32 104	2.05 403	0.11 1130		0.586 496	2.387 438
Meghan Murray	1.32 428	0.05 1294	1.37 637	2.11 276		0.473 656	2.274 544
Rachel Spilker					1.05 55	0.348 871	2.149 672
Brooke Hoss	0.95 633		0.95 833	0.05 1453		0.193 1335	1.994 818
Kristin O'Neill	2.37 138	0.37 591	2.74 231	1.47 388		1.058 161	2.859 157
Ellie Hollin				0.16 973	0.68 159	0.277 1058	2.079 733
Kayla Abernathy	1.26 459	0.26 751	1.53 563	4.58 63		0.921 219	2.722 199
Sammy Dupcak	0.05 1411		0.05 1488	0.11 1130	0.74 143	0.279 1053	2.080 732
Gretchen Gilmore	2.47 121	0.53 422	3.00 174	0.11 1130		0.846 258	2.647 240
Lauren Saltz	1.05 589		1.05 790	2.37 242	0.16 545	0.633 448	2.434 394
Kara Nealon	0.22 1202	0.78 257	1.00 795			0.240 1172	2.042 765
Regan Nealon	0.06 1394		0.06 1470	0.11 1096	0.22 479	0.130 1606	1.931 909
Haley Urgo				0.06 1335	0.47 272	0.195 1324	1.996 815
Erika Ho	0.33 1107		0.33 1206	0.47 674		0.144 1532	1.945 894
Emma Kelly	1.00 595	0.07 1139	1.07 769	0.50 648		0.436 720	2.238 579
Payton Wainman	0.86 687	0.57 369	1.43 604	0.21 866		0.366 831	2.167 644
Maggie Golder					0.31 402	0.098 1719	1.899 944

Player

Goals

Assists

Points

Draw
Controls

Net
Turnovers

LFN
Rating

Adj. LFN
Rating

Kelly MacKinney

0.74 768

1.32 104

2.05 403

0.11 1130

0.586 496

2.387 438

Meghan Murray

1.32 428

0.05 1294

1.37 637

2.11 276

0.473 656

2.274 544

Rachel Spilker

1.05 55

0.348 871

2.149 672

Brooke Hoss

0.95 633

0.95 833

0.05 1453

0.193 1335

1.994 818

Kristin O'Neill

2.37 138

0.37 591

2.74 231

1.47 388

1.058 161

2.859 157

Ellie Hollin

0.16 973

0.68 159

0.277 1058

2.079 733

Kayla Abernathy

1.26 459

0.26 751

1.53 563

4.58 63

0.921 219

2.722 199

Sammy Dupcak

0.05 1411

0.05 1488

0.11 1130

0.74 143

0.279 1053

2.080 732

Gretchen Gilmore

2.47 121

0.53 422

3.00 174

0.11 1130

0.846 258

2.647 240

Lauren Saltz

1.05 589

1.05 790

2.37 242

0.16 545

0.633 448

2.434 394

Kara Nealon

0.22 1202

0.78 257

1.00 795

0.240 1172

2.042 765

Regan Nealon

0.06 1394

0.06 1470

0.11 1096

0.22 479

0.130 1606

1.931 909

Haley Urgo

0.06 1335

0.47 272

0.195 1324

1.996 815

Erika Ho

0.33 1107

0.33 1206

0.47 674

0.144 1532

1.945 894

Emma Kelly

1.00 595

0.07 1139

1.07 769

0.50 648

0.436 720

2.238 579

Payton Wainman

0.86 687

0.57 369

1.43 604

0.21 866

0.366 831

2.167 644

Maggie Golder

0.31 402

0.098 1719

1.899 944