Brown takes over for Jeff Thompson, who was fired in February. Thompson co-coached the team with his wife Rachelle until she resigned back in May after the two were were accused of creating a hostile environment within the team and emotionally abusing their athletes.
Penn State Athletics announced that 1982 Penn State graduate and former co-captain of the lacrosse team Ken Panzer, along with business partner Jordan Kaplan, donated more than $3.5 million to help construct major facility changes to the Penn State Lacrosse Field.
There are a number of changes during this season -- including more conference games, an earlier start to Big Ten play, and a change to the conference tournament.
Miller, now a senior third baseman for the Nittany Lions, was known as "Rocket" growing up in Texas for the unbelievable throws she would make.
The No. 5 Nittany Lions get the tournament underway Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET against Northwestern in College Park, Md.
Penn State took its third Big Ten series win of the season after defeating Maryland in two of three games over the weekend.