Despite a hefty battle on Saturday, the Nittany Lions prevailed in the USA Rugby Division I National Championships yet again -- defeating Lindenwood 28-25 to claim the school's 12th national title and sixth straight.
Northwestern scored with less than a minute remaining to knock the Nittany Lions out in the semifinals for the second consecutive year.
Penn State men's lacrosse fell to Maryland 8-6 in semifinal round of Big Ten Championship.
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.