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Lions No. 11 in The Baltimore Sun Early 2014 Poll

Jul. 11, 2013

Penn State comes in at No. 11 in The Baltimore Sun early 2014 poll. Here is what the Sun had to say about the Lions:

11. Penn State (12-5; first round)

Losses: Two starters in attackman Jack Forster (41 G, 16 A) and faceoff specialist Danny Henneghan (84 GB, 202-of-351 for 57.5 percent), and two key contributors in midfielder Nick Dolik (10 G, 5 A) and short-stick defensive midfielder Travis Crane (13 GB, 8 CT

Returners: Eight starters, including three of the team’s top four scorers in freshman attackman T.J. Sanders (44 G, 5 A), junior attackman Shane Sturgis (27 G, 17 A) and junior midfielder Tom LaCrosse(23 G, 5 A).

Reason for pessimism: After Sanders, Sturgis and LaCrosse, no one else scored 10 goals. So who will pick up the slack created by Forster’s departure?

Reason for optimism: Junior goalkeeper and first-team All-American Austin Kaut, junior long-stick midfielder Steven Bogert (80 GB, 18 CT) and redshirt junior defenseman Tyler Travis (31 GB, 14 CT) are back to pilot a defense that was the second-stingiest unit in the country at just 7.6 goals per game