2017 Season Previews: Defense

By Maria Canales, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff WriterUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Heading into the 2017 season, the Penn State men's lacrosse team will be looking toward veteran leadership and some new faces to help propel its defensive performance.

Head coach Jeff Tambroni noted that senior defender Peter Triolo has been doing a great job mentoring the younger players who have had to step up even before the season started.

"Now that he has become a senior, he has just become very consistent in his day to day mentoring of these younger players," Tambroni said. "He has been extremely vocal, he has been a tremendous leader and mentor on and off the field and has been by far our most consistent…