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'Brick by brick' | Former Penn State men's lacrosse players reflect on Nittany Lions’ recent rise to prominence

Penn State hasn’t always been a powerhouse on the lacrosse field, but a regime change a decade ago has changed the expectations for the program.

When current Nittany Lion coach Jeff Tambroni took over in 2010, there hadn’t been much success for the squad in recent memory.

Penn State was coming off one of the worst years in its history with a 2-11 record — the least amount of wins in a season since 1979.

But when Tambroni arrived in Happy Valley, he was ready to turn the tide for a Nittany Lion program that had failed to make the NCAA tournament since 2005.